The Following Questions Refer to the Excerpt Below

question 35

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the excerpt below.
"Tonight I ask for your prayers for all those who grieve,for the children whose worlds have been shattered,for all whose sense of safety and security has been threatened.And I pray they will be comforted by a power greater than any of us spoken through the ages in Psalm 23: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,I fear no evil,for You are with me." This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace.America has stood down enemies before,and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day,yet we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world."
President George Bush,Speech to the Nation,September 11,2001
-The ideas expressed by President Bush are most consistent with which of the following?

• A) Ideas of religious freedom
• B) The principles of the Great Awakening
• C) George Washington's Farewell Address
• D) Woodrow Wilson's request for war in 1917

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Definitions:

Irreversible Thinking

Characterizes a cognitive limitation where an individual is unable to understand that certain processes can be reversed to their original condition.

Conservation

The cognitive ability to understand that certain properties of objects or substances remain the same even when their appearance changes.

Tadpole-Like Figure

A shape or form that resembles the larval stage of a frog or toad, characterized by a bulbous head and a long, thin tail.

Appearance-Reality Distinction

The cognitive skill to differentiate between how things appear and how they actually are, which develops in early childhood.