Based on the thesaurus entry and how the word is used in the paragraph, which word is the closest meaning for pursuit and why is that meaning the best choice? heather was determined to practice harder than ever in pursuit of her dream. she succeeded in improving her lap time by two full minutes. she easily won the first race of the year. read the thesaurus entry. pursuit, n. hope, endeavor, quest, hobby a. endeavor in the paragraph, pursuit means that heather has a goal and is working hard to achieve it. b. hope in the paragraph, pursuit means heather has a wish or a hope to do better in the race. c. hobby in the paragraph, pursuit means racing is something heather does for fun and relaxation. d. quest in the paragraph, pursuit means heather is searching for something she wants to do.

How was mussolini able to gain power in italy? he played to the prejudices of the italians. he fought off hitler’s attempt to annex italy. he led a coup to take over a weakened government. he proposed new ideas to solve the economic crisis.

Read the graph that displays interest and total payments on a loan. banks make the most money and take the most risk with an interest rate of 5 percent. 10 percent. 15 percent 18 percent.

Asociologist wants to study a culture that occurs in some women’s prisons: “state families,” in which individual prisoners take on certain roles within a group of like-minded prisoners. there is previous evidence that younger prisoners will use older inmates who play the roles of grandparents as a resource before they will turn to staff for and advice. the lieutenant in charge of a dorm of long-term prisoners offers to gather volunteers to speak to the researcher and also offers to vouch for the integrity of the researcher. the use of this staff is: a valid use of a statistical technique referred to “snowball sampling” wherein the inclusion of the first subject leads to the recruitment of another one subject.a useful tactic in obtaining a sample of prisoners who both meet the criteria and who will be honest with the researcher.wrong and is prohibited; subject selection needs to be free from intervention by prison authorities or prisoners.acceptable only when the researcher’s irb grants a special waiver.