You and your friends go to a fast food restaurant at least two nights a week and you always order a triple greasy hamburger with fries.  Your doctor told you you need to cut back because you have a number of health issues including high blood pressure and high cholesterol.   You have decided that it’s still o.k. to go and eat the same thing consistently because the meat has protein and the potatoes have essential nutrients.  What is the theory you used to make peace with this in your mind?

Jennifer and Jake are married and file jointly. Jennifer received a salary of $78,000 and Jake received a salary for $74,000. Jennifer’s employer covered $3,200 in medical and dental insurance premium. They paid state income tax of $5,000. They have one son, Max, who is 13 that they care for.Ignoring your answers to prior parts, assume that the couple’s tax liability for the year is $12,000, that there is no AMT, that they are allowed to take a $2,000 child tax credit for each qualifying child in their household, and that their employers withheld a total of $9,000 in taxes from their salaries throughout the year.What is the couple’s tax due (or tax refund) for the year? Round to the nearest whole dollar amount. If the calculation is negative (for a refund), put a negative sign (-) in front of it. If the calculation I positive (for tax due), leave it without a sign. In either case, do not include any other symbols like the dollar sign or comma.Answer:

This is a linguistic device, speaking style that uses words that start with the same first letter in close proximity to each other. It can be attention-getting in a persuasive speech.   

Felicity and Casey are married and file jointly. They have three children, twins who are 20 years old, Jasmine and Hannah, and a 10 year old son, Peter. Jasmine lived with Felicity and Casey throughout the full year and depends on them fully for her financial support. She does not go to school but instead spends her time working on writing screen plays that she hopes to sell in the future. She does not earn any income. Hannah attended George Mason University full time this year in the fall and spring semesters for a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing. In the summer, she lives with her parents. Her parents provide fully for her support. She does not earn any income on her own. Peter lives at home all year and is fully supported by his parents. How many qualifying children can Felicity and Casey claim on their tax return this year?

A 4-year-old child with a severe phonological disorder frequently omits word-final consonants. During a language sample, the clinician notes that the child fails to produce the plural -s, the possessive ’s, and the third-person singular -s (e.g., “The cat sleep” instead of “The cat sleeps”). This pattern demonstrates the clinical intersection between phonology and which other linguistic domain?

A child’s ability to be understood in conversational speech is referred to as:

All of the following are recommendations you should make to your asthmatic patients except one. Which is the EXCEPTION? 

Jennifer and Jake are married and file jointly. Jennifer received a salary of $78,000 and Jake received a salary for $74,000. Jennifer’s employer covered $3,200 in medical and dental insurance premium. They paid state income tax of $5,000. They have one son, Max, who is 13 that they care for.Ignoring your answer to “Part A,” assume that their gross income was instead $100,000. What is their AGI for the year? Round to the nearest whole dollar amount and do not include symbols like the dollar sign or comma.Answer:

Intelligibility is often assessed through a listener interview. 

Which of the following are common nicotine withdrawal symptoms? (Select all that apply.)