Problem: How to have the courage to speak up<br>Stop feeling guilty. Speaking up for yourself may cause you to step out of your comfort zone. You may feel leery about doing so because you don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.

Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Speaking up for yourself can be scary. "?

A: Yes

Problem: Neverland Valley Ranch, owned by Michael Jackson, is to be sold at auction on March 19, 2008, unless Jackson pays over US$24 million. Financial Title Company, the trustee of his Santa Barbara County, California, home and amusement park, has foreclosed on the property. They notified Jackson of the foreclosure and sale on Monday. Jackson had only just recently paid an overdue property tax bill of $600,000.

Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "Jackson never paid any overdue property tax. "?

A: No

Problem: WASHINGTON -- A newly declassified narrative of the Bush administration's advice to the CIA on harsh interrogations shows that the small group of Justice Department lawyers who wrote memos authorizing controversial interrogation techniques were operating not on their own but with direction from top administration officials, including then-Vice President Dick Cheney and national security adviser Condoleezza Rice. At the same time, the narrative suggests that then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and then-Secretary of State Colin Powell were largely left out of the decision-making process.

Based on the paragraph above can we conclude that "The Justice Department lawyers were working on their own. "?

A:
No