The correct answer is: In Matthias Mehl and James Pennebaker's (2003) research with University of Texas' students, they found that almost 30 percent of the students' time was spent in conversation.
The study tracked the social enviorment and conversations of students of University of Texas for 2 day periods with a break of 4 weeks.
The United States annexed Hawaii in order to "save the people from the barbaric monarchy". In the Treaty of Paris, Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States for $20 million. Although the U.S annexed the territories, they faced violent resistance.