Discuss how the quantity of modern news presents an advantage for those who wish to be informed citizens.

A sample response follows:

With hundreds of millions of Internet sites and twenty-four hour news, citizens can find news at any time of the day on a wide range of topics. This availability makes it easy to stay up-to-date with the latest information, even during times of crisis (like September 11th, 2001). In addition, with the creation of “blogging”, there are millions of opinions and viewpoints available for public access. This allows the average citizen to fine tune their opinions based on the arguments of other informed citizens.

Explanation:

1.3x - 2 - (3.3x + 5) = 2x + 1

1.3x - 2 - 3.3x - 5 = 2x + 1

-2x - 7 = 2x + 1

-7 = 4x + 1

-8 = 4x

x = -2

i believe the correct answer is option b. most eastern european nations joined nato.

though i could be wrong, option d. the eastern european nations were granted complete independence, would be another choice.

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