As contentious as politics seem to be today, are there times when American politics have been more contentious? When have the policy-making challenges posed by the economic, social, political, and structural environments seemed even more daunting than they do today? How were these other eras handled by policy makers? Would you say that policy makers successfully addressed those challenges? Why or why not?

In this unit, you read about transitions of power and the formation of newly independent nations in africa, asia, the americas, and the middle east. some of these transitions were peaceful, while others caused long-term instability. why do you think some countries were more successful than others with political transitions? what do you think were the biggest challenges facing newly independent countries? would it have been possible for leaders to prevent these problems before they happened? why or why not?

How did kahlo’s worsening health affect her art? a she was unable to paint as much as she used to because of her health. b she used darker colors in her paintings because her mood was affected. c she used to paint to her feel better and she painted with greater passion. d she painted herself less often because she wasn’t confident in her appearance.

Nhis essay about the atomic bombing of japan during world war ii, a student has used statistics he found in an article in the online archives of the irish times. the article is from may 5, 1997, and is called “cancer finding in hiroshima.” there is no author given. how should the student cite this source using mla citation format?