Consider diderot’s views of the "moralizing" art of chardin. can art affect its viewers’ actions or moral decisions? if so, does the artist have an obligation to act as a moralizing influence? can you think of relevant parallels in recent art, literature, music or television?

The graph below shows how the price of wheat varies with the demand quantity. suppose that lower production costs increases the supply of wheat, such that more wheat is supplied at each price level. the new equilibrium price (after the increase in supply) is

In the spring of 1989, thousands of protesters gathered in tiananmen square in beijing, china. they rallied around a plaster statue that resembled the statue of liberty which they called “the goddess of democracy.” these protestors were seeking a) united states assistance in gaining better health care. b) economic reforms which would allow more chinese exports. c) the boycott of the future olympic games scheduled for beijing. d) political reforms to allow more freedom of speech and political representation.

This description of the "firm league of friendship" of states is a quotation from the