The Medicine Wheel in Medicine Mountain, Wyoming, is a sacred place serving a symbol of what important Native American idea?

a. There is a strong relationship between the land and the spirit
b. There is no connection between land and spirit
c. The land is merely a resource to use as we please
d. There is spiritual power only in the human realm


A

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The text criticized James’s position by suggesting that

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People have argued that governmental authority rests on a variety of factors. Of those listed below, with which would Socrates most likely agree?

A) force B) divine right C) social contract D) rationality

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