The transcendentalist writer Ralph Waldo Emerson
A. asserted that through nature, individuals could find personal fulfillment.
B. remained a deeply religious clergyman throughout his life.
C. was a leading critic of the American political system.
D. asserted that organized religion served no useful purpose in society.
E. believed American thinkers should be allied with European intellectuals.
A
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A) It continued in place until the Civil War made the Gag Rule unnecessary in 1861. B) It was repealed in 1844 through the efforts of John Quincy Adams. C) It was vetoed by the President immediately after it was passed in 1836. D) It was found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and repealed in 1840.
What philosophy did the Qin dynasty favor?
a. Confucianism b. Legalism tempered with Confucianism c. Daoism d. Legalist Daoism e. Legalism
Brazil's agricultural development since 1964 has been marked by
A) a shift from export production to increased stress on staple foods like manioc and corn. B) resettling landless peasant families on new lands opened up in the Amazon Valley. C) an explosion of land concentration and land grabbing. D) revival of the poverty-ridden northeast region through construction of irrigation projects.
In the 1850s, the southern social theorist George Fitzhugh wrote that women
A. had an obligation to speak their minds. B. possessed as many rights as men. C. should be the manager of home affairs, while men managed business affairs. D. were like children. E. None of these answers is correct.