China and japan turned away from contact with foreigners beginning in about 1450 which is not a reason for doing this a) determination to keep outsiders from changing tradition believes and practices b) desire to remain economically and culturally self-sufficient c) realization that their civilization or backwards and poor d) fear that europeans would try to take power and control them

After the civil war which president was called a "carpetbagger"?

Look at the painting the lictors bring to brutus the bodies of his sons by jacques-louis david (1789). the most likely message this painting sends to french citizens is that one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve france. loyalty to one’s country stops short of sacrificing one’s own children. brutality is an integral part of revolution and the reign of terror. no one is immune to death, not even the leaders of the revolution.

Which of the following describes a difference between an essay's body paragraph and its conclusion? o a. body paragraphs first introduce evidence, while a conclusion simply reminds readers of evidence. b. body paragraphs act as hooks for the reader, while the conclusion simply restates the essay's claim. c. body paragraphs can be any length, while the conclusion has a set number of sentences. d. body paragraphs restate the essay's claim, while the conclusion proposes claims for future essays.