Until an independence is declared, the continent will feel itself like a man who continues putting off some unpleasant business from day to day, yet knows it must be done, hates to set about it, wishes it over, and is continually haunted with the thoughts of its necessity.

–thomas paine, common sense, 1776

How does désir represent the diversity of europe today? how did the 1400s and 1500s affect the religious diversity of europe? how might cultural diversity in a place like germany affect everyday life? what are two reasons some europeans might find immigration to be an advantage? what are two reasons some might find it to be a disadvantage? why do you think languages and culture spread more easily in europe now than in the past?

What impact does geography have on where people live in brazil?

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.