"Rip Van Winkle," "Young Goodman Brown," and "Bartelby, the Scrivener" all contain elements of magic/haunting/mysticism. Looking at the Timeline and the Period Overview (posted in Week 2), why do you think these authors included magical elements in their stories? What points are the authors trying to make and how do the magical elements help them to do so?

Who is on the senate intelligence committee?

Who is responsible for maintaining a balanced state budget

Which of the following statements about culture and self-esteem is the most accurate? people from western cultures are more likely to say or do things to enhance other people's self-esteem (relative to people from asian cultures). the japanese praise each other for their achievements more often than americans do. people from asian cultures generally feel worse about themselves than people from western cultures. americans utter many more self-complimentary statements during conversations (relative to japanese individuals).