We now know that we keep growing in different ways throughout our whole lives, rather than staying the way we are. this reflects:

a. continuity versus stages.
b. accommodation versus application.
c. change versus nature.
d. stability versus change.

The correct option is "D.stability versus change."

In every process of change there are elements that evolve and others that remain stable (as if they were repeating themselves). The purpose of this double dynamic is to allow change and avoid the disintegration of the total object that changes; so that the parts that do not change -or that they almost do not change- assimilate the new while maintaining the coherence of the identity. At another time, those parts may change ponderable, while others remain almost stable. These seemingly constant parts are key elements that function as organizers of a multitude of other secondary elements to structure together the foundation on which the feeling of identity is generated.

world war i had a devastating effect on german-americans and their cultural heritage. up until that point   german-americans, as a group, had been spared much of the discrimination, abuse, rejection, collective mistrust experienced by so many different racial and ethnic groups in the history of the united states. indeed, over the years, they had been viewed as a well integrated and esteemed part of american society. all of this change with the outbreak of war.  

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