In 1887, congress appointed specialists in the railroad industry as the first interstate commerce commissioners. future regulatory commissions followed this pattern because it a. solved the problem of how to elect the large number of commissioners needed. b. granted commissions total control over their industries since they had industry experts. c. increased the commissions' budgets from the federal government if they had expert leaders. d. commissioners better understand and solve the problems in their specific industries.

Nhow the other half lives, jacob riis: a. wrote about captains of industry. b. highlighted the benefits of the second industrial revolution. c. provided a fictional account of life in 1890. d. discussed the lives of wealthy americans. e. focused on the wretched conditions of new york city slums.

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.

Conflict resolution can be difficult. which of these is the best example of how the us congress resolves conflict instead of always using a majority vote?