The cultural celebration of the "self-made man," the person who advances in society by virtue of hard work and perseverance, is an example of which core american political belief?

The answer is "individualism".

Encouraged people to trust in themselves and their own inner voices and to revolt against standard and constant ways of conduct.  

Individualism, understood not only as confidence as well as monetary independence, has been a focal subject in American history (frontiers saints who conquered the wild alone, ranchers whose achievement relied upon their capacity to go up against the hardships of land and creativity, the festival of the little businessperson who turned into a money related accomplishment all alone; singular proprietorship in business is still lauded as the perfect).

the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.

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