The school of philosophy that acknowledged the gods but taught that they had no influence on human life and that the principle goods of human life were contentment and pleasure, meaning a life free from fear and suffering, was inspired by which of the following?

Democritus

Epicurus

Zeno

Socrates

1. the responsibilities of the u.s. federal reserve system include overseeing the banking system and regulating the quantity of money in the economy setting the level of real interest rates working with congress to devise a financial plan for the country and execute the president's orders calculating and reporting the unemployment rate 2. to increase the supply of money when the economy is weak, the fed closes banks reduces inflation sells bonds buys bonds 3. the federal funds rate is the short-term interest rate that banks charge their best customers when borrowing banks earn on savings accounts with the fed banks charge each other when borrowing or lending to each other the fed charges banks when borrowing 4. when the fed increases the money supply and consequently lowers interest rates, the value of the dollar will rise by more in the market for foreign exchange, all else equal will fall, all else equal is not impacted by fed policy will rise, all else equal

Situation #1: imagine that you are a free black male living in columbus, oh in 1863. you have seen the recruiting poster and have been thinking a lot about whether or not to enlist in the union army. write a one-page letter (double spaced) to your mother telling her of the decision you have made about enlisting (or not enlisting). be sure to explain the reasons that caused you to make the decision.

In a response to public outcry over the internal revenue service's (irs) extent and abuse of power, the federal government has decided to disband the irs in favor of creating a new administrative agency to oversee taxation. as a business owner, what steps might you be able to take to ensure there are control's and limits to the agency's power? how does this compare with the controls available to branches of the government?