Which changes took place in Rome after the end of the Punic Wars? Select all correct answers.
A large gap developed between the rich and the poor.
People lost the virtues of self-sacrifice, hard work, obedience, and respect for authority.
Farmers came home from the Punic Wars and bought additional land to add to their farms.
Workers were left without land, work, or money because large landowners used slaves captured in war to farm the land.
People began to adopt and adapt Greek ideas to the Roman culture.

Which of the following discoveries would be most likely to cause a scientific paradigm shift? a. the discovery of more rings around uranus b. the discovery of a new pathogenic virus transmitted by mosquitoes c. the discovery that a dormant volcano is showing signs of activity d. the discovery of a new species of salamander in the amazon rainforest e. the discovery that excess heat is radiating from the center of the earth and causing global climate change

The jobs of an executive director include heading operations, managing the budget, and securing more a) funding b) frontline workers c) resources d) programs

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.