Given the major events that have been happening in America today how would you describe the social and political atmosphere of the country? What are your thoughts on the current state of America? Do you feel safe?

How did cultural change create social conflict?

In italy, the distance between milan in the north and palermo,sicily, in the south is about 550 miles. in the united states, the distance betweenboston, massachusetts, and savannah, georgia, is about 900 miles. do you think the american revolutionaries of 1776 in the 13 colonies faced some of the same challenges as the patriots who struggled for italian unity in the 1860s?  

How did geography influence the development of the byzantine empire?