How did 18th century Americans view the state (Virginia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, etc.)?  How is this different from the way we view states today?  How did their understanding of the state (and state sovereignty) impede the creation of a stronger central government?

How did the writings of scholars, such as aristotle, influence the renaissance periods perception of women?

The collapse of the roman empire most likely to empower the catholic church because

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.