Lots of points: economics: all of the following are true about privately-held corporations except: a. they usually have few shareholders. b. most us corporations are privately-held. c. most privately-held corporations are small. d. stock is available to all members of the public.

the old way of life was represented by superstition, an angry god, and absolute submission to authority. the thinkers of the age of reason ushered in a new way of thinking. this new way championed the accomplishments of humankind. individuals did not have to accept despair. science and reason could bring happiness and progress. kings did not rule by divine right. they had an obligation to their subjects. europeans pondered the implications for nearly a century. americans put them into practice first.