In economics, pursuing one’s self-interest means acting to gain what one needs and wants. Some people argue that this is the same as acting selfishly. Do you agree? When a person acts in one’s self-interest and when they are selfish, is this the same thing? Present your answer in a paragraph of no fewer than five sentences, and use at least one example to explain what you mean.

France played a key role in the american revolutionary war (american war of independence; 1775–1783). motivated by the ideals of the new nation which were inspired by the french enlightenment, as well as its long-term rivalry with britain and so as to avenge their territorial losses during the french and indian war, france secretly began sending supplies to the americans in 1775.