Which of the following statements best explains why affirmative action is so controversial?
a. affirmative action is designed to limit the economic and social mobility of minorities
b. affirmative action may result in discrimination now to make up for past discrimination
c. affirmative action requires race and gender to be the sole deciding factors
d. affirmative action increases taxes for the majority population

Read the list of selections from the article. trump still seeks a border wall and said he might shut down the government again over it. a strong majority of americans blamed him for the standoff. and they rejected his arguments for a border wall, recent polls show. it is not clear how trump would fund the wall by declaring a national emergency. minutes later, senators voted 52-44 for a democratic plan to open agencies through february 8 with no wall money. that was eight votes short. yet it got more support than trump's republican plan, even though republicans control the senate 53-47. which two selections, taken together, provide the best evidence to support the idea that most people do not support funding a border wall? a 1 and 3 b 1 and 4 c 2 and 3 d 2 and 4

"“forty or fifty years ago, many people thought that simply transferring technologies from industrialized to developing countries would close the technology gap. now we know that technologies developed in industrialized countries may not be suitable for use in other environments. they may require a particular type of infrastructure to operate. they may need specialized parts or knowledge to mend when they break we now understand that innovative capacity must be built in different ways." - united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon based on the secretary general's comments, which of these would be most important for a country to improve? a) native literature b) transportation grid c) cultural traditions d) construction styles

Are people more motivated to change from positive or negative experiences, like slavery, womens rights, and any other historical movements/moments? i need more factual information than opinions.