Explain why, among Western nations, the United States has the highest percentage of children and youths living in poverty. Why have attempts to help poverty-stricken children through public policies been difficult to realize in the United States?

Suppose you are making a map of stars around the sun, and you draw earth 1 cm from the sun on your map. the brightest star in the night sky is 8.6 light-years from the sun. on your map, how far would you place that star from the sun?

What did louis xiv do that create absolute monarchies?

Camila took an interest inventory in her career explorations class. read her description of the results of the assessment. which two phrases clearly reveal her career interests? when i took the interest inventory in my career explorations class, it revealed that even though i really value the (1.) balance between work and home life, i like an (2.) engaging atmosphere at work, where i can stay busy. based on my (3.) fascination with technology, i should work in a field with computers. based on my (4.) attraction to working with mechanics, i should be working with machines. this leads me to believe that i should be working in robotics, which sounds like a lot of fun! (options are listed with the numbers 1-4)