Historians use a variety of sources to learn about ancient and medieval history. They inspect artifacts, written documents, letters, diaries, and even literature and artwork from the time period. Though Epic of Kings is part legend and part history, it still may be a valuable source of information. Answer the following questions to determine the usefulness of Epic of Kings in learning about the rulers of Persia: 1. Facts are things that actually exist or have actually happened. How many statements in the excerpt do you think are facts

i am pretty sure the awsers is d.

first paragraph (and busy all the night ,with a silence deep and white )

it provided for selection of government employees through competitive examinations. it also made it unlawful to fire or demote covered employees for political reasons or to require them to give political service or payment, and it set up a civil service commission to enforce the law.

explanation:

since most of current immigration into the u.s., both legal and illegal, is coming from latin america. it would be very difficult to imagine or rationalize a country my fellow citizens are trying desperately to flee into, would pose a threat to my prosperity or freedom. since the u.s. has a long history of intervention, but no record of permanent occupation, i would not feel oppression is the main objective.  

the largest free trade nation, along with the largest gdp in the world wanting to expand it's economic policy on us, and including us, could only be positive. the u.s. government has no interest in, or way of simply forcing american culture on us. and has no track record of it. other nations that adopted american social culture, or "americanization" did so voluntarily, mainly through the choice of allowing american businesses and u.s. citizens to come into their nations, as free operatives.