According to the zhou concept of the mandate of heaven,
a. the king was expected to rule in a compassionate and effective manner because he was selected by the gods to rule in order to maintain the order of the universe.
b. territorial chieftains chose kings from the members of the grand assemblage.
c. the king, as a god, was the arbiter of the use of power on earth.
d. the gods ruled that all must obey the king without question.
e. the chief priest was the supreme ruler.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

the idealization of the rural landscape ; admiration for the beauty of nature ; focus on an individual's inner concerns