During a raucous concert given by her favorite band, sylvie becomes less self-aware and finds herself absorbed in the group of death metalheads fans. she normally keeps a distance from strangers in crowds, but in this state, she finds herself willing to be lifted up by other fans to crowd-surf. sylvie’s behavior can be explained by the phenomenon of

What is polytheism? the belief in one god. the belief in more than one god. the belief that there is no god.

Where do most people in arabia and iraq live? a. in the fertile crescent b. in the rub, al-khali c. in cities d. in and around mecca

“dear sir: it is with great reluctance, i trouble you on a subject, which does not fall within your province; but it is a subject that occasions me more distress, than i have felt, since the commencement of the war; and which loudly demands the most zealous exertions of every person of weight and authority, who is interested in the success of our affairs. i mean the present dreadful situation of the army for want of provisions, and the miserable prospects before us, with respect to futurity. it is more alarming than you will probably conceive, for, to form a just idea, it were necessary to be on the spot. for some days past, there has been little less, than a famine in camp. a part of the army has been a week, without any kind of flesh, and the rest for three or four days. naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery, that they have not been ere this excited by their sufferings, to a general mutiny or dispersion. strong symptoms, however, discontent have appeared in particular instances; and nothing but the most acitive efforts every where can long avert so shocking a catastrophe.” what’s the central idea?