What made the concept of the joint-stock company so attractive? What had started Christendom's penetration of the New World?

A. spinoza thinks that we human beings are due for what was described in class as an “ontological demotion.” explain this ontological demotion, comparing his view of what we are to a more traditional aristotelian view. (you should concentrate on spinoza’s views on the human body, but be sure to say something about what he thinks the human mind is.) why does he think the demotion is needed? is he right? explain why the demotion matters to the overall project of the ethics.

Rank the following from most to least devasting: ordovician,permaian,cretaceous, pleistocene

What prompted president monroe and secretary of state adams to issue the monroe doctrine?