The most likely message this painting sends to french citizens is that one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve france. loyalty to one's country stops short of sacrificing one's own children. brutality is an integral part of revolution and the reign of terror. no one is immune to death, not even the leaders of the revolution.

The painting referred to here is the famous "The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons" (French: Les licteurs rapportent à Brutus les corps de ses fils) painted by the French artist Jacques-Louis David. It was presented in 1789 in the Paris Salon. This was in a time that there was the political instability in France, the era of the French Revolution. The painting is about the roman leader Brutus, who was contemplating to sacrifice his own sons, who had betrayed the republic in favor of the monarchy. The artist wanted to let the French citizens see what a great leader has to choose for in order to hold the fort of his own nation.

A.) one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve France.

the romans were initially interested in expansion via sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under carthaginian control. at the start of the first punic war (264-241 bc), carthage was the dominant power of the western mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire

the correct answer is alternative c) "determine which debts to pay off."

credit report is a record of a person's credit history, from several sources such as banks, credit card companies, government, etc.

looking through your credit report you'll know exactly how much and to whom you owe money.

looking at your credit score you'll show you if your credit is improving.

only by paying off your debt or renegotiating it can you reduce the amount of money owed.

credit reports are not an instrument of negotiating interest. they only show your track record when it comes to borrowing money.