You are a united states senator from the state of kentucky in 1860. america is on the brink of civil war unless you can come up with a compromise that makes the north and south happy. write a 250-word essay defending your compromise. try to maintain the balance of power in the senate unless you can come up with an idea that will appease both sides while allowing arizona and new mexico to become slave states.

Mesothelioma is a rare cancer primarily linked with asbestos exposure, and it is overwhelmingly a male disease. this is largely because most asbestos exposures occur in blue-collar jobs, traditionally male-dominated work settings. also, the cancer affects men three to four times more than women. however, most women who develop the fatal disease had secondary or environmental exposure to asbestos. some experience direct contact with the mineral while on the job, and a few develop the disease without any known exposure.

Opposition to the nra came to a head in 1935, when the conservative supreme court declared the agency unconstitutional, claiming the nra gave the executive branch regulatory powers that belonged exclusively to congress. this decision began a series of court decisions that overturned key elements of the new deal.