1.The text raises three potential dichotomies in development across the life span: nature/nurture, continuity/discontinuity, and universal/ecological. Describe them briefly and provide an example of each.

In 1914, alabama produced 1.7 million bales of cotton, but three years later produced only 515,000, bales. meanwhile, in georgia, 5.2 million acres of land was dedicated for cotton production in 1914, but by 1923 there were just 2.6 million acres used for growing cotton. all of this was the result of the work of a tiny insect: the boll weevil. alabama and georgia first felt the effects of the boll weevil at different times. what would account for this difference in timing?

What is your cultural heritage? what nonverbal behaviors are typically associated with your cultural heritage? which of those behaviors do you display? how might studying other cultures you be a competent communicator?

Explain what might happen if the supreme court did not have the power to check the other two branches.