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Part 3 Essay Question [40%]: Your essay should have an introduction with a clear and specific thesis, a body with evidence, and a conclusion that reinforces your central argument. Select the option you feel the most comfortable with and answer it to the best of your ability.Choose ONE (1) of the following options:Identify and then describe the three main agents of western settlement during the first half of the nineteenth century. For these three agents, who, typically, were the settlers? What was life like for settlers during each of these periods of western settlement? How did men and women’s experiences of the West differ? What obstacles could prevent successful western settlement in each of these three cases?Describe John Brown’s contributions to Bleeding Kansas and the nation’s spiral toward Civil War. What were John Brown’s goals or aims? How did John Brown differ from other abolitionists? What did he believe to be his mission and how did he carry it out? What is his legacy?Why was the Civil War so deadly? What role did technology, battlefield tactics, and medical knowledge play in the lethality of war? Why was the war deadlier for Southern troops than Northern troops? In what ways did Southern culture inadvertently lead to a greater mortality rate for their troops? What individuals helped to limit the mortality rate on the Union side? How?

Changes in the brain of a person with Alzheimer’s disease may be

In Schaie’s (2008) sequential research, the finding that, within a given cohort, some people show longitudinal decline in certain abilities, some people show stability, and yet others show increases in these same abilities speaks to the concept of

When confronted by an invader, an      is produced to protect the body from future invasions.

Much like Brandtstadter’s assimilative activities, secondary control strategies involve bringing the environment into line with one’s desires and goals.

O’Leary suggests that there is a continuum of aggressive behaviors that progresses as follows:

Brandtstädter proposes that a positive view of self in later life requires

Identify and describe the components of Sternberg’s theory of love.

“John is such a good person” is an example of a

In the preventative model, older adults’ adaptation depends on both their perceptions of the environment and their attempts to cope.