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If there is a general favor towards certain people, if he were to select otherwise, then people would think he was biased. This would result in a bad reputation towards him, with a worst case leading to him being impeached if the public sees enough corruption.
While most African Americans serving at the beginning of WWII were assigned to non-combat units and relegated to service duties, such as supply, maintenance, and transportation, their work behind front lines was equally vital to the war effort.
D because the Greeks did believe the gods would determine their fate. They thought if they did something wrong or disobeyed the gods, the gods would punish them, and now days we have myths saying some of the things they would believe.