<span># 1 is a Fact, because it is based on the number of points recorded,not in what one people think. #2 is a Fact, because is is based on historical events and not the point of view of people. #3 is an opinion. given that it is not an event that happened but the point of view of somebody. #4 is an opinion, given that It is something that seems to someboy. #5 it is an opinion because it is a a value judgement, if it sayed it is ilegal it would be a fact because it would be based on a real event. #6. is a Fact, because it refers to something that happened.. #8. is an opinion because it just reflects the preference of a public or critic. </span>
        
             
        
        
        
C. It makes the French countryside seem like a magical, unspoiled place.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
using a semicolon between the clauses only with a conjunction
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer: entangled
Explanation:
Mired has several meanings but in this case it refers to being entangled. 
The scenario above tells of a situation where an Act to provide for better healthcare to Veterans, the VA Mission Act, had not been passed due to budgetary issues. 
In using the word ''mired'', the author wanted to describe that the Act had not been passed because it had been entangled in budgetary disputes between different parties.