The case originated with a development project in the Fort Trumbull area of New London, a small city in Connecticut. The neighborhood had fallen on difficult economic times in the 1990s after the closure of a naval research facility. City officials and others hoped to revitalize it. The administration of Republican Governor John Rowland hoped to expand his political base by promoting development in New London; but to avoid having to work directly through the heavily Democratic city government, they helped resuscitate the long-moribund New London Development Corporation, a private nonprofit organization established to aid the city with development planning. –"The story behind Kelo v. City of New London," Ilia Somin What caused state officials to promote development in New London? the community's economic struggles a desire to expand on a strong economy the planned opening of a new military base interest in strengthening ties with city officials

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Read Unusual Normality , by Ismael Beah.

What is the author’s point of view on sharing his full identity? Support your answer with evidence that shows how he develops this point of view throughout the text.

He wants to be able to be a child despite being an orphan who fought in a war as a kid, but to do so he must hide his background so people´s perception about him doesn´t change. This is revealed when he claims "if they knew about my background, they would no longer allow me to be a child."

Explanation:

When he explains that some parents were upset about him attending school with their children because of his background, it illustrates how fearful he is of being scrutinized because of his past.

He especially doesn´t want his classmates and new friends to see him as different because of his past. The author illustrates this when he describes being taught to play paintball, having to misfire on purpose to hide his past as a soldier, even pretending having been a hunter as a boy to explain how he got to be so good at paintball so fast.