Category: Philosophy

What is continuity in developmental psychology? The continuity view says that change is gradual. Children become more skillful in thinking, talking or acting much the same way as they get taller. The discontinuity view sees development as more abrupt-a succession of changes that produce different behaviors in different age-specific life periods called stages. What is […]

What rule of law means? Rule of law, the mechanism, process, institution, practice, or norm that supports the equality of all citizens before the law, secures a nonarbitrary form of government, and more generally prevents the arbitrary use of power. What branch makes laws? Legislative Which branch is the least powerful? The judicial branch Which […]

What is the most powerful element? Fire What is the most useful element? carbon What is the strangest element? The most weird and wonderful elements in the periodic table Krypton (Atomic number: 36) Curium (Atomic number: 96) Antimony (Atomic number: 51) Copernicium (Atomic number: 112) Bismuth (Atomic number: 83) What is the most dangerous element? […]

Can you eat a pear like an apple? You can eat pears just like you eat an apple, by holding them and eating around the middle. Pears have cores too, so don’t eat too far in (unless you want to)! If you don’t like the taste of the pear’s skin and find it too bitter […]

How can I be like a military man? Live every day like a soldier Exercise. Exercise is the start of a great day. Lead. Leading both yourself and others is the next most important task of the day. READ:How older military veterans can help younger veterans succeed. READ:OPINION: Contributions of WWI female soldiers too often […]

Is Bernard an Irish name? Bernard [Bearnard] (m) Germanic, ‘bear stern’. Bernard is used in Ireland to anglicise Brian and Beircheart (the latter is itself originally Anglo-Saxon). Are Brian and Bernard the same name? As there was no standard for old Gaelic names ‘Bryan’ alternates between “Barnabus” and “Bernardus” depending on the priest. In Penal […]

Do periods always go inside quotes? In the United States, the rule of thumb is that commas and periods always go inside the quotation marks, and colons and semicolons (dashes as well) go outside: “There was a storm last night,” Paul said. What do scare quotes mean? Scare quotes are quotation marks placed around a […]

Are there psychiatrists in Japan? Japan has a population of about 128 million, for whom there are around 13 000 psychiatrists, 13 000 clinical psychologists, 3600 psychiatric occupational therapists and 22 000 psychiatric social workers. What are the causes of hikikomori? Kinugasa 8 indicated that most hikikomori youth have schizoid personality disor- condition in which […]

Is Nathan a Bible name? Religious parents will appreciate that Nathan is a Biblical name, appearing as a prophet in the holy book and as a son of David. His meaning also refers to God, implying that God is the giver. How did God choose David? In 1 Samuel 16, the prophet Samuel was sent […]

What does the Gospel of St Thomas say? The Gospel of Thomas also suggests that Jesus is aware of, and criticizing the views of the Kingdom of God as a time or a place that appear in the other gospels. Here Jesus says, “If those who lead you say to you, ‘look, the Kingdom is […]