Why are people rioting? Historically, riots have occurred due to poverty, unemployment, poor living conditions, governmental oppression, taxation or conscription, conflicts between ethnic groups (race riot) or religions (sectarian violence, pogrom), the outcome of a sporting event (sports riot, football hooliganism) or frustration with legal … Are riots legal? Riots are destructive events that can […]
Are numbers really infinite?
Are numbers really infinite? The sequence of natural numbers never ends, and is infinite. There’s no reason why the 3s should ever stop: they repeat infinitely. So, when we see a number like “0.999…” (i.e. a decimal number with an infinite series of 9s), there is no end to the number of 9s. Is there […]
What if your favorite color is brown?
What if your favorite color is brown? If Your Favorite Color is Brown. You are honest, down-to-earth and wholesome, salt of the earth people with both feet planted firmly on the ground. You are steady and reliable and quietly confident. If you are a personality color brown, you are sensual, warm and supportive. What does […]
Who was the most important scientist in the scientific revolution?
Who was the most important scientist in the scientific revolution? Galileo Galilei When was the 2nd scientific revolution? One area of physics that had been revolutionised in the 17th century through the work of Kepler, Descartes, Huygens and Newton was optics, which experienced a second revolution in the 19th century in the hands of Young, […]
Why RM is called Moonchild?
Why RM is called Moonchild? I bet many of you don’t know what “moonchild” actually means. It is an astrological term which literally means- someone born under the astrological sign of Cancer. That is anyone born from June 22- July 22. Quick note- I am a moon child so this song holds a special place […]
Who started child psychology?
Who started child psychology? Jean Piaget Who invented child psychology? What are child psychologists called? Child psychologists are sometimes called developmental psychologists. Mental health counselors diagnose and treat mental health issues while school psychologists work with students to address behavioral or emotional problems affecting their learning. What is child psychology all about? Child psychology is […]
What are the basic features of neo colonialism?
What are the basic features of neo colonialism? The general characteristics of neocolonialism are: a core-peripheral economic relation that in essence is a continuation of the economic relation imposed by conquest and force during the colonial era; rule by large and concentrated transnational corporations, transnational banks, and international financial agencies. What do imperialism and colonialism […]
Why does Strepsiades first go to the Thinkery?
Why does Strepsiades first go to the Thinkery? Strepsiades beseeches Pheidippides to reform his extravagance and to practice moderation and thrift. Strepsiades has noticed that the building next door houses the “Thinkery” (I.i.93) wherein scholars and philosophers of mystical, natural, and rhetorical wisdom reside, presided over by Socrates. When was the clouds written? 432 B.C. […]
What is an interpretive problem?
What is an interpretive problem? An interpretive problem is a question that we might wrestle with or disagree about as readers; to that extent, puzzling out the solution to an interpretive problem might enhance the aesthetic experience of reading that text. An essay’s thesis takes the form of an interpretive assertion. What is your interpretation? […]
Where do human races come from?
Where do human races come from? Anthropologists support the idea that anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens) evolved in North or East Africa from an archaic human species such as H. heidelbergensis and then migrated out of Africa, mixing with and replacing H. heidelbergensis and H. neanderthalensis populations throughout Europe and Asia, and H. … What […]