Category: Social studies

What role does mecca play in the Islamic faith? Prayer and pilgrimage Located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, it is the holiest shrine in Islam. Prayer five times a day and the hajj are two of the five pillars of Islam, the most fundamental principles of the faith. Upon arriving in Mecca, pilgrims gather in the […]

Who is most likely to remarry after divorce? The majority of those who remarry are between the ages of twenty-five and forty-four (Kreider 2006). The general pattern of remarriage also shows that whites are more likely to remarry than Hispanics, Blacks, or Asians. Figure 2. Men are more likely than women to get remarried after […]

Is Eisenhower a conservative? On the domestic front, Eisenhower was a moderate conservative who continued New Deal agencies and expanded Social Security. He covertly opposed Joseph McCarthy and contributed to the end of McCarthyism by openly invoking executive privilege. What distinguished President Eisenhower’s modern Republicanism from his party’s policies in the past? Answer Expert Verified. […]

How do you get the SSI Specialty Diver rating? You must complete 2 Specialty programs and have completed a total of 12 dives. You must complete 4 specialty programs and have completed a total of 24 dives. You must complete 4 specialty courses, Diver Stress and Rescue, and have completed 50 dives. SSI´s Master Diver […]

What do forces always act on? According to Newton’s third law of motion, forces always act in equal but opposite pairs. Another way of saying this is for every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction. This means that when you push on a wall, the wall pushes back on you with a force […]

What did the Spanish do to the Pueblos? Many Pueblo peoples were forced to become servants in Spanish homes. Sometimes the Spaniards would cut off one foot of young adult males as a way to control them. The Spanish priests tried to convert the Pueblo peoples to Christianity. They pressured the Pueblo Indians by hanging, […]

How did the British Parliament react to the Boston Tea Party? The Boston Tea Party caused considerable property damage and infuriated the British government. Parliament responded with the Coercive Acts of 1774, which colonists came to call the Intolerable Acts. The Coercive Acts convinced more moderate Americans that the radicals’ claims had merit. Why did […]

What does Sedna provide for the Inuit people? Sedna is a centrally important goddess for the Inuit, and is said to hold sea animals entangled in her hair, only to release them when she is appeased by offerings, songs or a visit from an angakok (shaman). Who is Sedna and why is she so important […]

What is Nonexperimental research? Nonexperimental research is research that lacks the manipulation of an independent variable, random assignment of participants to conditions or orders of conditions, or both. What is an example of non-experimental research? For example, a researcher might start an antibullying program (a kind of treatment) at one school and compare the incidence […]

What happens when a candle burns out? When you burn a candle, you end up with less wax after burning than you started with. This is because the wax oxidizes, or burns, in the flame to yield water and carbon dioxide, which dissipate in the air around the candle in a reaction that also yields […]