Category: Social studies

Why did Cotton Mather believe in witchcraft? Cotton Mather. Mather and his fellow New Englanders believed that God directly intervened in the establishment of the colonies and that the New World was formerly the Devil’s territory. Cotton Mather’s account of the witch trials reinforced colonial New Englanders’ view of themselves as a chosen generation of […]

How did the US policy of containment affect its relations with the other nations? Through this policy, the US tried to influence non-communist nations to that they would side with them on this fight. Moreover, the US intervened on those countries that were being attracted by the URSS, siding with the local forces that aimed […]

How does social context influence behavior? When we interact with others, the context in which our actions take place plays a major role in our behavior. This means that our understanding of objects, words, emotions, and social cues may differ depending on where we encounter them. Then, we present the social context network model. What […]

What two recommendations did a group of Alabama clergymen propose to resolve the racial conflict in Birmingham? (1)All public facilities including schools and lunch counters in Birmingham should be integrated immediately while (2) acknowledging that “the issues are not simple,” the signatories want to provide leadership on the basis of knowing “the ultimate spirit in […]

What psychology addresses the full spectrum of human behavior? Transpersonal psychology addresses the full spectrum of human psychospiritual development—from our deepest wounds and needs to the existential crisis of the human being, to the most transcendent capacities of our consciousness.” Which type of evidence is considered valid in psychological research? What type of evidence is […]

How does deforestation impact the well being of humans? But deforestation is having another worrisome effect: an increase in the spread of life-threatening diseases such as malaria and dengue fever. For a host of ecological reasons, the loss of forest can act as an incubator for insect-borne and other infectious diseases that afflict humans. What […]

What is the concept that the government must act fairly and in line with established rules in everything it does? Although the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause is brief, important parts of the Supreme Court’s constitutional doctrine rest on it. At the most general level, the clause reiterates the principle of the rule of law: […]

What is the constitutional right to abortion? The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides a fundamental “right to privacy” that protects a pregnant woman’s liberty to choose whether or not to have an abortion. Does the Constitution embrace a woman’s right to terminate pregnancy? The Due Process Clause of […]

What two religions influenced Islam? Islam sees Judaism and Christianity as earlier versions of Islam, revelations given within the same tradition by Allah but misunderstood over time by their followers. Muslims see Islam as the final, complete, and correct revelation in the monotheistic tradition of the three faiths. What Islam says about other religions? Forced […]

Why was the Titanic collided to the iceberg? The ship wasn’t nimble enough to avoid an iceberg that lookouts spotted (the only way to detect icebergs at the time) at the last minute in the darkness. As the ice bumped along its starboard side, it punched holes in the ship’s steel plates, flooding six compartments. […]