Category: Social studies

What was unique about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include “Paul Revere’s Ride”, The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was the first American to translate Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy and was one of the Fireside Poets from New […]

What research finding about cognitive based preschool programs is true? What research finding about cognitive-based preschool programs is true? – Those who received the program reported as many offenses as the control group. – In comparison to the control group, preschoolers completed more school and had higher monthly earnings. What research finding about family based […]

What are the rules of peace? Article 1 of the Charter of the United Nations states that one of the purposes of the United Nations is to “bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to […]

What are the effects of load shedding? Load shedding happens when there is not enough electricity available to meet the demand of all customers, and an electricity (public) utility will interrupt the energy supply to certain areas. It is a last resort to balance electricity supply and demand. How does load shedding affect the households? […]

How does the federal bureaucracy uses delegated discretionary authority? The federal bureaucracy uses delegated discretionary authority for rule making and implementation. The executive branch has been delegated to enforce those laws passed by Congress. Somebody has got to do it…and our bureaucratic agencies are happy to. What is discretionary rule making authority? Key Ideas. Discretionary […]

What is understanding stage of listening? The understanding stage of listening occurs when a receiver of a message attempts to figure out the meaning of the message. The remembering stage of listening is when a listener either places information into long-term memory or forgets the information presented. What are the 6 stages of listening? The […]

Are psychologists allowed to deceive research participants? 8.07 Deception in Research (a) Psychologists do not conduct a study involving deception unless they have determined that the use of deceptive techniques is justified by the study’s significant prospective scientific, educational, or applied value and that effective nondeceptive alternative procedures are not feasible. Under what conditions is […]

What is the independent variable in the white-nose syndrome experiment? Blehert’s experiment? The manipulated independent variable in this experiment was exposure to the fungus. When scientists first noticed that bats were dying? When scientists first noticed that bats were dying, many different competing hypotheses were proposed. One hypothesis was that the white-nose syndrome (WNS) was […]

How were German American immigrants discriminated against during WW1? States banned German-language schools and removed German books from libraries. Some German Americans were interned, and one German American man, who was also targeted for being socialist, was killed by a mob. Secondly, in response to this, German Americans began intentionally “assimilating” to avoid becoming targets. […]

Which of these contributions did Horace Mann make to the education reform movement in the 19th century? Principal advocate of the nineteenth-century common school movement, Horace Mann became the catalyst for tuition-free public education and established the concept of state-sponsored free schools. Why did Horace Mann feel that reforming the American educational system was important? […]