Category: Sociology

How was Florida involved in the Spanish-American War? In 1898 national attention focused on Florida as the Spanish-American War began. The port city of Tampa served as the primary staging area for U.S. troops bound for the war in Cuba. What was the role of Tampa during the Spanish-American War? During the brief Spanish-American War, […]

What is an alternative that we sacrifice when we make a decision? Opportunity cost is –(a) any alternative we sacrifice when we make a decision. Is the value of the next best alternative that must be given up when a decision is made? Whenever a choice is made, something is given up. The opportunity cost […]

What was happening when the Declaration of Independence was written? By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence. What happened to the declaration of independence after it was […]

What is the current majority party in the House? With the Democrats holding a majority of seats and the Republicans holding a minority, the current leaders are Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Minority Whip Steve Scalise. Who is the House majority whip right now? Majority Leader: Hoyer […]

Which of the following two African countries were created by secession? However, recent history gives reasons for a more favourable disposition towards secession in Africa. For example, two countries that have seceded (Eritrea in 1991 and South Sudan in 2011) became new members of the United Nations and African Union in 1993 and 2011 respectively, […]

Is the principle of grammar that provides the rules by which words are arranged into sentences? Syntax. Syntax is the study of sentences and phrases, or how people put words into the right order so that they can communicate meaningfully. All languages have underlying rules of syntax, which, along with morphological rules, make up every […]

What is schizophrenic thinking? Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that affects less than one percent of the U.S. population. When schizophrenia is active, symptoms can include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, trouble with thinking and lack of motivation. How genetic is schizophrenia? The inheritance pattern for schizophrenia is usually unknown. The risk of developing schizophrenia […]

What may high stakes testing influence? High-stakes testing means that there are important consequences for students and educators resulting from test performance and also, it appears, for local housing prices. For student, high-stakes tests might determine promotion between grades or graduation from high school. What concept is most associated with external or high stakes assessments? […]

Who were the Enlightenment thinkers and what were their ideas? These thinkers valued reason, science, religious tolerance, and what they called “natural rights”—life, liberty, and property. Enlightenment philosophers John Locke, Charles Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau all developed theories of government in which some or even all the people would govern. What views did Enlightenment thinkers […]

Is it possible for other colors to exist? The answer is, in all likelihood, no. Color is a perception. We can expand the wavelength range of the radiation that we can detect. Night vision goggles, for example, allow us to detect near infrared radiation, but do not provide a new color. What 3 colors make […]