Category: Sociology

What countries are ruled by dictatorship? Current one-party states include China, Cuba, Eritrea, Laos, North Korea and Vietnam, though North Korea is sometimes also classified as a personalist dictatorship. What title is under Emperor? Grand Duke, ruler of a grand duchy; nowadays considered to be in precedence the third highest monarchial rank in the western […]

Has anyone won 3 majors a year? In the history of professional golf, only six golfers have won three of the pro majors in the same calendar year. Four women have done it and two men. Nobody (yet) has won four majors in the same year. How many golfers won 3 majors? In the history […]

How do whales fight off sharks? Well, whales protect their young similarly to how they’d protect themselves – by traveling in pods. Again, by traveling in numbers, whales make it harder for sharks or orcas to target a specific member. If they feel threatened, though, whales will form a circle with their head facing inward, […]

Does malnutrition cause eating disorders? Malnutrition occurs in all body sizes. In addition, dieting can often lead to the development of eating disorders. What is malnutrition and types of malnutrition? Malnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight, obesity, and resulting diet-related noncommunicable diseases. 1.9 billion adults are […]

What makes egg drop soup thick? What makes Egg Drop Soup Thick? The chicken stock mixed with corn starch thickens this soup right up. If it is runny you can add in more corn starch, flour or other thickner that you prefer. Egg Drop Soup should be a clear, creamy color and a thick texture […]

Does putting salt in water make it boil faster? Adding salt to water is going to do two things to water’s physical properties: it will raise the boiling point and it will lower the specific heat. But lowering the water’s specific heat — AKA, the amount of energy needed to change an object’s temperature — […]

How many injuries does dodgeball have? A total of 5533 dodgeball-related injuries were identified, resulting in a national estimate of 185,382 injuries. Children accounted for 167,766 (90.5%) and adults for 17,617 (9.5%) of the injuries. Is dodgeball a dangerous sport? The judges wrote: “While there are no established standards of age appropriateness for dodgeball, it […]

Why did US overthrow Guatemala? In the excerpt, Eisenhower justified the overthrow of Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz, because of the communist threat the country had posed to the United States and the rest of the Western Hemisphere. Why did America overthrow Iran? Judging Mosaddegh to be unreliable and fearing a Communist takeover in Iran, UK […]

How it is possible to get both 115 volts and 230 volts from the same panel? Two or more 115 volt circuits can be taken from it and one or more 230-volt circuits. If a voltmeter is put between either of the hot wires and the neutral, it will read 115 volts. Between the two […]

Which of the following favors one phenotypic extreme over another causing a shift in the phenotypic mean? Directional selection What happens to the distribution of phenotypes in directional selection? In directional selection, a population’s genetic variance shifts toward a new phenotype when exposed to environmental changes. In diversifying or disruptive selection, average or intermediate phenotypes […]