Description : Q.7. Explain what is meant by the Haussmannization of Paris. To what extent would you support or oppose this form of development? Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper, to either support or oppose this, giving reasons for your view. -History
Last Answer : Haussmannization of Paris: It simply means that the new city o: Pahs was designed by the chief architect of the new Paris. At the instance of Napoleon 111 (a nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte). ... influenced through the 20th century in many parts of the world. Letter to the Editor to Self Explanatory.
Description : What do you think life would be like in the western hemisphere (North and South America) if it had never been invaded by the European colonial powers?
Last Answer : answer:You mean if the Europeans had not come here at all and brought disease and alcohol? It might be a very interesting place. I do have a slight cavil with your premise. The term “native” Americans is not accurate. They were simply an earlier migration over the Asian land bridge.
Description : Where do you think we'd be if the Civil War had never been fought?
Last Answer : The Northern States would have been the United States of America, while the Southern states would have been independent states, like individual countries. Slavery would have ended by about 1900 (1920, at the ... point a Black man/woman would have been elected in the north, that much can be said.
Description : To be a "has been" or a "never was" which would you rather be?
Last Answer : I’d rather be a never was. I never liked the idea of “fame and fortune’. I like having my own little life where I can go do whatever I want without worrying about what people say. I’d imagine it’s a lot harder to not worry about what people say when it’s going to make headlines.
Description : When you hear "never forget" regarding the Holocaust, what does that mean to you?
Last Answer : For me it is fairly redundant. I am married to a Jewish lady and the holocaust is raw front and center in her family having lost loved ones so long ago. Sadly there are a vast majority of ... need to honor these anniversaries to remind us that we shall do everything and anything to avoid a repeat.
Description : I have never met an African American before, I have just seen them on TV. Is it true that they came here for slavery?
Last Answer : They did not come voluntarily, they were kidnapped and forced into slavery waay back when in the 1600's. Slavery was rampantly accepted in America up until the Civil war era which divided the north ... . Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery during his presidency and this began the civil war in the U.S.
Description : The Cold War never featured any direct military action. True or False?
Last Answer : True
Description : Name any two movements that have been started to oppose multipurpose projects. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (1) Two movements that have been started to oppose multipurpose projects are : (i) Narmada Bachao Andolan was started against the Sardar Sarovar Dam being built across the Narmada river ... The landowners and large farmers, industrialists and a few urban centers are benefitted from such projects.
Description : Are there people in your life that seem compelled to oppose you?
Last Answer : No. If they were optional people in my life, I would not deal with them.
Description : If someone is opposed to abortion based on their belief in the sanctity of human life, does this mean they must also oppose acts of warfare that result in the loss of human lives?
Last Answer : Not necessarily. Say the other guy wants to kill you, for instance.
Description : When Leon Trotsky wanted to improve life in Russia he used his pen to oppose what leader. Why or why not was Trotsky effective?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : Was Libya better off under Gaddafi despite him being a dictator?
Last Answer : Well he gave Dr. Emmitt Brown plutonium.~ Also we don’t do homework questions without you doing most of the work. Lybia is worse off in the short term but will lead to democracy in the long run hopefully.
Description : Would a medieval nation or a modern industrial nation fare better in the zombie apocalypse?
Last Answer : One suit of armor costs the equivalent to one million dollars. There wouldn't be enough axes to equip all of the population. Both time lines would be hard pressed to fight off a zombie ... I would like to know how medieval soldiers would handel north American first Nations aboriginal pre gun powder.
Description : What period of history do you think that you would have better belonged in?
Last Answer : The future! I want to know what happens next!
Description : Why didn't George Bush the father help George Bush the son during his presidency so we'd be in a 'better' position in our economy/world/etc?
Last Answer : because both bushes are equally incapable hi
Description : Making A Better Man-Origin of Eugenics: When Did It Start?
Last Answer : What have I found out about it? Nothing good. As soon as people get obsessed with making the gene pool better, bad things will follow. Who decides what is better, and who gets to ... It's all really terrifying stuff that takes away civil liberties at best and at worst can approach genocide.
Description : Men better than women?
Last Answer : Better at peeing standing up.
Description : Which of the following should not be done by poor countries to get a better share in world s wealth? a. By allowing rich countries to exploit their natural resources. b. Forming ... their needs to International forums like UN and its subsidiary bodies. d. Strengthen their internal democracies.
Last Answer : a. By allowing rich countries to exploit their natural resources.
Description : The 16th-century North African Corsair Kheir-ed-Din was better known as: Barbarossa, Saladin, or Blackbeard?
Last Answer : Barbarossa
Description : If Tadeusz Cosciuszko had not returned to Poland after the war, but rather stayed to establish the states, might he have been the first U.S. President?
Last Answer : There is no disputing his intelligence or bravery, but he was foreign born (Lithuania) and wouldn’t qualify. Same problem Alexander Hamilton had.
Description : What revolutions have there been?
Last Answer : We are probably in the midst of one now! Trump IS a revolution.
Description : I've been stirring up some old questions (and GA-ing some former users). Does this bother anyone?
Last Answer : answer:I always like to see a bit of new life in an old question (except the time dependent [“my dog is vomiting”] question that has a post 3 years later – pretty sure that’s not going to be helpful). Besides, any sourpuss that doesn’t like it can just click “stop following”.
Description : Has there been a shift in proper ellipses usage over the past few years?
Last Answer : Is the fourth ellipsis the period?
Description : Raise your hand if you have been 'saved'?
Last Answer : A number of endangered species have been saved from extinction through the efforts of certain groups, yes?
Description : Has there ever been a president that HASN'T raised the deficit? If so, who was it and how was it done (if you know)?
Last Answer : There was no deficit when Andrew Jackson left office
Description : What might have been different had Adam eaten the forbidden fruit first?
Last Answer : Boys would be making $.74 for every one of my dollars. And I'd hit them back for it by tucking them into their g-strings because their mommies didn't hug them enough. I'd get to wear the ... probably never think about it. Until I got to college and took some bullshit men's studies course.~ ;)
Description : Have there been other presidential elections in which we knew the nominees before the conventions?
Last Answer : All of the recent ones. Thanks to math :)
Description : Has the Masonic Orders been good for America and the World?
Last Answer : Certainly, especially with their associated Shiners organization and the children’s hospitals and free medical care they provide.
Description : Name a few places where cave painting depicting the pictures of animals have been found. -History
Last Answer : The cave painting depicting the pictures of animals such as bison, horses, deer, ma mmoths, lions, panthers, bear, owls, etc. have been found in Lascaux and Chauvet (Both in France) and in Altamira (in Spain).
Description : The fossils of which Homo heidelbergensis have been widely distributed and where they are found? (HOTS) -History
Last Answer : The fossils of Homo heidelbergensis have been widely distributed. They are found in different parts of Africa, Asia and Europe.
Description : Name two places where the fossils of Homo habilis have been discovered. -History
Last Answer : The places where the fossils of Homo habilis have been discovered are: Omo (Ethiopia) Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania)
Description : How have the fossils of human species been classified? -History
Last Answer : The fossils of human species have been classified by the scientists into three categories. These are: Homo habilis Homo erectus Homo sapiens.
Description : Discuss the extent to which: (a) hunting and (b) constructing shelters would have been facilitated by the use of language. What other modes of communication could have been used for these activities? -History
Last Answer : Use of language helped hunting activities of human beings in numerous ways: Now people are in a position of organizing and managing hunting expeditions They are now free to exchange their ideas ... walls and on the ceilings of caves were the other modes of communication used for various activities
Description : 10. Where has the Rampurwa Bull been placed now? -History
Last Answer : Ans: The Rampurwa Bull is now In the Rashtrapati Bhavan. •
Description : Which of the iron tools shown on page 87 (of the NCERT textbook) would have been important for agriculture? What would the other tools have been used for? -History
Last Answer : The iron tools shown on page 87 are sickle, tongs, and axe. The ones that would have been used for agriculture were—sickle and axe. Tongs would have been used to hold things without actually touching them.
Description : List the crafts persons who would have been present in both villages and cities. -History
Last Answer : The list of craftspersons who would have been present in both villages and cities is: Goldsmiths Blacksmiths Weavers Carpenters Perfumers Garland makers Basketmakers Statue makers.
Description : Find out more about Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi. In what ways would she have been an unusual woman for her times? -History
Last Answer : Rani of Jhansi: Rani Lakshmibai was the bravest among all the leaders of 1857 who tried to defeat the British forces. After the death of her husband she had adopted a son but the then Governor- ... of Jhansi. In the end, she was defeated by the British and died fighting bravely against the British.
Description : At which Harappan site the traces of a horse have been found? -History
Last Answer : Probably Surkotda
Description : Which is the district where more than thirty Harappan sites have been discovered by archaeologists in Gujarat? -History
Last Answer : Banaskantha is the answer
Description : What are you going to do to oppose Trumpism?
Last Answer : The defense must vary with the eruption.
Description : Why do people oppose a nuclear arrangement with Iran?
Last Answer : Why can’t we just hug and make peace with everyone…
Description : Why there are not more desalination plants for fresh water as oppose to sucking the groundwater dry?
Last Answer : Because it is cheaper to drain the groundwater than building a desalination plant. It all goes down to profit.
Description : When it comes to questions what is your ratio for those you answer or comment on as oppose to those you skip?
Last Answer : I answer 1 out of 5 questions in General and about half of the questions in Social and almost all of the Meta q’s….I need to get a life.
Description : Do you oppose the Monsanto Guarantee Bill?
Last Answer : It has been tested. There is no evidence that GM foods are going to hurt people. The benefits far outweigh any imagined negatives.
Description : Van Jones video accuses the GOP of being unpatriotic and labeling all who oppose the GOP as unpatriotic. What's your take on his claim?
Last Answer : EDIT: I'm whispering my comments and letting @ETpro know I'm trying to be funny, but I suspect that this post is called a straw man.-I swear to God, @ETpro, I almost flagged it as spam. lol I saw where you ... Dream. I didn't know you could do that. Cool. I didn't look at the link. Is it Van Jones?
Description : Why do Republicans oppose extending the payroll tax cut?
Last Answer : answer:@Qingu Actually, the GOP supported extending all tax cuts, so they supported keeping taxes low for poor, middle-class, and “wealthy” Americans. Cantor does make a good point: we need to completely overhaul the tax code for a more simple and fair way to do it.
Description : Why would anyone oppose an offshore Wind Farm ?
Last Answer : My guess would be that an offshore wind farm would disrupt the natural habitats of animals living in and around the water. Also, the actual construction might indeed cause some harm to the environment.
Description : Which one of the following is not the law of dry friction? a.If friction is neglected, the reactions are always normal to the surfaces on contact b.Friction always acts to oppose the relative motion of ... its maximum value d.The force of friction is always normal to the surface e.All of the above
Last Answer : d. The force of friction is always normal to the surface
Description : What was the Rowlatt Act? How did Gandhiji oppose it? -SST 10th
Last Answer : In 1919, the Rowlatt Act was passed hurriedly through the Imperial Legislative Council, despite the united opposition of the Indian members. This Act gave the British Government enormous powers to ... Local leaders were picked up from Amritsar, and Mahatma Gandhi was barred from entering Delhi.
Description : Give argument to support or oppose the following assertions: -SST 10th
Last Answer : '(a) This statement is incorrect as when we see the example of India and Zimbabwe in 1947. India was included in the Third World Nations, but now, it is one of the fast- ... because democracy always stands for political equality and guarantees right to vote to every adult citizen of the country