Discussion #7: Where should we place the blame for the Great Depression?Where should we place the blame? Economists believe the Great Depression was caused by the weaknesses in the 1920s economy, but the person whose name will be forever linked to the depression is President Herbert Hoover. Personally blaming him for the crisis, Americans started to call the shantytowns set up by unemployed people "Hoovervilles." In order to prepare for this discussion forum: line-height: Review and identify the relevant sections of Chapter 25 that address these topics and support your discussion.Read the linked essay DEBATING THE PAST: CAUSES OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION: Where Historians DisagreeRead America's Great Depression: www.amatecon.com/gd/gdcandc.htmlRead Digital History: Sections Why it Happened to President Hoover http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/teachers/lesson_plans/pdfs/unit9.pdfAfter you have completed your readings post your response to only ONE of the following questions.Hoover's presidency will be forever shadowed by the Great Depression. Is it fair to blame Hoover's actions or inaction for the Great Depression?Should we compare Presidents Hoover and President Roosevelt's attempts to deal with the depression?

after reading the Chapter you do need to use examples that you cite from the reading so keep that in mind. Failure to do so will result in a lower grade. Any simple citation style works, including something like this (Brand, Chapter One, Section 5). Discuss the history of the Hebrew people and the development of the Jewish people up through the return from the Babylon Captivity. What would you say was the greatest contribution made by Jewish people to Early World History? http://history-world.org/history_of_judaism.htm http://www.patheos.com/Library/Judaism POST The Hebrews trace their origin to Abraham and they are believers in one god (monotheistic).Abraham had departed from the Mesoptamian city- state of Ur and relocated to the land of Canaan. In Canaan, it is believed that he had a son with his maid-servant, haggar and their son's name was Ishmael. During the time he had a son with his maid, he also had another son with his wife, their son was named Issac. Msulims actually trace their origin to Abraham through Ishmael but all religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam all based their founding father as Abraham. The present day Israel shares a common language and culture with the founding father Abraham. The Hebrews have a belief that during the forty year journey of exodus from captivity, that a covenant was made between their people and Yahweh who was known as the Sinai Covenant. This covenant stated the Hebrews were to stay faithful to Yahweh and his commands and for this, they would receive protection through all of the land of Canaan. (Early World History Interactive text, pg. 57 and page 58)King David was thought to have been a mythical king but it turns out that King David, was in fact one of the most powerful kings to have led the people of Israel. He had a son named Solomn who went on to build the first temple in Jerusalem. Solomn was his father's successor and he looked over several projects in the kingdom. The year 586 BCE denotes a defining moment throughout the entire existence of the region. From this year on, the area was constrained by a progression of super power of those such as Persians, Babylonians, Greeks, Islamic and Christian following and the British Empire. The Babylonian captivity is the time in Jewish history during which various individuals from the old Kingdom of Judah were hostages in Babylonia. The constrained detainment of Jews in Babylonia following the last's success of the realm of Judah in 598/7 and 587/6 BCE. The bondage officially finished in 538 BCE, when the Persian vanquisher of Babylonia, Cyrus the Great, gave the Jews consent to come back to Palestine.I believe one of the greatest contributions made by the Jewish people in early history was when Judaism presented the possibility of a solitary divinity who was actually associated with the everyday life of a specific gathering of individuals. Not with that said, , Jews were not actually monotheistic first and foremost. They were all the more precisely henotheistic in light of the fact that, however they venerated only one god, they recognized the presence of others. Also, the scriptures in which deemed the tales of the beginnings of life, the lessons of the prophets, and God's laws are the most significant commitment Judaism made to Christianity. These two things were the backbone to Judaism and the light that was the shrine of the Jewish people.ReferencesConnie Brand, Angela Feres, Jasonn Hawke, Susan Maneck, Keith Sisson, & Sean Perrone. (2010). Early World History (An Interactive Text). National Social Science Press.Judaism Origins, Judaism History, Judaism Beliefs. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.patheos.com/Library/Judaism

Gender Differences in Mate Selection Evolutionary theory is often invoked to explain gender differences in mate selection. If the motive to reproduce explains men's attraction to young (pretty) women and women's attraction to financially stable men—as evolutionary psychologists claim—then how does it explain the increasing number of women who do not depend on men for financial stability because they are themselves economically independent?   Or, how does one explain the increasing number of women who choose not to have children? If they do not plan to have children, then they certainly do not need a financially stable mate committed to the long-term care of offspring they do not intend to have. Or, how can evolutionary theory explain the increasing number of women who are not married yet have children? For this Discussion, you will examine conditions that influence diffusion of responsibility from the perspective of mate selection.  Review the Learning Resources for this week and examine how social psychology theories and research explain mate selection. Compare evolutionary theory and social psychology theories as they apply to mate selection. Post whether or not the rules of attraction change for women as a function of their economic independence. Explain whether or not the rules of attraction are biological imperatives or cultural constructions, or both. Please use social psychology theory to refute claims based on evolutionary theory. Diffusion of Responsibility For this Discussion, you will examine conditions that influence diffusion of responsibility. Consider the following scenario of Brenda:    Brenda was completing a 1-year internship in Baltimore. Luckily, she found an apartment not far from school. To get     some exercise, acquaint herself with her new surroundings, and listen to her music, she walked to and from school     every day. The 2-mile route took her past Johns Hopkins University, an extremely busy campus teeming with     students and passersby. On her way home one day, music blasting in her ears, Brenda suddenly found herself head     down in a muddy ravine right in front of the university’s main quad. Someone had come up from behind and pushed     her…hard. She was not hurt, but at that moment, she was head down, feet sticking up in the air, in full view of     everyone on the Hopkins’ campus. Attempting to right herself, she wondered why none of the many onlookers     offered their assistance.