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Intrigue and Unsolved Mysteries
Confounding issues in society such as unidentified flying objects (UFOs), conspiracy theories and urban legends
1,773 Questions
How do you use corpulent in a sentence?
The corpulent woman ate 194385 cupcakes.
means fat, bulky body
How old do you have to be to become a squire?
Typically, squires were young boys around the ages of 14 to 20 who served and trained under a knight in medieval times. The exact age requirement varied based on the individual knight or culture.
What is the correct pronunciation for the word Wednesday?
Originally "Woden's Day", it is usually pronounced "WENZ-day" (Wenn's Day).
What is strong pride in ones country?
Strong pride in one's country is known as patriotism. It is a deep sense of attachment and loyalty to one's nation, including its history, culture, and values. This often involves a willingness to defend and support the country in various ways.
We are all patriotic in one way or another. It is human nature to believe that where you come from is in some way or other just a bit special. It must be because it is where you call home.... I am not sure that any place is really better than another but it does provide rivalry, a reason to compete.
ANOTHER ANSWER: Actually, depending on how your defining pride, Kenya might be considered the country with the most prides of lions. But, that's probably not what was meant by pride. Webster's ninth new collegiate dictionary offers several definitions of pride. The first offered is the state of being proud as in an inordinate amount of self esteem. In other words, false pride. It is unclear why Webster's offers this definition as the second definition seems to be the better definition. That definition offers this: A reasonable or justifiable self respect. Two uses of the word pride both being polar opposites. Is it no wonder we are so confused about pride and its worth? I have heard it said that pride comes before the fall it would probably be truer to say that hubris comes before the fall. One of the characteristics of hubris is false pride.
False pride is that air of self respect not deserved. Whatever one accomplishes are the actions that people quite correctly take pride in. To be proud of what others accomplish is another source of pride, but that pride can not be real if it is not rooted in the understand that the accomplishment of others was helped or aided by your own effort. To be proud of a child is to be proud of the effort you made in rearing that child. To be proud of a friend is to be proud for choosing that friend or helping that friend. Our pride is ours and can not reflect any national or group effort. It is folly to think a nation of people can take pride in a war effort or that a group of people can take pride in a football championship. We can learn lessons from our country's war effort and we can even learn lessons from our team of choice winning the championship but our accomplishment in that effort, if it is a spectator effort, is merely vicarious. Pride, real pride comes from what we do in our own lives, those things we do that accomplish the greater good. What our country does is secondary to what we do as individuals.
What is the difference between economic asylum seekers and proper asylum seekers?
A proper asylum seeker is a person who flees their country of origin to escape conflict or persecution, whilst an economic asylum seeker is someone who leaves their country purely to have a better quality life. Economic asylum seekers are not in any serious danger.
What is the meaning of the term Diaspora Policy?
The term Diaspora Policy have two different meanings.
First one, the policy making of a sending country towards the diaspora in the receiving country. China, India, Mexiko and the Philippines have verylarge diaspora abroad. China and India have sucessfully engaged their diaspora for capital funding for the modernization of the economics. They are very unsuccessful in brain circulation, most of the students and scientist abroad do not return home. The loss of brainpower is a hardship, so China and India are stands lower in the hierarchy of world economics. For the Philipines sending immigrant workers abroad is a useful tool to generate remittances.
Second one, autonomous social movement of immigrants claims for legal documents and workers right. Some groups are engaged in a civil rigths movements, some have a very traditional view on the way of life like the Islam inspired social movements.
The dominant political unit in the world today is the?
nation-state, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, a permanent population, and a government that has the power to make and enforce laws within its territory. Nation-states are the most common form of political organization in the world today.
How does the media corrupt the minds of youngsters?
The media can corrupt the minds of young people by presenting topics in a biased way. Some advertising appeals to the material desires of young people (and adults), and shapes a certain kind of value system based on materialism, and an artificial, unhealthy concept of attractiveness and well-being. Many programs produced for young people are designed to grab the audience's attention in order to keep them coming back, and influence them to keep buying the sponsor's products. So young people might think that they are seeing a glimpse of the real world on television, and shape their ideas of the world accordingly, when in reality what they are seeing is designed to keep them on the consumerism/materialist treadmill.
Which nationality is the most multi lingual?
There really is no particular nationality that is considered to be the most multilingual. However there are several countries that are officially multilingual. They are Belgium, South Africa, Switzerland, and India.
A paleo-anthropologist does work similar to that of what other type of anthropologist?
A paleo-anthropologist is similar to a biological anthropologist as they both study human evolution, biological adaptations, and the behavior of early humans, but a paleo-anthropologist specifically focuses on the study of fossil evidence and ancient hominins to understand human origins and evolution.
How many people starve in Africa every year?
Authorities may well have lost count, 15 to 20 million are starving. Over 1,5 billion are drinking contaminated water. In West Africa 1.5 million children are in danger of starvation. In Mali 5 million are facing starvation - who knows the total figure
Biological anthropologists are mainly interested in?
Biological anthropologists are mainly interested in studying the biological aspects of humans and non-human primates, including their evolution, genetics, behavior, and adaptation to different environments. They also examine the interactions between biology and culture, such as how environment and genetic factors influence human health and disease.
What is the most famous crime?
It is difficult to determine the most famous crime as there are many high-profile crimes that have captured public attention. Some examples include the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Manson Family murders, and the O.J. Simpson trial.
How much is a vandalism ticket?
The cost of a vandalism ticket can vary depending on the severity of the damage caused, the jurisdiction you are in, and the specific laws that were broken. In general, fines for vandalism can range from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars, and repeat offenders may face stiffer penalties.
Does Australia let in Asylum seekers?
Australia processes applications from those seeking to claim asylum and when an application is made via the correct and legal channels the process is fair but not an easy one to negotiate. Those refused are deported. Those who arrive in Australia illegally - such as by boats from Indonesia - are placed in detention centres which will no longer be located in Australia, but in Nauru and Papua New Guinea. From October 2012, those who attempt to arrive on Australian shores illegally to claim asylum will be sent to Nauru and Papua New Guinea following recent legislation that was passed by parliament as of August 2012.
Is local culture threatened by immigration?
Immigration can introduce new cultural elements to a society, but it does not necessarily threaten local culture. Local culture can evolve and adapt through interactions with immigrants, leading to a more enriched cultural landscape. It is important to promote respect and understanding between different cultural groups to maintain harmony and preserve the uniqueness of each culture.
What is the most common crime in the UK?
Theft and handling stolen goods is one of the most common crimes in the UK. This includes offenses like shoplifting, burglary, and theft from a person.
Which crimes are most committed in America?
According to the FBI's 2008 (most recent year completed) statistics (for cities with a population of 100,000 or more; a total population of 304,059,724 ), the number of crimes committed are:
9,767,915 property crimes
6,588,873 larceny/thefts
2,222,196 burglaries
956,846 motor vehicle thefts
834,885 aggravated assaults
441,855 robberies
89,000 forcible rapes
16,272 murders and nonnegligent manslaughter
Please see the link to the source below.
What race commits the most crime in the US?
Crime rates are not determined by race, but are influenced by various factors such as socio-economic status, education level, and access to resources. It is important to avoid stereotyping or making assumptions about crime based on race, as individuals within any racial group can commit crimes.
What is a Language Group in the study of Languages?
Language groups, or language families, are, as their name suggests, a way of categorising languages according to their origins. As there are several levels of categorisation, each language will belong to many different groups, for example:
French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Moldovan and Italian are Romance languages. Romance languages are in turn Italic languages, and Italic languages are members of the Indo-European family. So French is a Romance language, an Italic language and an Indo-European language.
English, in case you wanted to know, is also an Indo-European language (most languages based around Europe will be Indo-European), but it is West Germanic, meaning it is in the same family as languages such as German, Dutch and Swedish.
HERE ARE SOME OTHER INTERESTING LANGUAGE FAMILIES AND THEIR LANGUAGES
The Slavic languages, which is also Indo-European. They are Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Belarusian, Polish, Czech, Slovakian and Rusyn.
The Indo-Aryan languages are those spoken in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bengladesh. The most spoken are Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi, Bengali and Nepalese. Pakistanis once spoke Indo-Aryan languages but no longer do, since they are in enmity with Indians and Bengalis.
The Semitic family, are the languages who's history goes all the way back to Biblical times and the times of the Jewish prophets. They are Hebrew and Arabic. For both languages were spoken as the official and active by Jewish prophets and they contain comse close words. Like "shalom" in Hebrew and "salam" in Arabic meaning "peace" or "salutations".
The Austronesian and Austro-Asian languages are those spoken in Southeast Asia and Ocania. The term "austro" means sailor, since people of Southeast Asia and Oceania were all skilled seafarers speaking similar dialects. They are Malay, Indonesian, Javanese, Filipino, Taiwanese, Vietmanese, Thai, Cambodian, Hawaiian, Samoan and Burmese. Dialects spoken in those countries are also in the Austronesian family of languages. Since Oceania and Southeast Asia are all islands and peninsulas, and their original inhabitans were all sailors and seafarers.
DID YOU KNOW?
That the Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian languages are basically all one language, known as "Serbo-Croatian?"
Some language families were once languages themselves. Like Romance, they were all once Latin.
Languages today were once dialects of their families. Spanish, Italian and Portuguese all started as dialects of Latin. Same with Russian and Ukrainian which were once simply dialects of the East Slavic language.
English is a Germanic language, but today it follows Latin-Romanic rules and even uses Spanish/Italian words for prefixes and suffixes? (Example, con means "with" in Spanish, its a prefix meaning "with" in English, "mal" is "bad" in Spanish, its an English prefix for "bad" and etc). English today has more cognates than its Germanic brothers.
Where did skinheads originate from?
Skinhead subculture originated in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, among working-class youths. They were originally associated with the ska, reggae, and punk music scenes. Over the years, the subculture has evolved and spread to other parts of the world, with variations in style and beliefs.
Where did the word cracker for white people come from?
The pejorative term "cracker" is older than Western plantation overseers. It has been dated back to the 16th Century, and many believe it was the Celtic ethnic group who first used it. The British decided to bring order to the "Celtic pagans" and began to settle the area with Scotsmen. The word comes from a Celtic derivative referring to those interlopers.
What is a set of crisscross lines on a map called?
There are really two answers to this:
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If you mean the vertical and horizontal lines, then yes, these are longitude and latitude.
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If however you mean the lines (particularly on older maps) that seem to run in diagonals almost like a compass...these are known as Rhumb lines and were used to help navigate between major cities or ports.
