Mesopotamian Religion. The cultures of Mesopotamia had a polytheistic belief system, which means that the people believed in multiple gods instead of just one. They also believed in demons created by the gods, which could be good or evil.
The belief that man by nature us good was espoused by a french philosopher names Rousseau. He believed that man in his natural state was innocent and at their best and when at unnatural he did the worst thing in life. In the state of naturalness, he lived entirely for themselves, possessed absolute independence and content. According to Rousseau, when a man is being in nature state then there was not a single war, or the world was isolated from the war and their desire was limited and not so circumscribed. People do not have the desire for more possession. There was plenty to go around, and there was no reliance on others. There was no real extension need to be more social interaction. Hence there was exist unreflective sympathy and general compassion towards others.
Distress means difficulties in coping with the general rigors of life which is usually unique to individuals.
When the two students behave in an abnormal manner such as blurting out the answers before being called upon, pushing others in line etc then such behavior is regarded as being Distressed.