Settling disputes
Deborah is known among the "judges" of Israel. That designation included the sort of dispute-settling we would think of as the role of a judge, but also more general leadership. The Bible book of Judges records the activities of these leaders of the Israelite people during the days before they had a king.
Come again I need this in English
Most early scientists that questioned authority and traditional thought often were challenging the power and beliefs of the Catholic Church. This lead to many being forced into being placed into a house arrest type situtation. Others, who refused to take back, recant, their findings and beliefs were killed.
Answer:
Overproduction of crops occurred in part due to the westward expansion of homestead farms and in part because industrialization led to new farm tools that dramatically increased crop yields. As farmers fell deeper into debt, whether it be to the local stores where they bought supplies or to the railroads that shipped their produce, their response was to increase crop production each year in the hope of earning more money with which to pay back their debt. The more they produced, the lower prices dropped. To a hard-working farmer, the notion that their own overproduction was the greatest contributing factor to their debt was a completely foreign concept.