Saint Thomas would most likely said that the only reason he conducted the 'homophobic actions' was because it violate the rules of God.
In that time, this kind of defense was perfectly plausible since the Church at that time had a huge influence in the Government. But our time, this type of reason wouldn't be plausible.
I think the correct answer would be the last option. In this case, spanking was an unconditioned stimulus for Colin's fear. These are stimuli that are natural, automatic and are unconditional that would trigger responses. An example would be when you smell your favorite food, you suddenly feel hunger.
He claimed he should be free because he became free when he lived in a free state
The one that best summarizes the Russian economy between 1998 and 2007 was: Its economy was in crisis until the price of oil began to rise.
The communistic regime in Russia has destroyed Russia's economy and killed millions of Russsian Citizen.
In 1998 and 2007, Russia's Government heavily invested in the energy sector and nationalize a lot of Companies in this particular sector of business (mostly oil) and managed to rake in a huge profit when the oil price rises.