Answer:
This is an example of egocentrism.
Explanation:
Egocentrism is characteristic of the preoperational stage. Children are still incapable of understanding that what they see is not what others see, what they feel is not what others feel. Therefore, if they close their eyes and stop seeing you, they believe that means you can't see them too. That is what is taking place in the passage we are analyzing here. Jeremiah is only three years old, which means he is still in the preoperational stage. He is surprised that his older brother is able to see him when he thinks he is "hiding" so efficiently. Jeremiah is giving us an example of egocentrism.
Answer:
On Aug. 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein launched the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, starting the Gulf War. This led to lower oil production, causing a spike in crude oil prices. After the Gulf War, crude oil prices steadily declined, reaching their lowest level since 1973 in 1994.
Explanation:
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
In seventeenth-century England, working for wages was widely associated with servility and loss of liberty. Only those who controlled their own labor could be regarded as truly free. Based on this understanding, the type of worker that would claim the most personal liberty and freedom were farmers.
During the 17th century in England, farmers could say that they were the ones with more personal freedom. However, the falling prices of wool and grains affected farmers du to the agricultural depression of that time. Grain fell by 12% while wool fell by 30%.
