So, the American Revolution begins and the Continental Congress sends Benjamin Franklin as our minister to France. How was he received there? Was he liked and, if so, why? What reasons did France have for favoring the Colonies over England in the war? What two treaties did Franklin ultimately ge RULES FOR ANSWERING SPECIAL DISCUSSION […]

You are either an Egyptian priest or priestess of Bastet, a member of the Egyptian Royal Family, a scribe in charge of grain supplies, or a farmer in Ancient Egypt. You are writing a letter to the Vizier, the highest ranking officer in the Egyptian government, explaining how the cat, the last domesticated animal in […]

Why might a multinational corporation with identical plants in different countries pay different wage rates to workers in the two countries even though their skill levels are the same? Does this strike you as unjust? Why might the higher paid workers object? In which country would the factory ope

Does either persuasion or coercion enjoy any inherent advantages over the other as a way of inducing cooperation? People who are cooperating because they have been persuaded usually want to maintain the relationship. Those who have been coerced will typically be looking for ways to sever the relat