Quickk
in 1978, bernie marcus and arthur blank were fired from their jobs. they both decided to combine their resources and open a new kind of home improvement store, "the home depot," in 1979. over time, it has become one of the most successful businesses of its kind in the united states. marcus and blank now give away millions of dollars to charities and non-profit organizations in their community. which statement best describes marcus' and blank's role as entrepreneurs? a) they were fired form their jobs in 1978. b) they decided to start "home depot" in 1979. c) "home depot" is a successful business. d) marcus and blank give away millions of dollars.

B)They decided to start "Home Depot" in 1979.

Explanation:

An entrepreneur is a person- or a group of people- who decide to take a risk and start a business. Because of this, the answer "They decided to start "Home Depot" in 1979 is correct. Being fired does not automatically make someone an entrepreneur, nor does becoming successful or giving away money.

as university of miami psychologists debra lieberman and adam smith pointed out in a recent article in the journal current directions in psychological science, humans have social and psychological mechanisms to deter incest. with very few exceptions, marriages between brothers and sisters and between parents and their children are verboten in every human culture. the primary psychological anti-incest mechanism is the yuck response. even the idea of sex with their mom or dad, bro or sis is upsetting to most people. the psychologist jonathan haidt has found that nearly everyone is repelled by the prospect of brother-sister sex, even in hypothetical situations in which there is no chance of pregnancy).

the biological cost of incest

this raises an interesting question: just what’s so bad about incest? sure, having sex with your dad or your sister seems gross — but why? some anthropologists have argued that incest taboos are learned social conventions. this explanation, however, doesn’t make sense to me as it does not explain the widespread existence of anti-incest mechanisms in creatures ranging from cockroaches to chimpanzees. second, the incest taboo is about as close to a universal law as human moral rules get.

why should mechanisms to avoid incest be so widespread both in nature and across human societies? the answer is simple. the problem with having sex close with relatives is that there is an astonishingly high chance that your offspring will be born with a serious birth defect.

the octopus by frank norris