How does a flash flood compare to flooding?

Flood: An overflow of water onto normally dry land. ... Ponding of water at or near the point where the rain fell. Flooding is a longer term event than flash flooding: it may last days or weeks. Flash flood: A flood caused by heavy or excessive rainfall in a short period of time, generally less than 6 hours.

Explanation:

They both cause floods and fill up some places and they are both sometimes caused by rains or broken dams for a pretty long time. Flood is caused by rain and bad weather while flash flood is the result of water overflowing from a contained location like a lake, river or reservoirs. Flood is a term that can be used to describe any type of water overflow while flash floods are specific to broken dams, overflowing lakes and clogged rivers. The word flood both stands for their meaning.

you did not attach the discourse, but i assume it to be the discourse on the origin and basis of inequality among men (the original titile in french is: "discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes"), also know as "second discourse". in this discourse, jean-jacques rousseau emphasizes that private property is the basis of all inequalities.

therefore, what enabled the old regime to maintain as long as it did was private property.

the correct answer is b