Professors maksoud, struthers, and vasic each tend to think that obtaining a university degree is easier today than it was when they were students. after discussing the matter over coffee, they are even more convinced that obtaining a degree is easier today. this episode provides an example of

group polarization

Explanation:

According to my research on studies conducted by various psychologists, I can say that based on the information provided within the question this episode provides an example of group polarization. This term refers to the tendency for a group to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of its members. Which explains why their belief became more solidified when they got together as a group.

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the answer is solomon northrup. he was a free-born african american, abolitionist and professional violinist that was drugged, kidnapped and sold as slave in 1841 and remained in captivity until 1853 where he regained his freedom with the of the then-governor of new york, washington hunt. he wrote and published his memoirs "twelve years a slave" in 1853, and in this text, he tells the story of his escape thru one of louisiana's swamps (the great pacoudrie swamp) in which he ended up covered in green slime from crossing the surface of the dead water.

answer; with few regulations protected the prices of crops which made farmers leave their farms and migrate to the big cities to work in factories;