ECONOMIC SCENE The Opportunity Cost of Economics Education By ROBERT H. FRANK Published: September 1‚ 2005 SHORTLY after I began teaching‚ more than 30 years ago‚ three friends in different cities independently sent me the same New Yorker cartoon depicting a woman introducing a man to a friend at a party. "Mary‚ I’d like you to meet Marty Thorndecker‚" she began. "He’s an economist‚ but he’s really very nice." Forum: The Economy Cartoons are data. That people find them amusing usually
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Philippine Ethnic Architecture - Ethnic culture lies on Phil. Architecture‚ an amalgam on Anglo-Saxon‚ Latin‚ Indian‚ Chinese‚ Japanese & other foreign influences with sensibility of Pre-Hispanic‚ Pre-Western & Southeast Asian. Its Ethos’s is linked with elements and creatures. It draws inspiration from environment. It also responds to man’s communal and social needs. General Characteristics - Ethnic Structures are made of natural materials such as wood‚ vegetations & sometimes molds. The
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or when researching for an upcoming assignment. One resource that I’ll suggest is Wikipedia‚ and I’m not the only person who will; “It’s an online information source that is increasingly used as the first‚ and sometimes only‚ stop for online encyclopedic information.”(Kapila‚ D.‚ & Royal‚ C. 2009) There was a time in my University career when using Wikipedia as a scholarly resource was deemed unacceptable‚ and at first thought‚ I would completely agree. The content found on Wikipedia is generated
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pathos had on the audience is when listening to the personal‚ heartbreaking stories of former SeaWorld employees it pulls at the heartstrings of the audience and allows viewers to connect emotionally with what the whales and their trainers have endured. Cowperthwaite shifts to SeaWorld and the horrible conditions that the whales are subjected to and the illegal whale catching.
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explosive forces can be focused to produce a greater local effect; this is known as a shaped charge. Velocity[edit] This article is written like a personal reflection or opinion essay rather than an encyclopedic description of the subject. Pleasehelp improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style. (May 2013) The speed of the reaction is what distinguishes the explosive reaction from an ordinary combustion reaction . Unless the reaction occurs rapidly‚ the thermally expanded gases will be
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Talk:Lithosphere From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Lithosphere has been listed as a level-4 vital article in Science. If you can improve it‚ please do. This article has been rated as C-Class. WikiProject Geology [hide](Rated C-class‚ High-importance) GeologyWikipedia:WikiProject GeologyTemplate:WikiProject GeologyGeology articles Earth sciences portal v t e Lithosphere is part of WikiProject Geology‚ an attempt at creating a standardized‚ informative
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Dictionary is a book that lists the words of a language usually in alphabetical order‚ gives their meanings or equivalent words in a different language. Divided into 2 big groups- encyclopaedic and linguistic. Types of dictionaries * Encyclopedic dictionary- scientific reference books dealing with every branch of knowledge or with 1 particular branch that give info about extra linguistic world‚ deal with facts and concepts. * Linguistic dictionary- word-books the subject-matter of which
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of food low and where territory must constantly be defended and parasites forever endured. What is the meaning of freedom in such a context? Animals in the wild are‚ in practice‚ free neither in space nor in time‚ nor in their personal relations." (Chapter 4‚ page 31) In the quote above‚ Pi is challenging the views of those who say zoos are oppressive to animals by implying that‚ by giving the animals an enclosed environment free of danger they are freer than their counterparts in the wild.
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European literature was based on voyages to the New World. However‚ most didn’t convey the truth about the culture they encountered in an informed or unbiased way. An exception to this is Sahagun’s encounter with the Aztec’s which is described in an encyclopedic way and even used people from that culture to describe it. However other writers like John Smith‚ appeal to the understanding and interests of Europeans by writing the narrative they want to hear. In this paper I will discuss why Sahagun’s form
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The lives of those who are faced with the brutal effects of residential schools expose the deep emotions of discrimination and racism impacting the Indigenous communities. Leaving a mark on these individuals who have to come to peace within these traumas of the acts they went through. The novel Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese represents the journey of the individual Saul Indian Horse‚ showing the trauma he had faced with discrimination and racism throughout his life. The short story‚ Growing up
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