Choices you think are best for you • Choices that are best for society are said to be in the “social interest” o Uses resources efficiently o Distributes goods “fairly” When does self-interest align with social interest? (important) • Environmental issues • Bad corporate responsibility The “Economic” way of thinking Choice under scarcity => trade offs Opportunity cost: the highest valued alternative that you give up to get something. Choices at the “margin” • We look at the
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Water Water Everywhere There is more than 1.4 billion cubic kilometres of water on the earth. If divided evenly enough to give every man‚ woman & child 230 million cubic meters. However 98% of that is saltwater and nearly 1% of it is locked as polar icecaps. Less than 1 percent of the Earth’s freshwater is accessible in lakes‚ rivers‚ and groundwater aquifers. This vital 1 percent of available freshwater is con- stantly in motion‚ either flowing in rivers‚ evaporating and moving around the globe
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The Amish Culture Valerie Lewis ANT 101 Michael King 03/18/2013 The Amish Culture The Amish culture is one of fascination and attracts tourist. “The Amish family is the foundation of the Amish way of life. The family structure and traditions that seem to be taken from a page out of history have
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Lecture: 01 13.01.15 Introduction to business A business is any organization that tries for profit by providing goods and services that meet customer needs. It deals with exchange of products and services in exchange of money. Business is an integrated process of exchanging values between an organization and its customers. Business involves the exchange of goods‚ services or money for mutual benefit. How people form the core of a business? The human element is the core of a business. Business needs
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The Relationship between Community and Sustainability In recent years there has been an increase amount of awareness in terms of how sustainable our world has to be‚ in order to maintain the civilization of all people. The question becomes‚ is it already too late to fix our immoral behaviors‚ as we observe the number of failing state increasing all over the world‚ whether it in china‚ Africa and so forth. Throughout this paper‚ I will offer a summary on the ideal of a sustainable community and the
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goods and services on a permanent basis‚ to maintain appropriate levels of debt (government as well as external one)‚ and to avoid significant disbalance in different sectors (that can damage agricultural or industrial production). Second one is environmental aspect – a sustainable system must maintain a stable resource base‚ avoid over-exploitation of renewable resources‚ and exhausting nonrenewable resources only if adequate substitutes exist. The last aspect is social one - a sustainable system must
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Philosophy 101 Ivan Karamazov and “The Grand Inquisitor” Introduction In understanding “The Grand Inquisitor” and chapters taken from The Brothers Karamazov‚ the heart of Ivan’s search is a philosophical question: if God is almighty‚ why would God allow people to suffer? While this line of questioning can be seen as attacking faith by asking why God punishes people‚ it opens the door to understanding that faith requires willingness. Ivan Karamazov’s rejection of secular and Westernized faith
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What’s Your Definition of Being Well-Educated? Alejandra Noemi Powell Personal Narrative Essay 1 English 101 Liberty Online University Abstract Alfie Kohn as well as Nel Noddings‚ a professor emerita at Stanford University‚ expresses their thoughts on how we as people have a misconception of “Well-educated people”. Many people have different opinions on what they think can categorize people as being well –educated. Based on my readings of “What Does it Mean to be Well-Educated” by Alfie
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Exam 1 Review Sheet (review 7-9 pm) Anthropology 101‚ Fall 2013 Lecture 1 (Intro/What is Anthro) Kottak ch. 1 (TWO QUESTIONS) – what anthropologist do‚ 4 fields‚ diversity Festival Formatting- (foods they eat‚ how they dress‚ religious beliefs etc) prove that you’re this or that‚ usually identifies that you are secular. Have an identity and display it‚ marketed in English to present yourself to a larger society with no class differences. If you represent mainstream you can’t be in a festival
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Lab Manual Introductory Biology (Version 1.4) © 2010 eScience Labs‚ LLC All rights reserved www.esciencelabs.com • 888.375.5487 2 Table of Contents: Introduction: Lab 1: The Scientific Method Lab 2: Writing a Lab Report Lab 3: Data Measurement Lab 4: Introduction to the Microscope Biological Processes: Lab 5: The Chemistry of Life Lab 6: Diffusion Lab 7: Osmosis Lab 8: Respiration Lab 9: Enzymes
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