NOBEL FOR LEMONS * Priya Saxena George A. Akerlof received the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in 2001 along with Michael Spence and Joseph Stiglitz for his celebrated work ’The Market for Lemons ’ (1971) which talks about the implications of the asymmetrical information in the markets where uncertainty is involved. ’Market for Lemons ’ was written during the time when the then prevailing economic theories were undergoing certain transitions. It was a result of an attempt
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Eyes on the Prize Let’s go back in time 50 years‚ back to when blacks were not allowed to use the same facilities as whites and were forced to sit in the back of the bus. There was no equal rights‚ no peace‚ just racism. Some people spoke out‚ while others remained silent and watched. These people who had the courage to speak their mind and try and change the way they were treated‚ changed the world in one way or another. Some of the most well-known activists include Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Rosa
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Martin Luther King‚ Jr. From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Martin Luther King" and "MLK" redirect here. For other uses‚ see Martin Luther King (disambiguation) and MLK (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Martin Luther King‚ Jr. King in 1964 Born Michael King‚ Jr. January 15‚ 1929 Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ U.S. Died April 4‚ 1968 (aged 39) Memphis‚ Tennessee‚ U.S. Monuments Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Memorial Nationality American Alma mater Morehouse College
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Hundred years of Noble Prize (1913-2013): Rabindranath Tagore-India’s Greatest Gift to the World. Abstract: Through Rabindranath Tagore India has given her message to mankind and his unique genius reflects India’s eternal values. As a visionary saint he guided every soul through the raptures of his music and mystic vision. Tagore having avoided to write in English‚ emerged as a Bengali poet which ultimately brought about a renaissance to all the Indian languages. The success of Indian Writing
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Good morning ‚ . Alfred Bernhard Nobel born on October 21 ‚1833 was a Swedish chemist‚ engineer‚ innovator‚ and armaments manufacturer. Nobel held 350 different patents‚ dynamite being the most famous. Born in Stockholm‚ Alfred Nobel was the fourth son of Immanuel Nobel ‚ and Andriette Nobel . Following various business failures‚ Nobel’s father moved to Saint Petersburg in 1837 and grew successful there as a manufacturer of machine tools and explosives. He invented modern plywood and started work
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Review of a Filmed Speech “I Have A Dream” Martin Luther King Jr. Evan Rodgers On August 28th 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr delivered a speech on the equality of whites and blacks. He gave the speech in front of an audience of approximately 250‚000 people at the Lincoln Memorial. It was a dynamic speech that touched the hearts of audiences and brought the country together to fight for a common dream of equality. The main message that the speech has is freedom and equality. King had suffered
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Tatiana Zevallos 230-05 Mr. Klein TMLA Subject’s name: Juan Bravo Relationship: Grandfather Topic Discussed: Assassination of Martin Luther King Q: How old were you at the time of the assassination of Martin Luther King and where were you living? A:: I was 18 years old at the time and I was living
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African Americans weren’t seen as humans‚ they weren’t heard‚ and they fought their hearts out in a battle where their opponent’s choice of weapons were to emotionally and physically abuse and harass them. It is for this reason that the “I Have A Dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King is the most compelling piece of text; he explains thoroughly about how America represents freedom and their citizens are protected by laws and rights‚ but African Americans are denied of this opportunity even though they
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fight for equality‚ but lets focus on the social standpoint of this topic Equality. Martin luther king was a man who believed in integration‚ getting the blacks and whites to come together as one‚ and used nonviolence as a way to show love and peace as well‚ but also to show that equality is something that doesn’t have to be fought for‚ with violence but can be shown through peaceful efforts. Malcolm X on the other hand had his own idea that you can’t just sit around and wait for things to happen
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Reagan during his speech makes valid points on peace and war. He goes back and forth on how the government can not keep the peace because of war‚ and that we can not have peace because the government does not know how to help the people. Reagan then argues that there is no argument that can be made over peace and war. “There’s no argument over the choice between peace and war‚ but there’s only one guaranteed way you can have peace—and you can have it in the next second—surrender.” (Reagan )
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