AP Microeconomics Summer Project 2009 Please read Naked Economics by Charles Wheelan (Norton‚ 2002) and answer the following questions. Your answers should be typed or neatly handwritten. This book is available in the Altoona and Hollidaysburg Public library‚ as well as Barnes and Noble‚ Amazon.com and many other online sellers. Purchase of the book is not required‚ but recommended. --The Book is $10.85 on Amazon.com. --Half.com from $5.00 used. --$15.95 at Barnes
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Shelby Gruber Bitz Writ 101 2 November 2012 Shadow of Oppression As human beings‚ the need for power is as strong as a need for love or belonging. In The Naked Citadel by Susan Faludi the students grab this power from women or even other students. They are stripped down to nothing and the only way they see to regain this power is through dominating the opposite gender and even violently taking control of their own gender. Through Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi the male government and
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able to read your mind by the look on your face? In this essay‚ the Naked Face‚ Malcom Gladwell explains how some individuals are born with this gift and some are able to learn it. We center our story on howyou can read someone’s true emotions just by the looks on their faces. Malcom Gladwell uses personal experiences as well as facts to prove that these are not just lucky guesses‚ but long intricate thought processes. The Naked Face was published for The New Yorker in August 2002. It has also been
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The play Naked Lunch by Michael Hollinger focuses on the relationship between the two characters Vernon and Lucy. The two had previously had a romantic relationship‚ but for whatever reason ended it. In an attempt to get Lucy back‚ Vernon invites her to have a steak dinner with him. When Lucy refuses to eat the steak (due to the fact that she is now a vegetarian)‚ things quickly take the turn for the worst. Throughout the play Vernon is controlling‚ demeaning‚ manipulative and abusive‚ and though
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Citadel was a college filled with many traditions and full of pride that seemed to discriminate against female applicants. However‚ the Citadel’s way of accepting and admitting students can be easily challenged and argued. In Susan Faludi’s essay‚ “The Naked Citadel”‚ Malcolm Gladwell’s essay‚ “The Power of Context”‚ and Tim O’Brien’s essay‚ “How to Tell a True War Story”‚ the authors came to the same conclusion that the actions of the individual are influenced by their behavior. Gladwell’s theories about
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Naked Economics Assignment After reading the book‚ please complete the following questions for discussion. Your responses must be typed‚ and they will be collected on the first day of class. Chapter 1: The Power of Markets • What are the two basic assumptions that economists make about individuals and firms? • What is the role and significance of prices in the market economy? • What’s so great about a market economy anyway? Market allocation 3 / Assume rational utility-maximizers 6 /
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fascinated to find out all of the quirky superstitious thing that star athletes do before games. I was the perfect way to lead into the topic of superstition versus facts. In this chapter Gawande cover the two topics very well‚ and keeps his readers hooked one the topics the whole time. In this chapter Gawande begins by explaining how humans perceive and apply superstition into their live by using some great examples like “Michael Jordan‚ Jack Nicklaus and etc. He then continues and leads into the
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though we can have a long duration of steady pleasure‚ our remembering self will render the whole experience ruined if the ending is a bad one. Gawande understands that we see ourselves in our own stories‚ in that we strive for goals that are much larger than we are. That said‚ there are many ways that we can achieve such an ending. In the novel‚ Gawande talks about the introduction of animals in the hospital setting (dogs‚ cats‚ parakeets‚ etc.) and how they make the patients feel purposed. The
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: The Power of Markets Meandering introduction to markets‚ utility‚ market price‚ etc. Lots of bald statements and glib stories with no evidence or references. 2: Incentive Matter More stories‚ this time about incentives. Why they matter and why it is hard to fix markets that have bad outcomes because of bad incentive structures. He repeats Steven Levitt’s story about real estate brokers. On p. 33 (bottom) "Economics teaches us how to get incentive right." but the whole chapter is stories
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Perhaps‚ that is why he is considered one of the top neurosurgeons; he has the perfect mixture of aequanimitas and empathy for his patients. Dr. Gawande‚ on the other hand‚ entered as the system was changing to having more regulations. When he was training to be a doctor there were three types of doctors to choose from‚ but only two were being practiced. Dr. Gawande discusses this in Being Mortal:
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