In chapter 6‚ Malcolm introduces the idea of cultural legacies by telling a story about two families who lived in a town named Harlan. These two families‚ the Howards and the Turners‚ did not get along. Multiple incidents occurred in which many of these people lost their lives during a confrontation with the families. These families carry their idea of cultural legacies‚ the idea based on the fact that in order to survive and be respected‚ they individual has to command fear. Cultural legacies are
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Are naked eggs‚ eggs with no shell? What? You may think I am speaking about a hard boiled egg‚ but‚ no. Boiled eggs have their centers heated making the shell easily come off. Naked eggs have their shells taken off with one simple ingredient everyone has: vinegar. The acetic acid inside the vinegar strips the shell‚ calcium carbonate‚ away from the egg‚ the chemical formula is: CaCO3 (s) + 2 HC2H3O2 (aq)→Ca(C2H3O2)2 (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g) (Imagination Toledo‚ 2017) Once the egg has been separated
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Chapter 4 What happens when Chris/ Alex drives the Datsun into the Lake Mead National Recreation Area? A flash flood comes and floods the engine of his Datsun. He is frustrated‚ and in his frustration he kills the battery trying to get it restarted. Rather than go to the local authorities (He decides he shouldn’t due to his expired registration and license) he abandons the car with a note saying anyone who can get it out can have it. What do his parents think? Alex’s parents are very
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Today we watched a video called‚ “Naked Science: Countdown to Impact.” This video focuses on an asteroid that is heading towards Earth in 2008 and the possible effects that an asteroid has when it collides with Earth. October 6‚ 2008‚ for the first time ever‚ an astronomer discovered an asteroid while it was still in space and was also able to follow it all the way up until impact. This astronomer was able to identify that this object in space was in fact an asteroid by using their Catalina Sky Survey
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CHAPTER 12 & 14 REVIEW INCOME DISTRIBUTION‚ POVERTY‚ AND DISCRIMINATION Wealth: Income: What you own minus what you includes pay checks or wages‚ gov check‚ or Owe (includes hat you have in the dividend check or profit from selling an Bank and assets you own) investment (can have neg. income) Lorenz Curve= a graph of the actual cumulative distribution of income compared to a perfectly equal cumulative distribution of income *for the US‚ income is NOT equally distributed
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Chapter 2 Economics Problem Production Possibility Frontier (PPF) -boundary between those combination you chose to produce - there is a limited about of production capabilities -curve/ boundary for production possibility - the points inside curve are attainable -all points outside ppf are unattainable Production Efficiency -using resources to maximum capacity -efficiency means that if you increase production of pizza means you must give up cola (only way—no extra resources to use)
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ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 1.1) Economic activity and economics (Pp. 14-16) Prosperity: The ready availability of goods and services to fulfil needs. Resources: Land‚ labour and capital. Scarcity: The excess of human needs over what can be produced. Economic activity: occurs when people (consumers‚ managers) make choices to maximise their prosperity using scarce resources. The Science of Economics: is concerned with the study of economic activity. This field is complex
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Chapter 3‚4‚4 Monte Reynolds What effect do each of the following have on the demand for small automobiles such as the mini cooper and smart car? A Demand increases B Demand increases C Demand decreases D Demand decreases E Demand Increases Question 6 What effect will each of the following have on the supply of auto tires? A Advances in technology should increase the supply B A decline in the number of firms in the tire industry will decrease supply C Increase in the price of rubber will make supplies
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neo-Gospel hippie-country documentary‚ “A Poem is a Naked Person” mostly shot at his Grand Lake recording studio. The doc screened at a local vintage theater‚ the Circle Cinema‚ and Leon held court performing at a subsequent sold-out gig at the Hard Rock casino at “The Joint” amphitheater in the area. (http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/music/leon-russell-q-and-a-circle-cinema-crowd-hears-stories/article_d1b3d18b-eb65-5b0f-9f37-a00c5ee95f31.html) The “Naked” 1973 documentary depicts the reality-distorted
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Chapter 14 Firms in Competitive Markets Multiple Choice 1. A FIRM HAS MARKET POWER IF IT CAN |a. |maximize profits. | |b. |minimize costs. | |c. |influence the market price of the good it sells. | |d. |hire as many
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