Economic Principle | Marketing Principle | Form Utility | | | | | | | | | | Utility is a term used by economists to describe the measurement of "useful-ness" that a consumer obtains from any good. Utility may measure how much one enjoys a movie‚ or the sense of security one gets from buying a deadbolt. The utility of any object or circumstance can be considered. Some examples include the utility from eating an apple‚ from living in a certain house‚ from voting for a specific candidate
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Prospective teacher beliefs about liberative and oppressive mathematics teaching practices: a first step toward equitable instruction by Jan A. Yow is a journal article centered on a discussion of oppressive and liberative teaching practices. Oppressive practices being “…teaching focused on memorization and mechanical learning because…students are incapable of deep understanding.” Liberative practices are defined as “..students are expected to think deeply [about the subject]…and instruction is sensitive
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In researching about mental health for a project‚ I stumbled upon an article in the Atlantic called "Shock and Disbelief." In writer Daniel Smith’s article‚ he argues that the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the complete opposite of the Hollywoodized image of electroshock therapy and instead is a very safe and proven effective way of treating mental illnesses. His purpose is to destigmatize ECT and promote a positive outlook on receiving treatment for mental illnesses. He adopts an educated tone
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In this article‚ “Scientists told to stop wasting animal lives” written by Robin McKie is about animals and science. Biologist needed limit the amount of animals used for research. They were killing too many animals with very little results. They do not know the amount of animals needed for more research. Over using animals for test is making a shortage in these animals. By changing their policy‚ biologist cannot over animals for test. If did not do what they were told them they would forfeit the
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popularity with other children (Ding‚ et al.‚ 2015). By understanding the similarities and variations between other people’s minds‚ children can learn that through lying‚ they can manipulate situations and outcomes to their advantage. 2. In the article When Children Learn About Other’s Minds‚ They Learn to Lie Markman (2015) analizes the idea of why and how children start to lie using Theory of Mind (ToM). He discusses how once a child learns that other people can have different beliefs they can
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I chose to critique the empirical research article titled Using Math Journals to Enhance Second Graders’ Communication of Mathematical Thinking. A1. Description of the Research Problem The research problem addresses how the use of math journals affected second grade students’ communication of mathematical thinking. The introduction clearly describes the problem in detail and is quite well documented. The basic premise is that a student’s response to a mathematical calculation is not indicative
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5 Article Summaries Uniqua Lyttle MKG 366-02 November 26‚ 2013 Crossover Dreams: Consumer Responses to Ethnic- Oriented Products In this article the author evaluates an investigation on the understanding of ethnic product crossover. That is when the product has a target market however; another group of individuals purchase the product. For example‚ 60% of hip-hop and rap traditionally black music is purchased primarily by white youths. This article compares
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The primary thesis of this article is that the common ownership formula would create higher equality amongst individuals. The author‚ Timothy Hinton‚ advocates that there should not be individuals in a community who are not provided for. He believes that every person is an equal co-owner of the Earth‚ and should reap its benefits equally. Therefore‚ if someone in a community cannot provide for themselves‚ then it is the rest of the community’s responsibility to care for that person. This is important
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Microeconomics Topic 6: “Be able to explain and calculate average and marginal cost to make production decisions.” Reference: Gregory Mankiw’s Principles of Microeconomics‚ 2nd edition‚ Chapter 13. Long-Run versus Short-Run In order to understand average cost and marginal cost‚ it is first necessary to understand the distinction between the “long run” and the “short run.” Short run: a period of time during which one or more of a firm’s inputs cannot be changed. Long run: a period of time during which
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Towards the end of Clair’s article‚ he states a quote about work‚ “Work‚ it seems‚ has no single definition or essence‚ good or bad – only a history of various and unique experiences” (Muirhead‚ 2004‚ p.4). To Clair‚ work has no one definition that sums up what work is. Like the quote that he mentioned‚ it’s a history of different and unique experiences. I think this article is very good to start the semester as we will all come in with different meanings of work and will all leave with different
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