not protect people who speak in ways that are obscene‚ profane‚ pornographic‚ etc. The issue becomes more convoluted when the internet is the platform for speech. Government is in a difficult position‚ and following are my opinions on what the different levels of government should
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citizens can change the world.” In Bolivia‚ these citizens were the local people of Cochabamba who rallied together and fought for what they believed was just‚ the right to clean drinking water. By pushing out a large corporation and going against the government‚ this ‘Water War’ became known as a “public uprising against water prices” (Olivera‚ Oscar). Named after large protests in opposition to the privatization of the city’s water system and spikes in the resident’s water bills‚ this battle showed how
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Deepwater Horizon Assignment On April 20th 2010 a BP licenses oil rig 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana exploded‚ killing 11 people. For three months millions of barrels of oil poured into the Gulf of Mexico killing sea life‚ altering the eco-system and affecting towns situated around the Gulf’s livelihood and quality of life. The Deepwater Horizon rig is responsible for the worst offshore oil spill in history. The corporation lost billions of dollars due to the disaster stemming for systematic
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of whether government of any size should play a role in monitoring internet content is very complex. Does the welfare of society warrant a breach of individual privacy? Should the government be in charge of monitoring internet content to ensure citizens are protected? These are not simple questions‚ and not answerable with a simple yes or no. Ronald Reagan stated‚ ‚ÄúGovernment’s first duty is to protect the people‚ not run their lives.‚Äù When it comes to the role government should play in monitoring
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1 Reasons for inefficiency in monopolies 1.1 Monopolies and pricing A monopoly prices its products where marginal costs meet marginal revenues to maximise profits. Due to the fact that this price is higher than the market price in perfect competition‚ many consumers are not able or willing to buy at the higher price. This deadweight loss is an allocative inefficiency. Figure 1: Pricing in monopolies and perfect competition The consumer surplus in perfect competition is 1+2+4‚ and
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PAGEREF _Toc373180946 \h 32. Introduction: The rise of a steel giant. PAGEREF _Toc373180947 \h 43. The Theory of Natural Monopoly. PAGEREF _Toc373180948 \h 53.1. A natural monopoly. PAGEREF _Toc373180949 \h 53.2. The costs of monopoly: PAGEREF _Toc373180950 \h 73.3. The benefits of monopoly: PAGEREF _Toc373180951 \h 83.4. Remedies for monopoly: PAGEREF _Toc373180952 \h 93.5. Do Monopolies Undermine The Environment? PAGEREF _Toc373180953 \h 104. ArcelorMittal: Going nowhere slowly. PAGEREF _Toc373180954
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Throughout the riveting text‚ The Media Monopoly‚ author Ben H. Bagdikian warns citizens about the negative impacts of corporate ownership throughout media publications and how corporate ownership will affect everyone as a whole. Bagdikian was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a former dean at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California located in Berkley. Reporting for more than thirty years‚ Bagdikian was one of the most respected journalist of his time and passed away
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Should we drill for oil in Alaska’s Wilderness? The world‚ as we know it‚ is in the midst of having an oil crisis. Our nation starves and bends at the will of this dreadful calamity. Our deprivation for this atrocious corruption has led us to look for oil deposits in the Alaskan Wilderness. The US needs oil and by drilling for oil on our own land‚ we would help our economy‚ but in doing so would destroy the beauty of the wilderness and harm many others. The matter on hand is that should we drill
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QUESTIONS RELATED TO MONOPOLY: 1- What is the characteristic of the monopoly? 1 - The existence of a single product of the commodity 2 - characterized by prices‚ rising prices prevailing 3 - the relative stability of prices 4 - There are barriers to enter the industry monopolist 5 - not necessary to advertise Another Monopoly properties. Price control. In a monopoly‚ and at the expense of supply in the market one entity to control and demand‚ and the degree of the price offered
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