Dr. Hopkins EC 4350 11 September 2012 Reading Journal #2 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism Chapter 2 What they tell us: Shareholders are not guaranteed any fixed payments. What they don’t tell us: Shareholders really only care about the short-term profits instead of long-term investments which in turn reduces the growth of the firm in the long-term.” …the L word‚ that is limited liability‚ is what has made modern capitalism possible.” (12) -Karl Marx defends capitalism Adam
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Everyone has felt jealousy at one point in their lives‚ but the real concern is if you’re going to let that feeling take over you. I “The New You”‚ Martha lets jealousy take over her‚ which lets her achieve what she wants‚ but at the same time‚ she loses something very important from her life. The author of “The New You” uses revealing actions to show that Martha/Marnie will always lack something‚ and that she will never be satisfied because she always wants to be perfect. In the beginning of the
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John Fiske argues that ‘popular culture lies not in the production of commodities so much as the productive use of industrial commodities’ (Fiske‚ J. 1990‚ Understanding Popular Culture. London: Routledge‚ p.28) Essay By the word “culture” we refer to the social circulation of meanings‚ values and pleasures to the processes of forming social identities. "Popular" is a more elusive term even than "culture." One meaning of the word‚ is what is most popular is what appeals to the
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half of the world lives on less than $2.50 a day‚ and at least 80% of the world lives on less than 10 dollars a day. 1% of the richest people in the world makes 15 times more money of 70% of the poorest people in the world. Why does the world have so much inequality? The foundation of inequality is geography. Geography is what controls the climate and what they can grow depends on the climate the crops they grow can help them domesticate animals. Together good crops and good domesticated animals will
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Why is there so much disagreement about what strategy is? Strategy is one of those business concepts that has developed hugely over the years‚ generally progressing in importance in a constant fashion. Therefore‚ the huge importance that rests upon this term cannot be defined by one single definition‚ but by the combination of several different definitions. Over the years‚ the perceived meaning of the words ‘strategy’ and ‘important’ have come closer to one another. The power of new ideas has
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Essay 1: Rhetorical Analysis “So Much for the Information Age” by Ted Gup is a passionate piece that shows how powerful rhetorical devices can help persuade a certain message. The article bashes students and their teachers; however‚ the author is convincing as to what he is saying is true. To influence the reader to agree with him‚ Ted Gup uses a specific development technique‚ logos‚ ethos‚ diction‚ a distinct tone of voice‚ and creative sentence structure. In order to make the passage flow
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Oh won’t you tell me Won’t you tell me This thing I’ve come to be? The monster that you see Is it a part of me? I’m breaking down and shaking ’round in This world so helplessly But you just laugh and grin Completely blind within There’s no point now‚ broken anyway I try to stop my breath Even knowing the truth won’t unravel Me until my death Freeze So breakable‚ unbreakable I’m shaking but‚ unshakable The real you I’ve found at last I’m standing alone in this world that keeps on changing But
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A Sense of Bill Bradley In John McPhee’s “A Sense of Where You Are” (1965)‚ he explains how Bill Bradley is a role model to many. He is the single greatest basketball player in Princeton’s school history. He leads the team to the Final Four in 1965. Beyond basketball‚ Bill’s hard working‚ unselfish‚ and responsible attitude made him much more than just a great basketball player‚ for they make him a great man. Bill Bradley is very disciplined and extremely hard working. Bill Bradley may have
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Tell All The Truth But Tell It Slant — Tell All The Truth But Tell It Slant is a poem by Emily Dickenson written in 1263. The poem describes how telling the truth is the best. The main theme of this poem is the truth; the whole poem basically goes on and on about the amazement and dazzling awesomeness of telling the truth. In this poem the author means by the truth‚ is the truth about life‚ and living in a true and honest way and the truth of god. She means the truth by who we are and what are we
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precisely defined by any but God. How much do you love your spouse? 1. You are 90 years of age‚ and your son comes home from abroad with a gift of car for you with full air conditioner – he may be claiming you on “life” in the mortuary. Your breakthroughs must manifest now! 2. Unfaithfulness in keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty; you may as well borrow a person’s money as his time. - Horace Manni. 3. There is influential power in gentle words. A word gently spoken
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