University of California‚ Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics ARE 100B Dr. Larson Winter 2010 Problem Set 3 Answers 1. Intel is a monopolist manufacturing computer chips with a competitive fringe of firms that act as price takers of the price Intel sets. The market willingness to pay for the P80 chip is given by= 400 − Q‚ with p in dollars p F per chip and Q in thousands of chips per month. The fringe marginal cost curve is MC= 40 + .5Q F (with Q F and MC F also
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The Matrix – to be or not be The Matrix consists of a great variety of questions that have tortured the world for centuries. How can we know that what we see around us is real? How can we be certain that the items and living beings around us exists? If the world as we know it turns out to be an illusion‚ what do we do? Numerous philosophers and other thinkers have pondered these questions since the beginning of time. How can we know that what we see around us is real? How to be certain that
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Writing Assignment 1 on the Sociological Imagination Due Date: 7PM‚ Saturday‚ June 29th‚ 2013 The blackboard website will be unavailable between 7PM to midnight on June 29th for maintenance‚ so please make sure you upload it before 7 PM. Do not wait till last minute. Late assignments will result point deduction or even a zero essay grade. Format: Please submit an electronic word file named “your full name essay 1”‚ such as “JohnSmithessay1”‚ through blackboard on time. This essay
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when finding truth and wisdom. The other prisoners reaction to the escapee returning represents that people are sccared of knowing philosophical truths and do not trust philosophers. Plato’s allegory of the cave relates to the quote because in The Matrix Neo can be seen as the escaped prisoner of the cave who has obtained knowledge of the outside world which is the true form of the world. When he asks “I cannot go back‚ can I ?” It means that there is no turning back for him even if he wants to‚ as
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Martin Lynch 7/12/2013 SOC 3620 Criminology The Untouchables The year is 1930 in the beautiful yet corrupt city of Chicago‚ Illinois. The entire United States is right in the thick of prohibition and the face of the corruption leads directly to Al Capone. Capone has the entire city of Chicago in the palm of his hand. Including the mayor himself‚ William Hale Thompson. The United States government finally decides to intervene and take down Capone with the hiring of a member of the US Treasury
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African-American culture By Wayne S Suttle Socs 350 Mrs. Joan Snyder Known as black culture‚ in the United States refers to the cultural contributions of African Americans to the culture of the United States‚ either as part of or distinct from American culture. The distinct identity of African-American culture is rooted in the historical experience of the African-American people‚ including the Middle Passage. The culture is both distinct and enormously influential to American culture as a whole
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occupations. Although the numbers are declining in 1994‚ we still see 44% of working women in the "pink-collar" positions of clerical or service as indicated in Table 13-2 (p. 318). Men dominate in all other job categories except health‚ teaching and social science. They predominate in salary as well. Table 13-3 in the Applying Sociology Box (p. 319) shows that men receive more income than women in all occupational categories. Overall female income is 71% of male income. Housework: Women’s "Second
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occupational categories. 1991-2001‚ 58% of immigrants from Asia and only 20% from Europe. Canadian immigrant policies no longer favor European immigrants‚ demand to immigrate to Canada has decreased. 2006 Census – 16.2% from visible minority group. Immigration trends forced Govt. and employers to adapt equity policies to facilitate greater workplace. 3) A better educated workforce Lifelong learning and learning organizations – refer to continuous education‚ both formal and informal in
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meant by “Things are rough all over” was that the greasers and socs have different sets of values‚ and many differences which lead to arguments about who is better. Cherry even stated‚ “You greasers have different sets of values. You’re more emotional. Were sophisticated- cool to the point of not feeling anything.” (Hinton 38). Neither side can understand the other which leads to the countless arguments and fights between them. The Socs role in society probably causes them to feel as if they are the
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The Socs also endure pains and sufferings in their life as well. The source states‚(Hinton 128-129)‚ how Bob was spoiled a lot by his parents‚ and he didn’t enjoy it either. By saying this‚ it shows that he was frustrated that his parents would just spoil him and not listen to him. It also means‚ that he would probably take out the anger he has‚from his parents not listening to him‚ on another kid who would most likely be a greaser. The Socs also get out of trouble easily. For example‚ in the article
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