Joe is constantly trying to feed us with facts and observations he makes in order to convince the readers that he is a reliable narrator. He uses short factual sentences‚ such as "I picked up the cordless and dialled last number recall" (pg 47)‚ "Then two things happened" (pg 48) and "I fixed my 12 pages with a paperclip and balanced their weight in my hand" (pg 50). The use of numbers and language like "weight" help him not only calm himself down‚ but convince the readers that he’s in control of
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Ch. 20- Measuring GDP and Economic Growth Gross domestic product (GDP): market value of the final goods and services produced within a country in a given time period. * Market value- not counting items but the value they have ex. 100 oranges=$20‚ 50 apples=$5 so market value=$25 * Final goods and services- * Final good: an item bought by its final user during specific time period ex. Truck is a final good * Intermediate good: produced by one firm then used as component of
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Identifications: * Yuppies/VCRs/Three Mile Island * Yuppies: young‚ urban professionals who wore ostentatious gear such Rolex watches or BMW cars. they came to symbolize the increased pursuit of wealth and materialism of Americans in the 1980s‚ represented decade of greed‚ stopped being radical‚ worried about weight. * VCRs: video cassette recorders became popular in the late 70’s that allowed viewers to tape and view later their favorite programs and to rent movies on cassette
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Societies that were present by 15th century – hunters and gatherers‚ villages of agricultural peoples‚ newly emerging chiefdoms or small sates‚ nomadic/pastoral communities‚ established civilizations and empires. Paleolithic Persistence: Australia and North America Paleolithic=Old Stone Age peoples Australia‚ Siberia‚ the arctic coastlands‚ parts of Africa‚ and the Americas were all Paleolithic peoples Australia had 250 or so separated groups in it Despite the absence of agriculture‚ Australia’s
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In Search of Political and Social Order A. Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) and His School 1. Confucius a. Educator and political authority b. Sayings were compiled in the Analects by his disciples 2. Confucian Ideas a. Basically honesty and ethical in character b. Thoroughly practical: how to restore political and social order c. Concentrated on formation of Junzi "superior individuals" d. Edited and assembled the Zhou classics for his disciples to study 3. Key Confucian Values a. Ren: A sense
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Chap 1. Purpose for persuasive strategies a. To strengthen commitment i. Move readers further along the scale in the direction they were already headed ii. Listeners may vaguely remember these arguments but had not considered them carefully iii. Very common approach b. To weaken commitment iv. Moving listeners closer to the middle of the scale v. Hostile Audience: An audience this is strongly committed in opposition to the views of
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1 Renaissance on the Italian Peninsula Constantinople had been captured by Turks in 1453‚ which cut trade routes to East. Greek scholars fled to Italy with their classical knowledge and materials. ("end" of Middle Ages‚ "beginning" of Renaissance) 2 1st country to break with the Church England (Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church to divorce and remarry) 3 # of City States in Italy 12 4 The 3 Humanist Principles individual worth (improving humans through study) strong commitment
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| * The first reason that led to English colonization in the Americas was the growing ________. | population | * Another reason that led to English colonization was ________ depression. | economic | * The economic depression in England in part was caused by the _______ acts which allowed land owners to fence in open fields surrounding peasants villages to allow their sheep to graze. | enclosure | * Another reason for the colonization by the English in America was _________. These
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Lowend tools:These tools provide basic project management features and generally cost less than $200 per user. Smartphone and tablet apps are available for much less‚ but they often have limited functionality. Lowend tools are often recommended for small projects and single users. Most of these tools allow users to create Gantt charts‚ which cannot be done easily using current productivity software. Midrange tools: A step up from lowend tools‚ midrange tools are designed to handle larger
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Ch 1: Introducing Government in America * Many young ppl apathetic about politics‚ less involved than elderly * Need to be involved for political tolerance‚ identify what policies they benefit from * Politics compete with TV and the internet Government * Government: institutions + processes through which public policies are made for a society (Congress‚ president‚ the courts‚ federal administrative agencies) * 500‚000 elected officials in US * How should we govern
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