In the politically motivated masterpiece Constructing the Political Spectacle‚ political scientist Murray Edelman argues that‚ politicians play with ambiguous language and false constructs to manipulate public ideology on current events. The author illustrates that by doing so‚ politicians can sway public opinion on matters that align with the goals of politicians. This analysis illustrates how President Trump utilized the elements of Edelman’s political spectacle in the 2018 State of the Union Address
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7-1 a. A portfolio is made up of a group of individual assets held in combination. An asset that would be relatively risky if held in isolation may have little‚ or even no risk if held in a well-diversified portfolio. b. The feasible‚ or attainable‚ set represents all portfolios that can be constructed from a given set of stocks. This set is only efficient for part of its combinations. c. An efficient portfolio is that portfolio which provides the highest expected return for any degree of
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Are We Too Dependent On Our Mobiles? In the media today‚ we all hear a great deal about the perils of modern technology. We now can be addicted to the Internet‚ Facebook and Twitter‚ not to mention the already existent perils like television‚ alcohol and drugs. What isn’t often mentioned is our addiction to cell phones. Maybe nobody talks about it because‚ unlike Twitter and Facebook‚ cell phones are such useful tools for everything from friendship to business. Cell phones have not only become
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War Without Mercy John Dower’s War Without Mercy talks about the racial conflict in War World II towards the Japanese and how it affected the war and the reconstruction of the Pacific. “The Japanese were more hated than the Germans before as well as after Pearl Harbor. On this‚ there was no dispute among contemporary observers. They were perceived as a race apart‚ even a species apart -- and an overpoweringly monolithic one at that. There was no Japanese counterpart to the ’good German’ in the popular
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independence. This sends a message to his audience that he does not specify himself into the independence of the country. He separates himself and draws upon the indifference the government uses during this day and age. While Frederick Douglass was mainly focused on the indifference between race‚ Mary Wollstonecraft had the indifference between sexes. She felt so strongly about the way women were treated compared to men that she declared the rights to men should be extended to the rights of women
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As an actor‚ how would you perform Masha and Medvedenko at two points of the play‚ communicating their relationship to the audience? Masha is the daughter of the estate manager‚ and the wife of Medvedenko. Throughout ‘The Seagull’ Masha’s unhappiness towards the life she bears is emphasised‚ this can be demonstrated through her clothing as she is only seen wearing black which typically symbolises death and sadness. Masha claims‚ “I’m in mourning for my life. I am unhappy”‚ this transfers the meaning
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1. Evaluate the consequences of offering a single ticket for the concert series either in addition to‚ or in place of‚ offering the tickets for each concert separately. The primary aim here should be to maximize profit. Below table gives the Willingness –to-pay of Concert Patrons: Case 1: Only Bundling Bundle at $50- This is the maximum that the last two categories of patrons are ready to pay. Hence‚ the revenue we get is $200. Bundle at $60- Only the top two categories of patrons are ready
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symbolizes human beings should have a religion just like the clothes. In Sartor Resartus‚ it describes the life of lone German‚ Diogenes Teufelsdröckh‚ and his experience from “ The Everlasting No” to “ The Everlasting Yea” via “ The Center of Indifference.”
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In The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ Oscar Wilde constructs a tale in which Dorian Gray’s desire to stay young forever becomes a Faustian pact. His journey begins when Basil insists on painting him even though Dorian resists this. It is possible he protests too much‚ but it is also possible he feels a bit embarrassed as well as flattered with the attention. One might consider this the gate into the garden (of Eden) where Sir Henry plays the part of the devil tempting Dorian to take youth and beauty serious
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Review Sheet for Test 1 Chapter 1 • Accounting cost‚ Implicit costs‚ Economic cost • Accounting profit / Economic profit • Normal profit • Finding derivatives o For instance how to find marginal benefit (MB) or marginal revenue (MR)‚ marginal cost (MC)‚ etc. • Optimization rule (For instance‚ how to find output level Q that maximizes total revenue‚ or total profit) • Marginal analysis Chapter 2 • Demand function. • Determinants of demand
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