The Dumbest Generation “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” - Maimonides. Over the past years‚ our world has been creating and inventing new ways to obtain information. The under thirty year generation has the most exposure to these new technological advances‚ but how come studies show that I.Q scores keep going down year by year? The under thirty generation is the dumbest generation because materials we are given are misused as a
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THE POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING INK OUT OF CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES A Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of Special Science Class Dumalag Central National High School Poblacion‚ Dumalag‚ Capiz In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Subject Research II Ronna Mae F. Firmo March 2014 THE POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING INK OUT OF CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES Ronna Mae F. Firmo Chapter 1 Introduction to the Study Charcoal is one of the most used fire spreader
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McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD ) has been outperforming the market this year and recently set a new all-time high. A SWOT analysis – a look at strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats – can help assess whether the fast food giant can keep the growth on a high-calorie diet. Strengths: McDonald’s has successfully rolled out new items like coffees‚ smoothies‚ and Angus burgers‚ expanding the range of menu choices. With a strong product offering‚ the company has grown income throughout the recession
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Someone’s credit score can have an effect on them in two ways. Whether they can get approved for a financial product‚ and what interest rates they may have to pay. The higher their FICO score is the more likelihood of them getting approved for a credit card or loan is. This will usually reduce the interest rate related with that loan or card. Lower scores may cause someone
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A key subject in economics that is of great importance to understand correctly is opportunity cost. My favorite quote from this week’s readings is‚ “The choice to do one thing is‚ at the same time‚ a choice not to do something else” (Gwartney & Stroup‚ 2015‚ p. 19). This could not explain opportunity cost any better than it already does. Opportunity cost is something that exists in nearly any kind of gain‚ since something must always be sacrificed to move forward‚ and takes place in probably every
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The bystander effect occurs because there is a lack of social queues for action among strangers. I do feel people feel people are more inclined to divert attention away from themselves in the general public. Said plainly; it is awkward to be in that position. I think most people genuinely believe they would "do the right thing" and are likely to be a proactive citizen in a bystander group. But when the moment comes‚ it really does take a confident and swift thinking individual to rise to the occasion
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corporations‚ located in countries such as China‚ Bangladesh or Mexico‚ represent exploitation or opportunity? "Every exploitative relationship begins with an initial inequality that makes the taking advantage possible. In exploitative relationship the rich get richer and the poor fall further behind. "- Robert Mayer Exploitation‚ in this case economic exploitation‚ can be defined as using somebody ’s labor‚ but in return giving an unfair compensation‚ or taking unfair advantage of laborer. Exploitation
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(2003) describes an entrepreneurial opportunity as: “...a situation in which a person can create a new means-end framework for recombining resources that the entrepreneur believes will yield a profit. This definition of an entrepreneurial opportunity is useful in that entrepreneurial opportunities are about two things: something happening in the environment (resources) and something to do with the individual (creation‚ beliefs‚ recombination). Since opportunities are not always profitable the key word
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a situation which prevents the victims or their families from obtaining closure and propagates fear throughout the local community. At the same time‚ however; the very mystery which causes so much harm to those close to the tragedy in question‚ is what draws outsiders to it. People immerse themselves in the puzzle of it all‚ becoming both fascinated and frustrated by the case. It is no wonder then‚ that personal narratives of people immersing themselves in unsolved cases are so popular. The shared
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“sustainability”‚ I found the definition to be much different from mines. The actual meaning of the word sustainability in the dictionary is; the ability to be sustained‚ supported‚ upheld‚ or confirmed‚ which would relate to the topic of Hydraulic Fracturing. What is Hydraulic Fracturing you may say? According to Propublica.org‚ Hydraulic Fracturing is the process used in 9 out of 10 natural gas wells in the United States‚ Where millions of water‚ sand and chemicals are pumped underground to break apart the
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