CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS ECONOMICS? PROBLEM SET 1. a. Critical assumption. Finding the fastest route depends upon being able to avoid as many traffic lights as possible. b. Simplifying assumption. No city is completely flat‚ but minor hills and valleys would not significantly affect the speed of traffic across Boston. c. Critical assumption. If you cannot easily transfer from one highway to another‚ what seems to be the shortest route could end up being quite long. d. Critical assumption. Other things
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Comp. of 1850: The significance of this compromise was that it‚ like a number of other actions‚ was an attempt to refuse the tensions that were leading to the Civil War. It is also significant to write that the Compromise failed to do this to any great extent. The Compromise of 1850 was meant to be like the Missouri Compromise. It was meant to calm sectional tensions. However‚ it was not able to do this. It failed to calm the tensions largely because of the inclusion of the Fugitive Slave Act
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relied on this trait to help him in battle‚ but when he was no longer in heroic condition it failed him and lead to his death. Beowulf believed that he could beat almost any monster with or without a weapon due to this confidence‚ when he was in his prime‚ such as when he fought Grendel and Grendel’s ‚other. When he challenged the Dragon he was no longer in heroic condition‚ he was almost a normal soldier‚ but his confidence lead him to believe he was still in heroic condition and could win that fight
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[A. MAALOUF. In the Name of Identity] __________________________________________________________________ 1. What calls Maalouf “murderous identities”? Which are the characteristics used to define them? The concept of identity becomes dangerous when groups place one part of their identity so high in the hierarchy that all other aspects are neglected. The meaning of identity here is that of social identity‚ which results from our identification with others in social groups according to shared religion
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from Ursula K Le Guin‘s novel The Rule of Names. You must write a ’tragtindledning’ and your essay must include a characterization of Mr Underhill and/or Blackbeard. The Rule of Names Sometimes you get a wrong impression of someone. Especially if it’s someone you don’t know very well. People aren’t always what they seem to be‚ and suddenly you find out‚ that people you thought were gently and nice‚ actually are something totally different. The rule of names is a story that shows the reader how one
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The Louisiana Purchase took place in 1803‚ by President Thomas Jefferson. It was a huge land deal between France and The United States. In this purchase‚ the United States of America paid fifteen million dollars to get all the land west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains. This historic event doubled the size of the U.S. by one simple signature. The Louisiana Purchase was the best purchase ever made by the United States. The purchase of this land increased the economic resources
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amphitheater ever built‚ whose appearance symbolizes the power and grandeur of the Roman Empire. The Colosseum was one of the most important and influential aspects to Ancient Rome. It displayed the Roman’s technology of engineering along with providing a form of entertainment for the Roman people. In 70 CE‚ under the emperor Vespasian‚ the Romans began the revolutionary construction of what was the greatest architectural achievement of its time. In order for the Romans to effectively and efficiently
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The 1930s‚ a manic and mundane time‚ a time of retrogress and innovation. The fate of the american dream in peril. The 1930s started out disastrous. The stock market crashed in 1929‚ which led to a nationwide panic. This is more evident in the photos that have been taken during these times‚ the level of poverty and hunger were at an all time high. The invention of Hoovervilles created innovation in the form of retrogression because Hoovervilles were destitute‚ but they were a necessary adaptation
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The "Iron Curtain" was a metaphor that Winston Churchill used to describe the dark times that had fallen on Europe. Much of Eastern Europe had fallen to Soviet Control‚ from East Germany and Poland to Russia. This had to do with the Cold War because the cold war was a rivalry between the USSR and the USA‚ which resulted in Western Europe being a part of NATO (US Allies) and Eastern Europe was part of the Warsaw pact (USSR). The iron curtain severed the ideologies of Communism and Democracy. Because
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The Copperheads of Illinois were a group of democrats who were anti-Lincoln during the civil war. They were not Pro-South‚ but they were very critical of Lincoln. Through many attempts‚ they took a stand for what they thought was right‚ from trying to pass their own constitution to starting violence‚ they failed to gain enough power to make a large impact. I picked this subject because it seemed like a little known topic and I enjoy politics. On April 12‚ 1861‚ the Civil War began and it ended on
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