...was a little child I wanted to have superpowers, at first I wanted to have the superpower of having all the powers in the world but that's more impossible than having just one. As I grew older I started liking invisibility. How cool is it to be in the same room with someone else and they don't even know you are there, Very freaking cool. It's weird I chose this superpower because if I am invisible I can scare people by mistake and I wouldn't want that to happen because that sounds a bit mean, however this super power is is by far the best one. Many people would prefer flying or being super strong but I just find they are overrated. Invisibility can be either really good or really bad. The good part about being invisible is that it...
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...already bought it at the PTSA book sale, you’ll probably be able to find it with no difficulty in the local bookstore or library, and it’s available on Amazon.com. New Ideas traces the development of the study of economics, focusing one by one on many of the most influential economic thinkers of the Modern Era. Buchholz’s historical approach makes this a useful bridge between your study of history over the last few years and the study of economics. Please read Chapters 1, 2, 4, 9 and 10. I’ve selected these chapters as the ones that are most in sync with the early part of the AP Econ curriculum. Feel free to read the other chapters if you’re feeling ambitious; you might especially enjoy Chapter 3 on Malthus, Chapter 6 on Marx and/or Chapter 11 on Public Choice Theory. The questions that follow below will guide your reading and help you to process the ideas of some notable economists. Answer the questions that follow and hand them in on the first day of class. You will also take a test during the first week of school on the reading. Please note that a poor grade on the test will invite closer scrutiny of your written response to the study questions. You may not consult with other students, past or present, in answering these questions. Any evidence of cheating will result in a grade of zero for all parties involved. Due date: Tuesday, September 2rd(first day of school) Study questions: 1. In Chapter 1, Buchholz discusses the role of models in...
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...The relationship between reader and writer goes hand in hand with each other. Even though a writer can write a paper or article without the reader in their presence, but they have to keep them in mind. But if they’re writing and leave words unread and unexplored, then the whole sentence or paragraph can end up meaning nothing in the long run. But on the other hand a reader cannot exist without a writer. Therefore the relationship between the two is a relationship of mutual benefit or even dependence. According to Deborah Tanner, author of “Talk in the Intimate Relationship: His and Hers,” she says, “A lot of trouble is caused between women and men by, of all things, pronouns” (437). If a writer used the same noun over and over again, a reader might become bored quickly before he or she had gotten past the first paragraph. If someone keeps hearing the same thing over and over then they’ll eventually tune it out and get annoyed of it quicker and feel disinterested. Know that if I’m reading something that’s repetitive I will get bored and not read fully into the document and kind of just read it, just to read it and not really process it because it gets boring and not interesting anymore. An example of this is parents that repeat themselves a lot to their kids and wonder why the kids brush them off or look uninterested in what they are saying. Whatever the reader takes from the writing that they are reader may or may not be what the author wanted them to think. Nobodies view...
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...categories affliction as LIGHT, the pressure really isn’t that heavy, in the scheme of things, it isn’t nothing. You must compare it to someone who is really carrying a heavy load…Jesus, comparing to what he had to go through!!! Line your stuff up compared with Jesus!! If you can take it, you can make it!! 3. Look beyond the present to see how momentary it really it (The Period/Time)… Line up with present stress with eternity is a long time. We do not look at current circumstance but eternity which is promised to us. The hope I have that comes with death that keeps me living. Just one moment in paradise will make it worth everything we are going through now. 4. The Plan of Pain (My pain is something for me that I cannot do for myself), it’s working for me. My pain can earn glory for me. (is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory) 5. Understand the Power of Pain (For the things which are not seen are temporary, but the tings which are not seen are eternal). We are not looking at the pain; we are looking at what can happen after we go through the pain. The things that mean the most to Christian experience are the things that invisible. I’m encouraged to see that is the invisible. Faith will make you see the invisible. Faith is the only thing I know that will make you see what you do not see now… God is the God of the...
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...Unit One: Introduction Chapter 1: Ten Principles of Economics Learning Objectives * Learn that economics is about the allocation of scarce resources * Examine some of the trade-offs that people face * Learn the meaning of opportunity cost * See how to use marginal reasoning when marketing decisions * Discuss how incentives affect people’s behavior * Consider why trade among people or nations can be good for everyone * Discuss why markets are good, but not perfect, way to allocate resources * Learn what determines some trends in the overall economy Ten Principles of Economy * Management of society’s resources is important because resources are scarce * Scarcity – limited nature of society’s resources * Economics – study of how society manages its scarce resources How People Make Decisions Principle #1: People Face Trade-offs * To get one thing we like, we must give up another. Making decisions requires trading off one goal against another * Classic trade-off is between “guns and butter”. The more we spend on national defense, the less we spend on consumer goods to raise our standard of living at home * Trade-off between a clean environment and a high level of income is another modern conflict. Pollution regulations raise the cost of producing goods and services, causing firms to earn smaller profits, paying lower wages, charging higher prices, ect… * Another trade off society faces is efficiency and equity. Efficiency...
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...about to be installed should comply with all the three requirements that includes the federal regulations, the international standards and the companies requirements. It is also important to wear your PPE and have the proper tools needed for the job. These are the safety rules that need to be followed with fiber optic and copper cable installation: 1. Keep all food and beverages out of the work area. If fiber particles are ingested they can cause internal hemorrhaging 2. Wear disposable aprons to minimize fiber particles on your clothing. Fiber particles on your clothing can later get into food, drinks, and/or be ingested by other means. 3. Always wear safety glasses with side shields and protective gloves. Treat fiber optic splinters the same as you would glass splinters. 4. Never look directly into the end of fiber cables until you are positive that there is no light source at the other end. Use a fiber optic power meter to make certain the fiber is dark. When using an optical tracer or continuity checker, look at the fiber from an angle at least 6 inches away from your eye to determine if the visible light is present. 5. Only work in well ventilated areas. 6. Contact wearers must not handle their lenses until they have thoroughly washed their hands. 7. Do not touch your eyes while working with fiber optic...
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...Report On Invisible Cloak Submitted To: Prepared By: Mrs. Parul Pathak Ankita Aggarwal Mr. Ganesh Mishra Laxmi Pooja Contents * Inroduction * What is Invisible Cloak * What makes it so different? * Meta Materials * How does it works? * About the cloak * How close are scientists to creating a real-life invisibility cloak? * References Invisible Cloak Introduction Invisibility has long been employed in works of science fiction and fantasy, from 'cloaking devices' on spaceships in the various Star Trek series to Harry Potter’s magic cloak. But physicists are beginning to think they can actually make devices with just these properties. To achieve the feat of 'cloaking' an object, they have developed what are known as metamaterials, some of which can bend electromagnetic radiation, such as light, around an object, giving the appearance that it isn’t there at all. The first examples only worked with long-wavelength radiation such as microwaves. One small device that made small objects invisible to near-infrared radiation and worked in three dimensions was unveiled by physicists from the UK and Germany earlier 2015. Admit it. You'd love to own an invisibility cloak. Utter an embarrassing faux pas at a party? Just throw on your magical garment and vanish from the snooty gaze of your fellow partygoers. Want to hear what your boss is really...
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...inspire me to give myself a chance to love once again. Instead, I decided to take the chance to write this letter for you. Let me start this by admitting to you that your love was remarkably one of the most wonderful experiences in my life, there’s no way I can put into words the love I felt from you and what I might also be still feeling from you until now. I looked over the pain that caused us, the mistakes made, because you were never the kind of person who keeps ill-feelings for others, but I am your exact opposite. I find it hard to forgive and forget. All this time, I’ve been holding onto the idea, that after getting over all this trouble, we are finally meant to be together. I would always remember the lines I’ve read from one of Paulo Coelho’s book, stating a quote from I Ching: “It says that a city can be moved but not a well. It’s around the well that lovers find each other, satisfy their thirst, build homes, and raise their children. But if one of them decides to leave, the well cannot go with them. Love remains there, abandoned – even though it is filled with the same pure water as before.” I knew you’ll always be a part of what I have made myself as of this time. I poured my happiness and dreams with you. You were supposed to be a part of my future, but it was all shattered with that revelation from your ex-girlfriend that you got a child with her a year before we met. I now understand why the vast majority doesn’t believe in a fairy tale love story, but I refuse to...
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...plethora of impactful and praise worthy literature. However, Invisible Man is a piece that was defined the “historic moment of the mid-twentieth-century America and forced reconsideration of the powers of fiction” (247). Through this text Ellison highlights the necessary presence of existentialism, a theory which places value on the existence of the individual person as free and responsible for their own actions behaving on their own will. Not only does Ellison highlight a need for identity, but he specifically relates this need to African Americans during this time. Ellison questions whether or not race is an authentic marker of individuality and identity. The...
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...The main protagonist of Ralph Ellison invisible man is not the only one who remains unseen as the novel unfolds. Another element also cloaked in invisibility follows our unknown character throughout the novel, changing both beat and tempo as the novel develops. Rather like the invisible man, the ongoing musical beat that runs through out the invisible man’ may not be visible yet it is very clearly felt and heard. It is the distinct incorporation of the inflowing musical beat that allows for an interloping of ideas based upon the visible, the invisible and the creative with the novel. The main theme within the ‘invisible man’ is that of the more obvious theme of invisibility. Ellison explores through the use of music such as in the form of jazz the moments or experiences where invisibility takes control. Such breaks in visibility signify a chance for the protagonist to escape and break the mould of the what can be called ‘constitutional visibility’ allowing for the exploration of ones own identity and individuality. An individuality and identity that is not in any way restricted to what is generally accepted as visible. Our Guarantee To You No Quibble Money Back Guarantee! We are so confident in our ability to produce top level academic work that we are prepared to back it with a "No Quibble, Money Back" guarantee! Such breaks that allow for such explorations to take place within the novel can be seen from the very beginning where in the prologue the protagonist recalls...
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...is because privilege is a lot more noticeable when you do not have it, rather than when you do. White privilege is a prevalent factor in society, which is abundantly clear to those in a non-white ethnic group but invisible to white people. White privilege is everywhere. From waking up in the morning to going to bed, the average person probably comes across ten or more privileges that benefit white people. This leaves all other races being discriminated against/ being set at a disadvantage daily. The article "White Privilege" defined white privilege as "the unearned privileges that white individuals experience daily (often unconsciously) because they are not subjected to...
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...Macroeconomics -Written Assignment 1 Mentor – Dr. Suzanne Page By: Sylvia Johnston Clarke 11/27/12 Answer all of the following questions. Title your assignment "Written Assignment 1," unless your mentor directs otherwise. This assignment covers text chapters 1 through 6. 1. What is the mechanism by which the "invisible hand" pushes markets to equilibrium? Invisible hands uses households and firms interacting in the markets that can lead to desirable market outcomes. It usually leads markets to allocate resources efficiently. 2. Explain the two main causes of market failure and give an example of each. Two causes of market failure are externality – which is the impact of one persons actions on the well being of innocent bystanders; and market power, which is one group / persons unduly influence on market prices. An example of externality is well designed public policy enhancing economic efficiency and an example of market power is everyone needing water but there is only one well and that owner doesn’t face competition. 3. Use a production possibilities frontier to describe efficiency. (This question can be answered either with or without the use of a graph, depending on whether you have a graphing program on your computer. It is possible to describe the various points on the PPF without a graph.) 4. What is the difference between a positive and a normative statement? Give an example of each. A positive statement claims to attempt to describe the world...
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...If I had a choice between flying and being invisible, I would choose being invisible. I would choose invisibility because I have always wondered what people say when I leave the room. Many people act differently when you are not around. I will also like to look into the lives of others. I am not trying to be nosy, but I never really know what someone might need that they're not sharing with me. I will use my power as a way to help anyone in need. Many people are too proud to ask for help. I will be like a modern-day Robin Hood. If you and your family are in need of food or clothes, I will find a way to provide it for you. I am not going to lie, I will probably also scare a lot of people. I will move objects and allow people to think that there are actual ghost in their homes. I will sneak up on people and play lots of practical jokes. I would do this mainly to my family and friends, I will pop up next to them while they are watching scary movies dressed like the main character of the movie. I will open doors that are locked when they are home alone. I will pop up behind of them in the mirror while they are brushing their hair and disappear again. That's just my personality, I am a very playful person. I will also use my talent for good. I will try and change the mindset of certain individuals. Individuals such as CEOs of companies that make their money from abusing the lower-class, Gangsters, drug dealers, and child molester. I will make them think that they were...
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...STRAYER UNIVERSITY ROCKVLLE CAMPUS YACINE FALL Sociology of Developing Countries---SOC 300 Spring 2013 2nd Assignment Subject: Can religion play a positive role in the improvement of social, economic, and political conditions of undeveloped societies? Elaborate your thought. Religion is usually defined as the belief of a supreme, invisible power that has absolute control over our fate as humans, the universe and everything surrounding it. This invisible power establishes symbols that relate humanity to spiritual and moral values. Religion is all about spirituality (nature of consciousness) and morality (the distinction between right and wrong or good or bad). Religion is present in every corner of the world but practiced very differently and it has different influences in our lives depending on the location where it is practiced. Therefore, it generates different outcomes. In some undeveloped societies, religion can play a positive role in the improvement of social conditions, but when it comes to economic and political conditions, it can be very devastating. Religion can sometime help improve and stabilize the social system in undeveloped countries through its teachings. In all of the four dominant religions practiced in the third world (Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam), the teaching of promoting peaceful coexistence among humans are very popular. Religion also infuses social norms like honesty, morality and equality which will lessen social injustices, racism...
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...to raw materials and markets the doctrine of laissez faire, from the French meaning “to let people do as they choose”. Oligopolies—a concentration of property and resources, and thus economic power, in the hands of a few. Corporation—an artificial being, Invisible, intangible, and existing only in the contemplation of law. Limited liability is a key feature of the modern corporation. Consumer sovereignty: the idea that consumers should and do control the market through their purchases. Dependence effect: as a society becomes increasingly affluent, wants are increasingly created by the process by which they are satisfied. Moral vegetarians are people who reject the eating of meat on moral grounds. 2 In my opinion, Wal-Mart is an example of a morally bad corporation. There are three reasons to improve that: (1) Unfair competition. Our textbook describe it like this: “Some critics of capitalism maintain that capitalism breeds oligopolies that eliminate competition and concentrate economic power that a system of corporate welfare protects many businesses from true marketplace competition, and finally that competition is neither generally beneficial nor desirable in itself.” Through the case 4.5, in order to eliminate other competitors and concentrate more economic power, Wal-Mart puts pressure on suppliers to lower their prices, so that it can offer its customers...
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