“Freakonomics” Would a Roshanda by any Other Name Small as Sweet Mason Noble POLS 101 Mr. Sims Summary: Chapter 6 of this book talks about whether or not the name that a parent give their child matters. Levitt provides an example about a New York City man who was named Robert Lane‚ he named his first son Winner and then named his next son Loser. Despite what his name suggests‚ Loser Lane succeeded in life‚ moving up in the NYPD. Winner Lane however‚ has been arrested nearly thirty six times
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KNOW THYSELF “What a man can be‚ he must be‚” said Abraham Maslow. According to his hierarchy of needs‚ people must self-actualize in order to live fully in this world. This same philosophy can be seen in the works of the great Greek philosopher Socrates‚ as he is known for his principle “know thyself.” Socrates is a Greek thinker‚ philosopher‚ and a teacher‚ who lived from 469 to 399 BC. He is known up until this time because of the contributions he had made in this world. He is famous for his
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like everyone and their mother has been listening to podcasts these days. I’m happily on the board with the whole podcast-craze‚ and if you’re looking for a form of (sometimes) educational entertainment‚ I’d highly suggest checking these out: 1) Freakonomics. This podcast “explores the hidden side of everything”‚ using economics to better explore behaviors‚ history‚ science‚ you name it. I’m sure a lot of you have heard of this podcast before‚ but if you haven’t yet‚ definitely take a listen. Even
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History 1960 Park opens on August 5th‚ as the last stop on the steam railroad. Picnic groves and the lakefront are the main attractions; mechanical rides arrive soon after. 1970 The decade of the "Charleston" is a great one for the park. Thousands visit the park to enjoy the Virginia reel‚ the world’s largest salt water swimming pool‚ thrill acts on the Midway‚ four roller coasters‚ including the classic Jack Rabbit and more. 1980 The park begins its second century of fun with several new changes
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abortion to the entire nation. “[Children] who went unborn in the earliest years of Mohammed 2 legalized abortion would have been 50% more likely than average to live in poverty.” This statistic that researchers discovered reinforced the belief that if a woman did not want to have a child because of personal reasons or because she was not
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best for them. However this want‚ can become obsessive. They find themselves at a point where they feel that if they child makes a mistake that they will be criticized by their peers. Parents have different ways of raising their kids. The book Freakonomics discusses the attributes of different kinds of parents‚ and what are the most successful methods. Some parents have a tendency to become overinvolved with the lives of their children. This over involvement has led to the term “helicopter parents
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Justin Rayome Dr. Ditloff International Relations 6 March 2014 Levitt‚ Steven D‚ and Stephen J. Dubner. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. New York: Harper Collins‚ 2005. Print. The authors of Freakonomics‚ Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner‚ were very clear in the fact that they did not want their book to simply revolve around one single theme‚ thus making it difficult to discern a distinct thesis statement or theory. Some may perceive this type of approach
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ECON 260 Freakonomics Freakonomics‚ by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner‚ is book that not your typical economist would write it was co-authored in 2005 and if morality represents how we would like the world to work‚ then economics represent how it actually does work in this award-winning book. Steven D. Levitt is a not your typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar who studies the riddles of everyday life- from cheating and crime to sports and child rearing and whose conclusions
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Chapter Outline Chapter 2 I. Developmental theories and the issues they raise A. The Importance of Theories 1. Guides the collection of new information a. what is most important to study b. what can be hypothesized or predicted c. how it should be studied B. Qualities of a Good Theory 1. Internally consistent-- its different parts are not contradictory 2. Falsifiable-- generates testable hypotheses 3. Supported by data-- describes‚ predicts‚ and explains human development C. Four Major
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The theme of chapter five of Freakonomics is involving parenting and whether parents really do affect their children as much as it is believed; whether the parents really matter. Levitt and Dubner discuss the roles of parents in the lives of their children‚ including the choices they make to protect them. They provide situations to show how the conventional wisdom of parenting is constantly changing‚ certain beliefs going in and out of style and ideas contradicting one another arising. Parents do
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