Freakonomics is best described by the title of its introductory chapter “The Hidden Side of Everything”. It puts a spin on conventional wisdom by looking at it through very different and unusual perspectives. This book was written by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner and was published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc. A very unusual trait of this book is that‚ unlike most books‚ it honestly has no theme. In fact‚ it is often stated within the book that there is no theme. In the introductory
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Economics is defined as the study of financial trends. Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner examines the hidden side of everyday events that Levitt has studied throughout his career. Levitt has found that unconventional ways of collecting data and measuring data are occasionally the correct way to put the world in terms that we can all understand. Levitt‚ with the aid of Dubner‚ can find a correlation between any two things. For example‚ the reason why crime suddenly dropped in
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1500 Word Essay Play as a whole Metamorphosis Context Steven Berkoff wrote Metamorphosis in the late 1960’s. The play is about the dehumanizing effect of becoming part of a “machine” of an industrialized society. That living to work is vastly negative for human beings‚ and that as humans we need some sort of emotional or cultural richness or our lives are worthless and no better than an insect. This ties in well with the growing counter culture of the 1960’s. In which the old social orders
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Adarand v. Pena 1. What constitutional issue is raised in the Adarand litigation? The issue is an affirmative action case that make its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The court was being asked to decide whether categorizing citizens by race in order to determine the kind of treatment those individuals would receive was constitutional or not. This is not something new to be tried within the United States Supreme Court system. Attorneys for each side of the Adarand v. Pena case presented to the
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The Shawshank redemption is based on a novella by Steven King and it is one of the most underrated movies of all time. I believe it should have won an Oscar. The protagonist‚ Andy Dufresne was convicted of first degree murder for killing both his wife and her lover after he supposedly caught them in the act. Andy was sent to the Shawshank prison to serve his life sentence charge. Even in prison‚ he maintained that he was innocent of the crime. Andy Dufresne was an educated man‚ a banker by profession
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The War of Art Steven Pressfield has a colorful background. I believe that’s why I’m drawn to him and his book‚ The WAR of ART. He has worked as an advertising copywriter‚ schoolteacher‚ tractor-trailer driver‚ bartender‚ oilfield roustabout [I like that word‚ roustabout‚ reminds me of Elvis]‚ attendant in a mental hospital‚ fruit-picker in Washington State‚ author and screenwriter. As author he has written many fiction and non-fiction books‚ but the non-fiction book I want to talk about is‚ The
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Steven Pinker has a voice all his own- engaging and amiable‚ but also informative and scientific. His light style provides an interesting contradiction to the heaviness of the topic he presents to us. It’s a tough question: where does morality stem from? Is it genetic? Does it come from the structure of our brains? We don’t get an answer‚ per se‚ allowing us to come to our own conclusions and wrestle with the evidence for ourselves. However‚ as we the audience read the essay‚ it doesn’t take a particularly
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Economics: The Study of Incentives The book‚ “Freakonomics‚” written by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner‚ explores and explains the secret causes behind many economic situations. The main argument presented by this book is what economics really is: the study of incentives‚ and how people are rational‚ and will do whatever is in their ultimate best interest. Sometimes this will lead them to actions that are moral‚ and sometimes the very opposite. The first technique the authors used for
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Introduction Michael Stevens is a relatively new investor struggling to maintain profits in an uncertain economy. Recent conflicts and conflicting reports have left the Canadian Market muddled and somewhat divided. Michael capitalized on recent volatility in the market and has gained some unrealized profits. He sees a bullish economy returning in the near future but would like to ensure that his profits are maintained even through minor volatility for the next six months. He plans to do this through
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Near a little house by the ocean‚ there lived a young girl named Aurelia Stevens. She loved her name for the way it flowed like a river. In contrast‚ her hair gave the appearance of a blazing fire‚ cascading in curls that seemed to raise just a little around her neck and torso. Her vivid blue eyes looked to be from the ocean itself‚ deep and mysterious just the same. She was isolated due to her father being a writer. He needed space to work‚ and decided that separating his family from society would
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