happiness—all commonly reduced to the concept of utility) subject to constraints. These constraints—or scarcity—inevitably define a tradeoff. For example‚ one can have more money by working harder‚ but less time (there are only so many hours in a day‚ so time is scarce). One can have more apples only at the expense of‚ say‚ fewer grapes (you only have so much land on which to grow food—land is scarce). Adam Smith considered‚ for example‚ the trade-off between time‚ or convenience‚ and money. He
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The texts‚ “Undaunted Courage” and “The Way To Rainy Mountain” depict the land as a spiritual entity that’s worth being worshipped and respected as shown by man’s praise of it. The way man‚ rather than exploit it for profit‚ respects the land through animism shows their gratitude for it. From the detailed descriptions that give the reader an illustration of what man has seen‚ it is clear to say that man had this religious relationship again‚ but was also in tune with the lay of the land. In “Undaunted
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India is mostly a hot country. The summer season starts in April and goes up to the month of October every year. The months of April‚ May and June are very hot almost all over the country. The rainfall in India occurs mainly in summer season. The months of rain are from June to September. All rains in India are brought by monsoon winds from the Indian Ocean. They start blowing in the month of June and cover the entire country by the middle of June. The months of May and June are extremely hot. The
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From The Way to Rainy Mountain A single knoll rises out of the plain in Oklahoma‚ north and west of the Wichita Range. For my people‚ the Kiowas‚ it is an old landmark‚ and they gave it the name Rainy Mountain. The hardest weather in the world is there. Winter brings blizzards‚ hot tornadic winds arise in the spring‚ and in summer the prairie is an anvil’s edge. The grass turns brittle and brown‚ and it cracks beneath your feet. There are green belts along the rivers and creeks‚ linear groves
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In The Way to Rainy Mountain‚ the author. N. Scott Momaday‚ delivered the history of his ancestors‚ the Kiowa tribe. Ever since the death of his grandmother‚ he was motivated to dig deeper into the Kiowa culture as he returned to his grandmother’s grave and commenced on a journey to Rainy Mountain. The piece provides short stories and myths in regards to Kiowa’s history. The author begins by illustrating the settlement of the Kiowa tribe where “a single knoll rises out of the plain in Oklahoma‚ north
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In the sixty-fourth paragraph in Tim O’Brien’s "On the Rainy River" chapter‚ the author uses some rhetorical devices such as repetition‚ fragments‚ and an allusion to help make his argument more effective. He uses repetition of words like "a crushing sorrow‚ sorrow like I had never known it before." to show how distressed he was over the fact that his dream to run away to Canada will never come true. Another repetition of words was when he was describing his childhood he kept saying how "I saw
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Our Choice … or Theirs? In Tim O’Brien’s “On the Rainy River”‚ Tim is faced with the most difficult decision of his life. The Vietnam War is unfolding overseas and Tim is drafted into the military. As Tim has the option of staying and fighting a war he doesn’t believe in or facing the embarrassment of fleeing to Canada‚ O’Brien illustrates how other’s opinions sway our decisions in life more than we think they do. Tim battles himself over what should be an easy choice. Will he stay or go? His
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AK English 217 – Reading Journal (The Way To Rainy Mountain) Scott Momaday uses nature to dictate the passage of life. He personifies the landscape as a person‚ he says the there is ‘perfect in the mountains but it belongs to the eagle and the elk‚ the badger and the bear.’ To me‚ this tells me the mountains have a feeling of openness‚ but it is the home of many – not just humans. The mountain holds importance to the Kiowa’s because it is pure wilderness. The landscape that is described helps
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Essay 6 June 24‚ 2014 A Memorable Experience Having children in my life make me feel more responsable. I have two children‚ teenegers‚ Elvis 17 years old and David 14 years old. My husband and I raise them with love and devotion but it comes a moment and we relize that they are growing up very fast. My younger son finished eight grade in Forest Middle School. Celebrating my son`s graduation was a memorable experience for me. A good looking is important for this event. For examples‚ he was
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On August 24th‚ which was my last day in Korea‚ I went out for three appointments. I had to handle some errands beforehand though. Firstly‚ I spent my time on cleaning my room before heading out as my older brother‚ who would be completely free from his two-year military service‚ will be using my room after my leave. After cleaning my room‚ the second thing I did was to head out to the cell phone service store in the neighborhood to terminate my phone service and lastly‚ I also purchased some emergency
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