Tutorial Set 1 PREFERENCES 1. A basic assumption about consumers in microeconomics is that they have preferences over different baskets of goods. Explain the concepts: “preference”‚ ‘preference order”‚ and “basket of goods”. 2. a) If there are only two goods‚ it is possible to illustrate a consumer’s preferences over them with an indifference map. Draw an indifference map with three indifference curves. b)There are a few standard assumptions about what an indifference map can and cannot look like
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When Bad Things Happen to Good People The author Harold Kushner wrote this book because his spent a life to search what puzzled him for a long time. He experienced tragedy in his early life. His son was found afflicted with progeria that is a kind of the fatal illness of pre-mature aging. He fall into hopelessness‚ and then started to question God. Why bad things often happen to good people? Many people may confuse this question too. If God really exists and God creates the world‚ God should
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Studying abroad Studying abroad is to go to study out of your home or your country. And that means you leave your family and your friends‚ in order to get some knowledge from different country. Studying abroad has advantages and disadvantages‚ but the advantages of this experience are more than the disadvantages. Studying abroad is good‚ because it gives you the opportunity to learn new language and to get new knowledge. Learning new language is something common in the world‚ and to be successful
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these things existed because of books‚ movies‚ and the news but deep down I was always convinced they were heavily exaggerated. Coming to Houston in the Fall of 2010 opened my eyes to a whole new part of the world I had never seen before. The area surrounding Rice was composed of a wide range of socioeconomic classes. This was the complete opposite of what I had seen growing up. My suburb of Naperville was composed entirely of wealthy‚ upper-class families. Everyone owned the same things‚ dressed
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When Bad Things Happen to Good People When someone does something good‚ great‚ amazing; however it is said‚ a reward is expected. That’s just the way the human brain has been trained in many cultures. People think just that with every good deed that is done. Movies have taught us that the “bad guy” never wins and that a hero will always triumph in the end. Not so much in the real world. Religious views‚ daily decisions‚ and just pure coincidence‚ if you will‚ all influence the outcome of a good
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customs and traditions‚ but most of all she is a significantly shrewd lady and a master in the skill of manipulation and conspiracy. Sadly in love for her whole life with an unattainable Irish monk‚ she ends up an old maid living in her father’s house‚ where she‚ among other things‚ is in charge of the formal education of Ammu’s twins. Ammu is the unruly daughter of the house‚ who manages to escape her abusive father and suppressed‚ wretched mother by hurriedly accepting a marriage proposal from a
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The Benefits of Studying Abroad Studying abroad is one of the most exciting experiences a student can have. Not only will they have an incredible adventure travelling to a new destination but they’ll be able to submerse themselves in a new culture and learn from the lifestyles of the local community. By involving themselves in a study abroad education‚ students will be able to add that extra something special to their tertiary education‚ and whilst doing so will make incredible memories‚ friends
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Disadvantages of studying abroad Posted on 21. Apr‚ 2010 by Marie M. in Study Abroad Yes‚ studying abroad has not only advantages! It would have been too simple: you go to a foreign country and everything is wonderful‚ people are nice‚ your home is beautiful and so on. Lies!!! Studying abroad is not (always) so nice. You might have to face one or even more problems while living abroad and see some of the disadvantages of studying abroad. #1 Disadvantage of studying abroad: You are not a genius
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exoloremthe world before going to a colage. Bt studying abroad can provide a n excelent opportunity for these students. Studing abroad allows students to visit and explore the world while also studying. Studying abroad can have many great benefits as well as some downfalls. Some of the benefit s include increasing foreign language capabilities‚ meeting people who have the same interest‚ and having a great start on your future.While studying abroad‚ people oftentimes find themselves ina country that
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Paper Topic III: What’s So Bad About the Matrix? I believe that through living in a matrix or being a brain-in-a-vat‚ you are ultimately alienating yourself from the world and missing out on the true experience of life. In this paper I will argue that life is not only comprised of the mental state‚ but rather the combination of a physical and mental existence. There are three reasons that justify my stance on life and existence. The rejection of a matrix and the brain-in-a-vat scenario is simply
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