Answers to Textbook Questions Chapter 1 Answers to Problems 1. The market value of production is (300 fish x 1 clamshell each) + (5 boars x 10 clamshells each) + (200 bunches of bananas x 5 clamshells each) = 300 + 50 + 1000 = 1350. Al’s digging bait represents an intermediate service‚ which is not counted in GDP‚ nor is the purchase of an existing asset (mature banana trees) counted in GDP. So the GDP of the island is 1350 clamshells. 2. Value added by each firm is as follows: Intelligence
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Source A: Lenin was a great leader yet the most humble of men. For his achievements in the October revolution‚ in defending the foreign invaders and destroying the whites‚ in bringing peace and prosperity‚ we are forever in his debt. (A Russian view of Lenin written at the same time of his death in 1924) Was this an accurate assessment of Lenin and his achievements? One man with a gun can control 100 without one." Lenin‚ Vladimir Ilich 1917 Lenin was a man with principles that tried his best
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similar tactics as Hernan Cortes to defeat the Inca. He also massacred and looted the cities. He uncovered ginormous amounts of silver and gold. The Incas were incredibly important to Latin America. They had many accomplishments with culture‚ achievements‚ and in the end conquered by the
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leading up to World War l‚ but it wasn’t until June 28‚ 1914 the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered World War l. His assassination took place in Sarajevo‚ leading Austria to declare war against Serbia. Austria declaring war to Serbia caused Serbia’s allies to declare war on each other‚ for example France‚ Russia‚ and United Kingdom. From all this chaos World War I began. Franz Ferdinand‚ eldest son of Carl Ludwig‚ the brother of Emperor Franz Josef‚ was born in 1863. He joined the
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ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE AQUINO ADMINISTRATION HIGHLIGHTS Revolutionary Government Proclamation No. 3‚ which established a revolutionary government‚ was issued by President Aquino after assuming her presidency. Abolishment of 1973 Constitution led to the promulgation of the provisional 1986 Freedom Constitution. This allowed Aquino to exercise both executive and legislative powers. Landmark Legislation Aquino promulgated two landmark legal codes: Family Code of 1987. This reformed the civil law on family
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In her book did Marco Polo Go to China? (first published by Secker & Warburg‚ London‚ in 1995)‚ Dr Frances Wood claims that Marco did not go to China and that he probably never traveled much further than the family ’s trading post on the Black Sea and in Constantinople. (Rachewiltz) There are many parts of his accounts open to question and criticism. However‚ it was likely that he did get to China. As to whether he personally witnessed all that he said‚ or was favored in the court of Kublai Khan
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aureus was fatal in 80% of infected wounds and the tuberculosis and pneumonia bacteria were famous killers. Now‚ discovery of antibiotics has enabled the medical line of work to treat these communicable diseases [3] together with some that were once life threatening. These are also given to cattle to increase weight gains and for better nourishment [4]. Antibiotics can be bacteriostatic (bacteria stopped from multiplying) [5] or bactericidal (bacteria killed). These interfere with bacterial cell
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Marco and Rodolpho are Beatrice’s two cousins coming to the United States from Italy. They are coming to the United States to make money to live better lives and they stick together through thick and thin. That is where the similarities end with these two brothers. Each one of them is there for completely different reasons. They are viewed differently by those around them and react differently to the situations that are presented to them. Marco came to the United States for one reason only: to
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Matt Barresi Mr. Brown World History Honors 2 December 2013 Zheng He versus Marco Polo Both Marco Polo and Zheng He were excellent world navigators in their time. However‚ Zheng He’s voyages and travels were much better and more important because they had much more of a profound impact on the world. His expeditions caused much more prominent change in China‚ directly and indirectly‚ than Marco Polo’s did in Western Europe. Zheng He’s voyages largely helped educate Ancient China as well as
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‘’We learn from failure‚ not from success’’ The greatest achievements in life are the ones that are most difficult to overcome. The challenges that require you to give it you’re all‚ and leave everything out there. In life failure has a negative connotation‚ but what most people don’t know‚ is that defeats are actually the steppingstones that lead us to success. Many of us try to evade failure but in fact‚ ‘’we learn from failure‚ not from success.’’ On a day-to-day basis many lessons have been
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