Logan T. Mckeown Heather L. Jones Writing 101 June 20th‚ 2013 Chapter 1 and 2 Summary What has television done to us? A look back at the eras that led up to the TV generation shows the rise and fall of many communication technologies; the most recent being television. Neil Postman’s book‚ Amusing Ourselves To Death‚ is about the underrated significance of one technology replacing another. Postman accomplishes this by providing perspectives from history‚ touching on technology and waking the
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Frugal is defined as “behavior characterized by actions reflecting economic conditions when using resources.” Being wasteful and unconcerned with consumption are two components that contradict being frugal. Stanley and Danko believe being frugal is the cornerstone of wealthy. Lavish spending and lifestyle can be seen from
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Chapter 8 Summary In Neil Postman’s book‚ Amusing Ourselves to Death‚ he attempts to persuade Americans that television is changing every aspect of our culture and world. In chapter 8‚ Shuffle Off to Bethlehem‚ Postman uses three arguing styles very well: ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos‚ which help him push the reader‚ specifically televised religion viewers and churchgoers‚ to believe that televised religion is not a replacement for religion. Throughout the chapter‚ Postman creates the feeling of guilt
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Chapter 2 Economics Problem Production Possibility Frontier (PPF) -boundary between those combination you chose to produce - there is a limited about of production capabilities -curve/ boundary for production possibility - the points inside curve are attainable -all points outside ppf are unattainable Production Efficiency -using resources to maximum capacity -efficiency means that if you increase production of pizza means you must give up cola (only way—no extra resources to use)
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Jonathan Martin & Thomas Finnerty 08347751 & 09533699 Summary of chapter two Project life cycle and organisation 12/09/12 4BCM1 Headings: 1. Project life cycle 2. Projects V. Operational work 3. Stakeholders 4. Organizational Influences on Project Management Project life cycle and organisation: The life cycle structure can be broken down into four headings. * Starting the project * Organizing the project * Carrying out the project work & * Closing
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APUSH STUDY GUIDE Bold → add more info CHAPTER 1 Juan Ponce de Leon- looked for fountain of youth in Florida. Died by an Indian Arrow Francisco Coronado- Looked for "golden cities" which were actually pueblos. Went to Arizona and New Mexico. Found the Grand Canyon and large "herds" of buffalo John Cabot- Explored northeastern America (1497-1498). English sent him known as Giovanni Caboto (Not entirely sure if he was English himself) Treaty of Tordesillas- Spain celebrated Columbus’s arrival
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1) Example of paradox: ’everything as it was- and everything has changed 2) House no. 14 3) The train is the sound that takes Stephen back. 4) The narrator talks about himself in third person to therefore create a nostalgic tone throughout the novel as he constantly looks back on his fond memories. Throughout the novel one of the major themes in time which also allows us as a reader to understand in more detail the time travel of one character from child to adult frequent. As one of the main
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material that will be on the test. To prepare for the test: 1. Make sure you study the following vocabulary terms: Assemblage‚ Globalization‚ Kitsch‚ Performance Art‚ Photorealism‚ Vanitas‚ Video Art. 2. Familiarize yourself with the following artworks/artists/concepts: • WWII summary • Popular styles of WWII-era art (Surrealism and Abstraction) • Jackson Pollock’s Autumn Rhythm • Robert Rauschenberg’s combines • Roy Lichtenstein’s comic book-inspired paintings
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Chapter 2 Exercises Solutions Answer to end of chapter questions: 2. The labour force is calculated as the sum of the employed and the unemployed‚ which in this case is 22‚000‚000 + 1‚000‚000 = 23‚000‚000. The labour force participation rate is calculated as the ratio of the labour force to the working age population: 23‚000‚000 / 30‚000‚000 = 77 %. The unemployment rate is calculated as the ratio of the number of unemployed workers to the size of the labour force: 1‚000‚000 / 23‚000‚000 = 4
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Chapter Two: Culture 2.1: Culture Defining Culture · Culture: The way of life of people. Includes the shared and human-created strategies for adapting and responding to one’s surroundings‚ including the people and other creatures that are apart of those surroundings. · Human created strategies include‚ the invention of physican objects such as cars‚ and motor bikes to transport‚ values defining what is right and good‚ beliefs about the world & how things operate‚ a language to communicate‚
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