The negotiation over the price of an object or service is one that can be influenced through a variety of means. Price tags never seem to be set in only one absolute number, yet one is always quoted, especially when they are in the setting of policies, such as insurance, which never have a bottom […]
“Gotcha” said the principal to the student who was cheating on his math exam. He was a professional cheat, because he had never asked for a friend or written something on his hand during the exam. He attached his notepaper with a plastic band to his underwear, so nobody would try to find it. These […]
The Constant show of bad images in sport do ultimately come back to the inclusion of money in some way or another. Whilst there are many very historic games that have not changed over the years in many ways, they have still had problems with money. The historic game of cricket has been completely ripped […]
Over the past century, we as a society have had many views about Handicapped People. We have held many misconceptions, generalizations and stereotyped the disabled community. Although it is illogical, we have often grouped and assumed that all disabled people are at the same impairment level. It was not until later in the 1980’s and […]
Can you imagine the atmosphere? You walk in a gentleman’s club; you hear loud music playing and see people everywhere. Mostly men, almost every man has a woman sitting next to him, smiling. You look over at me and think to yourself, “This girl is lucky, she has the easiest job in the world. She […]
A famous financial economist named Eugene Fama conducted the first major, comprehensive examination of the market efficiency question. He recognized that there may be degrees of market efficiency ranging between a market that is not efficient to one that is perfectly efficient. To test just how efficient the market is, he looked first at whether […]
After New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the new constitution it effectively became the law of the land. However, a problem arose; not all states had ratified including the two largest, Virginia and New York. To combat this problem and unify the states under the new constitution, prominent federalists James Madison, Alexander Hamilton […]
On August 6th and 9th of 1945 U.S. bombers dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, causing destruction and many deaths. These bombs were dropped as World War II was coming to an end. I do not support the United States of Americas decision to drop the a-bomb. I understand as […]
Functional illiteracy commonly means the inability of a person to read, write, speak, and use computers in everyday life. When confronted with these issues, individuals without basic literacy skills cannot function effectively. This problem is all too common in the United States. Dealing with illiteracy demands large amounts of resources from city, state, and federal […]
To be an effective teacher is to invest yourself into making a difference in the lives of the students you teach. An effective teacher inspires his/her students with the importance of learning and the freedom of creativity. They provide opportunities for learning by managing information in a way that allows students to attain knowledge and […]