The rules of the code of chivalry using King Arthur as an example are discussed.

How do those rules apply in modern society?

This posting presents a summary of the GDP trends.

This posting answers these inquiries: 1. Calculate real GDP for 2004 and 2005 using 2004 prices. By what percent did real GDP grow? 2. Calculate the value of the price index for GDP for 2005 using 2004 as the base year. By what percent did prices increase? 3. Now calculate real GDP for 2004 and 2005 using 2005 prices. By what percent did real GDP grow? 4. Review the GDP information for the past few years from the Bureau of Economic Analysis's Website. Provide a brief summary of the GDP trends over that timeframe and discuss two or three events which may have caused these trends. Answer: 1. Calculate real GDP for 2004 and 2005 using 2004 prices. By what percent did real GDP gro... click for more

This posting simulates an economist and explains thoughts on whether the tax cuts from the past few years have been successful in promoting economic growth or in preventing a deeper decline? Are there other changes to fiscal policy that you feel would have been more successful?

This question is answered: In 2003, the Internal Revenue Service began to mail out refund checks because of a change in the tax law. Economic forecasters predicted that consumption and GDP would increase because of higher refunds on income taxes. Pretend as if you are an economist and explain your thoughts on whether the tax cuts from the past few years have been successful in promoting economic growth or in preventing a deeper decline? Are there other changes to fiscal policy that you feel would have been more successful?

CRITICAL LITERACY AND THE INTERNET

Why do you or do not think it is important for Internet users to become "literate." Include concrete examples. Tell me how this new literacy applies to you (and your life, family, job, education, etc.). Reflect on the assigned reading: The Need for Critical Literacy Skills in Students’ Use of the Internet, available online at: http://www.pwc.k12.nf.ca/bricketts/papers/6390paper.html

How is the absurd depicted in literature?

This posting examines the absurd and answers these questions: How do the characters react to the absurd? What can we say about the characters and even broader, the human condition, based on that reaction? Hunger Artist Metamorphosis Before the Law In the Penal Colony The Stranger The Plague