If success is what you seek child, then let me enlighten you with some advice, some advice on how to be successful in your life. In the Mock Economy it can get pretty cutthroat. People will try to kill you for your money, you’ll get fired and it definitely won’t be pretty, your friends will become your rivals in one transaction, and if you slip you’ll be stuck with the Donkeys. It sounds pretty bad, and it was. If Mock Economy is an accurate representation of the real world than I’ll no doubt be an impoverished hermit begging for scraps. So what kind of advice could this hermit give to you? I’ll tell you. Piece #1, failure itself isn’t success. Indeed failure can teach, success is rather the superior teacher. It’s often said that failure
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The easiest way to explain this piece is with an example. In the article by New York Times “Here Comes the Neighborhood,” a group of lower class primarily African Americans from a dirtier crime infested city, moved into homes in Mount Laurel, a rather wealthy town. In time, they found that the new residents of Mount Laurel were doing substantially better than the nonresidents back in the city. Two-thirds found themselves working, and they found themselves making more money than the nonresidents. It could’ve been because the new residents had choice, they had options whereas in the city, there’s quite a lack of them. Scarcity is also a large contributor to the downfall of the city. Lack of money within a community leads to a lack of basic necessities like food, which leads to thievery and more crime. So these residents that moved into Mount Laurel didn’t receive a welcoming committee. Previous residents of Mount Laurel didn’t want them invading their pretty town, but in the end the new residents found their place within the town and a better life. When you think you’re in a bad situation, change it. Do whatever you can to improve the situation you’re in my child, and never judge someone by their color, it will help you become more
The easiest way to explain this piece is with an example. In the article by New York Times “Here Comes the Neighborhood,” a group of lower class primarily African Americans from a dirtier crime infested city, moved into homes in Mount Laurel, a rather wealthy town. In time, they found that the new residents of Mount Laurel were doing substantially better than the nonresidents back in the city. Two-thirds found themselves working, and they found themselves making more money than the nonresidents. It could’ve been because the new residents had choice, they had options whereas in the city, there’s quite a lack of them. Scarcity is also a large contributor to the downfall of the city. Lack of money within a community leads to a lack of basic necessities like food, which leads to thievery and more crime. So these residents that moved into Mount Laurel didn’t receive a welcoming committee. Previous residents of Mount Laurel didn’t want them invading their pretty town, but in the end the new residents found their place within the town and a better life. When you think you’re in a bad situation, change it. Do whatever you can to improve the situation you’re in my child, and never judge someone by their color, it will help you become more