Diminishing returns

exemplified. From our work, he is able to focus the rest of us into committing to an idea when the design process is getting too complex or unproductive. He’ll certainly make sure that we continue to make progress when the rest of us reach a point of diminishing returns in our thinking. Finally, Kevin can discern key points that are missing from our project, points that we overlooked because we were preoccupied with something else while he was just listening. If we can promptly learn how to…

convergence, and there are no natural forces to stopping this.1 As Piketty describes, convergence is the diffusion of knowledge and the investment into training and developing skills, and this is fundamental to growing our productivity as a nation and diminishing the amount of inequalities, both in and outside of our country.1 This is important to note because depending on the amount the next leaders of our country push for convergence in the lives of everyone will affect the level of wealth…

1578, Raleigh set out with Sir Humphrey Gilbert on a quest to find the Northwest Passage to Eastern Asia. The voyage quickly degenerated into a privateering mission against the Spanish, where Raleigh hired out his ship to attack the Spanish. On their return in 1579, Raleigh’s arrogant actions faced the displeasure of the King’s advisors. Furthermore, he was engaged in several altercations and was imprisoned twice in six months for his behavior. This expedition may have inspired his plan to…

1. Shrinking is when gross domestic product (GDP) decreases then the economy shrinks. Gross domestic product (GDP) is consumption + gross investment + government spending + (exports − imports). When consumption decrease that means people eat out less, save money, and buy cheap thing to survive. Gross investment is when people are selling stock not investing therefore GDP is decreasing. Government spending is fiscal policy that involve revenue raising and borrowing in the economy. We can reduce…

The allocation of funds towards the military are not all economically inefficient; it is imperative the politicians begin to scrutinize what actually provides net returns for society and what money is spent frivolously. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq proved to be futile attempts to push American imperialism: “The Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, taken together, will be the most expensive wars in US history – totaling somewhere between $4 to $6 trillion” (Blimer 2013). Davenport’s analysis of…

The opening bars repeat, at a semi-higher tone than previously, as a diminishing chord follows. This sequence of music creates the view of a frightening underworld for the listener. As the piece continues, a version of the ideé fixe plays on the clarinet, sounding very mocking and leering. Abruptly, the tempo and dynamic of the piece changes, full of loud chords repeating, which is very hard to listen to. The ideé fixe returns but is shriller and continues to rise in pitch. Then swirling music…

The repressed, irrational characteristics does return in modernity and is characterized by a return that simultaneously serves to benefit instrumental rationality through culture. The subject remains fundamentally passive; there remains nothing for the consumer to classify, since all classification is passed through the culture industry.26 Hit songs, stars, and soap operas recur cyclically and invariably, while even the particular or specific content is generated from these types.27 Implicit in…

clergyman Arthur Dimmesdale despite the fact that she is already married to Roger Chillingworth; and together they have a daughter, Pearl. Finally, Hester takes one step forward after seven years of torture from the public, their consciences and diminishing of health (for Dimmesdale), this couple finally unites under the shadow of the forest, and decides to flee from this land full of sorrow. To encourage Dimmesdale to move forward, Hester takes off her scarlet letter and her hat, and for a…

The canonical model of the demand for health and health investment (e.g., medical care) arises from Grossman (1972a, 1972b, 2000) and theoretical extensions and competing economic models are still relatively few. In Grossman’s human capital framework individuals demand medical care (e.g., invest time, consume medical goods and services) for the consumption benefits (health provides utility) as well as production benefits (healthy individuals have greater earnings) that good health provides. The…

In Hollywood, the portrayal of certain groups of individuals in film can be seen as a negative portrayal of these ethnic groups. The novel Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King deals with the negative portrayal and discrimination of Native Americans in Canada. The novel consists of a community of natives as they prepare for the Sun dance with the impact of their daily struggles, three old Indians and the trickster god by the name of Coyote. Green Grass, Running Water discusses the ideas of…