Irrationality

Firm-specific monthly data for this study were obtained from the CRSP. The authors propose and test a new model based on the neoclassical theory of investment. Specific data on stocks were examined to find if the neoclassical investment model was profitable. The sample covered stock returns from 1963 to 2012 and included only the firms with positive sales, positive assets, and positive market values. The findings show that the neoclassical investment model was capable of clarifying return…

Love is the reason why there is so much agony in this world. This is indeed a bold statement to make, but how can one deny that when love takes the mind to emotional highs only to sadistically leave it hanging for more? How can one say that love does not cause pain when it makes someone feel so special only to leave them feeling bitter? Love causes unbearable pain that causes much grief and scars many for life. This emotion that is responsible for so much pain features prominently in William…

Although there are many repeated usage of violence, the novel The Secret Life of Bees should be included in all high school curriculums because it allows the students and teachers to throughly understand the historical and literary context of the society during the period in which the novel is set. Sue Monk Lee included violence in her novel to weave the racial tensions of the 1960's into the voices of each lead characters. The actions, thoughts, and emotions of each characters helped captivate…

Throughout time, philosophers have continuously been in search of the answer to this, “Meaning to life” that no one man has ever been able to fully explain or come to conclusion about. No consensus seems to ever be reached; and there are several reasons for this and consequences as well that Camus touches on throughout his Nobel Prize winning piece of literature. This essay aims to construct an analysis of Camus’ work, and pose arguments for and against several points made by Camus. I will…

Themes Does The Author Use? Many! In the novel, The Secret Life of Bees, Written by Sue Monk Kidd, the author tries to thoroughly convey many themes towards the readers of the book. In this book, the author Sue Monk Kidd goes in depth on the irrationality of racism, and how many people think that people of colour are vicious, or just useless human beings without a purpose, without actually giving any thought about it, and just saying whatever pops into their heads. The author goes into detail…

Response Paper: The McDonaldization of Society George Ritzer is a Professor at the University of Maryland and has received the American Sociological Associations Distinguished Contribution to Teaching Award. Among being a professor, he has also written books in theory to Sociology, one of them being McDonaldization of Society. In our modern society, technology has become such a huge part of our everyday lives. For example, you hear people saying, “Google” something or did you “blog” about it.…

Death is a word, event, a part of life everyone tries to avoid. When confronted by it (in any form) a form of sadness or fear comes along with it. Mostly everyone has, some time or another, experienced a form of death. The 4 stories we tell ourselves about death and how they may or may not have changed over time is surprisingly accurate. These stories have proven itself over time, and I have either heard of all of them or experienced them. The first one is Elixir, this promises to keep living…

Early civilization, primarily the Greeks and Romans, viewed madness as supernaturally inflicted, in which the cosmos and human conditions were caused from naturalistically sources. Illness, at the time, was explained in terms of the four humours: blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy; similarly, to the four seasons. The lack of or excess of one of the four humours led to the person’s illness. Doctors based the humoral system on analogies within the natural world and interconnections between…

Antigone’s audacity causes her downfall as she insists to risk burying her brother and defy the state’s laws, proving that audacity results with unfavorable actions that one wouldn’t sensibly desire to do. Creon tries to advise Antigone and help her escape the punishment she faces when she disobeys the state’s law, however, she disrespectfully opposes this and says, “Why then delay [my execution]? There is nothing you can say that I would wish to hear…” (139). Unwilling to cooperate with the…

It can be argued that in William Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and juliet that love compels individuals towards irrationality due to the inability to fight it as it is an overpowering emotion. This can be shown through the main characters Romeo and juliet's actions as they take unnecessary physical, emotional and social risks throughout the story. Through the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and juliet both take unnecessary physical risks. First shown through Romeo's actions when he broke into…