Utility cycling

This article analyses the effects of the innovative “philanthropic” initiative by leading shoe brands such as, TOMS and Sketchers. In this critical analysis, I would first focus on the term corporate philanthropy, and then discuss the overall effects and success of this “one for one” initiative. First I would discuss corporate philanthropy. To regard such programs solely aimed at ameliorating underdeveloped communities would be naïve at best. We have to remember that businesses are still profit…

1. A. Due to the utility function U(H,B) point C violates the utility function because it is not consistent with the marginal utility that increases from Point A to C in this model. Point C implies that this person can only be made better off with bread and not health. B. If point C is chosen their utility function would look like the the utility function labeled U1. (This is similar to a utility function with homothetic preferences) C. Point E can never be an equilibrium because given the…

pain”. (Mill 1990, 172). Essentially, Mill stated in his article that Utilitarianism defines a morally correct action to be one that produces the maximum amount of utility or pleasure within an act. In addition to the positive thesis of Utilitarianism, each unit of pleasure can be expressed as a “hodon” and each unit…

As media strategist it is extremely important for us to know the flow of content strategy. Each content on a website, social media, or any other platform is planned out before hand. However, content is not published on the spot if you’re a media strategist, perhaps, it will run through a phase of strategy in order to maximize its value. As a matter of fact, the Lynda UX: Content Strategy course is a useful tool to understand how content strategy works and how to begin the process. With that…

Journal Article Summary Adults express preferential biases towards individuals with similar commonalities, and infants share these ideologies as well. Psychological Science published an article, which discussed the concept of selectivity among infants in their first year of life. The article instated that infants perceptually distinguished individuals based on common relations and they elaborated on the correlation between the infants’ likings and shared similarities and dissimilarities by…

Emptying out is much more difficult to do than to say. It not only requires the practitioner to keep their body calm and still but also their mind. A beginner who is trying to empty out will often be plagued with random thoughts that try to break their concentration. The difficulty that comes with emptying out is very internal. Even if all outer stimuli is removed, it is still entirely possible for thoughts to disrupt the peace. Knowing how challenging emptying out can be makes it that much more…

Freakonomics can be seen as the study of economics based on the principle of incentives. In the movie, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner gives multiple examples of how incentives govern our thoughts and actions and its role in economics. The first example explored was the unlikeliness of a house agent to wait to sell a client house for a higher price. The simple reason is the low incentive. If the agent was to wait another week to sell the house for a price that is only 10k higher, they would get…

Before Humanities 210, how would you have described the philosophies that influenced your processes for decision making, thinking, and developing preferences? How would you have described your level of conscious choice of and commitment to these philosophies? What helped form or develop the belief in that philosophy? After class discussions, have you had any realizations or made any changes in regards to the philosophies that influences your decisions, actions, or preferences? Has your level…

In today’s world, many students learn in diverse ways, however, some classrooms have not adapted to the multiple ways in which students learn. An example of the ways of learning is what Fleming (1995) recognizes as visual learners, auditory learners, reading and writing as well as students who learn better with kinesthetic techniques. These techniques can be utilized within the classroom to help student retain information better and to allow them to learn comfortably. Many students are able to…

Worldview: Personal Portfolio Philosophy and Religion: Before Humanities 210, how would you have described the philosophies that influenced your processes for decision making, thinking, and developing preferences? How would you have described your level of conscious choice of and commitment to these philosophies? What helped form or develop the belief in that philosophy? After class discussions, have you had any realizations or made any changes in regards to the philosophies that influences…