The first book that I decided to read is The Economics of Technological Change the author of this book is Edwin Mansfield. ... The book began with an introductory chapter that paraphrased the topics of the following chapters in the book. This made the text interesting to read in the sense that the reader knew what was going to be coming up in the book, and was given a small idea of what each chapter was about. ... The next chapter discussed the different types of research and development. ... The next chapter was interesting because of the discussion of labor displacement, and because thi...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

(Huxley, Chapter 1) is an illustration of how the government visualizes and trusts the genetically-altered reproducing methods to maintain stability in the society. ... You're a toughtcriminal you're a Eurasian spy I'll shoot you, I'll vaporize you, I'll send you to the salt mines - (Orwell, Book 1 Chapter 3) is one of the scary examples of how people had no privacy even at home because the children were trained to watch every move and thought of their parents. ... For example, the government was able to establish a rule one day and the next day they can convince...

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The point of this chapter is that all money comes from somewhere. In chapter five, the effect of taxes on new business is seen. ... Chapter seven looks at the economic effects that machines cause. ... Chapter eight continues on the effects of employment. ... The idea is that if, as the book calls it, industry X is saved by implementing these three recovery tools, that it will benefit everyone in the economy. ...

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In the state of nature, says Rousseau, "man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains" (Book I: I 169). ... "Might does not create right," explains Rousseau (Book I: III 173). ... In Book II, Rousseau will first explain the inalienable status of the sovereign, the body of people that are "the true foundation on which all Societies rest" and then the laws that help to maintain the loyalty of its subjects (Book I: V 179). ... Humbly speaking, in default of natural sanctions, the laws of justice are ineffective among men" (Book II: VI). ... Rousseau, after upholding the State's absolute...

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In the state of nature, says Rousseau, "man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains" (Book I: I 169). ... "Might does not create right," explains Rousseau (Book I: III 173). ... In Book II, Rousseau will first explain the inalienable status of the sovereign, the body of people that are "the true foundation on which all Societies rest" and then the laws that help to maintain the loyalty of its subjects (Book I: V 179). ... Humbly speaking, in default of natural sanctions, the laws of justice are ineffective among men" (Book II: VI). ... Rousseau, after upholding the State's absolute...

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Therefore, as a scholar I felt that the airing of conflicting ideas, in one book, could be a step towards mutual understanding and acceptance and a vehicle to help bridge the divide between differing points of views and philosophies. ... As neutral editor for this book, I have strived for completely fair and scholarly representation of all sides of each issue presented. ... Also I should mention that as editor, in the process of putting this book together, I have discovered that this work itself is considered controversial by some. ...

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In Brave New World, Aldous Huxley explores this social conditioning in the opening chapters. ... Goldstein's book in 1984 explores this topic, explaining how the caste system is in the shape of a "pyramid- (Orwell 171). ...

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The United States of America is the most powerful country in the world. A Democracy made up of patriotic hard working citizens. This is what we want other countries to view us as being, but is that really what we are? Is it possible that everyone else in the world views the greatest country in th...

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The Growing Population of "Unschoolers" Our public school system has become a controversial issue. There are many options for schooling besides the public school system. Many parents do not agree with the public school system. Therefore, home schooling or "unschooling" has become quite popular...

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The book scrutinizes human behaviour in its most natural and un-conditioned shape and proves to be one big allegory. ... The book travels alongside the boys into their descent into savagery and reveals underlying conflicts of human behaviour that are covered by civilization. ...

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In Apple's book Cultural Politics and Education, the main argument that he makes is that because of the capitalist society in which Americans live today, people who start off with lower economic and social backgrounds are less likely to become, say, an executive CEO of a Fortune 500 company. ... In Apple's second chapter, he begins by stating that Americans aren't learning as much as they should, or don't know enough of what they should know, and yet continue to criticize those who they feel are more intellectually inferior to them. ...

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