“Hollywood: History, Industry, Art.” EdX. December 19, 2018. Accessed May 01, 2019. https://www.edx.org/course/hollywood-history-industry-art-pennx-hollywoodx. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Creative Destruction or Creative Construction?
Kailas Patel Once upon a time, nearly one hundred years ago, humans were out on the fields harvesting crops in order to put food on the table. Today, instead of gathering food, we can order anything we like at the push of a button, drive where we like, and watch sports during their seasons. Envision … Continue reading
Privacy Please: Is Private Education Worth the Daunting Tuition and Fees?
By: Annalisa Teleha “If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.” – Abigail Van Buren[i] The debate of public and private education has been a predominant one since the first private school was established in 1789. While private schooling is known to … Continue reading
In a World Where Diamonds and Socks are the Same, Where is the Incentive to Continue On?
Lauren Stewart You have two objects in front of you. The first object is a glittering diamond. The second is a sock. Which would you pick? Obviously, the diamond yes? It’s much more expensive and more desirable than a sock that you can find anywhere in your home. But what if I told you that … Continue reading
How Much is Too Much?
Marie Kfoury There were days where to make a phone call there had to be a switchboard operator who had to connect phone plugs into their relevant slots, and they were able to hear the conversation and talk too. There was a time where elevators required a lift operators to open, and lock elevator doors … Continue reading
Angelina Syler Mr. Aparicio Economics 29 April 2019 Honorbound Blog Post Reflection Infamously known for their lavish lifestyle, wealth, and being considered famous for absolutely nothing, most would say the Kardashian family have no knowledge of Economics at all. But, with the aid of a numerous news sources, Kylie Jenner is making her way to … Continue reading
Measuring Wealth in a Post-Modern World
Maddie Beck In a society where capitalism and the idea of the “self-made man” shapes our cultural identity, the well-being of our economy is closely tied to our national sense of worth. In other words: if the economy’s happy, everybody’s happy. But what if this notion, one that has been ingrained in our national identity … Continue reading
Competitive Markets: The Effects on the Environment
Harper Johnson Period 1 “Economics starts with one very important assumption: Individuals act to make themselves as well off as possible.”[1] It is human nature to make decisions based off of the theory that your decision will help you in some way. We naturally act to maximize our utility, and most of the time do … Continue reading
Competition: The Driving Force of Every Worker
Caroline Hayes – Period 3 The fall of the video-rental era came about in the early 2010s, with the increasing popularity of streaming websites such as Netflix and Amazon Video. As the amount of Blockbuster customers had thinned to almost nothing by 2013, the company failed to respond to the growth in technology and went … Continue reading
Incentivise Teachers
Econ Blog Post Gibson, Elizabeth. “Schools Struggle to Predict Class Sizes.” Pennlive.com. September 17, 2012. Accessed April 29, 2019. https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2012/09/schools_struggle_to_predict_cl.html. The future of the world is in the hands [i]of the next generation, thus it is our job to give the youngest members of society all of the tools they need to succeed. According to … Continue reading
Bear Market 