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A term called HAGGLING

March 24th, 2008 · 4 Comments

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/business/23haggle.html?em&ex=
1206504000&en=76da58cfab89661a&ei=5087%0A
The above web address will link you to a New York Times article titled “Even at Megastores, Hagglers Find No Price Is Set in Stone” written March 23rd, 2008 by Matt Richtel. The article is about haggling, a term used to describe when customers and salespeople try to decide on reasonable price. I used to […]

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Tags: Recession · TEAM #1

Water Wars by Vandana Shiva

February 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Vandana Shiva, the author of Water Wars, states the following, ” Water is a commons because it is the ecological basis of all life and because its sustainability and equitable allocation depend on cooperation among community members. (25)” This statement seems logical but as history has shown, water privatization has become more and more  common. Those that […]

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Tags: Privatization · TEAM #1

Who killed the electric car?!

February 13th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Well, I for one would like to know why they had to kill the electric car. I always heard of people trying to invent hybrids and environment friendly cars, but I was not aware that these cars were  already invented, tested, and to top it all off look extremely cool. It is horrible to take […]

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Patricia Gomez

February 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

I am 20 years old, I was born here but say that I am Dominican, I have been married 1 yr and 5 months, I have no kids, but I am looking forward to having a great future with my husband. I have been working 3 yrs for the Princeton Review and my job is […]

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Tags: INTRODUCTIONS · TEAM #1