Social Welfare Institutions

The movie “Life and Debt” by Stephanie Black clearly illustrates the most hurtful side effects of globalization in terms of third world countries. In fact as in this case Jamaica is being stroked with all these lending policies set by the International Monetary Fund, The world Bank and the American Development Bank. As the history […]

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What should I start off with….  We talked about a Draft in class this past wednesday and then we changed topics really quickly. We weren’t able to sink our teeth into the topic.  I feel that some sort of National service should be mandated on everyone after they turn 18 and they should serve for […]

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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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The book “Naming the System” by Michael Yates seem to be kind of boring from the perspective that it is all about the economy, and all he writes about is in terms of statistical data. However, to me personally it was sort of a different approach to tell his readers how the neoclassical view might […]

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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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What is wrong with Humanity?!? I was taught from an early age that Survival of our species is part of what makes us tick.  It feels as if survival of self is prevailing.  It seems that everyone is just out to make money and better their lives no matter the consequences.  Capitalism and globalization in its current form is creating enormous social, environmental […]

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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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I am from Ecuador and I came here to study. At the beginig it was hard for me to get adapt in a new place, but i found good people who make me feel comfortable.

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Hello,
Sorry, for the delay but it’s been pretty crazy lately…I have to get the habit of checking school e-mails and doing coursework on-line. After a loonnnng break I’m finally back in school. To make a long story short, I actually started at Baruch about ten years ago but got a little sidetracked. I got married, […]

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So we are going to use this blog starting next week - and I want to go over some of the ways I’m thinking about it - just to get things started.
I’ve posted a few things to the blog so far - they are each articles or links to articles that are relevant to our […]

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Hello, everyone my name is Justyna and I am a transfer student from St. John’s University. At Baruch I’m majoring in Finance and Investments. In my future i want to move back to Europe, because that’s where I originally come from.  I currently work as an accountant for an insurance company.

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Hey guys… My name is Maria. I am 22 years old. I live in Whitestone, Queens. I am a fun, happy, nice and friendly person. Some of my hobbies are shopping, sleeping, listening to music & hanging out with me friends. Some of my dislikes are: the MTA, school and rude people just to name a […]

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Whats up Everyone! First off let me say Lets go Giants!! Super Bowl was amazing. As you can see I am a football fan.  Which is a bit strange seeing as I am Dominican and baseball should be my thing…. I am 22 years old and very confused as to what I want to do […]

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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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