Videos for class today.

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Warren Buffet Video Response

So, we have watched a movie on Warren Buffet.  He is a pretty interesting person.  What is your impression of this guy?  Write a blog post that tells me your opinion of him and his business practices.  Is he just amazing, or lucky?  What would be a a question that you would like to ask him about a stock?

State of the Union assignment for Monday

Watch the State of the Union, work on the worksheet for class, and be ready to talk about your answers in class on Monday.  We might not have the whole speech watched on Friday, so if there is any left...it will be homework for Monday.

Here is another copy of the handout if you lost yours:
http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/pdf/State_of_the_Union_Handout.pdf

North Korea Video Response

North Korea Video

Just a quick reminder, if you need to watch part of the video or the whole thing...use this link:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/secret-state-of-north-korea/

Your assignment is the following.  Watch the video, answer the following question in a blog post.  What is life like for an average person in North Korea?

Kiva Project

ü  Kiva project due on Monday 8 am.  Must blog about your choice of a worthwhile “micro finance” from Kiva.com. 

ü  Your choice must be based on the following criteria.

o   Must be from the continent of your original country from the project.

o   The person must be the same gender as you are.

o   You must read their “story” and summarize it in the blog post.

§  Why do they want the loan?..where is the money going?

o   You must be able to promote your choice loan.

In the blog post you need to summarize all of this information. (1-2 Paragraphs).  After you have done this, you need to respond to at least one other person’s post.

Demand scenario

We have looked at how certain events can cause a change in demand, and therefore a change in price.  If demand rises, the price will rise to maximize profit.  However if something happens that causes the demand to drop, then the price will drop to maximize what demand there is.

In your post, please write a scenario that you have created that could cause something to change demand.  For example, The increase in the price of the production of denim would cause what?  The increase of the price of denim would cause the cost of jeans to increase, and then causing the demand to decrease.  Only put the scenario in your post, not what happens to demand and price.

THEN, you should reply to 2 other posts from others in your class, and explain what you think will happen to the demand and price in a comment to the post.

This is due Friday before the Pep rally in seminar.

Create a Boycott

 

          Boycotts are important social actions that have an astounding effect on what goods are produced and how they are produced.  By boycotting goods or services, it effects supply and demand nationwide.  
         Create an informational flier which will support a boycott.  Choose a good or service that you wish to boycott.  Within the flier explain what the product is, and give at least 3 reasons why you believe it should be boycotted.  Also include what alternatives the person reading your flier could do to support the boycott.
 Be creative with your explanations, but make them believable.