Category: Dissertation Writing (Page 36 of 83)

Annette Lareu on Unequal Childhood

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As the title of the book suggests, Annette Lareau in Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life (2011) argues that the influences of social class and race result in “unequal childhoods.” Why are they unequal? How is this inequality produced? In her study, which status (race or class) does she argue is more influential? Continue reading

A Journal About Future Aspirations

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Seeds: where in your current life do you experience the seeds and early beginnings of the future that you want to create?
Prototyping: Over the next three months, if you were to prototype a microcosm of the future in which you would discover by doing, what would it look like?
People: who can help you make your highest future possibilities a reality? Who might be your core helpers & partners? Continue reading

The Dynamics of Changing Oil Prices

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A change in exchange rate through its effect on the costs of inputs, outputs, and substitute goods affects the competitive position of domestic companies with no direct international involvement relative to foreign corporations. The financial literature focuses on the effect of oil price changes on stock returns, economic growth and some macroeconomic variables, however the literature is still not inclusive about the effect of oil price changes on financial variables, more specifically the value of the firms. Continue reading

A Suicidal Teen

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Imagine that you are a counselor in an after school drop-in center. You have known 16-year-old Anthony for about a year, as he regularly comes to the center to play basketball and video games with his friends. You have noticed that he has been coming in less frequently in the last two months and, when he is at the center, he is quiet and appears angry or sad. One afternoon, Anthony tells you that his parents are divorcing and his father is moving out of state. Continue reading

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