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This document defines and compares different market structures - perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly - based on the number of producers, similarity of products, ease of entry into the market, and level of producer price control. It analyzes examples like the milk, shoe, airplane and electricity markets. The key criteria for determining market structure are outlined and the conclusion emphasizes how the level of competition impacts consumers.
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The document provides an overview of the federal court system in the United States. It describes how the Founding Fathers established an independent judicial branch to balance the powers of the executive and legislative branches. It then outlines the different levels of federal courts, including U.S. District Courts, Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. It also discusses the key concepts of judicial review and how landmark cases like Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education shaped the interpretation of civil rights protections in the Constitution.
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The document discusses different economic policies and theories throughout history, including laissez-faire capitalism prior to the Great Depression, John Maynard Keynes' interventionist views, Reaganomics, and modern fiscal and monetary policy approaches. It provides an overview of the key economic challenges faced during the Great Depression and recession periods, and the different solutions proposed and enacted by governments.
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The document provides an overview of the process for electing the US president, including primaries, caucuses, the electoral college system, and arguments for and against potential reforms. It explains that primary elections are used by political parties to select nominees, while the general election uses an electoral college system where voters indirectly elect electors who then vote for the president. Key debates around the electoral college include whether the candidate with the most nationwide votes should always win and concerns about disproportionate influence of some states.
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The document discusses how modern warfare in the 20th century led to new developments in military technology and tactics that increased the destructiveness of war and its impact on civilians. World War I introduced mechanized weapons like machine guns, artillery, tanks, and planes, as well as chemical weapons and new methods of trench warfare. The stalemate and horrific conditions of trench warfare had profound psychological impacts on soldiers. After WWI, artistic movements like Dadaism and German Expressionism reflected the disillusionment and brutality of modern war. WWII saw the rise of fascism in Germany and the advent of blitzkrieg warfare, which resulted in even greater numbers of civilian casualties from bombings and deliberate targeting of civilians. The
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Art is a product of human experience that captures and preserves both beautiful and ugly aspects of life. It serves several functions, including bringing order to human experiences, enriching life by intensifying experience, and acting as a witness and record of the times and places that produced it. Art reflects the essence of societies through use of various elements like color, form, line, shape, space, texture and value. It guides viewers' eyes through compositional lines and communicates information and emotions. Art also depicts war in different ways like through pictorial records, propaganda, or protest against violence and suffering.
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In ancient Greece, battles were fought between tightly packed infantry formations called phalanxes, which advanced behind overlapping shields. Art from this period often depicted idealized single combat between warriors. With the Persian Wars, Greek art started showing equal opponents and avoided dehumanizing enemies. In the Roman period, the military adopted new strategies using specialized units. Art shifted to showing realistic battle scenes within the context of Rome's territorial expansion. Enemies were distinguished by appearance and depicted without dignity, in utter humiliation to assert Roman superiority.
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Buddhism spread across Asia along the Silk Road after the Buddha's death. During the Song Dynasty in China, landscape painting reached new heights of artistic perfection influenced by Taoism and Zen Buddhism. Paintings emphasized nature over humans and used impressionistic techniques with minimal detail to convey simplicity and the idea that the world is an illusion. Buddhist architecture evolved from Hindu styles and typically included temples, monasteries, stupas, pagodas, and rock gardens.
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Islamic art and architecture developed following the spread of Islam across North Africa, the Middle East and beyond. Key characteristics include a prohibition on depicting humans which led to a focus on calligraphy and geometric patterns inspired by nature. Important architectural elements include domes, pointed arches, and horseshoe arches which allowed for taller buildings, as well as minarets and mihrabs. Famous structures showcase these styles, such as the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the Alhambra Palace in Spain.
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During ancient Greece's Golden Age in the 5th century BCE, Athens emerged as the dominant city-state after defeating the Persians. Athens used its wealth and power to fund the arts and culture, leading to advances in architecture, sculpture, and pottery. Greek art and architecture aimed for realistic yet idealized representations of the human form and natural world. This set the standard for Western civilization. The Roman Empire later built upon Greek influences, combining functionalism with elegance. They innovated concrete and architectural forms like arches, vaults, and domes. The Byzantine Empire that emerged adopted Greek artistic motifs but imbued them with Christian symbolism, fusing secular and religious influences in lavish mosaics and
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The document discusses ancient architecture from prehistoric times through ancient Egypt. It begins with the earliest structures built for aggression and spirituality like Jericho and Stonehenge. Urban civilizations emerged in Mesopotamia with cities like Ur. Egyptian architecture focused on tombs for pharaohs like pyramids and mastabas to ensure their immortality. Major Egyptian sites included Giza with the great pyramids and Sphinx, as well as Thebes with temples along the Nile river. Architecture evolved from early stepped pyramids to structures like Hatshepsut's temple, demonstrating an obsession with death and the afterlife.
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The document discusses the different types of architectural space, including physical space, perceptual space, conceptual space, behavioral space, interwoven space, static space, directional space, non-directional space, positive space, and negative space. It also discusses the three basic elements of architecture according to Vitruvius: strength, utility, and grace. Strength refers to the physical structure and foundations of a building. Utility refers to the functional arrangement of rooms and spaces. Grace refers to how architecture engages the senses and shapes our experience of the built environment.
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This document summarizes three common business structures: sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. Sole proprietorships are owned and operated by one person and make up 73% of businesses; they are easy to start but the owner is responsible for all debts. Partnerships are owned by two or more partners who combine skills but also share profits and responsibility for debts. Corporations are owned by shareholders, can be public or private, have greater access to capital but are more complex and pay higher taxes. The best structure depends on each business's individual situation.
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The Islamic Golden Age occurred between the 8th-13th centuries AD under Abbasid rule. During this period, major cities like Baghdad, Cairo, and Cordoba became centers of culture and learning. Muslim scholars made significant contributions to art, architecture, science, and mathematics by preserving ancient Greek and Egyptian knowledge and building upon it with new discoveries and innovations, especially in astronomy, optics, medicine, and algebra. However, by the 13th century, external attacks by Crusaders and Mongols disrupted trade and urban life, while internal pressures discouraged further scientific progress, bringing an end to the Golden Age.
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The document outlines the key characteristics of a free market economy in the United States, including freedom of enterprise and choice for producers and consumers, competition among businesses, equal opportunity, binding contracts, property rights, the profit motive, and a limited role for government. It discusses how Adam Smith's concept of the invisible hand posited that individuals pursuing their own self-interest can unintentionally promote the greater public interest through market competition. The document also provides context on the rise of capitalism in the late 1800s and early response from Karl Marx.
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The document discusses the origins and general attributes of folklore. It notes that folklore emerged as people began telling stories orally and has been handed down over generations. Common types of folklore include fairy tales, fables, legends, and myths. The document also examines some functions and common motifs found in folklore across cultures.
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- 2. Market Structure Criteria a) How many producers? b) Are the products similar? c) Is it easy to enter the market? d) Do producers control prices?
- 3. Perfect Competition Structure How many producers? Are the products similar? Is it easy to enter the market? Do producers control prices? Perfect Competition Many Yes Yes – so producers always face competition from new firms No- “price takers” (they must accept the price the market gives them)
- 4. Milk Market
- 5. Monopolistic Competition Structure How many producers? Are the products similar? Is it easy to enter the market? Do producers control prices? Monopolistic Competition Many No –due to product differentiation or branding Yes – producers always face competition from new firms Some control because producers control their brand
- 6. Shoe Market
- 7. Oligopoly Structure How many producers? Are the products similar? Is it easy to enter the market? Do producers control prices? Oligopoly Small number Very similar– small variations No – often due to high start up costs Some control overprices because only a few producers
- 9. Monopoly Structure How many producers? Are the products similar? Is it easy to enter the market? Do producers control prices? Monopoly One Unique product No- barriers limit other firms from entering the market YES – “price setters” (they get to determine price)
- 11. Why should you care about the level of competition in a market? • Because when markets are not fully competitive, the CONSUMER suffers.
Editor's Notes
- Oligopoly –Boeing and Airbus