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Writing assignment, 250 words. “What would I have to give up in order to save 10% of my income?” To save 10% of my income would require some simple but kind of hard steps. First off, I don’t have a steady source of income. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways I can save whatContinue reading “Business 1 lesson 40”

Write 500 words on this topic. “Describe Kourdakov’s use of contrasts to strengthen his narrative.” Examples: Sunday afternoon’s activities, or the meetings — public and private — where he got his award, or the leaders of the USSR vs. the leaders of the victims. Do you think these contrasts make his narrative more powerful? KourdakovContinue reading “English lesson 35 Autobiographies”

Writing assignment: 500 words on this topic, “Who should have the authority to set prices, the free market or the state? Why?” The free market should have the right and authority to set prices, not the state. In a free market, businesses have the right to choose for themselves how much to charge customers forContinue reading “Government 1A lesson 35”

Writing assignment: Write a total of 500 words. Topic 1: “What are three goals that I am committing to achieve by age 70? Why?” (250 words) These are the three most important goals I would like to accomplish by age 70: owning my home while being debt-free, retiring, and having full control over my lifestyle.Continue reading “Business lesson 35”

Writing assignment: 500 words on this topic: “Describe the choices that led him to the failed assignment.” Possible topics: Army vs. Navy, Lenin prayer vs. the slave labor city, joining a crime syndicate vs. staying clean, telling the truth about suicide vs. telling a lie. Sergei Kourdakov was born in Russia in 1951 and wasContinue reading “English lesson 30 Autobiographies”

Write 500 words on this topic: “Is it possible to have state subsidies without state control?” This week we continued reading the book How to Argue with a Liberal… and Win!, which was formerly published by the Foundation for Economic Education as Cliches of Socialism. This book really challenges the common liberal arguments using logicContinue reading “Government 1A lesson 30”

Writing assignment: 250 words on this. “How much money won’t I have at age 70 if I keep watching TV? Is TV worth this?” I never really thought about this question before. I never realized that TV could cost you so much money in the long run. So when I read this question, I startedContinue reading “Business 1 lesson 30”

Write 250 words on this topic: “If the state is strong enough to do something good for you, it can also do something bad to you.” This question can have many different answers from many different people. Some may say that the government is strong enough to do something bad, while others say it isContinue reading “Government 1A lesson 25”

Writing assignment: 500 words on major turning points in your life. What changed? Why were they turning points? How did they take place? My major turning point in life was significant: transitioning from public school to homeschooling. Back in public school, each day was basically Groundhog Day. I would wake up, eat breakfast, shower, andContinue reading “English lesson 25 Autobiographies”

Writing assignment: Part 1. Write a one-paragraph answer for each of these questions: What am I willing to settle for as having achieved one year from now? In a year from now, I would have finished the Business I course and have a very good understanding of how to start and run a business. IContinue reading “Business 1 lesson 25”