Pyramid scam, Amman no futures

My sense is that everyone, except maybe the smallest investors, knew there was something irregular or illegal in this venture, and that it was bound to fail. But they didn’t seem to mind making a quick profit while the money lasted, probably thinking they would be able to get out before the collapse. They seemed confident that their inside connections would protect them. That’s the way a premodern society works.

Assignment on culture

Assignment on culture: Read the concept on cultural relativity, set up a group of five members and do a research and make a paper, 2 pages. Do not work on individual basis unless you have a good reason. State the reason behind the cultural practice. Example, what is the supposed reason for the female genital mutilation. Look for at least 10 cultural practices. State the name of society, the practice and the reason or the background of the said practice. Deadline: 6 & 7 December respectively according to schedule of classes. Please leave 3 inches margin from Word format as clear top page space. 12 points Arial, double space. Do not forget to indicate group names, date of submission, schedule and section. Any verbal instruction made inside our classroom is overruled by this document.

Causes of Poverty, BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-radio-and-tv-20398513 BBC explores the causes of poverty. Click on link.

The coming of reason, James Burke

A matter of fact, James Burke

Dumb ways to die

Order, rules, ritual

James Burke essays on order, rules and ritual. Watch this.

Gutenberg's printing that changed the world

Our world in 2020, a futuristic look

Amman Futures, Inflation of Trust

Pagadian city is reeling from the typhoon Amman Futures that visited them since January engulfing many to thy kingdoms come. More of this will unfold in the coming days. Heads will roll, some committed suicide, what will be the next. The future is just unfolding. Click below. Gullibility is relative. Its opposite is not cleverness but the inability to trust. Between the two poles lies a wide range of individual types who make decisions based on a combination of instinct, solid information and firm guarantees. We all belong to any of those types, as do most of Pagadian City’s small savers. As it usually happens, the higher the returns, the greater the risks—meaning, there is little information to go by and no guarantees. In such situations, one tends to go by one’s instincts and the assurances of people whose judgment we trust.

Amman Futures Pyramid Scam

Bring at last 2 newspaper clippings on 29th, 30th November. Subject matter is about the recent Amman Futures Pyramid scam. In a group of 5, discuss the article and submit a paper on why people get duped with this kind of proposal. One page only on bulletized format. All in word-processing format. Short bond paper. Write your group members, you section and schedule. Clippings will be submitted. State the date of your clippings and source.

Motivation

Born to learn

Taking risks

Where do good ideas come from? Steven Johnson

Pyramid scam

A company managed by a former janitor and driver, and founded just early this year, has duped at least 15,000 people in Mindanao and the Visayas of P12 billion in a pyramid scam, an official of the National Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday. Read the article and we will schedule discussing this. Read on "group-think", following the crowd, critical thinking, http://globalnation.inquirer.net/56132/thousands-gypped-in-p12-billion-scam

Julie Ann Rodelas

Read news articles on Julie Ann. See what lesson can be learned from this horrible crime. We will discuss this on 23, 24 Nov. Bring along newspaper clippings.

Human Evolution

Please watch Carl Sagan's 4-minute video essay on human evolution. There is a search box in this blogspot and write evolution.

Stereotypes

I just got this link for facebook. Please click the link and see how the designers sees the world. http://alphadesigner.com/mapping-stereotypes/