Wednesday, November 7, 2012

E6

Collective Good: Also known as a common good, it is a specific good that is beneficial to a large group of people.
Free-Rider Problem: Consuming a high amount of a good without contributing to the production or the overall cost.
Selective Benefits: Benefits that motivate participation in a certain group or organization. These benefits are only given to those who participate.

Association for Creative Equality
- The purpose of this group would be to support the equality of people coming from all walks of life. This includes socioeconomic, racial, even age differences. Absolutely everyone can benefit from this group. America was founded on the principle of equality, so why is it not being enforced?  For our group, there isn't just one collective good that the group can benefit from. If we live in a society that is based on the idea of equality, then women will earn the same wages as men, and minorities will not have to worry about getting a job when someone of a different race is applying for it as well. Members of our group will be able to say that they helped change America to the way that it was intended, which would be their selective benefit. To accomplish this goal, our group will go and make the idea of this issue more known to people across the country. Far too many times people overlook the differences and the struggles people face on a daily basis. By no longer standing on the sidelines, our voices will be heard. We're not going to necessarily go stand in D.C and protest for days on end, because that would be boring and I don't have the attention span for that. Instead, we will plant the seed of our idea in the brains of people and watch it grow.

E2


What site did you use? Www.huffingtonpost.com 

2. Personally, it looks like the website is more based on facts rather than opinions. The only opinions I really see is when looking through the opinion section, as well as peoples comments on different articles and such. 
3. Overall the articles look to be more factual based. For example, the article on Disney buying the rights to the Star Wars films. 
4. Quite a few of the posts have to do with the election, and to discuss them they reference campaign slogans, ideas, and even commercial ads. 
5. I'm going to take a stab in the dark (which isn't so very dark) and say that the point of view of this website is on the more Democratic  or Liberal, side. This is obvious because there are quite a few articles on the rights of humans, for example gay marriage, which is a primary focus of the Democratic party. Or at least more so than the Republican party. 
6. The Huffington Post  makes information much more available to people all over the world. Instead of having to subscribe to a newspaper, you can go online while at work or on your phone considering more than half of America has a phone that can access the internet.