tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:32:59 +0000Welcome to Wandzi's World. Topics here will be relevant to Economics and Government, but maybe some distance running or other things that I find interesting in this wacky world of ours. The idea is to see the practical or realistic application of these two subjects. Enjoy!http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)Blogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-8163031495562898399Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:35:00 +00002009-11-10T16:36:48.027-06:00A little sample from period 3, Mike Esmeier and Joey Havlat. Just download and put into your MP3 player.http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/11/gun-control-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-6459335441801429593Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:33:00 +00002009-11-04T06:34:33.216-06:00CLICK HERE FOR RUBRIC ON 2nd AMENDMENT PROJECThttp://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/11/gopo-project-rubric.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-3051483805418165489Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:26:00 +00002009-10-06T17:28:59.890-06:00A little microecon for your day. Profit maximizing firms at their finest. Click on Homer.http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/10/homer-simpson-and-business.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-4175885070670402347Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:07:00 +00002009-09-25T09:08:59.478-06:00Click on Einstein to download it. You need to show your work.http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/09/ultimate-brain-teaser-for-extra-wandzis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-7174680118954294779Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:55:00 +00002009-09-24T09:59:48.994-06:00RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING BY CLICKING ON THE COMMENTS LINK BELOW AND LEAVING YOUR NAME AND THOUGHTS. EXTRA WANDZIS!!!!!!!!!!THE BIG QUESTION(S) IS WHETHER OR NOT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BECOME INVOLVED IN THE FIRST PLACE? IS IT THE FAULT OF A COMPANY THAT THEY ARE BETTER THAN SOMEONE ELSE? ISN’T THIS THE POINT OF A MARKET-BASED ECONOMY? http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/09/to-monopolize-or-get-up-in-their.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-6882639621120866846Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:36:00 +00002009-09-23T11:03:42.875-06:00Use the following links for Thursday's Activities1) Watch the following video. Try and get a feel for the process of bill to law. What are the steps? Who has to approve of it?I'm Just a Bill2) If that does not work for you CLICK HERE for an image of it.3) Now go to the following link Bill of Rights Games do the crossword, quote match, and quiz4) Finally go to Bill of Rights News find an http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/09/gopo-and-congress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-4334034527521344837Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:09:00 +00002009-09-30T06:17:52.095-06:00GOPO UNIT 2 POSSIBLE ESSAYS1) Why does our government have checks and balances of powers written into the Constitution? For each branch, provide one check they put on another branch (so 3 checks total)2) What branch of the federal government does the necessary and proper clause apply to? What power does this give them? Why is this so important?3) The Supreme Court has very few checks or http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/08/ncee-consentinfo-form.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-8413423824230481117Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:38:00 +00002009-08-27T07:41:05.112-06:00CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE SITE. PLAY THE GAME AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.1) What challenges did you face as an entrepreneur in this game?2) What allowed you to figure things out?3) What were the keys to being successful?4) What does it take to start your own business (capital investment, resources, etc)?5) Is starting your own business a worthwhile http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/08/hot-shot-business-link.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-318561495649203850Wed, 20 May 2009 11:50:00 +00002009-05-20T05:51:42.234-06:00An interesting article on companies that are trying to compete with the massive search engine.http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/05/battle-to-take-down-google.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-6540768718984036440Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:14:00 +00002009-04-17T06:16:21.113-06:00Found this article that I thought you would all find interesting. Well it is more of an image than article, but it summarizes a lot of "STUFF"http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/04/its-economy-stupid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-1469812001543284448Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:37:00 +00002009-04-13T05:52:17.151-06:00THESE ARE THE DUE DATES FOR THE VARIOUS CHAPTERS OF NAKED ECONOMICS By Charles Wheelan.For each chapter, there is a one page reaction expected. These should be your own thoughts on each section of reading. For some chapters there are guided questions given, we will discuss some in class, others we won't. Each reaction paper will be 25 points.CHAPTER 1/6- The power of Markets DUE: 2/18chp1- http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/02/naked-economics-due-dates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-2564713570420735359Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:16:00 +00002009-02-20T12:28:03.752-06:00CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO!!!!!On a totally unrelated note, here is a link to the 50 best websites of 2008. Be careful, you will waste time on this.http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/02/relatively-simple-explanation-of-credit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-968300929452908382Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:59:00 +00002009-02-06T10:09:03.581-06:00REGULAR ECONOMICS, here is an opportunity to earn some extra Wandzis. Tell me what you think is the best system of economics that we talked about this week and why. Make sure your name is attached to your message. The more thoughtful you are the more you get paid.OR........IS AMERICA ACTUALLY #1? Why or why not?http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/02/system-of-econ-which-market-system-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-5875389645234574595Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:32:00 +00002009-01-26T07:36:18.880-06:00LINK #1LINK #2http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/01/gopo-government-system-links.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-3295599539632067817Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:38:00 +00002009-01-23T07:43:57.200-06:00Don't worry, have confidence and you will be fine, hopefully. ; )REFFonomics. Very solid sourceWIKINOMICSABOUT.com's macro text bookhttp://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/01/ap-macro-links.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-808525443489798857Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:36:00 +00002009-01-22T07:47:30.997-06:00A couple of things I want you to try today.#1 Attempt to download the readings. Let me know in class if it does not work.Reading 1Reading 2 Also respond to the article below regarding the development of "efficient" cars. Do you agree/disagree? Is it worth it? Respond by clicking on the comments link at the end of this reading. Hit the radio button for name/URL, enter your name, and then placehttp://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2009/01/welcome-to-macro.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-8424321228987468289Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:05:00 +00002008-12-03T14:50:59.349-06:00Below you will find some links to help you out. You can thank me later.African AmericansNative Americans1Native Americans2Native Americans3Women1Women2Click Here For Images that are historical in nature.Click Here to Get the Code to change your background colorhttp://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2008/12/gopo-civil-rights-research-links.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-715813769470999278Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:22:00 +00002008-10-21T08:26:49.466-06:00"I MAY NOT APPROVE OF WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, BUT I WILL DEFEND TO MY DEATH YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT" What do you think the author of this quote meant by this? How does this apply to the First Amendment? Do you agree with the statement? Should there be limits to what people can say? Why? To respond to this click on the Comments link below. Click on the button that says NAME/URL, enter your http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-may-not-approve-of-what-you-have-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-8356906577774407783Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:02:00 +00002008-11-17T15:58:03.154-06:00With the economic downturn, life has been crazy in the economy. Here is a little humor to help cope with the negativity that is all over the place. If you have questions, let me know.http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2008/10/sky-is-falling-sky-is-falling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-9147279121472612220Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:51:00 +00002008-02-13T14:51:55.055-06:00I have sometimes wondered about this. . .http://www.slate.com/id/2183030http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2008/02/another-weird-thing-in-society.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-7038012066006141842Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:11:00 +00002008-01-11T11:58:35.408-06:00Starbucks good for the little guy?So it has been a long time, 3 months and 24 days to be exact, since the last post. Things got busy and I lost some interest. But back at it and we'll see what happens during the Spring term. Saw this article and found it fascinating. We usually think of corporate giants (Wal-Mart, Scheel's) as being harmful to your local stores. But according to this article,http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2008/01/back-in-saddle-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-5739450006109836130Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:33:00 +00002007-09-20T08:58:12.070-06:00On Wednesday we had a discussion about the theories behind supply. If you don't remember anything else about supply in a theoretical sense, remember that the incentive in business ownership is profit motive. A business will provide as much as they can at the highest possible price. They will also do what they can to ensure the production costs are low enough to ensure profit. This includes http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-far-would-you-go-to-make-profit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-8606073050076131346Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:51:00 +00002007-09-11T05:51:54.149-06:00The debate has existed for hundreds of years. The arguments plagued the Philadelphia Convention in 1787. Political philosophers have discussed it for ages. "It" is the question of which idea is more important: My individual/natural rights vs. the good of the community. Which one is more important? Is it more important for my rights to be protected or should I give up some of those rights for the http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2007/09/me-or-my-peeps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-5654240214784228910Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:18:00 +00002007-07-18T16:24:11.445-06:00FIRST, enter your email below and when I update the site you will get a message. Much easier than checking back constantly. This is definitely going to be more of a rant than any particularly insightful commentary, so hopefully you aren't looking for something terribly informative. This post is however, prompted by an article I saw recently in USA TODAY. Brief summary: Pfizer has apparently http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2007/07/wussification-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1848736708787657766.post-5940641048504112146Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:23:00 +00002007-06-01T13:46:42.292-06:00About six years ago, I was sitting in an educational technology class. The idea was to develop skills that would help us become more inclusive teachers with the use of technology. We used software like Dreamweaver that by itself is a pretty cool deal. It helped me develop sites for both school and climbing. The problem is that it is a bit cumbersome, and becoming outdated. I have somewhat http://wandziweb.blogspot.com/2007/06/its-deja-vu-all-over-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Wandzilak)1