Todd Buchholz’s From Here To Economy is a pleasurable and entertaining piece of economic literature. The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with the basic knowledge of economic principles in an entertaining and engaging way. The key components in making this book so enjoyable are his smooth transitions, and unique layout. The figurative language included in this piece is artfully inserted to engage the reader and make them what to continue reading. Each of these components is a key player in making this a great educational book. The entire book has a distinctive formatting unlike any other book. Each chapter has a board title usually foreshadowing the concepts that will be discussed within that particular chapter. For example, …show more content…
Buchholz provides the reader with the information not spitting out long,complicated, and unnecessary explanations, but with rich figurative language. He uses similes that are both enjoyable and effective in conveying his idea. The similes help with relating economic concepts to real world images. My favorite example is his comparison of microeconomics is like looking through a microscope and macroeconomics is like getting an aerial view. That is one specific example of his usage of figurative language. There are many other examples that can be found through the book. He starts off with humor, setting a fun, but constructive mood for the remainder the of literature which i find admirable. Creating a book that combines humor and quality information is extraordinary. There is a misconceptions that in order to get information across to the audience you must be serious and only give fact. Buchholz challenges that and succeeds. He includes humor and manages to capture and intrigue his audience. He captivates the audience with humor. The humor and figurative language ware a great incentive to continue reading. There are some books that only include straight fact, concepts, and vocabulary constantly reminding you you are reading an educational book. His purpose is to provide you with economic concepts and ideas in a manner that is enjoyable and easy to understand. Buchholz does an amazing job of providing the reader with a plethora of information that doesn’t sound like he just puts multiple dictionary definitions together. His strategies in presenting a coherent, educational yet enjoyable book are well
In Chapter 14, “What’s Motivating this Writer?” One key point is that the author can be writing based on an argument that he or she is responding to. They usually build arguments over issues that may be overlooked by their readers. Rather than having one argument, they have multiple and include the actual standpoint of the argument and also have their own response to it. Also, the reader should try to visualize what the author is arguing about so they can understand what they are retorting to or know what the argument is about.
In the essay, “Changing the World One Boy at a Time” written by Mark Honigsbaum, boys are lost or they are in crisis. These boys have troubles in their everyday life. The author illustrates that boys need a mature male adult to help them guide to the right path. To convey his message, Honigsbaum explains that these boys have psychological issues. He then states that the event, where they receive a psychological test, reveals a boy’s personality. Lastly, he argues that to make the right decision, a boy needs the guidance of a mentor. He presents those arguments with the use of statistics, expert opinion, rhetorical questions, anecdotes and comparison.
Before the book even begins there is a page which really helps to set the tone for the book. It also helps the reader to better understand the pages ahead.
Brue, S. L., Flynn, S. M., & McConnell, C. R. (2011).Economics principles, problems and policies. (19 ed.). New
Jobs, Charles. "Peakonomics: toward a case typology for increasing undergraduate economics literacy and concept retention." Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research 9.1 (2008): 19+.General OneFile. Web. 17 Feb. 2014.
Revealing the hidden side of life in clarity, Freakonomics draws in all economists with unmentioned assumptions which are upheld with reasoned correlation, bonding subjects that unveil misconceptions, concluding on economic pattern limitations. Effectively, they lead their audience on their conviction route as smoothly as possible. Nice job on not screwing the map up. Allowing them to achieve their goals, this was to change people’s views. By the time a person puts down Freakonomics, they have been led to conviction about all their claims because Dubner & Levitt know that in order to change someone else’s way of thinking you must change your own.
Gaynor Ellis, Elisabeth, and Anthony Esler. ""New Economic Thinking"" World History: The Modern Era. Prentice Hall. 186. Print.
Many people view economics as a dry and uninteresting subject. In the book Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, co-authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner shows that the tools of economic research can be put to use in the study of almost anything. Levitt explains, “ since the science of economics is primarily a set of tools, as opposed to a subject matter, then no subject, however offbeat, need be beyond its reach.” (Levitt & Dubner 14) In Freakonomics, Levitt and co-author, Stephen Dubner, show how “Freakonomics” can be applied to some of the most interesting research topics that Levitt has tackled during his career. The authors
Kenneth Vogel’s Big Money explores the invasion of money into our political system. In the novel, Vogel explains one of the most important important events that is currently happening in today’s elections: donors. This, according to Vogel, has been brought on by a ruling in the case Citizens United vs. the Federal Election Commission. The result of this case destroyed finance restrictions, giving Corporations and Unions the same laws of freedom of speech as individual Americans. The novel opens in February of 2012 where Vogel sneaks into a donor banquet. As our current president, Barack Obama, gives his speech, Vogel makes a note of the President’s words. In particular, Vogel focuses on one line “You now have the potential
When you first open the book you noticed the use of readership. The paratext used on the very first page is who the book belonged to, E. N. Goshorn along with certain family members related to the owner of the book. This page also had a date. I am assuming date was for when the book was received. This page did not seem feel like the same type of paper as rest of the book, it felt like a normal...
Heilbroner, Robert. "The Economic Problem." The Making of the Economic Society. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1993. pp. 1-15
The study of economics is important to everyone. Financial decisions affect everyone in their day-to-day routines. Economics is the study of how society manages its scarce resources (Mankiw, 2012). Macroeconomics is the study of economy wide phenomena, including inflation, unemployment, Gross Domestic Product, and economic growth (Mankiw, 2012). Macroeconomics is important because, it is how all of us relate into markets and economies. Many news articles today are centered on the economy and current events. One of these articles lends itself to many economic principles and ideas. Even though there are many important topics not covered in the article, the article titled, "You Are What You Owe" in Time, encompassed many general economic principles as well as the many macroeconomics indices illustrated in the article.
Tragakes, E. (2012). Economics for the IB diploma (2nd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
The crucial importance and relevance of economics related disciplines to the modern world have led me to want to pursue the study of these social sciences at a higher level. My study of Economics has shown me the fundamental part it plays in our lives and I would like to approach it with an open mind - interested but not yet fully informed.
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