The 2011 State of the Union Address: Enhanced Version

Class Project: Video Contest

This is the site for a video contest that we will be entering.  More details coming.

State of Union Transcript 2011

State of the Union Address : President Obama 2011

Credit Cards On Their Way Out?

According to this article posted on CNN, credit cards are on their way out.  What is going to replace them? How do you feel about this?  Due to amount of snow days........this article is due January 28th.  (this counts for the January 24th post)

What could cause the next Recession?

Read this article for January 18th.  Please read-- respond to article and state your opinion.  

Starbucks

Read this article about Starbucks and comment on their changes. This article is for January 10th.

Census: Number of poor may be millions higher

What is the number of poor in the US? What are your thoughts concerning these predictions? This article is for January 10th.

Job hiring outlook brightens in new year

What is the future of jobs for 2011? Read and comment. This article is for January 10th.

Gas Prices for 2011

This article is the first article for second semester 2010-2011 school year. Due Date is January 10th. Please read article and summarize it's main points and state your opinion about it's contents.

Welcome to 2010-2010 Second Semester Economics

Welcome to Second Semester 2010-2011. The articles for second semester will start here and above. I will be listing one or more articles per week that you will be expected to read, give careful thought to, and then respond. You will need to include in your response: the main points of the article-- summarizing and then stating your opinion about the topic. This is worth 50 points per week and is part of a category that makes up 40% of your grade.

Is another recession possible?

Is another recession possible? What does Obama think? What do you think?

Ireland's Bailout Package....

The big question is who's next. Read and discuss this article. What are your concerns, etc... This article is for December 6th.

What's up with the Turkey?

This article is for November 22nd. Read this article and comment about costs of turkey's and other items for the holidays.

Gold and inflation

What's gold have to do with anything?

This article is due Nov 15th.

Unemployment

This article is for November 8th. What is the forecast for unemployment? What are your thoughts about this situation>

AIG Today- After the Bailout

Read this current article about AIG. Remember, we discussed this company with the movie, Inside the Meltdown. Where are they today? How are they doing? This article is for November 8th.

The Warning

In the aftermath of the economic meltdown, FRONTLINE looks for clues about why it happened and examines moments when it might have gone much differently. Producer/director Michael Kirk discovers early warnings of the crash, reveals an intense battle among members of the Clinton administration, and uncovers a concerted effort not to regulate the lucrative derivatives markets, which would become the ticking time-bomb within the American economy.

If you are looking for more background information on the meltdown -- watch this.

Click the title, The Warning to watch.

Middies Making Us Proud

This article is not for a grade........ just bragging about our Middies! Awesome guys!

Inside the Meltdown

Click on the title above to watch the complete program. Essay--- New due date-- Nov 1