Twentieth Century Growth (Econ 115 Short Essay: Due Friday October 16)

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08/20/2009

Twentieth Century Growth (Econ 115 Short Essay: Due Friday October 16)

500-750 words; use your own words; provide pointers to where you got any information that is not your direct personal experience or "common knowledge"; due Friday October 16 at 5 PM.

He Who Dies with the Most Toys Wins!

What do you know about the daily style of life of your ancestors over the half-decade 1910-1914? How is it different from the daily style of life of you and your family over the past five years?

Write 500-750 words. Submissions of less than 500 words will receive grouchy readings. Submissions of more than 750 words will receive grouchy readings. There is a symmetry here.

J. Bradford DeLong on 08/20/2009 at 08:46 AM in Assignments: Essays | Permalink

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