CLAS100 Lecture 3: CLAS 100 - Readings - Lecture 3 - Classical Greece

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8 Mar 2016

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University of Waterloo

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Classical Studies

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CLAS100

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Riemer Faber

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Lecture 3 classical greece: the world of the city-state. P l utar c h o n the l a c k of wa ll s a t s p art a : When the spartan citizens raised a question about fortifications, lycurgus1 said that a city is not unfortified whose crowning glory is men and not bricks and stones. (sayings of spartans = Judging by his recorded remarks, lycurgus seems to have been a man of just a few, well-chosen words . Come back with your shield or on it. (alleged words of a spartan mother to her son; plutarch. 1 the (probably mythical) ancient lawgiver of sparta.

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Read this Wall Street Journal article "Artifact Prices Draw Looters" and answer the questions below.

1. Does an increase in the demand for Indian artifacts cause an increase in the quantity supplied of these artifacts?

2. Does an increase in the unemployment rate result in an increase in the supply (i.e., a shift in the supply curve to the right) of Indian artifacts? Discuss the opportunity cost of time.

3. What is the effect of an increase in both the demand and supply of Indian artifacts in the equilibrium prices and quantities?

U.S. News: Artifact Prices Draw Looters --- Despite Crackdown, Thefts of Indian Antiquities Continue West of the Rockies

Author: Scheck, Justin

Publication info: Wall Street Journal [New York, N.Y] 02 Nov 2012: A.3.

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Abstract: Over three months this summer, a group of rock climbers in this tiny Sierra Nevada outpost saw a man digging up what appeared to be Indian artifacts on remote federal land. Martin McAllister, a Montana archaeologist who has been performing damage assessments of looting sites for state and federal agencies for over a decade, said he believes looting is up.

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Full Text: HOPE VALLEY, Calif. Over three months this summer, a group of rock climbers in this tiny Sierra Nevada outpost saw a man digging up what appeared to be Indian artifacts on remote federal land. On several occasions, they confronted the man, and once chased him into the woods. "We said, 'Hey, dude, what you're doing is disrupting nature,'" recalled one of the climbers, Brad Perry. The climbers said they left messages at U.S. Forest Service offices. Agents later found the alleged digger, whom they declined to identify. The man acknowledged taking artifacts, including stone tools, said Rita Ayers-Vollmer, a Forest Service spokeswoman. The investigation is continuing and no charges have been filed, she said. Across the West, authorities are struggling to stop the looting of Indian antiquities. The thefts have continued despite a 2009 federal crackdown that resulted in more than 20 people being indicted in Utah. The case generated headlines due to a large number of charges, as well as the suicides of two defendants and a third man who reportedly was an informant in the case. Steep prices for artifacts and high rural unemployment have made digging for antiquities a popular pastime in places like eastern California, Nevada, and Utah, where deserts have preserved painted pots for thousands of years. Figures on artifact thefts are sketchy, said Todd Swain, a National Park Service investigator who specializes in looting cases. Most incidents never get reported. Federal agencies in the West often have only one or two criminal investigators to cover areas approaching a million square miles. In 2010, the last year for which data are available, the National Park Service tallied about 400 instances of artifact-looting in its parks nationwide, up from fewer than 300 in 2009, Mr. Swain said. The Forest Service in 2010 tallied about 50 incidents, down from about 150 the year before. Mr. Swain said the number of reported incidents can vary widely from year to year, and he estimated that as few as 20% of such thefts are reported. Martin McAllister, a Montana archaeologist who has been performing damage assessments of looting sites for state and federal agencies for over a decade, said he believes looting is up. His business is at an all-time high. "It's worse now than it ever was because the economy is depressed," he said. The looting troubles tribal members, who generally say that Indian artifacts should remain where they are. "This is our identity," said Darrel Cruz, cultural-resources director for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. Mr. Cruz grew up a few miles from the Hope Valley site where the climbers found the man taking artifacts. In recent years, his tribe has encountered disturbed graves and stolen petroglyphs, he said. The Hope Valley site was the fourth looting instance Mr. Cruz has seen this year, up from two last year and the largest in his five years as cultural-resources director. Demand for Indian artifacts is strong, experts said. "The market is really incredible," said Terry Baxter, a California dealer who specializes in Western arrowheads, with some buyers paying $10,000 or more for rare ones, though most others sell for far less. Mr. Baxter and other dealers said they are careful not to sell artifacts from federal land and that they refuse questionable items. Mr. Baxter said he turned away a man earlier this year who was trying to sell an Indian skull. Missouri dealer Steve Lee said he declines one or two emailed offers a week to sell him Western arrowheads, out of concern they came from public land. Unlike Mr. Baxter, Mr. Lee said his business, which largely consists of artifacts from east of the Rockies, remains slow. But online outlets that specialize in artifacts make it easy to sell just about anything, creating an incentive to dig. Eric Keefer, an agent with the Bureau of Land Management near Bishop, Calif., said he receives about 10 looting reports a year. A couple of years ago, Mr. Keefer said, he helped investigate human remains that may have been dug up from a grave where other items were taken. One recent case from Mr. Keefer's area involved a man named Norman Starks. Mr. Starks, who is retired, said he likes to take walks around the desert in Lone Pine, Calif., and that he occasionally finds artifacts. "I've been collecting them since I was five or six years old," he said. Mr. Starks said he never digs for them. But in 2003, a federal agent found Mr. Starks digging around Indian graves, Mr. Keefer said. In 2005, the agent again found him digging, Mr. Keefer said. In 2009, Indians reported Mr. Starks was seen trying to unearth artifacts. Mr. Starks said the federal and tribal officials are "liars," a charge they deny. In 2010, a federal archaeologist said he found Mr. Starks digging near an Indian grave on land owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Mr. Keefer said. He was tried in California state court for disturbing artifacts. The jury couldn't reach a verdict, and Mr. Starks agreed in a settlement to stay off certain lands. Subscribe to WSJ: Credit: By Justin Scheck

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Hello, I am working on an assignment related to Harley-Davidson Motorcycles. After reading the article below, please complete the 3 questions at the end.

Harley-Davidson Wheels Out an Electric Bike; Hog Maker Aims for Younger Riders With Electric-

Motorcycle Test

Harley-Davidson Inc., known for gasoline-powered motorcycles thundering with machismo, is testing a battery-powered model that it hopes will appeal to younger people concerned about the environment.

"We'd like to get customer feedback," Matt Levatich, Harley's president and chief operating officer, said in an interview, adding that the product is at least two years away from being offered for sale. For now, he said, the lithium-ion batteries in prototype models have a range of roughly 100 miles between recharges under typical riding conditions. They can go from zero to 60 miles an hour in "just under four seconds," he said.

The Milwaukee-based company said on Thursday that "select consumers" around the country next week will start getting a chance to ride prototype cycles with rechargeable batteries.

Harley wouldn't be the first to offer such a motorcycle. Companies including Zero Motorcycles Inc., Brammo Inc. and Mission Motorcycles Inc. now sell battery-powered motorcycles, and bigger manufacturers are experimenting. BMW AG sells a battery-powered scooter, dubbed the C evolution, in Europe. So far, said Harley's Mr. Levatich, sales of electric motorcycles are "insignificant."

"We anticipate it's going to appeal to a younger, more urban demographic," a Harley spokesman said. The company said the test was part of a goal of "preserving the riding environment."

The company still hasn't decided whether or when to put such motorcycles on the market and is looking for feedback from bike owners before proceeding further, he said. The project, dubbed LiveWire, has been in the works for four years, he said.

Chris Narayanan, 39, said he is curious about the battery-powered bike. "I'd give it a try if I had the opportunity," said the New York resident. For now, though, he is having fun with his 1998 Harley Sportster 1200 and plans to upgrade to a bigger Harley in a few years. "It's an interesting gamble for Harley. I know they want to appeal to younger riders and get them into Harley."

Justin Massey, general sales manager for a Harley-Davidson dealership in Hammond, Ind., thinks the sporty, racing-bike styling and first-of-its-kind status for Harley will attract an audience on its tour of dealerships. "I'm sure it will create quite a buzz," said Mr. Massey, who doesn't know if his dealership will be on the tour. "It's a good-looking bike and people will want to be around it."

Rather than the rumbling sound of traditional Harleys, the new machines sound more like a jet engine, only much quieter, Mr. Levatich said.

The project wasn't launched in response to environmental regulations, he said. Rather, current technology allows the company to produce a battery-powered cycle and "we feel we should," Mr. Levatich added.

James Hardiman, an analyst for Longbow Research, called the project a surprise. "It's a pretty big departure from anything they've ever done," he said and should help Harley appeal more to a younger and more environmentally conscious crowd.

Initially, "you're not going to get very far from one charge," he said, but battery technology is going to get "a whole lot more efficient in the years to come."

For people who don't already ride motorcycles, Harley promised to offer a "simulated riding experience" rather than a road test. Experienced riders will be invited for highway rides.

In recent years, Harley has striven to reduce its reliance on ageing white male baby boomers and appeal more to young people, women and minorities. As part of the company's strategy, two new bikes, known as the 750 and 500, are being rolled out. These smaller bikes are aimed at younger riders, who might find a traditional Harley touring bike too large or heavy to handle, particularly on crowded city streets.

The company didn't release a possible price for the LiveWire. High costs and limited range have kept demand low for battery-powered cars so far.

Harley-Davidson is the dominant U.S. supplier of heavyweight motorcycles. For this year's first quarter, the company reported that its share of sales in the U.S. market for new motorcycles with engines of 601 cubic-centimetres displacements or greater was 56%.

(Please use detail in answering each question below. And also please use the information in the article above to answer the three questions below).

1. Please segment the consumer market for motorcycles in the US using a needs-based segmentation strategy.

2. For each needs-based segment, determine which demographics, life-styles, and usage behaviors make the segment distinct and identifiable (actionable by marketers).

3. Based on the information in the article and your own research, determine the overall attractiveness and profitability of each segment.

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Read or listen to Morals in Business: Walter Pavlo Share your thoughts and opinions regarding this real life situation. Be sure to include your ideas about what businesses can do to avoid similar problems.

https://spotlightenglish.com/listen/morals-in-business-walter-pavlo

Transcript Voice 1 Hello. Iâm Marina Santee. Voice 2 And Iâm Ruby Jones. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Would you consider stealing six million [6,000,000] dollars from a company, if you had the chance? Most people would immediately answer ânoâ to this question. The majority of people consider themselves to be good, honest citizens. Walter Pavlo used to describe himself like this. Walter was a young, successful business man. He studied hard. And he worked hard. In time, he got a good job at an international communications company called MCI. MCI managed billions of dollars each year. Walterâs office was a highly pressured working environment. Walter worked hard to meet targets and goals. If someone had asked him back then - would he steal six million dollars from the company? He would have answered, âNo way!â Yet only a few years later, Walter went to prison for stealing money from MCI. What made this good man turn to crime? Here is his story. Voice 2 Walter Pavlo was born into a good family. His parents taught him Christian values. He said; Voice 3 âI was taught, âdo not stealâ; âdo not cheatâ; âbe honestâ; âbe truthful in everything that you do.â Voice 2 Walter held these values for a long time. However, slowly, other values in the business world began to influence him. At the age of thirty-two, Walter was a senior manager at MCI. He managed millions of dollars. His job was very pressured - and difficult. Then, for the first time in his life, it looked like Walter would not meet his targets. He had to do something. He asked a co-worker for advice. His friend told Walter to cheat a little. He told him that everyone else was doing it. It was normal. Voice 1 Pavlo looked around him. It seemed that his friend was right. The world of business was full of successful cheats. Maybe a little dishonesty was not so bad. In his mind, Walter rationalised cheating. He made it seem reasonable. Voice 2 Pavlo learned how to hide customersâ debts. He made small changes in the companyâs financial books to make them look better. This meant that Walter kept his good record of achievement. And it meant that the companyâs records looked good to investors. Voice 1 However, this led Walter to a bigger temptation. Why not use the same method of dishonesty to enrich himself? Again, Walter rationalised his plan. He said later; Voice 3 âTo me it looked like everyone was cheating. And I joined in. It did not seem that bad. Customers were getting richer. And I wanted my share.â Voice 2 Something else was happening inside Walter. He was becoming hostile in his heart. All around him were lies and cheats. He saw that people only cared about themselves. He saw the company and customers making themselves richer. He said, Voice 3 âI hated the customers. I hated the company. And then, I hated myself. Then, nothing mattered anymore.â Voice 1 And so, Walter set up a secret bank account in the Cayman Islands. Customers with debts paid money directly into this bank account. Then, Walter made their debt disappear on MCIâs records. Over a six month period, Walter and a co-worker took six million dollars! Voice 2 However, as time passed, Walter became afraid. He lived in fear of getting caught and arrested. The lies and secrets created much pressure. Walter said he became emotionally unbalanced. He came to believe that he would surely be caught - it was only a question of when. Voice 1 After a few months, MCI noticed a series of payments going into a Cayman bank account. They questioned Walter about it. Walter remembers; Voice 3 âI just said I did not want to talk about it. In a way I could not avoid uncovering my secret, because I was no longer able to hide what I was doing.â Voice 1 Walter resigned from MCI. He hoped that the investigations would stop. But they did not. MCI called in the police. Voice 2 Pavlo admitted his crime. His punishment was a prison sentence of three years and five months. He would also have to sacrifice some of his future earnings - over the next twenty-seven [27] years. Voice 1 In prison, Pavlo learned a lot about himself. He looked at the process that resulted in such severe crime. He said; Voice 3 âI do not think of myself as a bad person. For me to do something bad, or illegal, I have to make myself believe it is not bad. I rationalised, reasoned, what I was doing. I did this so much that I became far removed from reality. I told myself things like - everyone else is doing it, I need to get by, my family deserves this - and so on. This is what happens to a lot of people. They will rationalise in order to do something wrong.â Voice 2 Walter finished serving his difficult sentence in 2003. Life outside of prison was not to be easy either. His wife had divorced him. His friends had disappeared. No one wanted to employ the man who had stolen millions. However, people did want to hear about it. Voice 1 Many businesses saw the power of telling such a story. It could prevent their employees making the same mistake. Business schools and universities wanted their students to hear Walterâs story. Voice 2 And so Walter decided on a new kind of work. Today, he goes into business schools, companies and universities. He tells his story. He warns people of the easy path that leads to crime. He gives this message to business students: Voice 3 âThe chance of you facing a difficult moral decision at some time in your business life is one hundred percent. It will happen. There is no way round it...â âYou will never know what your values are worth until the test. The things that your parents have taught you, the things that you learned in school. What about them? When you are tested, what will you do?â Voice 1 Walter Pavloâs values had not survived this test. However he hopes that his weaknesses may strengthen others. He hopes that his story will strengthen peopleâs values. And then, when they are tested they will not fall. Voice 2 The writer and producer of todayâs programme was Marina Santee. All quotes were adapted for the programme. The voices you heard were from the United Kingdom and the United States. Computer users can hear our programmes, read our scripts and see our word list on our website at http://www.radio.english.net. This programme is called, âMorals in Business: Walter Pavloâ Voice 1 You are welcome to comment or ask about todayâs programme. You can e-mail us at radio @ english . net. Thank you for joining us today. Until next time. Goodbye.

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