Written Conversation: Fiscal Policy vs. Monetary Policy

Directions:

1. Get with a partner and fully read all directions; review what you have learned regarding the efficacy of US economic policy. Resource: Fiscal Policy vs. Monetary Policy

2. Read and consider the question below:

“Which type of policy is more effective in addressing the needs of the US economy - Fiscal Policy or Monetary Policy?”

3. Then you will engage in a written conversation with your partner to discuss your thoughts on paper; this is a SILENT activity!

4. Each of you will be graded for your use of vocabulary as well as Accountable Talk writing prompts.

You must use at least 5 of the following vocabulary terms correctly in your conversation (1 point each/5 points total):

Inflation

Recession

Expansionary Policy

Contractionary Policy

Business Cycle

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Unemployment Rate

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Fiscal Policy

Monetary Policy

Taxing / Spending

Interest Rate

Open Market Operations

Reserve Requirement

Board of Governors

Congress / President

Budget

b. You must use at least 5 of the following Accountable Talk Writing prompts in your conversation (1 point each/5 points total):

“I agree with _____ because _____.”

“I agree with _____; but on the other hand, _____.”

“I disagree with _____ because _____.”

“I’m not sure I agree with what _____ said because _____.”

“I can see that _____; however, I disagree with (or can’t see) _____.”

Paraphrase what you heard and ask, “Could you explain a bit more, please?”

“I’m not sure I understood you when you said _____. Could you say more about that?”

“What’s your evidence?”

“I think _____.”

“I believe _____.”

“I don’t understand _____.”

“I am confused about _____.”

“This makes me think _____.”

“I want to know more about _____ because ______.”

“Now I am wondering _____.”

“Can you tell me more about _____?”

Grade 9 english:

1. Think back to Charlotte Edmund's article, "7 skills all young people need to survive the future of the workplace" from the first activity in this lesson. Choose the skill you believe to be the most important to your future
2. Write a few paragraphs to explain why you feel this way. If you think there's a skill the author didn't mention that's more crucial to your future, explain what it is and why you believe so. Give your strongest writing. Plan your ideas before you start writing, then use paragraphs to organize your piece. After you have a first draft, revise it, looking at paragraph unity, sentences, spelling, and capital letters.

Article:

7 skills all young people need to survive the future of the workplace

Dr. Tony Wagner, co-director of Harvard's Change Leadership Group, argues that today's
school children are facing a "global achievement gap," which is the gap between what even
the best schools are teaching and the skills young people need to learn.
This has been exacerbated by two colliding trends: firstly, the global shift from an industrial
economy to a knowledge economy, and secondly, the way in which today's school children —
brought up with the internet — are motivated to learn.
In his book "The Global Achievement Gap," Wagner identifies seven core competencies every
child needs in order to survive in the coming world of work.
1. Critical thinking and problem-solving
Companies need to be able to continuously improve products, processes and services in order
to compete. And to do this they need workers to have critical thinking skills and to be able to
ask the right questions to get to the bottom of a problem.
2. Collaboration across networks and leading by influence
Given the interconnected nature of the business world, leadership skills and the ability to
influence and work together as a team has become increasingly important. And the key to
becoming an effective leader? It's twofold, says Wagner, involving "creative problem-solving
and a clear ethical framework".
3. Agility and adaptability
The ability to adapt and pick up new skills quickly is vital for success: workers must be able to
use a range of tools to solve a problem. This is also known as "learnability", a sought-after
skills among job candidates.
4. Initiative and entrepreneurialism
There is no harm in trying: often people and businesses suffer from a tendency to be riskaverse. It is better to try 10 things and succeed in eight than it is to try five and succeed in all
of them.
5. Effective oral and written communication
Recruits' fuzzy thinking and inability to articulate their thoughts were common complaints that
Wagner came across from business leaders when researching his book. This isn't so much
about young people's ability to use grammar and punctuation correctly, or to spell, but how to
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communicate clearly verbally, in writing or while presenting. "If you have great ideas but you
can't communicate them, then you're lost," Wagner says.
6. Accessing and analyzing information
Many employees have to deal with an immense amount of information on a daily basis: the
ability to sift through it and pull out what is relevant is a challenge. Particularly given how
rapidly the information can change.
7. Curiosity and imagination
Curiosity and imagination are what drive innovation and are key to problem solving. "We're all
born curious, creative and imaginative," says Wagner. "The average four-year-old asks a
hundred questions a day. But by the time that child is 10, he or she is much more likely to be
concerned with getting the right answers for school than with asking good questions.
"What we as teachers and parents need do to keep alive the curiosity and imagination that, to
a greater or lesser extent, is innate in every child."

INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW 

please quickly thanks !

New Metro Supermarket is a buyer who wants to purchase a cargo of organic white rice from Fairness and Equality (F&E) company. The F&E company agreed to sell rice to New Metro Supermarket by sea freight under a contract of sale based on the FOB terms. According to the terms of the FOB contract, the seller and buyer agreed to conduct a business deal with 1000 bags of organic white rice. Moreover, both parties have decided to arrange shipment at the beginning month of December which is dated 1-5 December 2022, and the buyer then demanded the whole 1000 bags of rice would be received on 20-25 December 2022. 

After signing the contract, F&E company made the proper inspection of the rice to ensure the product met the specifications before loadings. However, the seller failed to guarantee the shipment on time due to the buyer being delayed providing the seller instructions with the shipping information arrangements for loading although the seller has repeated reminders. 

This action has also delayed the vessel's arrival at its final destination, Begawan Port. After that, the buyer received the organic white rice on 2 January 2023 and the shipment  was delayed about 1 week. After ship unloading the goods, the buyer inspected the 1000 bags of rice in the Begawan port, and they found that five bags of rice had been damaged by rats.  

The buyer is dissatisfied with the goods and refuses payment for these damaged goods. Ultimately, the buyer only accepts the 995 bags of organic white rice. However, after three days, the buyer suddenly claimed that the 10 bags of rice were off specifications because these bags of rice were mouldy and therefore the rice did not reach the quality requirements in the contract. The buyer was disappointed and rejected the shipments.

Therefore, the buyer filed a lawsuit against the seller accused of violating the implied provisions of the contract. The buyer wants to claim that the seller should pay compensation because of the late shipment and poor quality. Discuss the following issues:

1. Whether the buyer breaches the contract of sale and needs to bear the risk and cost of the delayed shipment.
2. Whether the legal title to the goods had passed to the buyer upon the shipment.
3. Whether the buyer was entitled to reject the goods after a few days of delivery.