Underground Economies: Theoretical and Empirical

In analyzing the productivity of nations worldwide the difficulties countries face in growing economically derive from a sector that is unmeasured and unknown, the underground economy. This informal sector has tangible and noticeable effects on the actual economy of a nation. The challenge to economists...

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IB Historiography: To What Extent does Fidel Castro’s Cuba Coincide with Marx’s Theory of Dialectical Materialism?

Part AFidel Castro, perhaps one of the most controversial figures of the twentieth century. In 1959, he stablished the first communistic movement in the western hemisphere. As Castro's Revolution celebrates its 61st anniversary, it stands as a monument to successful communism in Latin America. However, following the failure of Leninism/Stalinism, one must question, to what extent does Fidel...

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Two Worlds: A Cultural Dissonance Within Writing

My first attempt at writing in English was horrible. I had no idea what I was doing. All the strange symbols and rules only catalyzed confusion. Therefore, at the age of five I had made up my mind that English was just not for me. Eventually I would rethink that judgement, but at that point in my...

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Yertle The Turtle: How Does Man Exercise Power?

Power, in whichever form that it may be in, is an entity that most human beings want to posses. This is a primitive urge, for if you have power it is more likely that you will survive in order to spread your genes. In modern time,  “power” has ceased to be so simple, and has become more of...

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Origami Tales

My current boyfriend is really sweet and gave me this as a present. The origami is really neat and pretty and after I was done admiring it, I remembered how terrible I am at origami. And how terrible I am at...any 3D art in general! Ever since I was young I never grasped the art of making pretty...

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An Appropriation of Culture

Here's a neat little essay on Etruscan and Greek Pottery that I did for Art History. Maybe someone will enjoy it out there Krater of Antaeus by Euphronios. Athens, c. 515–510 BC Clay             Due to most of the Etruscan cities being in ruins, not much is known...

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Getting Dumped 9 Hours Before Your Labs Are Due:How I Spent My Frst Week of Senior Year

Ah senior year, cherished by so many ,as the final victory of lap of four years of awful institutional indoctrination; the first week should be the  delightful bridge between the summer time madness and the vast adventure laying ahead.That was not the case.---The clock reads 1:30 am, I have...

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