Applied Ethics
Karl Marx on Use-Value and Exchange-Value: A Summary
Nicolas K. Schwab March 29, 2013 In Capital, Karl Marx explains that all commodities have use-values and exchange-values. Use-value is intrinsic to the usefulness of…
An Analysis of Adolf Hitler’s “On Nation and Race”
Nicolas K. Schwab March 24, 2013 In Adolf Hitler’s “On…
A Morally Justified Act: An Analysis of the French Intervention in Mali
Nicolas K. Schwab March 15, 2013 I. INTRODUCTION In April…
Documentaries
Vancouver Sun Run 2013: My Attempt to Prepare for the Vancouver Sun Run in Less Than 1 Month
Nicolas K. Schwab March 28, 2013 Today’s date is March 28th, 2013. The Vancouver Sun Run is approaching quickly – it’s on…
Narratives
The Disparity He Observed on His Taxi Ride from Sanur to Kuta
Nicolas K. Schwab February 16th, 2013 It was a Saturday morning on February 16, 2013; his Description Essay was due in two…
Short Stories
Man on Park Bench Ponders the Question of Life: Short Story
Nicolas K. Schwab March 29, 2013 There he sat – on a park bench – resting his elbows on his knees. He…
Coffee, Eggs, and Pancakes: Short Story
Nicolas K. Schwab March 23, 2013 His entrance was announced…
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Canadian Unemployment Rate at 7.2% – April 2013
Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey, 2013: Following a decline the previous month, employment was little changed in April and the unemployment rate remained at 7.2%. Compared with 12 months earlier, employment increased 0.9% or 163,000, all in full time. The total number of hours worked rose by 1.5% over the same…
Your Parents and Grandparents Were Right: Those Were The Good Old Days
On September 2011, Statistics Canada released a research paper: “Workers Laid-off During the Last Three Recessions: Who Were They, and How Did They Fare?” Table 1 within the paper shows that during the 1981 to 1984 recession, workers between the ages of 15 to 24…