Increased globalization has been caused by all of the following except
a. improved technology
b. increased transportation speeds
c. improved communication speeds
d. decreased distances between nations

Karl marx spent much of his life attempting to describe and understand how capitalism works. in one particularly vivid passage, he described in this way the turbulence he saw as inherent in capitalism: “all that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses his real condition of life and his relations with his kind.” what sort of relationships did he think his readers had with other people? a. relationships based on social bonds and solidarity b. cultural relationships c. economic relationships d. relationships of community and religion

1. the responsibilities of the u.s. federal reserve system include overseeing the banking system and regulating the quantity of money in the economy setting the level of real interest rates working with congress to devise a financial plan for the country and execute the president's orders calculating and reporting the unemployment rate 2. to increase the supply of money when the economy is weak, the fed closes banks reduces inflation sells bonds buys bonds 3. the federal funds rate is the short-term interest rate that banks charge their best customers when borrowing banks earn on savings accounts with the fed banks charge each other when borrowing or lending to each other the fed charges banks when borrowing 4. when the fed increases the money supply and consequently lowers interest rates, the value of the dollar will rise by more in the market for foreign exchange, all else equal will fall, all else equal is not impacted by fed policy will rise, all else equal

1. what was the premise behind the recording industry association of america’s lawsuit against napster? 2. based on your knowledge of how napster worked, if you downloaded a copy of a song from a friend’s hard drive using napster, would you be infringing on the musician’s or record company’s copyright? 3. describe the scope of the digital millennium copyright act and what or whom it protects. 4. what was the link between the digital millennium copyright act and the napster legal proceedings? 5. what are the legal implications of napster’s online music-sharing service?