The Pursuit Of Profit

What, exactly, makes an American an American? This question has been asked and answered since before this country was officially founded. Men and women of a multitude of races and culture have written and spoke of it. Both ends of the spectrum have been addressed extensively. From admiring ambition to condemning corruption, nothing has been left out. In America there are three things that, to me, truly define us. A nationwide greed, awe inspiring in its magnitude, which gives the Capitalistic system we run on life. A deeply ingrained sense of patriotism, hewn into us by our revolutionary forefathers, that has earned us many powerful enemies and allies. The underlying distrust of our own government, which allowed us to create our democracy,

Now each city-state had a product that made them prosper. For Florence it was cloth, Milan arms, but Venice and Genoa became extremely rich of off trade. That would be why the wealthiest city-state was Venice. That is because they were excellent shipbuilders, sailors, and merchants. They figured out how to trade with the biggest economic power in the region, the Ottomans. They created most their profit from trading paper to the Ottomans. Another way they turned a profit was with the highly sought after Florentine textiles due to the textiles vibrant color that was dyed with alum. Now they could only get this chemical for the Ottomans until 1460. That was when the Pope's godson found alum in Italy and they started to mine the alum. The family in charge of the alum mining rights were the Medici.

Venice had the ideal location at the center of a large network of seafaring mercantile trade (Van Brummelen 65). From the far east came silk, from India came spices, and out of Venice went delicacies such as wine and glass (Berg 308). Venetian ships transported salt from the Venetian lagoon, pepper and other spices from North Africa, and slaves, silk and purple textiles from Asia to northern and western Europe (McKay 406). But saying the economic success of Venetian merchants was merely a result of Venice’s location fails to consider the governmental, industrial, and cultural factors that shaped the economy.

A major theme in The Postmortal is greed. The single concept of a selfish desire to have anything you want, drives the entire story. In a futuristic setting, citizens of the United States explore the idea of a cure for aging. The author, Drew Magary, constantly forces the reader to ask the magic question, “what if?”, followed by a series of events exploring the consequences of the character’s actions. Moreover, entire plot is centralized around what the character truly craves most at the present time. Consequently, with greed, characters are only evaluating the direct effects their actions. Since time is now unlimited, the main character, John, feels as if his life is one experiment after another revealing what will truly make him happy. And with death out of the question, the idea of a society, and basic moral principles cease to exist.

American Greed: A Story of Fraud Case In the video “American Greed: The lady killer”, season 7, episode 79 showed us the story of an ill-fate man Abraham Shakespeare who won the Florida Lottery in 2006 and a greedy and clever woman Dorice Moore. The story was taken place in Lakeland, Florida. In this episode the detective uncovered the murder case of Shakespeare. Shakespeare was working as delivery assistant for a food distribution company.

The people of Renaissance were composed of four social classes, the nobles, the merchants, the tradesmen, and the unskilled workers (M. 2016). Nobles lived on large estates outside the city walls. Nobles controlled and owned most of the city’s land (M. 2016). They served as royal advisers, politicians, and military officers (M. 2016). Nobles gained wealth in industries like wool processing, shipbuilding, and banking (M. 2016). Merchants were often out to protect their wealth by controlling government and marrying into noble families (M. 2016).

Every time I say the word paradigm I think of Bob Proctor. He has been a huge asset to my development because he has made me think in a way that no one else has. He is the master mind behind “The Secret” and the secret that I found buried deep within my subconscious. The Optimist Creed has been one of the major keys to my growth.

• The lucrative trade provided great profit to the Italy and ultimately provided the economic basis for the Italian Renaissance

European trade was the key method of spreading Italian ideas during the Renaissance. The city of Florence, Italy was the largest center for international commerce and trade at the time. Therefore, the flow of the Renaissance from Italy to the North can be largely attributed to the economic prosperity in Italy and particularly Florence. By the 16th century, however, Florence was not the only economic hub in Europe. Parts of

Just as a virus overrides the bloodstream, greed is a universal idea that infiltrates the mind, and is all-consuming of one’s thoughts and impulses. Greed for power is an age-old concept that spans from the earliest primitive leaders, through Ancient Emperors, to Presidents in the modern age. Despite a few detectable differences, Brave New World and Heart of Darkness express the same message through crimes of human nature regarding greed of power over other human beings, and the idea that the creation of artificial castes and social standing is immoral. Through characterization and development of the world surrounding the characters, both Conrad and Huxley are able to vocalize the idea that greed for social power is an idea that spans from

Williams explains why greed has become a problem for America, wealthy individuals in particular because of their ethical background Stephane Cote of the university of Toronto’s Rotmon School of Management stated “we found a trend that upper class individuals-people who have the most money, the most income, the best education and the most prestigious jobs have a tendency to engage in less ethical behavior.” Dr Paul Piff at the University of California contends that wealthy people are more likely to lie, cheat and break the law for personal gain without compunction. Greed would best describe these wealthy individuals that involve themselves with crime and break the law for personal gain such as theft when it is completely unnecessary for

The renaissance was a time of great and immeasurable change within all aspects of European life; so much so that it could be seen as beginnings of our modern western society. Leading this revitalization in culture and society in Europe’s historical development were to the two of the most dominant states of renaissance Italy, Florence and Venice. These small city-states were the powerhouses of the time and assisted speeding up the renaissance and helped spur revolutionary developments along the way being the main hubs of influence in the Italian peninsula during the late 13th and early 16th century. Florence could be characterized as a financial centre, with their banking system considered extraordinarily ahead of time; in addition being the main producers of fine elevated their chances to conduct successful trading ventures. Venice was considered one of the largest centers of trade being a coastal city of the shores of the Adriatic Sea, which allowed for prosperous trade with what was then considered the Eastern world; the city was also well known for their quality in ship building as well which likely contributed to them being a large naval power in the region. Now due to fact that both city-states were two different sovereign parts of Italy meant having two different approaches and views on or about a multitude of ideas. To understand the impact of Florence and Venice, the two very influential and affluent republics in renaissance Italy, it is crucial to analyze their over

Do we know what constitutes sufficient reason to attribute “responsibility to any person, company, or set of conditions? What kinds of risks do we assume when buying a car, or a motorcycle, or a can of tuna fish?

Birth control has been legal in the US since 1972. It is, for the most part, easily accessible to American women currently. Such accessibility is not the case in third world countries. Despite the United Nations declaring birth control to be a “universal human right”, 222 million women in developing countries remain without Family Planning methods (“ThinkProgress”). Less fortunate countries have difficulty providing birth control because of costs and social disapproval. Even in countries with limited access to birth control, women choose not to use it due to misconceptions stemmed from lack of education. However, all women deserve access to birth control no matter what country they reside in. Not only could it benefit women’s health, but it could save lives.

?Venice is one of the most fascinating places to travel in Europe.? Its intrigue lies in its unique beginnings, its dominant past, and its remarkable people and their buildings.? Its foundation is unique because of the need for protection that drove the early Venetians to their new home and the location of this new dwelling-place:? ?Rarely in human history has a vigorous and progressive civilization arisen in a less likely place than the mud flats of the Venetian lagoon.?1? Venice rose to power by its domination of the sea and reached its climax during the years of the Renaissance.? It is during this time period that it truly became ?the bride of the Adriatic and the unchallenged