1. Wednesday 2/15/2017 Journal quote #1 Quote of the Day:
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.”
- William James
1. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not.
2. What do you think the difference in attitude is between successful and unsuccessful
people?
3. Be honest with yourself:
How is your attitude?
How is your attitude when adversity hits?

2. Thursday 2/16/2017
#2 Write/ask one question about yesterday’s content— something that has left you puzzled?

3. Monday 2/27/2017 Journal #3 Hunt the Good Stuff
Write down THREE positive experiences from this weekend. They can be small or large, things you brought on, things you witnessed in others. Next, to each positive event that you list, write a REFLECTION about 1 or more of the following topics:
Why this good thing happened?
What this good thing means to you?
What you can do tomorrow to enable more of this good thing?
What ways you or others contribute to this good thing ?
Good Thing 1:
Reflection:
Good Thing 2:
Good Thing 3:

4. Bell work (does NOT count towards Journal Check): Do NOT have to write down
Ask a neighbor one question about Today’s content that you are confused about—something that has left you puzzled.

5. Tuesday 2/28/2017 AP ECON Journal #4
A downward sloping demand curve can be explained by
Diminishing marginal utility.
Diminishing marginal returns.
The substitution effect.
The income effect.
I only
II only
I and III only
I and IV only
I, III and IV only
2. Which of the following will not cause the demand curve for athletic shoes to shift?
(A) A change in tastes for athletic shoes
(B) Widespread advertising campaign for athletic shoes
(C) Increase in money incomes of athletic-shoe consumers
(D) Expectations that the price of athletic shoes will decrease in the future
(E) A decrease in the price of athletic shoes

6. Tuesday 2/28/2017 ECON Journal #4
List 3 strengths and 3 weaknesses of a Free Market Economy.
Strengths Weaknesses

7. Tuesday 2/28/2017 AP ECON Bell Work #1
An increase in the price of peanut butter will cause the demand curve for jelly to shift in which of the following directions?
(A) To the right, because peanut butter is a product that the government says is good for you
(B) To the right, if jelly is purchased by people with lower incomes and peanut butter is a luxury good for them
(C) To the right, if peanut butter and jelly are complementary goods
(D) To the left, if peanut butter and jelly are complementary goods
(E) To the left, if peanut butter and jelly are substitute goods

8. Tuesday 2/28/2017 ECON Bell Work #1 Chapter 3 Section 1:
Why does the government place some limits on the freedom of businesses?

9. Wednesday 3/1/2017 Journal #5 “ Promise yourself…”
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future
To share the greater achievements of the future
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others
To be too large for worry, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble

10. Thursday 3/2/2017 Journal #6
32. A

11. Thursday 3/2/2017 ECON Journal #6
Why does society provide Public Goods.
HINT: Page 62/63

12. Friday 3/3/2017 ap econ: Journal #7
What happens in the market for airline travel when the price of traveling by rail decreases?
A-The demand curve shifts left. B- The demand curve shifts right. C- The supply curve shifts left. D- The supply curve shifts right. E- We move along the supply curve.

13. Friday 3/3/2017 econ: Journal #7
How does the tax law provide an incentive to help the needy?
Look at Chapter 3 Section 3

14. Monday 3/6/2017 Journal #8 Hunt the Good Stuff
Write down THREE positive experiences from this weekend. They can be small or large, things you brought on, things you witnessed in others. Next, to each positive event that you list, write a REFLECTION about 1 or more of the following topics:
Why this good thing happened?
What this good thing means to you?
What you can do tomorrow to enable more of this good thing?
What ways you or others contribute to this good thing ?
Good Thing 1:
Reflection:
Good Thing 2:
Good Thing 3:

15. Tuesday 3/7/2017
Use this time to organize your Journal/Bell work assignments. AP’s Journal Check will be Thursday. Econ check will be tomorrow. You should have:
8 Journals
1 Bell work
I will be checking for a TOTAL of 9. PLEASE make sure that each entry has a MINIMUM of sentences. 2 Sentences will NOT receive full credit.