Take a look at this chart of Dow Jones for the last 100 years: http://www.macrotrends.org/1319/dow-jones-100-year-historical-chart. The gray vertical bars denote a recession. Also take a look here: http://www.nber.org/cycles.html for a list of these recessions and the time it took from peak to trough – from the the high point in the cycle to the lowest. How do the peaks / troughs in the stock market compare with the peaks / troughs in the business cycles? What leads and what follows? Write a detailed description of your observations and your conclussions.
In an essay address the relationship between Willy and his neighbor Charley. How do they relate to one another? You may choose to compare their relationship to the relationship between their children. Does Willy respect Charley? Is he jealous of him? Why is Charley friends with Willy? Why does he help him?
In a recent scene, Willy refuses to accept a job offer from Charley and yet he continues to “borrow” money from him. Why do you think Willy refuses the job offer? Why then does he accept the money handouts?
Do not answer the questions above. Write a well developed essay that delves into some or all of the questions raised above or additional questions that your bring up. Your essay must include quotes from the play. Must be thoughtful and well developed!!!!
Write the first few lines of HTML for your webpage as we learned in class using notepad and email it to me. If you forget the basic tags please refer to this link: http://w3schools.com/html/default.asp. There are other pages on this website that you can explore and learn ways to make your future web page really really great!
Make sure your essay includes an introduction and a quote from the pages given out supporting your ideas. Discuss: Is jealousy is a strength or a weakness? What makes a person jealous? What does the author show about Draco “the bully” in the lines from this scene?
Willy tells Howard: “You can’t eat the orange and throw the peel away. A man is not a piece of fruit.”
Write an essay (at least one page) that discuses the meaning of this phrase as well as the implications that it has for the world of business – for workers and for business owners.
