Weekly writing prompt #117 "How wrong this all is..." she said looking at him, "Old people can't afford their rent, what a great country this is!" He looked at the sky. It did not serve any purpose to dream. She was right. Fast, the light wing of hope was disappearing... One day... Image: Berliner Zeitung … Continue reading To serve #fivewords
Economics
#Promptbox: Melting
We have to go back to a few million years, when this world was hotter, so hot that there was no ice, anywhere, and no humans nor other animals, like us, a burning inferno... But now, after only a few short decades, we have succeeded, to ruin our chances, to rob our children and grand … Continue reading #Promptbox: Melting
#AtoZAprilChallenge: Organic
The term Organic may refer to an organism, or living entity, or to an organ. Wikipedia lists Organic references in: Chemistry (carbon-based chemistry, chemistry of carbon-based compounds), Agriculture and Farming (organic agriculture “conducted according to certain standards, especially the use of methods of fertilisation and pest control”, organic horticulture, organic food), Computing (organic computer built … Continue reading #AtoZAprilChallenge: Organic
#AtoZAprilChallenge: Monopoly
1) Monopoly is a popular board game invented by Parker Brothers and made by the Hasbro toy and game company, dating back from the 30’s, although its origin goes back to 1900’. 2) According to Wikipedia, “a monopoly exists when a single person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity.” From Williams: … Continue reading #AtoZAprilChallenge: Monopoly
#AtoZAprilChallenge: Liberal
From Wiktionary: “adjective: either Of or relating to the Liberal party, its membership, or its platform, policy, or viewpoint Or Generous, in great amount, a large proportion. Noun: (politics) a member or supporter of a liberal party UK (historically) Whig” In Raymond Williams: “Liberal has, at first sight, so clear a political meaning that some … Continue reading #AtoZAprilChallenge: Liberal
#AtoZAprilChallenge: Hegemony
“Hegemony was probably taken directly into English from Greek, egemonia, (derived from) egemon - leader, ruler, often in the sense of a state other than his own. Its sense of political predominance, usually of one state over another, is not common before C19, but has since persisted and is now fairly common, together with hegemonic, … Continue reading #AtoZAprilChallenge: Hegemony
#AtoZChallenge: April 28 – Y is for ¥
The Yen is Japan’s national currency. Its importance in the world foreign exchange (Forex) markets reflect the size and dynamism of the Japanese economy. Japanese Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the measure of an industrial nation’s economic strength, is third worldwide, after the US and China. Since the demise of the Bretton Woods agreement in 1973, … Continue reading #AtoZChallenge: April 28 – Y is for ¥
Of Glass & Paper 