Composition - High school

Based on the Practical English Composition Books by Edwin Lillie Miller

Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4

Economics - High School Level

Resources:
Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt, (RC#101) HERE

Chapter by Chapter Discussion Videos here.
STUDY Guide HERE

Chapter 1. The Lesson
read ch. 1
Watch Video
Answer the following question in complete sentences.

1. Why is it that “economics is haunted by more fallacies than any other study known to man”?
2. How does one distinguish between “good” economics and “bad” economics?
3. What is Hazlitt’s one sentence statement of “the lesson”? (Memorize this!)
4. What are the “two central fallacies” associated with ignoring “the lesson”?

Chapter 2. The Broken Window
read ch. 2
Watch Video
Answer the following question in complete sentences.

1. What is the alleged “bright side” of the window being broken? 
2. Why is the tailor in this story of the broken window “the forgotten man”? 
3. How has the broken window affected the overall wealth in society?