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Disclaimer: The following piece is an adapted essay written for a film class at the University of Michigan. It centers on the nature of violence in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. Be warned, there are spoilers. Director Quentin Tarantino’s films are synonymous with three overarching attributes: violence, violence, and more violence. And upon viewing the trailer [...]
Businessweek’s recent report on Samsung (see here) offers keen insight into a company that has focused its energy on practically everything that turns a profit. In fact, labeling Samsung as a company is quite misleading. Samsung’s businesses extend to electronics, shipbuilding, energy, construction, financial services, and many others. Hence, Samsung is a conglomerate earning $179 billion in [...]
To kick off the second half of the semester,Consider would like to invite YOU, yes YOU, to our weekly meetings! Our meetings are structured as a debate of the topic of our most recent print issue. So, if you have an urge to argue for or against the issue of Medical Amnesty, then please join [...]
As the first half of the semester comes to an end, students at the University of Michigan are eager for a long awaited break. In turn, Consider will be on hiatus for the following week (March 4th – 8th) and will promptly resume publishing print issues and blog content on March 11th. To all of our [...]
With leading publications painting vastly different pictures of the United States economy, I feel it’s important to offer a clear perspective towards the current macroeconomic situation. Recently, the Federal Open Market Committee held a discussion focused on its security purchasing program known as “Quantitative Easing”. Currently, the Fed purchases Treasury securities (also known as Government Bonds) [...]
