Ball Knowledge

  Working through the argumentative prompt about if a college degree was worth it felt weird to me. As someone who is planning on going to college and getting a degree in an economics related field, when I used this same economic reasoning that I’ve been learning, everything pointed to not getting a college degree. These basic models of supply and demand on the very generic level make it seem like a college degree is not worth it in any sense. It was so obvious that it made the most sense to write my essay on and it came naturally to me in fact.  Later that day I thought about what I was missing through my economic reasoning and realized it was all about perspective. The generic models we are taught all look at everything on a macro scale of everyone. However, such models fail to provide an accurate representation of the true job markets for specific fields that truly showcase the difference between someone with a college degree and someone without a college degree.  Some...

When I opened the packet last week and saw the idea of vertical farming, the first thing I thought of was minecraft. I’ve always thought of vertical farming as a great asset due to its vast applicability throughout the game. With vertical farms you always were provided so many benefits. I remember as a kid searching up youtube tutorials on how to make the highest efficiency and least amount of work for me. This concept of vertically built things was constantly implemented throughout the game for many purposes, and there were some clear parallels between the sources we read and the game.  In the game this was the way to maximize efficiency, and reduce transportation just like the real game, but it doesn’t reflect the major implications that come with it. Yet, ideas that can come from such games like minecraft can be the spark of innovation for such a complex concept that can push the future forward. Yes, while things like vertical farming do have their problems, but it is undeniable...