Wednesday - October 31, 2018 / Thursday - November 1, 2018

Hospitality and Tourism Class

Read the article linked below and answer the questions that follow.

This cruise ship is full of apartments that were designed to look like luxury condos in NYC and London — and wealthy people are dishing out up to $36 million for them

1. Would your family be interested in this opportunity? Why or why not?

2. List THREE things that set this cruise line apart from others?

Business Law Class

Read the article linked below (this is the case I mentioned on Tuesday) and answer the questions that follow.

Jury rules for Vail Resorts in skier death case

1. Do you find fault in any of Vail's handling of this trail closure?

2. Do you feel Vail should have been held liable for this death? Why or why not?

Business Management Class

Read the article linked below. Answer the prompt that follows.

Two CFOs Tell a Tale of Fraud at HealthSouth

What do you think led these business people to make the poor decisions they made?



Financial Literacy Classes

Read the article linked below. List a few steps one could take now to begin investing. The article recommends index funds. Research online to get an understanding of index funds? What are they? What are the advantages to investing in these funds?

LEARN HOW TO GET STARTED INVESTING IN HIGH SCHOOL

Monday - October 29, 2018 / Tuesday - October 30, 2018

All Classes

Copy and paste the following quote into your document. Then, put MLK's advice into your own words.

Friday - October 26, 2018

RIDDLE FRIDAY!!!!

NO GOOGLING ALLOWED....

There is a green house. Inside the green house there is a white house. Inside the white house there is a red house. Inside the red house there are lots of babies. What am I describing?

Wednesday - October 24, 2018 / Thursday - October 25, 2018

Hospitality and Tourism Class Only

Read the article linked below. Then, answer the questions that follow.

An Airline Legend Tells Today's Industry Bosses To Pay More Attention To Dissatisfied Passengers

1. What happened in the 70s to change the airline industry?
2. What is deregulation?
3. What is the balance airlines struggle to find?

Business Law Class Only

Read the article linked below. Then, answer the questions that follow.

Florida official indicted on murder charge after state rejects ‘stand your ground’ claim

1. What does Florida's "stand your ground" law state?
2. Why did the state reject the "stand your ground" claim?
3. Do you agree or disagree with the state? Explain.

Financial Literacy Classes Only

Read the article linked below. Then, answer the questions that follow.

Three critical steps to secure online banking

1. Which tip did you find most useful or surprising?
2. What are alerts? And how can they help?

Business Management Class Only

Read the article linked below. Then, respond to the prompt that follows.

12 things you need to know about financial statements

Choose TWO topics from the list that mention things beyond financial statements that must be considered by investors.

Monday - October 22, 2018 / Tuesday - October 23, 2018

Think about and list FIVE things you can do today to make those around you have a better day!

Wednesday - October 17, 2018

Ima call it Riddle Wednesday....

RIDDLE FRIDAY

As always, no blurting and no googling!

Two men are in a desert. They both have packs on. One is dead. The guy who is alive has his pack open, the guy who is dead has his pack closed. What is in the pack?

Monday - October 15, 2018 / Tuesday - October 16, 2018

All Classes

Copy and respond to the following Ben Franklin quote. What does he mean? How is it true or untrue?

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.