Andre Gorz, Jeremy Rifkin, Jamie Swift, and Madeline Bunting All

question 18

Essay

Andre Gorz, Jeremy Rifkin, Jamie Swift, and Madeline Bunting all argue, in different ways, that new work values are needed in modern society. Choose two of these writers and compare and contrast their arguments. Which is most convincing, in your opinion? Why?

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Call

In finance, a call refers to an option contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock, bond, commodity, or other instruments at a specified price within a specific time period.

Stock Price

The cost of purchasing a share of a company, as traded on a stock exchange, reflecting the market's view of its collective prospects.

Value

The importance, worth, or usefulness of something, often measured in terms of money or utility.

Underlying Stock

Refers to the stock on which options contracts and other derivatives are based, and whose price movements they follow.