Respond to the Chapter's "Continuity and Change" Ending Question: "What

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Essay

Respond to the chapter's "Continuity and Change" ending question: "What is it about your world that you have come [by studying the humanities] to understand and appreciate more fully?" Be sure to reference specifics-both from the text and from your experience.

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Definitions:

Self-Regulating Organizations

Entities that operate independently to enforce rules and standards within a particular industry or profession without direct government oversight.

Securities Regulation

The set of laws and regulations governing how securities are issued, bought, sold, and traded, primarily aimed at protecting investors.

Securitization

The financial practice of pooling various types of contractual debt such as mortgages and selling their related cash flows to third-party investors as securities.

Newly Created Securities

Financial instruments such as stocks or bonds that have been recently issued and are available for investment.