On Economist
Jan 26th, 2007 by Ashley
Pick The Economist as my bed side reading last night, came across a few interesting articles. It’s the articles like these make it worth the 2 year subscription, even though I only read Science & Technology, Book & Art and Obituary section (totally beat the purpose why my mom wants me to read The Economist – to familiarize myself with the society, economy, politics and all that drag.)
The person who died last year and made it to the obituary column of this issue was Gerald Ford, the 38th President (1974–1977) of the US, at the age of 93. It’s an interesting read. To know how he reached the top of the life and then another, how his straightness refreshed as well as enraged the country.
In Book and Art section, it talks about Beatrix Potter, whose life was brought onto the big screen lately. It turned out that Miss Potter was much more than what I thought her to be. She’s not just a illustrator and storyteller, but a businesswoman and a environmentalist. Grew up in the era that female education was considered unnecessary, Miss Potter managed to acquire knowledge and skills in different areas. She then developed her interests in drawing and made a fortune out of it with a head of business. She then purchased farms and land in the Lake district and also supported the work of Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. She was a woman with intelligence, resource, determination, and a heart for public benefits and I admire her.
Another article reviewed a book called A Perfect Mess which defends untidiness, hoarding, procrastination and improvisation, which unfortunately didn’t alleviate my guilt for being untidy.
Science & Technology section.
Psychology is always fascinating. This article talks about colour and languages. It introduced the debates about whether colour builds language or language builds colour.
And this one talks about why we are not always rational with our credit card. XD