Category Archives: A01: Stone Money

Stone Money – wakeup5am

Posted on November 23, 2015 by wakeup5am

Who invented money? Who came up with the idea that “this one bill will cost more than 19 of these bills?” Growing up we are trained to believe that money is of importance. No matter what we do in our … Continue reading →

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A01: Stone Money – vicarij0

Posted on October 9, 2015 by vicarij0

Rai, or stone money is a large circular stone disk that was cut out of limestone. The stones they used were from Palau and were transported to the island of Yap. The Yap use these great stones as a sign … Continue reading →

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A01: Stone Money Rewrite by ohearnj8

Posted on September 24, 2015 by ohearnj8

Money or currency is a concept used all over the world. The idea behind currency can be drastically different from one population to the next. For example there is an island off the coast of Australia named Yap where their … Continue reading →

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Sample Post for Stone Money

Posted on September 23, 2015 by dancingueen

SAMPLE COPY This is how your post would look correctly categorized, dancingueen. You can open it in Edit (find the tiny little Edit link below your post when it’s fully open on the blog) and delete this post, or you … Continue reading →

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A01 stone money – zoeyzoey

Posted on September 20, 2015 by zoeyzoey0210

How is it that we kneel upon such a small piece of detailed paper ? A paper that we are told when growing up is very much needed to basically live on this earth. It’s portrayed to us as our … Continue reading →

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Stone money-hiralp365

Posted on September 17, 2015 by hiralp365

Everything in this world revolves around money yet it’s nothing more than simply an idea. As long it has value, it doesn’t physically have to be there.  It seems very shocking and unusual for me to learn that something like … Continue reading →

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Stone Money- luckyleprechaun1

Posted on September 10, 2015 by luckyleprechaun1

In the NPR Broadcast called The Invention of Money, Jacob Goldstein put forth the idea that “money is fiction.” As a person with a vivid sociological imagination it is easy for me to understand the concept of money being a … Continue reading →

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Stone Money—ilovenas

Posted on September 10, 2015 by ilovenas

After reading Island of Stone Money by Milton Friedman, I started to think about the actual real meaning of money. All these different thoughts started to surface in my head, for example, I asked myself if someone can actually be … Continue reading →

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Stone Money-Breadpatrol99

Posted on September 9, 2015 by breadpatrol99

“Money, it’s a gas; grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.” -Roger Waters An idea that remained elusive to me during much of my life was the concept of money, and with good reason; as there is … Continue reading →

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Stone Money – crossanlogan

Posted on September 9, 2015 by crossanlogan

Currency can seem the most valuable thing in the lives of many Americans. For many of us, our entire lives revolve around the acquisition, use, or display of currency. At first, this love of money seems very reasonable; after all, … Continue reading →

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