The book "Freakanomics",
authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner examine the unseen truths
about many controversial topics. I think the authors wrote this book to open
reader's minds and to get readers to question and be aware of certain
situations and topics and to give his theory on how these things work.
The chapter that left a huge impression on me is
the one about choosing names wisely. I don't think a name determines a child's
future but it does have a huge impact on a child's life and on how society
views the child growing up and how that child is treated. The chapter that
inspired the most discussion is the chapter about crime rate and how crime went
down because the kids simply weren't born. I believe they had a great, well
thought out theory that could possibly be true.
None of the material vexed me because I chose not
to take people's particular opinions personal I feel as if I can learn from
everybody so I respect individual’s opinions and what they have to say. I would
consider reading topics of this nature because I would love to further my
knowledge and continue to open up my mind and not be ignorant to topics of
these natures. I would recommend this book to others because it is very
interesting and thought provoking and is a good read for people who are new to
reading or who don't read as often. Overall this was a great, interesting and
thought provoking book and I enjoyed it.
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