<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 07:46:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/gradium/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Paper 9 EEE- The New Machine ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kennedy Buler EEE-2083 9 November 2022 Discussion Paper 9- The New Machine In the series, The Men Who Built America, in episode 8 The New Machine, the focal point is on a few of the biggest names of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradium/@kennedybutler27/paper-9-eee-the-new</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradium/@kennedybutler27/paper-9-eee-the-new</guid><category><![CDATA[gradium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kennedybutler27]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 20:39:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paper 8 EEE- The Fountainhead ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kennedy Butler EEE-2083 2 November 2022 Discussion Paper 8: The Fountainhead What does it mean to be successful? By what standards? Is it by what society deems successful or following what your gut is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradium/@kennedybutler27/paper-8-eee-the-fountainhead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradium/@kennedybutler27/paper-8-eee-the-fountainhead</guid><category><![CDATA[gradium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kennedybutler27]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 17:57:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paper 7 EEE- Kennedy Butler ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kennedy Butler EEE-2083 26 October 2023 Discussion Paper 7: Dallas Buyers Club Entrepreneurship is risky. This is one of the first things that is ever said about entrepreneurship, but why is that? Is it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradium/@kennedybutler27/paper-7-eee-kennedy-butler</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradium/@kennedybutler27/paper-7-eee-kennedy-butler</guid><category><![CDATA[gradium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kennedybutler27]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:02:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discussion Post: Keith Smith on Free Market Health Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[After listening to the podcast, "Keith Smith on Free Market Health Care", I noticed one main thing really stood out to me, and it was Keith Smith's goal to create the cheapest and best quality]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradium/@carysveit/discussion-post-keith-smith-on-free-market-health-care</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradium/@carysveit/discussion-post-keith-smith-on-free-market-health-care</guid><category><![CDATA[gradium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carysveit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 01:18:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgjXg1EAcoGcqXmzY5n2FqxjkqaeWTKKdKYpmBA3DTimgJy6nsN76XZTGFt2LP4tB6JY22XpCKp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discussion Post 3: The Founder]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the movie "The Founder" Ray Kroc is an entrepreneur looking for business opportunities. 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Do you think socialist healthcare similar to Canada's healthcare system would]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@joshweertman/week-11-questions-how-can-we-fix-the-u-s-healthcare-system</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@joshweertman/week-11-questions-how-can-we-fix-the-u-s-healthcare-system</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joshweertman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2022 17:00:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgVk2UVuxA5ZRqJvMvhuRhjJcqLQ4QUzC93ASLC1QS5ctEC5sbNHJTwvkXunHdARb4EhaYafkMt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 08 Reflection -- Universal Basic Income]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Universal Basic Income has become increasingly more popular throughout the United States in the past few years. 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Do you think that current aid programs in the U.S count as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@joshweertman/week08-questions-universal-basic-income</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@joshweertman/week08-questions-universal-basic-income</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joshweertman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:32:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2ri6qzEBsD64pXTSnDUzjKKjcNCnGpL5WyQUeL8VJAj7svurSoWrongNbSjhg8gFb8Em8yWmzF1g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 04 Reflection -- Socialism really does suck!]]></title><description><![CDATA[todayifoundout.com When starting this course, I didn't really have a true idea about what socialism is and what it means for a country. But after listening to this lecture I feel I have a fair understanding]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradium/@karsonyounger/week-04-reflection-socialism-really</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradium/@karsonyounger/week-04-reflection-socialism-really</guid><category><![CDATA[gradium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[karsonyounger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 06:33:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNohD6i8auxHCCoExYq2Qwhdq2ZsTnJXJRtXGwYsU1dhgEW2W7zfLS5MVKxq33C7f2aU1ggUiQKQe6Kc2woAT1tN6sb6RXcwKc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 03 Reflection: Censorship across streaming and gaming platforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Censorship causes many issues in today's society and is often done in to silence a group of people. Today, censorship is also often used to silence an opposing opinion and used to make one believe the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gradium/@alexmay2022/week-03-reflection-censorship-across</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gradium/@alexmay2022/week-03-reflection-censorship-across</guid><category><![CDATA[gradium]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexmay2022]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:08:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnVcFrLQ5RjsRoyXXh9bJEwVMJUUUk9i9KjZRtrnjYLXZ5A66H6dYo3PvgbzabSzoFShuUw78PFk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week 03 Response - How much censorship is too much?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a question posted by @hattiehughs14, she asked "The constitution protects citizens from government censorship. Do you believe the government has taken this too far in what they censor?" 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