Yearly Archives: 2000

World Bank 2000 and the Unsustainability of Economic Growth

November 19, 2000
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This paper was delivered as part of a panel discussion, “The World Bank Millennium Report: A Recipe for More Inequality,” organized by Michael L. Blim, chaired by Jarrett Zigon, and given during the 99th American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco Hilton & Towers, San Francisco, CA, November 15-19, 2000. It is substantially an abridged version of The Unsustainability of Economic Growth, written for an Anthropology course given by Dr. Michael Blim, who organized the AAA panel discussion.

Read the World Bank 2000 and the Unsustainability of Economic Growth .pdf.

Wedding Dance with Lara Spencer on Good Morning America

September 1, 2000
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In Summer 2000, correspondent Lara Spencer taped a video diary of the planning of her wedding for an ongoing feature on Good Morning America. For the episode in which she covered her dance lessons, she and her instructor came to the studio to give a live demonstration of her progress. Mark was invited to perform on the piano, providing music for them to dance to. Asked to play original music so that the program could avoid paying royalties, this was Mark’s first opportunity to have his own compositions heard by a national audience.


Lara Spencer and her dance instructor swing to Mark S. Meritt’s music as Charlie Gibson watches on
Lara Spencer and her dance instructor swing to Mark S. Meritt’s music as Charlie Gibson watches on

Mark S. Meritt in the spotlight as Lara Spencer and her dance instructor get close
Mark S. Meritt in the spotlight as Lara Spencer and her dance instructor get close

Lara Spencer and her dance instructor swing to more of Mark S. Meritt’s original music
Lara Spencer and her dance instructor swing to more of Mark S. Meritt’s original music

Songs Performed

During the segment, Mark performed instrumental versions of these original songs:

Three Times a Burger

August 29, 2000
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Music by Mark S. Meritt; Lyrics by Richard Hack and Mark S. Meritt

This song was written as a submission for Wendy’s Search for Sizzlin’ Sounds Contest, in which Wendy’s sought to judge the best song about hamburgers. Learn more about Potluck’s custom songwriting service which uses Appreciative Inquiry to draw out your needs and desires as the basis for an original song.

Listen to .mp3 sample of Three Times a Burger.

Sung by Mark S. Meritt.

Circle P - Phonorecord Copyright 2007, 2000 Mark S. Meritt

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Lyrics

In the morning when I’m wakin’
I’m craving to get on a course that’s right
But I don’t want no eggs and bacon
They might be fine for some, but they don’t whet my own appetite

My buddy Chuck knows there’s no fakin’
The only thing on Earth to fill my need
Though the day’s just begun
He hops inside of a bun
And makes the one thing on which I feed

For every meal I have a burger
So nice and round, three squares a day
Broil or grill it
Fry it up in a skillet
Long as I get my fill it’ll all be OK

‘Cause everyday’s three times a burger
The finest choice, U.S.D.A.
Twice won’t suffice
Entice with me thrice
Paradise, any price I would pay

My good friend Patty, she’s a luscious hotty
And with me, she’s got a hunch
That the only way to please such a man of taste
Is takin’ a break with a burger for lunch

But even that was just a teaser
When dinner rolls around with good Sir Loin
He helps me to bake
Well done Salisbury steak
And my ache turns into enjoyin’

‘Cause everyday’s three times a burger
Give me the bait, and I will bite
Don’t want fish or chicken
With burgers I’m stickin’
‘Round the clock as it’s tickin’, from morning to night

Yes, everyday’s three times a burger
And if it’s wrong, don’t wanna be right
When I get no meat
I feel incomplete
Triple treat’s my dining delight

‘Cause I’m a burger-eatin’ junkie
And if it was against the law
I’d still get my fixin’
To feed my addiction
It’s such an affliction, I’d swallow ‘em raw

And when I die and go to heaven
Buy the farm and greet Saint Pete
It won’t be so strange
I’ll be at home on the range
With one change: there’ll be all I can eat!

© 2007 Mark S. Meritt; © 2000 Mark S. Meritt and Richard Hack

The Unsustainability of Economic Growth

May 25, 2000
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This paper was written for two courses — “Capitalism and the World Economy,” an Anthropology course given by Dr. Michael Blim, and “Topics in Human Ecology,” a Sociology course given by Dr. William Kornblum — that were part of Mark’s customized curriculum in the City University of New York Graduate Center’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program. Dr. Blim called this paper “sterling stuff.” It subsequently formed the basis for much of Mark’s masters thesis, The Unsustainability and Origins of Socioeconomic Increase.

Read the The Unsustainability of Economic Growth .pdf.

Marxism in the Balance

May 24, 2000
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This paper was written for “Marxism,” a Political Science course given by Dr. Marshall Berman that was part of Mark’s customized curriculum in the City University of New York Graduate Center’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program.

Read the Marxism in the Balance .pdf.

The Physics of Marxism

May 3, 2000
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This paper was written for “Marxism,” a Political Science course given by Dr. Marshall Berman that was part of Mark’s customized curriculum in the City University of New York Graduate Center’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program. Aware that many scholars had long compared Marxist thought to biology, Mark noticed connections between Marxism and the laws of motion and thermodynamics and decided to get at something original. Dr. Berman gave it an A-/B+, suggesting that Mark should have pursued the biology angle. This preference against innovative thinking cost Mark a 4.00 GPA for his overall masters degree, forcing him to settle for a 3.95 — poor Mark!

Read the The Physics of Marxism .pdf.

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