Dr. Hart discusses the film Catch-22 directed by Mike Nichols. There are several passages from the novel and the film that should provide discussion in the classroom. This would be a great companion to the novel and the documentary. Back to Top Click on any of the vocabulary words below to hear them pronounced and used in a sentence. An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.
Capitalism is an economic system that allows much freedom but provides few protections.
Her parents' contradictory rules made Sarah feel as if she were caught in a catch-22. A light dramatic composition marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable plot. For the class play competition, the seniors wrote a hilarious farce in which the school administrators act like buffoons. A statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true. The team found it to be something of a paradox when the coach cut practice short because of their poor performance.