...research. Instead, develop a research question that lends itself to further exploration and debate—a question you genuinely want to know the answer to. Try to pick a research question that is neither too broad (covering too much) or too narrow (covering too little). It should be broad enough to be discussed in a short research paper. Part 1: Complete the Research Plan |What is your general topic or area of interest? | | | |Renting a house vs. Buying a house | | | | |What is it about your general topic of interest that interests |Will you save more money renting a house or buying a house? | |you? | | |...
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...Amanda Church Compare and contrast draft Professor Elizabeth Parks English 121 May 19, 2014 I. Introduction- The Narrative, “This Old House: The Heart is a Lonely Menagerie” leaves more to the readers imagination than the Descriptive essay, “Once More to the Lake”. II. First Difference: Specific word usage and paragraphs A. The narrative has dialogue and uses action to get the reader’s attention. The paragraphs can be short even one word, depending on if the writer is showing a conversation between two or more people. For example in the Narrative, “This Old House: The Heart is a Lonely Menagerie”, David has multiple conversations with people throughout the essay giving you an idea of what is actually taking place and helping to put you into the situation. B. Descriptive essays normally have longer paragraphs which include a lot of detail. These types of essays also require carefully chosen words so that the reader can visualize what the writer is intending to say. For example in “Once More to the Lake” He makes it a point to tell you every detail you could possibly imagine about the lake. III. Second Difference: The Structure of the essay A. A narrative should have a plot, setting and characters. It should also cover all important events. In the Narrative the plot is about how David wants the little things in life to be of importance and not have to worry about all the hub bub of showing off your belongings. He wants to relax and lead a simple life...
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...Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………........1 Industry Overview………………………………………………………………2-8 Client Profile & Competitor Analysis……………………………………9-17 Comparative Analysis……………………………………………………….18-19 Consumer Analysis………………………………………………………….20-23 Consumer Insights………………………………………………………….24-29 Survey…………………………………………………………………………….30-31 Results……………………………………………………………………………32-41 Recommendations…………………………………………………………..42-45 Appendix I……………………………………………………………………..46-48 Appendix II………………………………………………………………….…49-55 References………………………………………………………………………56-57 Will Haven, Lucy Ross, Jessica Stephens, Lauren West & Bonnie Willard Redbox is leading the way in the premier industry of DVD rental kiosks. With Coinstar as its established parent company, redbox is currently surpassing its competitors with its number of self-service kiosks. Redbox’s growing popularity is facilitated by its physical distribution, which places the kiosk in high traffic locations such as WalMart, Kroger, McDonalds and Walgreens. Due to redbox’s standing as the progressive option for DVD rental, its decision to target the 18-24 year old demographic was evident. This demographic embodies the idea of innovation, experimentation, and dependency on technology, all of which are imperative to transform an introductory product into a nationwide brand. The following report provides secondary and primary research in order to construct an accurate glimpse of redbox and its emergent status within the 18-24 year...
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...Benefits of Cloud Computing Customer and Vendor Perspective The need for information is just as strong today, if not stronger, than it was hundreds of years ago. But the ways we access information, and the forms it exists in, are dramatically different. I would like to compare the past two decades‘ changing landscape of digital information to the California Gold Rush of the 1800s. As they did during the Gold Rush, droves of people are jumping on the band wagon with the hope of achieving unprecedented riches and their 15 minutes of fame. Today, they hope to do it by creating content to post on social channels (like YouTube videos, controversial stories, and provocative blogs). The similarities end when we look to the future, however, since the supply of digital content, unlike that of gold, is only going to get bigger in the coming decades. In fact, there‘s no end in sight when we consider that the number of people on the planet today with smart phones is expected to rise dramatically. There is no doubt that technology plays an integral role in the success of almost every business today. Every company is spending money on technology. Of course, every company is different in how they use technology but many companies use the same core programs to run their business, Messaging, Collaboration, Business Applications, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and IT Services There‘s been a thunderstorm of white noise surrounding cloud computing. Vendors, pundits, and analysts took...
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...Instructor Guide CORPORATE FINANCE COURSE NUMBER: MBA591 [pic] Jones International University®, Ltd. 1.800.811.JONES (5663) http://www.jonesinternational.edu ©2008 Jones International University®, Ltd. All rights reserved. 9697 East Mineral Avenue, Englewood, Colorado 80112, USA This workbook and all accompanying audio-visual material, manuals and software (collectively, the "Materials") are copyrighted with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, none of the Materials may be copied in whole or in part without prior written consent of Jones International University®, Ltd. (JIU™) You may permanently transfer all of your rights in the Materials, provided that you retain no copies, and provided that you transfer all of the Materials (including all component parts, media, documentation and any prior versions and upgrades). You may not copy or allow any copies of the Materials to be made for others, whether or not you charge anyone else for the copies. Limitation of Liability. JIU™ PROVIDES ALL OF THE MATERIALS “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. EACH OF JIU AND ALL ITS DEVELOPERS, TEACHING FACULTY, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL JIU OR ITS DEVELOPERS, TEACHING...
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...BARACK OBAMA'S SOUTH CAROLINA SPEECH Introduction In this paper, I shall analyze US Presidential hopeful Barack Obama's South Carolina victory speech from a particular pragmatic perspective. In particular, I shall explore the idea that this speech is constituted by many voices (in other words, it displays polyphony, to use an idea due to Bakhtin 1981, 1986) and that the audience is part of this speech event, adding and contributing to its text in a collaborative way (in particular, in constructing meaning). As many are aware (including the journalists who report day by day on Barack Obama's achievements), Obama uses the technique of 'personification' (The Economist, Dec 13th, 2007). When he voices an idea, he does not just expose it as if it came from himself, but gets another person (fictitious or, plausibly, real) to voice it. Since in an electoral speech, he cannot reasonably get people on stage to voice his ideas, he personifies ideas by narrating what people told him. His stories are his way of personifying his ideas. The discourse strategy he uses serves to reverse the direction of influence from the people in control to the people controlled (see van Dijk 2003). Duranti (2006b) writes that The language of politics has been presented and studied in terms of its ability to persuade an audience (of peers, subjects, and superiors) to go along with the speaker's view of the world and his or her proposal (Perrot 2000). In much of this literature, the successful political...
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...Wells Fargo Group Marketing 304 Professor Kiesler 2:00 P.M. – 3:15 P.M. T/Th 9 May 2007 [pic][pic] Wells Fargo: Marketing Plan Kevin De Place Bill Ho Ryan Neal Diana Suranyi Kevin Yetter Executive Summary Our team constructed a marketing plan of the company Wells Fargo. The first half of the report covers the company background by finding information about it, its competition, and the environment to see how the company stands. The second half of the report deals with a new product, tax preparation, and how it will be implemented into Wells Fargo. When analyzing the company, we found that it is viewed as the largest bank in the United States by physical size. The company have “2000” child companies and their advertising style is very recognizable with the stagecoach theme. The biggest competition to Wells Fargo is Bank of America. There are many trends that are looked at that could affect the banking industry. Some trends include the environment, government policies, technology, and much more. These trends show how the industry should view what is going on in the market that could affect how consumer’s perceptions are changing in the market. After the trends were analyzed, our team analyzed the customers and put them into segments. These segments are relevant because of the different ways that consumers look at the bank industry. The segments were then used to make the target market...
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...Wells Fargo Group Marketing 304 Professor Kiesler 2:00 P.M. – 3:15 P.M. T/Th 9 May 2007 [pic][pic] Wells Fargo: Marketing Plan Kevin De Place Bill Ho Ryan Neal Diana Suranyi Kevin Yetter Executive Summary Our team constructed a marketing plan of the company Wells Fargo. The first half of the report covers the company background by finding information about it, its competition, and the environment to see how the company stands. The second half of the report deals with a new product, tax preparation, and how it will be implemented into Wells Fargo. When analyzing the company, we found that it is viewed as the largest bank in the United States by physical size. The company have “2000” child companies and their advertising style is very recognizable with the stagecoach theme. The biggest competition to Wells Fargo is Bank of America. There are many trends that are looked at that could affect the banking industry. Some trends include the environment, government policies, technology, and much more. These trends show how the industry should view what is going on in the market that could affect how consumer’s perceptions are changing in the market. After the trends were analyzed, our team analyzed the customers and put them into segments. These segments are relevant because of the different ways that consumers look at the bank industry. The segments were then used to make the target market...
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...Chapter 8 Business Income, Deductions, and Accounting Methods SOLUTIONS MANUAL Discussion Questions 1. [LO 1] What is an “ordinary and necessary” business expenditure? “Ordinary” and “necessary” imply that an expense must be customary and helpful, respectively. Because these terms are subjective, the tests are ambiguous. However, ordinary is interpreted by the courts as including expenses which may be unusual for a specific taxpayer (but not for that type of business) and necessary is not interpreted as only essential expenses. These limits can be contrasted with the reasonable limit on amounts and the bona fide requirement for profit motivation. 2. [LO 1] Is cost of goods sold deductible as a business expense for a business selling inventory? Explain. No. Under the return of capital principal, cost of goods sold represents a reduction in gross income rather than a business expense. For example, if a taxpayer sells inventory for $100,000 and reports a cost of goods sold of $40,000, the business’s gross income is $60,000 ($100,000 – 40,000) not $100,000. 3. [LO 1] Tom is an attorney who often represents individuals injured while working (worker liability claims). This year -Tom spent $50 on a book entitled Plumbing For Dummies and paid $500 to take a course on plumbing residences and rental housing. Can you imagine circumstances in which these expenditures would be deductible as “ordinary and necessary” for an attorney. Explain. “Ordinary” and “necessary”...
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...Skills Analysis Analysis Analysis, judgment Analysis Analysis Analysis, research Analysis, ethics Analysis Analysis, ethics Analysis Exercises 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Topic You as a user of accounting information Real World: Boeing Company, California Public Employees Retirement System, China Airlines Users of accounting information What is financial reporting? Generally accepted accounting principles Accounting organizations Investment return Accounting terminology Accounting organizations Financial and management accounting Management accounting information Accounting organizations Purpose of an audit Audits of financial statements Ethics and professional judgment Careers in accounting Home Depot, Inc. general information Learning Objectives Skills 1 Analysis, judgment 3, 4 Analysis, research 3 6 6 3 3-5, 7 6 3, 4 4 6 5 5 7 8 1, 3, 5 Analysis, judgment Analysis Analysis, communication Analysis Analysis Analysis Judgment Communication, judgment Analysis, judgment Analysis, judgment Analysis Analysis, communication, judgment Judgment, communication Analysis, judgment, research © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2012 Overview Due to the introductory nature of this...
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...2 The latest version of this guide can always be found at http://nofilmschool.com/dslr 2010-2012 Ryan Koo This document is licensed under Creative Commons, so the following freedoms apply. However, I would request you do not email this PDF to a friend; instead, please send them to http://nofilmschool.com/dslr where they can get their own copy of the guide for free. Thanks very much. You are free: to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work to Remix — to adapt the work Under the following conditions: Attribution — You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). Noncommercial — You may not use this work for commercial purposes. Share Alike — If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You can find out more about this license at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ nofilmschool.com/dslr 3 Most people would charge good money for this guide, but I’m giving it away free. In return, I ask that you please help support NoFilmSchool! You can do this via the following: Share the guide If you have a blog or website, please write a post telling others about NoFilmSchool (and the DSLR Guide)! If you don’t have a website, please share NoFilmSchool via Facebook, Twitter, or any other social network. Also, be sure to friend us on: Facebook...
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...Skills Analysis Analysis Analysis, judgment Analysis Analysis Analysis, research Analysis, ethics Analysis Analysis, ethics Analysis Exercises 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Topic You as a user of accounting information Real World: Boeing Company, California Public Employees Retirement System, China Airlines Users of accounting information What is financial reporting? Generally accepted accounting principles Accounting organizations Investment return Accounting terminology Accounting organizations Financial and management accounting Management accounting information Accounting organizations Purpose of an audit Audits of financial statements Ethics and professional judgment Careers in accounting Home Depot, Inc. general information Learning Objectives Skills 1 Analysis, judgment 3, 4 Analysis, research 3 6 6 3 3-5, 7 6 3, 4 4 6 5 5 7 8 1, 3, 5 Analysis, judgment Analysis Analysis, communication Analysis Analysis Analysis Judgment Communication, judgment Analysis, judgment Analysis, judgment Analysis Analysis, communication, judgment Judgment, communication Analysis, judgment, research © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2010 Overview Due to the introductory nature of this...
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...RMIT International University Vietnam ASSIGNMENT COVER PAGE Course Code: BUSM 4092 Course Name: Applied Entrepreneurship Location where you study: Saigon South Campus Title of Assignment: Group Assignment File(s) submitted 1 Student name: Hoang Bao Chau s3298283 Vu Ngoc Thuy Bui Thai Han Pho Ai Hong s3324477 s3343702 s3296816 Learning Facilitator in charge: Mr Phillip Dowler G4 Assignment due date: Jan 04 2013 Date of submission: Jan 04 2013 Number of pages including this one: 30 Word Count: 20 pages for the main content, 10 pages for Appendix and Table of Content Lecturer: Mr Phillip Dowler Team: Unity Hoang Bao Chau Vu Ngoc Thuy Bui Thai Han Pho Ai Hong s3298283 s3324477 s3343702 s3296816 Group 4 - Semester C 2012 RMIT University | Applied Entrepreneurship | Feasibility Report 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 3 A. I. II. III. B. I. II. 1. 2. III. 1. 2. IV. V. VI. 1. 2. VII. C. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. D. I. II. III. Business Idea ............................................................................................................................... 4 Opportunity: ............................................................................................................................. 4 Product and Service: ........................................................................................................
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...the sales of Glidden paint. Wal-Mart is one of the most prominent names in retail, while Glidden paint contributes a rich history of excellence in the paint market. Through both primary and secondary research methods our research provides information for the advertising campaign this following semester. Consumer demographics, purchasing habits, along with wants and needs, are all used to understand the potential market. Research on these topics is vital to the structure of effective advertising. By forming our focus groups we searched for deeper knowledge in the needs of paint shoppers and in the surveys we looked for more reasons people purchase paint and brand loyalty. We examined responses from painting professionals in order to compare results from nonprofessionals to see if these varied in any manner. The objective for getting into the Wal-Mart store was to pass out intercept surveys to the Wal-Mart shoppers. From the focus groups we found being able to match color, not having to apply many layers, customer service, quality, cost, and odor free are important to many shoppers along with word of mouth recommendations, however brand is not a concern. They believe adding jingles, and celebrities to a commercial will get people to buy the paint, and they would like to see design ideas incorporated. People shop at Wal-Mart because it has almost everything. People design and redecorate bedrooms, kitchens, and living rooms most often. Wal-Mart is a store appreciated...
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...Additional Praise for Ramit Sethi and I Will Teach You to Be Rich “Ramit Sethi is a rising star in the world of personal finance writing. . . one singularly attuned to the sensibilities of his generation. . . . His style is part frat boy and part Silicon Valley geek, with a little bit of San Francisco hipster thrown in.” —SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE “The easiest way to get rich is to inherit. This is the second best way—knowledge and some discipline. If you’re bold enough to do the right thing, Ramit will show you how. Highly recommended.” —SETH GODIN, AUTHOR OF TRIBES “You’ve probably never bought a book on personal finance, but this one could be the best $13.95 you ever spent. It’ll pay for itself by the end of Chapter 1 (check out the box on page 24 to see what I mean).” —PENELOPE TRUNK, AUTHOR OF BRAZEN CAREERIST: THE NEW RULES FOR SUCCESS “Most students never learn the basics of money management and get caught up in the white noise and hype generated by the personal-finance media. Ramit’s like the guy you wish you knew in college who would sit down with you over a beer and fill you in on what you really need to know about money—no sales pitch, just good advice.” —CHRISTOPHER STEVENSON, CREDIT UNION EXECUTIVES SOCIETY “Smart, bold, and practical. I Will Teach You to Be Rich is packed with tips that...
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