...I recently read the book authored by renowned historian Stephen Ambrose titled The Wild Blue: The men and boys who flew the B-24’s over Germany, which encompassed the journey of these young men. From start to finish Ambrose gave a great overall view of the trials and tribulations one would go through being a pilot or a crew member on a B-24 during WWII. The book focused primarily on the 741st squadron 455th bomb group. But in particular it focused on one of its pilots, Lt. George McGovern. While at times this book almost felt like a war biography of McGovern, it did touch on various other crew members and gave a great overall view of these boys journey from their early life to time spent overseas fighting. The book starts off by taking you through the background of these young men showing their upbringing. The majority of them came from humble beginnings and spent their adolescent life in small rural towns in America. Most were still teens when they enlisted and began their training. Ambrose commented on their age by saying that while someone that age today may be lucky enough to be handed the keys to the family car they were being sent off to defend the country. These boys generally were from blue color households in small towns and had previously never even been aboard a plane much less flown or navigated one. Once enlisted as potential pilots they were sent to flight training school. I found this portion as well as the first half of the book to be very slow. This was mainly...
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...Jon Krakauer's book, Into the Wild, follows the story of journalist, Jon Krakauer, as he is trying to investigate the death of Christopher McCandless. A boy who traveled into the Alaskan wilderness and never came out. The author follows the clues Chris left to the final resting place of Chris to uncover the truth behind his death. The book is an extension of the nine thousand word article written in the magazine, Outside. Into the Wild follows many of the 10 elements of journalism provided by the American Press Institute, which are based on truth, loyalty to the public, and the equal viewpoints of both journalist and the public. Throughout Into the Wild, the author's main goal is to spread the truth of Chris McCandless's death. Truth...
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...Christopher McCandless was an avid reader in college and based much of his philosophical beliefs on what he read. Please research which two authors have the most profound effect on him and discuss the similarities and differences between their lives and works. Utilizing both the novel and various other supports, research the grip the wilderness has on the American imagination. “Alaska has long been a magnet for dreamers and misfits, people who think the unsullied enormity of the last frontier will patch all of the holes in their lives” (4). What are the holes people are trying to fill? Why do we believe the frontier will save us? What appeal does the “wild” still have on modern American society? Research and discuss the allure that high-risk activities hold for young men of a certain mindset. Research outstanding examples of popular risky social behaviors, thrill sports and other self-destructive trends among youth in America. Christopher McCandless has a complicated relationship with his father. Many of McCandless’ personal decisions are directly or indirectly affected by this relationship and he even appears to have found a replacement “father figure” for himself in the form of Westerberg (as described in Chapter 3 of the novel). Research and discuss the highly charged bond that often exists between fathers and sons. Please research the origins of the purpose behind the “Burning Man” spectacle and its continued popularity with non-conformists. From the...
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...indicated that he was twenty-four years old and weighed a hundred and forty pounds. After his body was flown out of the wilderness, an autopsy determined that it weighed sixty-seven pounds and lacked discernible subcutaneous fat. The probable cause of death, according to the coroner’s report, was starvation. In “Into the Wild,” the book I wrote about McCandless’s brief, confounding life, I came to a different conclusion. I speculated that he had inadvertently poisoned himself by eating seeds from a plant commonly called wild potato, known to botanists as Hedysarum alpinum. According to my hypothesis, a toxic alkaloid in the seeds weakened McCandless to such a degree that it became impossible for him to hike out to the highway or hunt effectively, leading to starvation. Because Hedysarum alpinum is described as a nontoxic species in both the scientific literature and in popular books about edible plants, my conjecture was met with no small amount of derision, especially in Alaska....
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...where love is seen as a disease. Plot The story is set in Portland, Maine, in an alternate present. Civilization is concentrated in those cities which escaped the severe bombings of decades past. Travel between cities is highly restricted. Electric fences separate the city from the Wilds—unregulated territory which was presumably mostly destroyed by bombs. The totalitarian government teaches that love is a disease, named amor deliria nervosa, commonly referred to as "the deliria". A surgical cure for the deliria has been developed and is mandatory for citizens 18 years old and over. Lena has looked forward to the procedure for years, convinced as she is by the government that love is a horrible disease that must be destroyed from mankind's system. However, mere months before her scheduled procedure, Lena falls in love with an Invalid (a person over 18 who has not taken the Cure and lives in the Wilds) named Alex. He was born in the Wilds outside the city, and has pretended to be cured in order to live undetected in the city and be in the resistance. He offers Lena the means of escape from the procedure that will destroy her ability to love. The two of them would leave the city and live in the Wilds, joining the rebels who oppose the procedure and the government. Although Lena struggles with the thought of leaving her life behind, she ultimately decides to go just seven days before her procedure. Alex and Lena are discovered meeting together a few nights before their planned...
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...wiL1084x_fm_i-xxiv_1.indd Page i 1/10/11 7:53:00 PM user-f499 /Users/user-f499/Desktop/Temp Work/Don't Delete Job/MHBR231:Wild:203 Managerial Accounting John J. Wild University of Wisconsin at Madison Ken W. Shaw University of Missouri at Columbia 3 rd edition wiL1084x_fm_i-xxiv_1.indd Page ii 1/10/11 9:14:31 PM user-f499 /Users/user-f499/Desktop/Temp Work/Don't Delete Job/MHBR231:Wild:203 To my students and family, especially Kimberly, Jonathan, Stephanie, and Trevor. To my wife Linda and children, Erin, Emily, and Jacob. MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING Published by McGraw-Hill/Irwin, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, 10020. Copyright 2012, 2010, 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the United States. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DOW/DOW 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 978-0-07-811084-9 MHID 0-07-811084-X Vice president and editor-in-chief: Brent Gordon Editorial director: Stewart Mattson Publisher: Tim...
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...determined that, based on considerations of human safety and risk to livestock, it is undesirable to have a breeding population of mountain lions in Missouri. Therefore, the Department of Conservation will not encourage the species to reestablish itself in the state. Despite rumors, the Department has never stocked mountain lions and will not do so in the future. Although mountain lions, sometimes called cougars, pumas, panthers or catamounts, were common in Missouri and elsewhere in the Midwest prior to European settlement, they were eradicated during the 19th century. As the countryside was settled and developed, the large predators were shot. People also killed almost all of the deer, the mountain lions’ primary food source. The last native wild mountain lion in Missouri was killed in 1927. They were extirpated from Iowa by 1867, Nebraska by 1890, Kansas by 1904 and from Wisconsin by 1908. Though populations of mountain lions survived in remote mountainous terrain in western states, no verifiable evidence exists to suggest that they...
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...INTO THE WILD, AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW Both The book and film 'Into the Wild' give an account on a genuine story of Christopher J McCandless, a knowledgeable and capable young fellow from a decent family who pursued his fantasies and desire. In the wake of graduation from Emory University, Chris gave the parity of his instruction sparing record to Oxfam and vanished from society to carry on with the life of a loner and endeavor into domains where relatively few have challenged. He ended up giving up obviously, his family and companions in doing as such. The book recounts the story from impeccable outsiders he met, his adolescence, his adventures and disappointments prompting his troublesome passing. The book and film additionally gives you samples of different experiences that have likenesses to Chris and additionally the writer who can identify with Chris' enthusiasm forever. It is an extraordinary story and surely one that inspires. I just cannot get enough of this story, the movie is epic, but it’s the novel that is the topping in the dessert. The moral lessons are immensely impactful, not only that, they are very relevant in the contemporary society. I have chosen to review this work of art due to the extensive applicability in real life and the lives of the majority of us in the contemporary society. I love the movie more since it brings the characters to live, in a manner that very few Hollywood blockbusters have achieved. This allows the audience to connect and identify...
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...Foods Dr. Carrie E. Tuning BUS 322 Organizational Behaviors May 5th, 2010 1.Discuss how the basic interpersonal communication model that is presented in Figure 8.1 can be applied to the impersonal nature of an online forum. The Interpersonal Communication Model is a form of communication in an Organization between two or more people. This model uses skills like reading, listening, managing, interpreting information, and communicating with people all over the world. This model is designed to help build relationships and sustain human relationships at work or in any other settings for communication purposes. In the case with Whole Foods John Mackey would be the communicator, who is originating the message in the forum in reference to Wild Oats. The message posted contains the thoughts and feelings that the communicator, who intends to evoke in the receiver. The communicator is trying to get his thoughts across by using the worlds, ideas, symbols, and concepts that he has chosen to relay in the message. The communicator also gets his feelings and emotional effects across as well by intensity, force, demeanor, and gestures that he is using. The receiver is the person viewing the forum through the Perceptual screens which are the windows that are used to interact with people all over the world on the internet. The Perpetual screens do influence the quality, accuracy, and clarity of the message posted online. These screens are designed to get the sender’s and receivers individual...
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...This financial report provides an evaluation of Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. financial performance for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. It consists of an evaluation of Buffalo Wild Wing’s financial performance, stock performance, and a recommendation as to whether or not Buffalo Wild Wing’s recent financial and stock performance are of sufficient financial strength to warrant increasing your funds holdings. Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. is an owner, operator and franchiser of restaurants featuring a variety of boldly-flavored, cravable menu items. Return on assets shows the rate of return (after tax) being returned on a company regardless of financing structure. It is the measure of how efficiently the company is using all stakeholders’ assets to earn returns. The company uses return on assets to view their company over time or against companies in the industry that have similar financing structures. ROA shows how well a company uses what is has to generate earnings. The return on assets of Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. from 2009-2011 has increased from 11.09% to 11.52%. Return on Assets has increased from 2009-2011. An indicator of how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. ROA gives an idea as to how efficient management is at using its assets to generate earnings. An increasing trend of ROA indicates that the company is becoming more profitable. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fix cost and generate cash. It is an important indicator of...
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...damaged the purity of the sport. Not only did it affect baseball’s reputation and purity of the game, it also affected the fans who dreamt of playing in Major League Baseball. Now we will focus the main reasons why congress took control of the steroid issue that surrounded Major League Baseball. First, Major League Baseball along with Congress noticed the issue of steroids due to Jose Canseco, an ex-major leaguer, who came clean about the steroid issue in his book titled Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ’Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big. In this book, Canseco explained how he taught a variety of players how to inject steroids and how it would benefit them in the future. Throughout his book, Canseco provided details as to the players, who later broke many records; that he taught how to use steroids. For example, Canseco stated that he provided steroids to Mark McGwire, Jason Giambi, and Ivan Rodriquez, all of who have good enough career numbers to put themselves in the Hall of Fame in the near future. Besides Canseco’s book, certain instance happened to High School baseball players that made Congress investigate Major League Baseball. When congress took control of the situation in 2005, they...
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...Book report: Wild Orchid Wild Orchid is a novel about a girl named Taylor Jane Simon. She’s an 18 year old girl with Asperger’s Syndrome which is a form of autism. When she finds out that she has to move to Prince Albert National Park for the summer with her mom, she freaks out because she hates change. The vacation has been planned so Taylor’s mom can spend time with her current boyfriend, Danny. Her summer doesn’t end up being so bad after all, Taylor gets her first job in a pizza restaurant that her mom’s boyfriend Danny runs. Taylor would rather stay at home in Saskatoon, but since she suffers from autism, she can’t stay on her own. Taylor’s mom encourages her to find out the park’s possibilities on her own. For Taylor, whose life has always been limited because of her sickness, this means meeting new people and being more social which she’s never done before on her own. There is also a possibility of a boyfriend but Taylor is still not quite sure how to find one and doesn’t know what that may involve. Taylor sets goals and makes a daily routine that includes going to the nature center and walking on the beach 7 times. Taylor becomes very interested in nature and plants. She ends up getting a job at the nature center, where she is respected for her knowledge and very good memory. By the end of the novel she goes out of her comfort zone by living away from home, getting her first job, and making new friends gave her more confidence. She feels better and less scared...
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...The Call Of The Wild Book Report Imagine being thrown into an environment without any knowledge of it how would you survive well that’s what happened to Buck and to survive he must adapt. Without Adaptability people and wildlife alike would not survive that is why it is essential for survival. With the skill of adaptability he will overcome many things the cold, the sight of bloodshed, and the wildlife he wants so badly. In the beginning, Buck must adapt to the cold and hard work. First, Buck’s quest starts with him being thrown into a completely different environment, no longer a king he must adapt to the cold and lots and lots of hard work. For example, Buck is sold and transported north to be a sled dog where he will be forced to do lots and lots of sled work with his masters (François and Perrault) and other dogs.Since he has the help of his friends he was able to learn to sleep under not over the snow. Since he is transported to a cold area he must get used to the cold or he’ll die. Since he was used to going for walks with his old family he is strong enough to get through cold and tough work. In the middle of the book, Buck must adapt to bloodshed for he has seen many dogs die and he essentially killed a dog already, Spitz. For example, Buck broke both of Spitz front legs and used that...
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...modified bat.” (How Stuff Works.) A description of El Chupacabra. The chupacabra has had many different descriptions, but most have the same idea. A gray, lizard-like creature, 3-4 feet tall, that walks upright on muscular hind legs. Some people have seen a half-alien, half dinosaur tail less vampire however others have seen a panther like creature with a long tongue. Other people think the chupacabra is modeled after the creature in the 1995 movie, Species. Tolentino was interviewed after claiming to have seen the beast. During the interview she was asked if she had seen the movie Species. She admitted to watching it a few weeks prior. Also it has been called chupa and has an alias name of El Vampiro de Moca. There have been reports saying how the chupacabra leaves behind the stench of sulfur in the air. Most people describe it with an oval shaped head and bulging red alien like eyes. “Some say it has a feathery spine running down to it’s rump.” (How Stuff Works) Additionally, “it is said that is walks on two legs it has been stated that it runs on all fours.” (How Stuff Works) Almost all reported sightings have been at night so it is claimed that El Chupacabra hates light. Some have claimed that it leaves a trail of slime behind when it walks. The slime that it leaves behind could not be identified as anything from this world. Where El Chupacabra resides. Starting in 1990 the first sighting of the chupacabra in Puerto Rico to present day sightings have been...
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...Explain the nature, purpose and scope of responsibility accounting According to the text book Managerial Accounting a responsibility accounting system is set up to help control costs assigned to specific units. The website accounting tools.com, goes further to describe it as a system that compiles revenue, cost and profit information at the level of those individual managers most directly responsible for them. The responsibility accounting system involves a performance report. This performance report accumulates and reports costs and expenses that a manager is responsible for and their budgeted amounts. Differentiate between various costing systems and various forms of responsibility centers According to MUSE, cost serves two purposes, planning and evaluation. For planning, cost might be a reference point for determining selling price of a product, for evaluation, it could be used to compare actual costs to budgeted costs. Multistage process and job order costing systems are similar in assigning labor, material, and manufacturing support activity to products. The two systems are different because with a job order cost system, production requirements vary across different jobs, and are measured for individual jobs, where as in a multistage process, production requirements are the same across jobs. Responsibility centers are identifiable segments within an organization for which individual managers have accepted authority and accountability. These centers define what...
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