...15. Balance Sheet/Statement of Position: The nonprofit organization St. Jude presents its audited combined financial statements using a fiscal year that begins in July 1st and ends on June 30th of the following year. For the year ended in June 30, 2014, according to its Combined Statements of Financial Position there was a huge change from 2013 to the 2014. This statement shows that the biggest change happened in its Cash and Cash Equivalent account. In 2013 the total in this account was 42,378,176, and in 2014 it was $129,701,765. The Cash and Equivalent account had an increased of $87,322,589 in 2014. There is nothing on the notes that mentions why is there such a big difference. According to medcity.com this was predicted to happen due to a medical device tax of about $60 that St. Jude would have to pay in 2013. The receivables actually decreased a little in 2014, but the unrestricted investments increased by 362,101,566. Its net...
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...their revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities on the full accrual basis of accounting. The financial statements are to provide information that meets the common interests of donors, members, creditors and other resource providers. (Ives, Patton, & Patton, 438). The financial statements required for NFPO include a statement of financial position, a statement of activities, and a statement of cash flows. Revenues, expenses, and investments are all received with certain classifications imposed on them. St. Jude’s Children’s research hospital is a not-for-profit organization founded by entertainer Danny Thomas and opened on February 4, 1962. St. Jude is supported primarily by donations raised by its national fundraising organization, ALSAC, which was established by Danny Thomas expressly for the purpose of funding St. Jude. The hospital also receives assistance from federal grants (mainly through the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute), insurance and investments. (Financial Statement, 2013). Operations are overseen by the Boards of Directors and...
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...St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Finding Cures. Saving Children. Moises Sandoval. Specific Purpose: To persuade the members of my audience in becoming a Partner in Hope by donating/volunteering to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Thesis Statement: Since 1962, St. Jude hospital has been a symbol of hope for children and families in the need. As one of the world’s premier pediatric cancer research centers, St. Jude hospital continues to provide the quality of research and treatment relying on the support of many donors to continue its lifesaving mission of finding cures and saving children. Organizational Pattern: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence. Introduction (Attention) I. Attention-Getting Device—Eggs dynamic: Draw faces on 4 eggs to make 4 members of the audience figure that those eggs were their children. Then, paint a mark on two of those eggs to show in one of them that the stain represented cancer and we didn’t know what caused it; the mark on the second egg would try to illustrate that we can try to remove the mark (or resolve the problem with cancer) ourselves but we are not able because it is not in our capacity and that would bring us to the breaking of the third egg that would represent that sometimes when we try to resolve so serious problems ourselves such as cancer we would only make it worse. II. Introduce Your Topic—The topic of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is introduced in connection with the eggs dynamic by stating to the audience...
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...Audra Dohrman 12-5 AP English- Jude the Obscure Essay 3/30/15 In the passage, the author uses literary devices such as symbolism, diction, and choice of detail to reveal the nature and predicament of both Jude and Sue. Jude and Sue are in love but find themselves in a situation where they can’t be together because of Jude’s religious moral standards. Through the rabbit and the trap, depressing words such as “lonely” and “disheartened”, and details of their situation and backgrounds, the author is able to convey how the characters’ love for each other is forbidden and trapped by the accepted societal standards of the time. The symbolism presented with the rabbit caught in the trap and the trap itself is most important to reveal the nature of Jude and Sue’s predicament. Jude is awake and thinking about how Sue is “equally lonely and disheartened” in her house when he hears the cry of the rabbit caught in the trap. The rabbit represents Jude and Sue’s love for each other and their desire to be together. Caught in the trap, which represents society and its accepted standards of the time, the rabbit is stuck and cannot escape no matter how hard it struggles. When the author says “…but would remain bearing its torture to the morrow”, it really means Jude and Sue would shoulder the burden of not being able to be together. Jude strikes the rabbit which kills it, representing him ending both of their sufferings by “killing” the relationship between the two of them. When it says...
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...DEMOCRATIC AND POPULAR REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MENTOURI UNIVERSITY OF CONSTANTINE FACULTY OF LETTERS AND LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH The Conflict between the Ideal and the Social in Thomas Hardy’s Jude the Obscure A Dissertation Submitted in a Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Master Degree in British and American Studies Supervised by: Pr. Brahim Harouni Mr. Hamoudi Boughenout By: Mr. Boussaad Ihaddadene June 2010 Acknowledgement I would like to thank God for His guidance and help. I would also like to thank my supervisors Pr. Harouni and Mr. Boughenout for their help and discussion of my topic. I would like to thank all the teachers of the department of English of Mentoury University. I Dedication To the memory of my mother To my father, to my brothers and my sisters and to all my friends and classmates. II Abstract The purpose of my study is to show the conflict between idealism and society in Thomas Hardy’s Jude the Obscure. In this novel, Hardy portrays the strife of the two individuals Jude and Sue to make their own ways in society by seeking to realise their ideals. He also reveals the difficulties met by the two idealists in front of society’s attempts to thwart their ideals and to force them to surrender to its norms. This study allows the reader to have a deep understanding of the origin of the conflict, the climax of the confrontation between the two opposing sides and...
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...Novena To St. Jude Most holy Apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally, as the patron of difficult cases, of things almost despaired of, Pray for me, I am so helpless and alone. Intercede with God for me that He bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particularly - (make your request here) - and that I may praise God with you and all the saints forever. I promise, O Blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor granted me by God and to always honor you as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you. Amen PRAYER May the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, and loved in all the tabernacles until the end of time. Amen. May the most Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised and glorified now and forever. Amen St. Jude pray for us and hear our prayers. Amen. Blessed be the Sacred Heart of Jesus Blessed be the Immaculate Heart of Mary Blessed be St. Jude Thaddeus, in all the world and for all Eternity. (say this prayer, followed by the Our Father and the Hail Mary) | Dear Apostle and Martyr for Christ, you left us an Epistle in the New Testament. With good reason many invoke you when illness is at a desperate stage. We now recommend to your kindness {name of patient} who is...
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...was ‘The Body and Soul of Sue’. This highlights Hardy’s opinions of Tess and where she should stand in society. A line taken from one of Hardy’s other books entitled ‘Jude the Obscure’ states, “a deadly war waged between flesh and spirit”. From this, one could take that Hardy believed that what happened to her body is juxtaposed by the true nature of her soul. She did not want to be so-called raped, “and upon her eyelashes there lingered tears” and now her soul is fighting the negativity of the consequences. This quote also dictates the pathos that Tess felt when experiencing her fate. Her hamartia could be argued to be her naivety and innocence hence, she has to fight what has happened to her body to keep her soul pure. Another title Hardy was thinking about adopting for the novel was ‘Too Late Beloved”. Here, Hardy was utilising a phrase from Shelley’s love poem “Epipsychidion” which was said to be one of his favourite poems that influenced much of his work. This title could apply to the protagonist’s relationship with Angel, or to his strange return to her after his surprise travels to Brazil. When Angel returned from Brazil to ‘forgive’ and find Tess, she told him “too late" for them. “Epipsychidion”, where this title is said to derive from, is cited by Sue Bridehead in the one of Hardy’s later novels, Jude the Obscure. The poem shared the controversial doctrine, at the...
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...EL DIABLO I remember always playing with my grandmother’s tarot deck when I was five. My grandmother, also a witch, said that I could see things in a way nobody else could. My red hair didn’t match my dark eyes, but she said that the full moons in my eyes meant I had a darkness and heaviness that only someone who had lived many lives could have. I didn’t know that my eyes would grow darker over time, I had endured a lot, more than any child should. Every time my hand would hover over the deck, drawing a card, my fingers would tremble-that’s how I would know I drew the right cards. I remember the eyes on the pictures of the cards glaring at me, symbolizing different parts of the fortune being told. I would lay them out on blue silk, always drawing ‘El Diablo’. The dark eyes always scared others away, but the power they had could suck you in, tearing at your insides. The devil was a constant, a dark representation of change. I never knew what this meant, but I have learned the devil would always shadow me. He was there before I was born, a piece of me, a piece of my family’s past. I wouldn’t say I went through as much as a child who lived in a third world country has went through, but I have been a subject to a great amount of pain. The devil first showed up in the form of death and Illness. I had lost a plethora of family members and almost my father. While he was weak, I felt a great amount of guilt, silencing myself and retreating to the familiar darkness. My quietness...
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...Francis finds Arthur drunk outside the back of the St Jude club one night. Arthur is crying, because he is haunted by the war but nobody will talk about it. He scoffs at the idea of ‘heroes’ and says they were all just scared boys, and that there was no glamour involved. He says ‘We weren’t heroes. We were only there.’ This can be interpreted in two ways. One is that it is wrong for people to call them heroes, because they didn’t act like heroes. It was merely chance that they were there in the war. But when Francis remembers Arthur’s words right at the end of the book, it gives them a different interpretation. Francis is suggesting that merely by being there they were heroes – scared or not, they did what they had to do and did not run away. The Silver Star is the only medal awarded for ‘heroism’, we are told. Both LaSalle and Francis have been awarded this medal, for saving the lives of their fellow soldiers. LaSalle does so by taking out a machine gun nest, Francis by falling on a grenade – the grenade that destroys his face. Is it significant that one wins it by committing an act of violence, whereas the other wins it by taking the damage himself? It impresses the townsfolk – but Francis wants to remain anonymous. Heroism The scrapbook kept by the ‘Strangler’ at the St. Jude’s club contains newspaper clippings about all the ‘heroes’ of Frenchtown, including both LaSalle and Francis. The other men regard it as something of a symbol, something to be proud of, but Francis...
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...Learning From Mistakes People learn from the past. Either their own or from the people that lived before them. Readers can learn from the literature they read. In “Tess of the D’Urbervilles”, by Thomas Hardy, readers can learn from the actions of the characters. Written in 1891 the roles of women and men are different from what they are now. Readers can see the difference though many of the characters such as Tess Durbeyfield, Angel Clare, Alec D’Urberville, and Joan Durbeyfield. These can be shown through the characters in their relationships, thoughts, and actions. Your relationship with someone can say something about you. Once learning about their ancestry and the tragedy of the horse, Tess’s family decides to have her go visit part of their family in Trantridge. Upon her arrival she is greeted by Alec, the son of the mansion. Alec always got what he wanted and he wanted Tess. Since Tess refused his companionship Alec rapes her one night and Tess becomes pregnant. After the death of her infant, Sorrow, Tess finds new work at a dairy where she meets her new husband, Angel. On their wedding night Angel and Tess tell secrets that they have been holding in. Tess tells about Alec, and Angel decides to leave her. Tess’s past relationship changes her relationship now. This shows that who you are associated with can change how people think about you. Once Angel found out about Tess’s past he decides to go on with his apprenticeship without her. On the rode he runs into Izz...
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...The Power Within From the present day to thousands of years in the past, there has been controversy with women in society. They are stereotyped, judged and looked down upon in many places and times in the world. Whether it be their clothing, manner, beliefs or actions they have been scrutinized and analyzed far more than their male companions. Yet women have still stood tall and strong in the face of opposition. Nothing is more evident than in the novels Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Though each book is written in a different era and continent from each other, both authors have taken a profound look into the lives of women who, in submission of the society they live in, persevere and carry on their lives no matter what. Though Hardy’s Victorian countryside and Hosseini’s war ridden Afghanistan have very different plot lines, both novels develop the theme of inner strength of women through the protagonist’s characteristics, the conflicts in the plot and setting. In 1891 Hardy wrote Tess of the d’Urbervilles. The novel received a public outcry and was criticized for its taboo topics and insight into a ruined woman’s private life. The passionate and intense Tess Durbeyfield, whom the novel is centralized around, faces more tragedy and injustice in her adolescent years than any women could bear and perseveres through out. Tess’s character, as well as the women around her, shows the true inner strength women possess...
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...On the other hand, Jude’s adult life was much more eventful… maybe not as crazy as their family reunion, but still very exciting. Saint Jude’s sainthood consisted of miracles, preachings, and one of a kind experiences. “St. Jude was a true internationalist, traveling throughout Mesopotamia, Libya, Turkey, and Persia with St. Simon, preaching and converting many people to Christianity” (About St. Jude 8). With no airplanes back then, I bet he made quite a few phone calls to Dr. Scholls. Anyways, while he was there, “He preached the Gospel with great passion, often in the most difficult circumstances” (St. Jude Thaddeus 1). The ability to stay positive in the most dreadful situations is such a talent to admire. I’ve been calling him Saint Jude...
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...Arthur Laffer: An Economic Genius When you take the time and look at all of the people who have been involved with economics over the years, Arthur Laffer is a man that you will hear a lot about. Laffer had a large affect on the United States economic policy throughout the 1980’s due to his theory on taxes (Arthur, 2010). However, his tax theories did not only affect the United States, but the whole world (Economist, 2010). Arthur Laffer is an economic genius and he is recognized as one of the greatest economists in the recent history of the United States. Arthur Betz Laffer was born on August 14, 1940 in Youngstown, Ohio (Arthur, 2010). He was very intelligent as he was growing up. Laffer did well in school and eventually went on to attend Yale University (Economist, 2010). He graduated in 1963 and received a Bachelor’s degree in economics (Biography, 2010). After he received his Bachelor’s degree, he enrolled in Stanford, where he graduated with his Master’s degree in economics (Biography, 2010). However, a Master’s degree was not enough for Laffer. He continued his education at Stanford until he received his Ph.D. in economics (Arthur, 2010). After receiving his degree, Laffer began to draw attention to himself. He proposed supply-side economic theories, and they became popular at very quick rates (Arthur, 2010). This theory stated that held that reductions in federal taxes on businesses and individuals would lead to increased economic growth and in the long...
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...to others. This part of the report on st. Jude will include the most common ways people can identify a scam and how St. Jude is legitimate. As seen One of the most common charity scams include donations required to be in cash or wire transfer. Cash contributions are easily lost or stolen simply because they are easily...
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