...Housman's "To An Athlete Dying Young" A. E. Housman's "To an Athlete Dying Young," also known as Lyric XIX in A Shropshire Lad, holds as its main theme the premature death of a young athlete as told from the point of view of a friend serving as pall bearer. The poem reveals the concept that those dying at the peak of their glory or youth are really quite lucky. The first few readings of "To an Athlete Dying Young" provides the reader with an understanding of Housman's view of death. Additional readings reveal Housman's attempt to convey the classical idea that youth, beauty, and glory can be preserved only in death. A line-by-line analysis helps to determine the purpose of the poem. The first stanza of the poem tells of the athlete's triumph and his glory filled parade through the town in which the crowd loves and cheers for him. As Bobby Joe Leggett defines at this point, the athlete is "carried of the shoulders of his friends after a winning race" (54). In Housman's words: The time you won your town the race We chaired you through the market place; Man and boy stood cheering by, And home we brought you shoulder-high. (Housman 967). Stanza two describes a much more somber procession. The athlete is being carried to his grave. In Leggett's opinion, "The parallels between this procession and the former triumph are carefully drawn" (54). The reader should see that Housman makes another reference to "shoulders" as an allusion to connect...
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...interoffice memorandum to: from: subject: change in income statement presentation date: cc: Classification changes in the 2006 income statement of our client Lads and Lassies, Inc. I have researched the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for clarification for the reporting and presentation of the various income statement items you requested. There will need to be some changes to the income statement format. I will address each of the items separately. Net sales When Lads and lassies introduced Sassy Spa last year in 2005, they were able to consolidate the net sales in with Lads and Lassies clothing line for reporting purposes due to their percentage of sales being less than 10% of the total net sales. However do to the success of Sassy Spa in 2006 their sales, are now in excess of 10% of net sales and will need to be reported as a separate line item from Lads and Lassies clothing line net revenue per regulation S-X rule 5-03, §225-10-S99-2(a)(b) and §§1(a)(d). gross Profit Included in the regulation S-X Rule 5-03, §225-10-S99-2 and §§2(a) (d), are requirements the costs and expenses associated with the applicable sales be reported separately on the income statement. The direct expense items for Lads and Lassies and Sassy Spay will need to be broken out separately in the cost of goods sold section. If the depreciation expense is not included in Cost of Goods Sold, §ASC 225-10-299-8 requires the description line item to indicate exclusive of any depreciation...
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...Company Info Lads and Lassies (L&L), an Security Exchange Commission (SEC) registrant, manufactures and sells exclusive children’s clothing to the most discerning clientele. Its products offer high quality and modern style, including everything from a colorful collection of cashmere sweaters to perfect vintage washed tees. The products are sold through its boutiques, each of which resembles a New England seaside cottage. The boutiques also include Sassy Spa, which was introduced in the third quarter of fiscal year 2011. These spas for children offer hair and nail care, make-up application, massage services, and even etiquette classes. Topic The issue we are to present on this case is how to format the income statement for L&L, due to the addition of Sassy Spa. The areas to consider are net sales, gross profit, a gain on the sale of corporate headquarters, and a class action settlement. Facts The financials followed are given. Net Sales is already given, so no other calculations need to be considered. For gross profit, the formula (given) is Sales-Cost of Sales, which includes both L&L and Sassy Spa. The cost of Sales excludes depreciation. 2011 2012 (in millions) Net Sales L&L 70.6 75.3 Sassy Spa 3.9 11.2 Cost of Sales L&L 46.5 56.1 Sassy Spa Gross Profit L&L ...
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...Labsheet02 PostgreSQL7.4 Use of SQL language in PostgreSQL (continued) Most of the contents of this Labsheet is taken from the PostgreSQL 7.4.17 Documentation. It is available at the following link: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/interactive/index.html Aggregate Functions Common aggregate functions are: count sum avg (average) max (maximum) min (minimum) Note: avg, min and max ignore tuples that have a null value for the specified attribute, but count considers null values. As an example, we can find the highest low-temperature reading anywhere with Execute the following query using postgreSQL and see the results: SELECT max(temp_lo) FROM weather; Note: The aggregate max cannot be used in the WHERE clause (This restriction exists because the WHERE clause determines the rows that will go into the aggregation stage; so it has to be evaluated before aggregate functions are computed.) Aggregates are also very useful in combination with GROUP BY clauses. For example, we can get the maximum low temperature observed in each city with Execute the following query using postgreSQL and see the results: SELECT city, max(temp_lo) FROM weather GROUP BY city; which gives us one output row per city. Each aggregate result is computed over the table rows matching that city. We can filter these grouped rows using HAVING: Execute the following query using postgreSQL and see the results: SELECT city, max(temp_lo) FROM weather GROUP BY city HAVING max(temp_lo) < 40; ...
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...A.E. Housman : “ To an Athlete Dying Young” Alfred Edward Housman formally known as A.E. Housman was born on March 26th 1829 and died April 30th 1936. Housman lived in Valley House Bromsgrove UK. He was born to parents Sarah Jane and Edward Housman who married on June 17th ,1858 . Housman was the eldest of seven children and they were raised Christian . He was baptized on April 21 ,1859 at Christ church. Sadly shortly after his mother died on his twelfth birthday. His father who was a county solicitor soon after remarried to one of his elder cousin ,Lucy. Housman made a huge impact on the literature world of his time. It’s no secret that Housman was best known for his profound realization of life. He wrote countless quotes and poems which,...
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...A. E. Housman's "To an Athlete Dying Young," also known as Lyric XIX in A Shropshire Lad, holds as its main theme the premature death of a young athlete as told from the point of view of a friend serving as pall bearer. The poem reveals the concept that those dying at the peak of their glory or youth are really quite lucky. The first few readings of "To an Athlete Dying Young" provides the reader with an understanding of Housman's view of death. Additional readings reveal Housman's attempt to convey the classical idea that youth, beauty, and glory can be preserved only in death. A line-by-line analysis helps to determine the purpose of the poem. The first stanza of the poem tells of the athlete's triumph and his glory filled parade through the town in which the crowd loves and cheers for him. As Bobby Joe Leggett defines at this point, the athlete is "carried of the shoulders of his friends after a winning race" (54). In Housman's words: The time you won your town the race We chaired you through the market place; Man and boy stood cheering by, And home we brought you shoulder-high. (Housman 967). Stanza two describes a much more somber procession. The athlete is being carried to his grave. In Leggett's opinion, "The parallels between this procession and the former triumph are carefully drawn" (54). The reader should see that Housman makes another reference to "shoulders" as an allusion to connect the first ... ... middle of paper...
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...Who we are“No matter who you are, or where in the world you are, the chances are that our products are a familiar part of your daily routine. Every day, around the world, people reach for Unilever products.” Contact UsRegistered Office: Unilever house, Springfield drive, leatherhead Surrey KT22 7GR, UK Email: help@unilever.comWeb: www.unilever.co,uk | | Unilever.Registered Office: Unilever house, Springfield drive, leatherhead Surrey KT22 7GR, UK | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------- We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life. ------------------------------------------------- We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life. | | Unilever.[Subtitle] | | Overview of Programs 1Getting Started 2What to Include 2Focus on What You Do Best 2Don’t Forget the Mission 3Make It Your Own 4Customize in Almost No Time 4Make It Picture Perfect 4Our Products and Services 5 | | | Influence of SProduct or Service 1 | | Wondering why the page number on this page is 5? This is the inside back cover. This booklet is setup to make it easy to print a two-sided, eight-page booklet. The tips on this page will help you get that done. | Product or Service 2 | | The bottom of inside pages is setup for you to manually add page numbers, so it’s...
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...“Remember Lads, to if by sea.” - John Adams. I love the American Revolution, so it really no surprises that I would visit these places that were involved. Places like Boston where people first spoke of rebelling. Or Cambridge, which has many things to do and/or see. And Concord, where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired. The first place I would to visit is Boston. I would like to visit the Old North Church, where minutemen would receive orders to defend New England. I would also like to visit Boston Common, from photos I saw I’m pretty sure that bands play their sometimes. Another place I’d like to visit is right across the Charles, Cambridge. The University of Massachusetts is located there and is focused on subjects that...
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...THE BLACK BUSINESSMAN: OBSTACLES TO HIS SUCCESS Author(s): DEMPSEY J. TRAVIS Source: The Black Scholar, Vol. 4, No. 4, THE NEW BLACK BOURGEOISIE (January 1973), pp. 19-21 Published by: Paradigm Publishers Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41163617 . Accessed: 08/07/2014 00:10 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. . Paradigm Publishers is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Black Scholar. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 35.8.11.2 on Tue, 8 Jul 2014 00:10:37 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions THE BLACK BUSINESSMAN: OBSTACLES TO HIS SUCCESS by DEMPSEY J. TRAVIS black businessman, at some on between time,reflects the disparity he the effort puts into his businessand the whichhe obtains compared whites as results to in the same business. matter No how hardhis employees work nor how successful the business is, production and profitsremain small and insignificant the scale of total on and racist American businesses because racism whitesfrom...
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...ST 4 April 5th In 1998, Netflix started an American, DVD- through mail service, where they rented and sold DVD’s one at a time. It was founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings. The company then acknowledged that this business was in very high demand and then switched to a subscription model that would allow a customer to rent a precise number of DVD’s per month. This only lasted six months, when Netflix realized what the customers really wanted was an unlimited subscription model. In 2007, Netflix began streaming movies. Netflix has placed itself as a convenient, great choice of content and affordability entertainment option for customers who are interested in movies and TV-shows. It is now considered one of the biggest provider of streaming movies and TV-series. In 2013, Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer told GQ “The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us”. Netflix has indeed been implementing diverse multi-product by creating very popular TV series and Award winning shows like Orange is the New Black and House of Cards. What is truly setting them apart is their new focus on creating movies that their customers can watch at their convenience at their own home without having to go the theaters and pay for the ticket, the popcorn, a drink among other food items Netflix is now hoping to win an award for its new original movie “Beast of No Nation “staring Idris Elba will begin running in a few of the United States http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/09/30/how-netflix-inc-really-creates-value...
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...Martini Drive 1990 Hull S90 LM0 England 13 March 2013 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Syed Muhammad Abbas Ali Press officer of Acme (0044) 25676949 syed_acme@press.com Acme brewery is the hope of Hull The city Hull is known for its many social problems and the town brewery is known for its lack of order fulfilments. That’s why the new owners of Acme are going to improve the city. HULL, MARCH 2013 --- The people of Hull are celebrating, because of the rapid expansion of the Acme brewery. The city has gotten a new voice since the American company US Beverages bought Acme. It is the new owners hope, that the company’s products will go overseas to other markets. The company has moved its premises, from a docks area to a greenfield site. This makes it possible for the company to expand its limits. There are also more job opportunities than before, which will benefit the people of Hull. There used to be a lot of social problems in the city and people had no control over their lives. Therefore the Mayor decided to sell the brewery in hope of it becoming Hull’s rescue. The Mayor of Hull says: “ If the city had continued like this, people would have moved to other places. But because of US Beverages, who made Acme a bigger name than it was a year ago, we have a future. The people will have more opportunities and these will help our city in the long run. This is all possible because of the new Acme brewery.” ---------------------------------------------...
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...Company Overview Netflix has given rise to the new way viewers access their television. The company provides its customers a mail DVD and/or streaming media service for a low monthly subscription. The company’s successes is attributed mostly by its site, Netflix.com. The site allows audiences to view their media through access to a library of near unlimited movies and shows. Business Strategy Netflix’s biggest advantage over its competitors is that it has offered its own largely successful shows, such as House of Cards and Orange is the New Black. These shows are not released like the typical week to week basis, but rather each season is released all at once. "What we’re seeing actually is the breakup around traditional broadcasting models around genres as much as anything else,” says Matt Locke of Story Things Media Company. [1] This new format of viewing shows has given rise to what is known as “binge watching,” where consumers watch entire seasons at a time. Before this, viewers would have to patiently wait weeks at a time to watch their favorite shows and would be out of luck if they happened to miss it. Netflix is constantly pursuing new ways to offer the customer more and providing a first in the market. On January of 2015, Sony and Netflix partnered to release The Interview movie after only one month of its release. Global Presence "It’s going to take another couple of decades to disrupt the current business models, but I would never bet against audiences changing...
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...Julia Castilho Beyond the Orange Jumpsuits Orange Is The New Black is a Netflix series, categorized as a comedy-drama where language and inappropriate content are not an issue. Orange Is The New Black, also known as OITNB, is a TV show that revolves around Piper Chapman. Piper is sentenced to fifteen months at a women’s federal prison for transporting drug money from an international drug cartel that was organized by her former girlfriend, Alex Vause (“Orange Is the New Black”). The incident, which Piper is sentenced for, happened ten years prior to the start of the TV show. By the time Piper’s past has caught up with her, she had already moved on; she got engaged and had an upper middle class lifestyle in New York City and ready to start her brand new life. Unfortunately, before all that can happen, Piper has to go to Litchfield, the female prison, which is now her new home. OITNB portrays the lives of many inmates, including Piper, before and during prison, showing their transformations through time. The first episode of season one, Piper gets ready to surrender at Litchfield. She faces the difficulties on being the new inmate - having no money, no privileges, and no respect from the other convicts. Watching this TV show makes viewers wonder if life in female institutions is as severe as Litchfield. Orange Is The New Black is based off the memoir of Piper Kerman and her experience in prison, which makes the show as realistic as possible. The first episode of season...
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...Max Ames AP US History Ms. Rizzo June 4, 2010 The Beatles: How Four British Lads Shaped America A musical group of four young British Liverpool natives arrived in the United States in the 1960s to begin their long career of shaping American culture; they were the Beatles. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, like the many predecessors before them who had come from Britain such as Thomas Paine and Andrew Carnegie, became an integral part of the history of the United States, even though they were not true American-born citizens. Beginning with their momentous arrival in the United States in 1964, the Beatles greatly influenced American culture in the 1960s, and left an enduring legacy. The Beatles’ appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, controversy with Christianity in 1966, precedents and influences in music, impact and development of the album as an art form, creation of a variety of movies, and influences in the counterculture as well as the pop culture helped to make American culture what it is today. On February 7, 1964, the Beatles landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, where a crowd of thousands of fans and reporters were waiting. There was such pandemonium, chaos, and screaming that, “One policeman who has worked at the airport for ten years said: ‘I think the world has gone mad.’” Two days after their frenzied arrival, the Beatles made a famous appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. “The broadcast broke all viewing records...
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