...Assignment 4.4 For this assignment I have been asked to relate a well-known law to real-world applications, so for this assignment I decided to discuss the Sarbanes-Oxley Act I am going to explain what it is then list two real life businesses this Act falls under. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed in 2002 and was enacted in response to a series of high-profile scandals that took place in the early 2000’s at companies such as Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom they rattled the confidence of investors. Sox was drafted by congressmen Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley what they aimed for was improvement on corporate governance and accountability. Sox was not just intended for corporations it was also meant for IT Departments that were in charge of storing the corporation’s electronic records. This law has a tremendous amount of regulatory standards all companies must comply with these standards. This law helps keep the corporation form going downhill and having to deal with a massive burden. This law asks that both corporations and IT financial department work together in ensuring that financial, corporate and technological controls provide accurate financial reports. The most important element of sox compliance is providing evidence that the financial applications and the supporting systems and services are completely secure to make sure that the financial reports can be trusted. This isn’t just used for corporations or IT departments it is also used for the public as well here are a couple...
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...EXAMINE REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF SECURITY STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a bill that the United States Congress proposed to limit children's exposure to pornography and explicit content online. Once the bill was passed the Congress required schools and libraries to E-Rate discounts on Internet access and internal connections to purchase and use a technology protection measure on every computer connected to the Internet. These conditions also applied to a small subset of grants authorized through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). In order for the schools and libraries that use the E-Rate discount is to have an internet safety policy that will include technology protection measure for each computer with Internet access. They must be able to block or filter to pictures that are obscene, child pornography, and/or harmful to minors. This only applies when access my minors. Adults can disable the technology protection measure while using the computers. Schools or libraries that don’t use the technology protection measure on received discount for telecommunication. If the schools or libraries use the technology protection measure must hold at least one public hearing to address the internet safety policy. Below you will find the items that need to be address during the hearing: • Access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet; • The safety and security of minors when using electronic mail, chat rooms and other forms...
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...Application of various case studies to real-world organizational behavior. Introduction The case: “Rhonda Clark: Taking Charge at Smith Foundation” (McShane & Von Glinow, pg. 319) is a vignette about the hiring of Clark as the CEO of the Smith Foundation. The Board that hired her is somewhat dysfunctional. She faces many challenges in dealing with the board. Clark has to use her influence, abilities, networking and power to maneuver the board so that she can accomplish the goals she has set for the Smith Foundation. The following is an analysis of the effectiveness of her sources of power and the types of influence she used at the Smith Foundation. 1A. Power Let’s see how “A Model of Power in Organizations” applies to Clark’s situation. We will also identify and discuss both Clark’s sources of power and any contingencies of power. Goltz and Hietapelto say, “In the operant model of power, leadership is defined as being an individual’s skill in using the consequences under his/her direct or indirect control to influence behavior toward goals that will obtain rewards for the unit.” And I think being a good contingency manager is an important attribute of a good leader. Clark used a variety of differing powers to deal with the board, the types of powers she used consisted of legitimate, reward, coercive, expert and referent. Clark used female members of the board with “referent power”, she used this power to influence them by having them identify with her. She used expert...
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...The Reality We Create Anthony Leyba INF103: Computer Literacy Stephanie Webb 27MAY2013 The world around us is becoming smaller, duller and less interesting. At least for the average person the computer screen is where people go to escape the monotony of their unfulfilled lives. Virtual reality seems to be the way of the future. Creating your own world and living a life you could only otherwise dream about. Even providing treatments to the medically impaired virtual reality is a miracle technology with seemingly limitless application. However everything has a price, could this amazing creation have a hidden danger? Why would anyone want to live their real lives that are full of uncertainty, lack of comfort, and no control when they could have everything they have ever desired in a world they create. I believe their are various uses for this technology but without proper restrictions we will lost in the addictive worlds we create for ourselves. When we think of virtual reality we often think of video games and simulated worlds that are used for entertainment or relaxation, but I think that real world application is what makes this technology so remarkable. many companies are incorporating simulated driving so that they may train new vehicle operators without having to worry about damages if a mistake is made. This applies especially to the operation of aircraft where you are traveling at hundreds of miles per hour and have to account for...
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...not programmed to stop the sale of futures if the price dropped. Valero is managing their business using a dashboard to measure the productivity of their refineries. Reality Gets Better Augmented reality and virtual reality use similar technology, however, virtual reality immerses a person into an entirely new reality, while augmented reality enhances the real world reality. In augmented reality, a computer can supply a person with sensations, images and sounds. Digital data is added to the real world, so the virtual reality world is not nearly as exciting as the enhanced real world. Virtual reality immerses the user, and all of their senses, into a digital world that is entirely made up of media. Users of virtual reality generally have to wear a headset that provides them with a way to block out the real world while supplying them with a 3-D space. Marketers have found an exciting option, augmented reality, in which they can attract consumers with this new technology. Consumers are now expecting high performance cellular phones that can do what a home computer can (Laudon & Laudon, 2012). New applications are being created for phones every day. An example of this would be the...
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...02 February 2005 Dear Sir/M’aam I Vaibhav Bansal, am a Second year under-graduate student, in the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India. I am looking for a Summer-Internship in May-July 2005 in your organization. I have always been a knowledge-seeker and have been motivated to explore things as they come by. Ever since my early undergraduate days and even earlier I have been fascinated by the methods of engineering and its application to the real world. And after spending almost 2 years at IIT, Guwahati I have developed a keen interest in the field of Microelectronics. I went through the website of STMicroelectronics and upon finding applications ranging from "Transiators to IC's to Microprocessors" I would really love to learn how the basic laws of Semiconductors supplemented that of Electronics apply to Real Life problems. Though from my C.V. it is clear that I am in the 2nd year and have not taken up many projects other than the ones prescribed in the curriculum, I have been studying on my own apart from regular academics. I have started working on my own with some assistance from my Professor so that this knowledge I gain shallbe beneficial for me later on. I am aware of the hard-work, and commitment required and I believe that my motivation and aptitude will see me through the challenge . I am also confident that given a chance I can contribute productively to the ongoing research in your institute. In anticipation...
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...Smartphones and Younger Generation In 2011, Tim Pike discussed the increasing amount of younger generation using smartphones nowadays in the article “How smartphones technology affects society.” (Pike, 2011). Pike wrote: “The advantage of a smartphone is the advent of fastest connection and a transfer speed, which means; potentially children can always be instantly connected”. In other words, smartphones help parents be aware of what children do, tighten the connection between parents and children, and increase their safeness wherever they are. Personally, I disagree with the author’s point that with the common of smartphones using, children could be safer with a smartphone and could be connected immediately. It is true to say that smartphones help people communicate instantly, no matter where you are. However, it is not necessary for a child to own a smartphone. In fact, it is not safe at all to have a child separated from their parents, go on their own and have a smartphone to contact to their parents. They always need to have adults with them if their parents busy and couldn’t take care of their children. Following a recent survey lead by mobile service provider Zact found that 56% of 10-to-13-year-old children own a smartphone, 25% of 2-to-5-year-old children also have a smartphone. It’s not reasonable and sensible to give children a smartphone in that age if they are accompanied by the adult. Smartphone will disrupt the bond between children and parents more than help...
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...of these business components, and it has provided me with a strong foundation upon which to build as I proceed with my education and career. Further, through Kelley’s Intermediate Accounting course, I’ve learned the time value of money, which is valuable knowledge that pertains to both accounting and finance, and it’s something that I’ll be able to apply to a variety of transactions and accounts such as those dealing with notes and pensions. Kelley has granted me a wealth of information that I can carry with me and which will enable me to make meaningful contributions in a graduate school environment, but I hope to receive more real-world experience such that I’ll more fully grasp the elements that make up the world of finance. It is of utmost importance to me that I come away from my education with the ability to apply what I’ve learned to the real world. As such, I’m pursuing your MSA program. I have, of course, sought my own opportunities to apply my textbook...
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...Dear who may be reading, I am writing this letter in application for senior student/ head boy. The role that I am applying for necessitates an individual who shows a great interest and commitment to the school environment and is confident being a representative for the sixth form and the school. As I enter my final year here at Adeyfield, I want to be able to have the privilege and responsibility to make a vital contribution and change in the sixth form and also the school; this will not only be a benefit for me and my peers but be beneficial to the students lower in the school. A significant skill that I feel I can bring to the role of senior student/ head boy would be the ability to work as an outspoken leader and also the ability to work as part of a team. My participation in the Duke of Edinburgh bronze Award has further developed my skills to be able to work in a group. During expeditions we struggled and had trouble navigating towards our final destination, it was extremely important for us to work together as a team to find a solution and to go on and achieve our goal. An example where I worked as a leader and shown my leadership skills would be in my role as a guide at a pathfinder scouting group that I have been with for 6 years and been a guide for 2 years. Within the group I would organize meetings and what would be done within the meetings so, the activities that would be taking place. This role as a guide presents me with the opportunity to interact with younger...
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...Introduction TENTE is a manufacturer of casters and wheels with 24 subsidiaries across the world and headquarters based out of Cologne, Germany. Castors and wheels are manufactured under the TENTE registered trademark. The history of the company began in 1923 in the district of Wermelskirchen Tente with the sale of ball castors and castors for sliding cupboard doors. TENTE-ROLLEN in Wermelskirchen is the largest subsidiary of TENTE International . With the production of castors and wheels for hospital beds, shopping trolleys, furniture and transport trolleys, TENTE developed into the city's second largest employer in the following years. In 1963, the institutional castor with swivel brake was unveiled for the first time, an innovation that is known today as a directional lock. Internationalisation for TENTE began one year later with membership of European standardization committees. With the move to the new offices in 1965, electronic data processing also found its way into TENTE. In 1968, castor production exceeded 10 million units for the first time. Two years later, one of Europe's first computerized high rack warehouses emerged at TENTE. TENTE has gained a leading position in the world’s markets with its innovative ideas, perfected products and high quality. This success is backed up by know how that has developed over decades and which TENTE uses to solve problems. Experienced designers and engineers create innovative products, which are produced in-house with self-developed...
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...is worth noting that if the movie were to continue on in say a sequel it would have to eventually turn back into black and white because that reality would become the new conformity and thus start to lose all the colour from that world. This is what life really is for those that choose to live a full life. One of constant change. That's why it is so important to realize the futility of trying to hold onto anything too tightly. 2. David (toby McGuire) and Jennifer (Reese Witherspoom) how does Pleasantville change them? David begins to realize that the perceived happiness in Pleasantville is not nearly as fulfilling as he hoped it would be. As a result, he slowly evolves from dreamy outcast to leader of the changes that take place in Pleasantville. Jennifer, through her own personality, sparks the initial changes in the town. However, as the story continues, she begins to understand the limitations she has placed on herself in her own life. Her reading of a D. H. Lawrence novel signifies her effort to change herself, and thus, affect her own transformation. By the end of the film she decides to stay and attend college. 3. What is the message the film presents 4. Language-how do the words set moods? 5. Is the real world, real? No. In the town of Pleasantville, nothing changes. The temperature is always the same, the weather is always nice, and no one has ever seen rain. Sex is an unknown word, passion is obsolete, and the most...
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...Suicide: The Lisbon Girls’ Only Escape From the Lies of a Dying Society One of the major underlying themes in The Virgin Suicides is the idea of a dying society, dying not from disease, but from boredom and conformity, not a physical death, but a cultural death, a spiritual death. We see death in the dying fish flies, the dying Elm trees as well as the Lisbon girls. The perspective of the world in the novel is cruelly and unrealistically pessimistic. The “…town is covered by the flotsam of those ephemeral insects. Rising in clouds from the algae in the polluted lake…flying scum” (4). But is not just fish flies that are polluting this town. Life itself in the Suburbs is morally and spiritually polluted. Eugenides writes that “Winter is the season of alcoholism and despair” (175). If this is the case then the entire novel seems to be one eternal winter. Or one could consider summer in comparison to winter, as the season of suicide, and no matter what the season, the world in the novel is a cruel, dark, hopeless place. The world is viewed in the novel as a sort of wasteland from which mankind has attempted to escape, moving to Suburbia seeking perfection and thus salvation. Only perfection is an unrealistic goal, and is therefore naturally unobtainable. Part of the American ideal of happiness is to strive for the unobtainable. The suburbs only exist as an attempt to cover up reality, hiding problems, worries, anxieties, realities, and skeletons behind the monotonous...
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...guido/guidette there is. The first reason Jersey Shore is popular with university students i know is that its all reality. Jersey shore isnt some show made up, or read off of a script. its all true and is really happening. Being recorded the second it happens. University students have their mind on one major thing and that is having a good time. if you have ever watched an episode of jersey shore, you'll see they go crazy about partying and thats what college students like. From fist pumping to getting low on the dance floor college students want to party just as the jersey shore cast memebers do. The second reason people enjoy Jersey shore is because its trashy, intriguing, entertaining and shocking. Its the same reason they love the Hills, Real World, teenage pregnancy, bridezilla, Kardashians, and every other show that spews stupidity. tennagers will watch anything they can relate themselves or their friends to. People like watching people do dumb things so that they can forget about the dumb things they've done. There is a lot of stereotype, and scripted events that relate to the younger viewers. Jersey Shore gives us an opportunity to live vicariously through a group of people we have nothing in common with, in situations we would never confront in our normal,...
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...Superman and Paula Brown’s new snowsuit Superman and Paula Brown’s new snowsuit is a shot story written by Sylvia Plath in 1955. In the beginning of the text our narrator tells us that the story takes place in Winthrop [153, Ln. 2]. The story is set in the winter, in “the year the war began” [153, Ln. 2-3]. The world war two started in Europe in 1939, but it was first in 1941 the US entered the war. My guess is then, that the story takes place in the winter of 1941. There are a lot of hints that tells us that it is war time, like: Uncle Frank is “waiting to be drafted” – he is waiting to join the army, the narrator wins a prize for drawing the best civil defense signs and Sheldon pretends to be nazi. I did a research on our narrator Sylvia Plath, and I found out that this story is an episode from her childhood. Out of these information’s I must assume that Superman and Paula Brown’s new snowsuit must be a real story. The story starts with an in medias res. From the first line to the last, do we have a flashback. Everything in this story has been written in the first person. That means that we see through the eyes of our anonymous narrator, so the story is written with pronouns like I and me, and possessives like my and mine appear in the story. Our narrator gives us access to the events that takes place, and her feelings and thoughts about them. The narrator can easily seem loyal, and bring us readers on her side. Obviously this story could be retold from other characters...
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...Mosby 1 Raising a child from a baby to an adult who is a positive contribution to society is a very rewarding experience for parents who can accomplish this ever difficult task. Kids today are bombarded with multiple distractions when it comes to the internet. This form of media communication can be very confusing and dangerous for many youngsters due to the prevalence of those who allow and accept inappropriate behavior through the use of pictures, video images and language usage. Many youngsters feel that they live in two worlds, the real world in which they live and the internet world where they can create a false persona. They enter into a domain where practically anything goes and no one is in charge. That is why parents should think more about their kids as being willing participants than as being innocent victims. Internet usage is at an all time high and will continue to increase in the future as more cultures are exposed to the capabilities of the internet. Technological advancements have led to some negative impacts on today’s youth through the increased usage of the internet. One area that the internet has impacted negatively is through plain old fashioned communication, there is no face- to-face interaction required when using the internet. In some households, like Greg’s, the family dynamics are affected and are usually changed and modified to accommodate the lack of face-to- face communication. Greg...
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