...money within the region. The democratic victory was significant in an election that was defined by an overwhelming red republican wave as shown in Table 1. The money aspect of Florida’s 2nd, coupled with the image that each candidate aimed to display during their campaigning are two of the main concepts that will be discussed more in depth throughout the remainder of this study. As previously mentioned, North Florida, including Florida’s 2nd District is ultimately rural and has a constituency that is 71% Caucasian, stretching a whole thirteen counties. Although mainly republican, the district has voted more liberal in presidential elections, and leans significantly less republican as it contains its largest population center located at Tallahassee. The PVI expressed within this district is +6 in favor of the Republican Party. Candidate Profiles: Gwen Graham (D) Gwen Graham, the daughter of former Florida governor Bob Graham, ran as a Democrat with independent...
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...Surname Tutor Course Date Comparing Monuments Introduction A monument is a statue of famous or notable persons, building or a place that is made to keep alive the memory of people or events. Florida Capital building is a monument that has a rich history which began in 1824 with the creation of Tallahassee as the new capital city. The Integration Statue at Florida State University is celebrated for playing attribute to young men and women who contributed in making FSU rich in diversity. The Historical Capitol is located in Tallahassee in Florida capital city, at the intersection of Apalachee Parkway. And the Integration Statue at Florida State University is it located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the state of Florida. The visual elements that are found in the Historical Capitol are the 22 floors and a height of 345 feet. While the Integration Statue at Florida State University is a three figured statue of people standing and is approximately nine feet tall. The Historical Capitol building has encouraged people to come because it contains a museum, which is always open to the public and has a great historical background. Nevertheless, the Statue at Florida State University encourages people from different background and country to join the university, because as elaborated it symbolizes social unity. Grandeur and permanence are coined when a material like a rock is used in a sculpture or building. This is because the rock is strong and elegant;...
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...Pledge Patrick Rutenber 2303 Timber Oaks Lane Tallahassee, FL 32304 October 19,2012 Mr. Robert Toggweiler Office of the President Alpha Kappa Psi, Beta Psi Chapter 316 West College Avenue Tallahassee, FL 32301 Dear Beta Psi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi: I am a student at Florida State University pursuing two different Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting and Finance. Ideally, through the current process of pledging, I hope to be admitted into Alpha Kappa Psi a well-recognized professional fraternity. With the help of the brotherhood, I hope to become a young professional with the necessary skills to lead, not only myself, but also others towards a brighter tomorrow. Before attending Florida State University I held two different jobs, in addition to volunteering as a coach for little league soccer. Initially I worked for Cuttin Up Lawn and Tree Service for four years. During my time with the company, I was depended upon for thorough completion of tasks and to do these tasks the right way the first time. Much of my time, spent working, was not under supervision, and I had to have initiative and work ethic to do the work on my own. Also, I was an employee of Subway. From my experiences, I learned much of the customer service and communication skills I possess today. Through my time with the company, I learned to effectively interact with both customers and coworkers in a professional setting, and also what it takes to work as a team to accomplish certain goals...
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...attended a city commissioner meeting. It was held in Tallahassee city hall. Nearly 150 people from the general public were present. Furthermore, it was handicapped accessible. The officials include John Marks, Andrew Gillum, Nancy Miller, Mark Mustian, and Gil Ziffer. John Marks is the Mayor of the City of Tallahassee. He is Tallahassee's fifth African-American mayor to be elected, and won his proposal for a third term in the 2010 elections. He received his B.S. degree in 1969 from the Florida State University School of Business and his Juris Doctorate in 1972 from the Florida State University College of Law. Likewise, Commissioner Andrew D. Gillum, an African American is recognized statewide and nationally as an emerging leader. At the age of 23, Gillum became the youngest person ever elected to the Tallahassee City Commission in February 2003. Commissioner Nancy Miller grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has an M.S. in Biology from Northeast Louisiana University. Miller is a self-employed urban planning consultant who has been an independent business person all her life. She has made a long-term commitment to serving Tallahassee to be a wonderful place to live and work through. She believes that public service is the highest responsibility any citizen can take on in our democracy. This commitment led to her election in 2010 to the Tallahassee City Commission. Mark Mustian was born in Panama City...
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...ENC 1101 13 October 2014 Becoming the Seminole Athlete Coming to FSU as a student athlete is a life changing experience as you shift from being under your parents into being on your own and managing yourself. You get to start early as a baseball player so that you can become acclimated with class and morning workouts. You are taken on a weeklong athlete orientation called Summer Bridge a week before summer classes begin. You along with other freshman athletes get to become familiar with the campus and what is expected out of an athlete here at Florida State. During the week, you are grouped with people from other sports so that you can get to know other people besides your teammates. In your group you do small bonding exercises and team work activities. One activity was a campus scavenger hunt where you have to take pictures in front of certain buildings and this allows you to get familiar with your new school. Summer is an easier adjustment from high school to college compared to fall. During summer you are required to take only two classes and have only early morning workouts. Having the afternoon to yourself is a good feeling because there is not much free time in the fall being a student athlete. Being a baseball player, you live in Whitehall Apartments which is right off campus. Living in the apartments with three other teammates and right next door to four others, you get to bond easily with each other. Transitioning from having your laundry done for you and having...
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...Running head: PRISON COMPARISON PAPER Federal Prison Comparison Paper Jessica Cantu University of Phoenix Introduction to Corrections CJA 234 Jeffery Newton November 12, 2011 Federal Prison Comparison Paper There are different kinds of state prisons are: supermax, maximum security, close-high security, medium security, minimum security, and open security. Supermax prisons are permanent lockdown. Maximum security prisons are usually older, larger, walled facilities. They also have the most rigorous security procedures and the lowest inmate to guard ratio. Close-high security are a kind of maximum security but less restrictive and the inmate to guard ratio is a bit higher. Medium security prisons are smaller and newer, and have double fences instead of walls. These prisons also have dorm or pod housing rather than cells; however, the inmate to guard ratio is a bit higher. Minimum security prisons are also newer and smaller as well as minimal perimeter security and fewer internal controls. Again there is an even higher inmate to guard ratio and the inmates live in rooms or dorms and have more privacy and amenities than those in other prisons. Open security prisons are better known as nonsecure facilities; work release centers, prerelease centers, and halfway houses. These facilities have no armed guards and no fences (Foster, 2006). John Gotti John Gotti grew up in poverty but quickly rose in prominence, and was one of the crime family's biggest...
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...Federal Prison Comparison Team A CJA/234 Robin Marmon-Instructor September 22, 2014 There are many different types of prisons and federal penitentiaries throughout the Unites States of America and many of them are l out differently but all possess similar regulations as far as visiting, employment and rehabilitative services are concerned. It makes no difference if; you are young or old in age, have medical issues, race or ethnicity, if you commit a crime you are going to serve time in some type of correctional facility or be state property in some form such as; probation or parole. The type of correctional facility that you will be sent to really depends on the level of crime you commit. If it is a superior level crime you will be sent to a correctional facility but if it is a federal offense you will be set to a federal correctional facility which will each have a different level of security based on how extensive the crime is that you committed. Here is an example of a variety of different federal penitentiaries. General Manuel Noriega, former Panamanian Dictator from 1983 to 1989. Noriega is no ordinary man, after High School he had military preparation at Chorizos Military Academy in Peru. In 1962 graduated with an engineering degree. In 1967, he received counterintelligence training at the School of the Americas at Fort Gulick, when it was located in the U.S. Army base in Panama. Later he was also trained in psychological operations at Fort Bragg, North Carolina...
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...Tallahassee BeanCounters Team Case Kaylee Cutler Charles Spiva Shauna Jones Background During a routine audit of Tallahassee BeanCounters, the team’s owner Franklin Kennedy asked if we would investigate further into the potential of a fraud occurring within the company. Mr. Kennedy stated that he received an anonymous tip and believes that based on the tip, fraud within the organization was occurring. A fraud examination was conducted and the findings from relevant documents and interviews are below. Executive Summary: The investigation started when Mr. Kennedy approached our team asking us to review documents to see if a potential fraud within the organization was occurring. Mr. Kennedy received an anonymous tip that potential asset misappropriation was occurring within Tallahassee BeanCounters. We began our investigation by reviewing different financial documents obtained from Tallahassee BeanCounters as well as information provided to us by others within the organization covering the period from April through July. We analyzed payroll documentation from Tallahassee BeanCounters and ADP, purchase orders, invoices, and shipping receipts for various equipment purchases. We examined concession purchases, and analyzed sales of tickets, parking, programs, concessions, and promotional activities to determine where assets presented evidence of misappropriation. After having reviewed and analyzed all documentation requested and received, we found that $6,913...
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...Journal of Forensic & Investigative Accounting Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2012 The Obvious Fraud: A Short, Problem-Based Case Study to Highlight Inappropriate Fraud Examination Techniques David O’Bryan Jeffrey J. Quirin* INTRODUCTION Assume you are an internal auditor for a large, multinational, manufacturing organization with a division in Mexico. One of your responsibilities is to investigate allegations made on the company’s fraud hotline. When you arrive at work one morning you learn an anonymous tip was left on the hotline that alleges fraud involving the division manager. “Pat’s significant other is a fraudulent vendor,” was the anonymous tip left on your company’s fraud hotline. Pat is a division manager at your company. “Wow. I can’t believe this guy is so blatant,” you’re thinking as you review some accounts payable invoices while following up on this anonymous tip. The invoice that caught your attention is shown in Table 1. A quick search of the AP file reveals a total of three invoices like the one in Table 1, all for identical amounts but on different dates. The division manager, Pat, has the authority to approve payment of invoices for less than $10,000. It is obvious to you that the manager has a created a shell company. You happen to know that Pat’s significant other is named Kim, hence the name Kimco Marketing. There is no documentation to support these transactions other than the invoices, all of which are purportedly for marketing services. * The authors are, respectively...
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