...airplane was created just 13 years earlier. Traveling across the country would not be nearly as difficult, but it would take three or so times the amount of time it would take today. An article states, in 1934 before the DC-3 it would take 25 hours, more than one airline, two planes, and 15 stops to fly from Los Angeles to New York (Burke). After the invention a single plane could cross the country and stop only three times to refuel. Now traveling across the country can take six hours and never have to stop once. International travel is relatively easy now compared to how it used to be. In October 2016 New Zealand traveled to Washington D.C. to play the US in a friendly. New Zealand traveled 18 hours to play a match that did not matter, and just helped to develop their players. In the 1930’s or 1940’s teams would never travel that far, even for World Cups. Teams around the world travel much easier than they ever did before because it takes so little time now to fly there, play a match, and fly back. These are some of the ways technology has changed international travel over...
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...UNIVERSITATEA ‘ANDREI ŞAGUNA’ FACULTATEA DE ŞTIINŢE ECONOMICE SPECIALIZAREA: FINANTE BANCI AN II SEMESTRUL I REFERAT LIMBA ENGLEZĂ ADOCHITEI SIMONA DORINA 2012 CONTENTS Definite Articles ………………………………………………1 Indefinite Articles …………………………………………….3 Zero Articles …………………………………………………..4 Definite Articles The definte article – the We use THE: when there is only one of something: What is the longest river in the world? -“the” is used before “same” (the same) Your pullover is the same colour as mine. These two photographs are the same. -go to the cinema, to the theatre I often go to the cinema but I haven’t been to the theatre for ages. When we say THE CINEMA/THE THEATRE < we do not necessarily mean one particular cinema or theatre. BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER We do not normally use “the” with the names of meals .. What did you have for breakfast? We had lunch in a very nice restaurant. What time is dinner? BED WORK HOME It’s time to go to bed now. I sat down on the bed. Go to work/be at work/ start work/finish work Ann didn’t go to work yesterday. THE+ ADJECTIVE We use THE+ adjective (without a noun) to talk about groups of people, especially: the young the old the elderly...
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...List of Works Consulted MLA STYLE “How-to” guide • There are many ways of setting out lists of works consulted (bibliographies). • The following are examples of MLA style, which is recommended by the Modern Language Association for preparing scholarly manuscripts and student research papers. • Visit the Modern Language Association web site on the MLA Style.. This site includes Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style which includes basic information on citing internet sources. • For further information, see both: Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 4th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1995. Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 2nd ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1998. NOTE: • • Before you compile your list of works consulted (bibliography) check with your lecturer/tutor for the bibliographic style preferred by the academic department to whom you are submitting your work. The MLA style requires all titles to be italicised or underlined. In this publication we have used the underline option. Check with your Department for the preferred option. • MLA requires that the start of each new entry must be flagged. You can use any of the following: 1. Hanging indents (ie 1st line set flush left with 2nd and subsequent lines indented) 2. Indent the first line only 3. A clear line space between each new entry (In this publication we have used hanging indents – option no.1...
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...all-water route to Lilliputia. l. reestablish trade routes interrupted by the bubonic plague. 4. Traders sought new trading opportunities primarily to have access to m. better medicines to help Europeans conquer the Black Death. n. expanded power and influence in case of the need for additional crusades. o. luxuries such as sugar and spices demanded by the elite. p. staple foods to sustain Europe’s large peasant population. 5. At the time of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage, most Europeans q. acknowledged that the world was round but did not understand its dimensions. r. believed the Earth was flat and that those who ventured too far to sea would fall off its edge. s. doubted that the vast amount of money the voyage cost would ever be returned. t. knew enough geography to support Columbus’s belief that he could reach the West by sailing eastward. 6....
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...China, Jamaica, and America Ethics Case Study Tammy M Langewisch Eth/557 December 3, 2012 Andrew Sargent, MBA, JD China, Jamaica, and America Ethics Case Study In the article, “A Study of Differences in Business Ethical Values in Mainland China, the U. S. and Jamaica,” writes about the results of a second research performed that compares what has been considered third world countries, Mainland China and Jamaica, to the United States (U. S.), and how each countries culture impacts ethical decision making in businesses. The study contained five vignettes and two hypotheses. The vignettes were scenarios in which the subjects responded to, according to what they believed were ethical or those that were not. This paper will cover the culture that impacts China and Jamaica, the results of the research and ethics plays a role in decision making for financial, environmental, and cultural issues; how the concepts of positive and normative economics are reflected; and how market efficiency, economizing, and the market system affects these ethical issues in each country compared to the U. S. Ethics in Financial, Environmental, and Cultural Issues Mainland China was a socialist-based economy that converted to free market over 25 years ago. China’s culture is founded upon Confucian and Maoist, rather than capitalist, which impacts ethical decisions made by Chinese business leaders (Fok, Hartman, & Kwong, 2005). Jamaica’s heritage is capitalist and it is a low uncertainty...
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...Women’s Rights I was raised in a town far away from the city, away from the civilization between farms, horses and cows. My role as a boy was to help my father to milk and feed the cows, go to the fields and pick up the vegetables and crops, while my mother and my sisters were in charged of cleaning the house and have the food ready for us when we come back from the fields. In this environment the machismo was very present, girls only attended Junior High School, parents did not believe in sending their daughters out of the town to get a higher education, including my father; because as girls their role was to get married and have kids. It might sound like this ideology belongs to my great grant parents but sadly it belonged to my me 19 years ago. This is a clear example of how a poor ideology puts women in disadvantage in comparison to men. Women have faced more discrimination since the foundation of our constitution where little by little women have gained some rights but the gap between men and women still exists. In my thesis I am going to talk about events that took place, so women could get the right to vote, the right to make reproductive decisions, the issue that women is currently facing for equal pay, and two groups that are in pro and against the passage of the paycheck fair act. Many rights that women have today are the result of big efforts made by past women leaders who showed their inconformity of not having the same civil rights as men. As Shea mentioned in...
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...think of countries like India where women wash their clothes in ditches alongside main roads in Mumbai. In countries like Africa Ethiopian men, women and children may go days without a meal, sometime weeks. Examining third world countries and their poverty level, does it cross our minds that poverty really exist here in the United States? Poverty levels in the US do not compare to the poverty level in third world countries. Poverty in a third world country is measured in the terms of absolute poverty, where a person lives in conditions he/she does not have the means to meet the basic needs in life. Their living conditions could be life threaten. Here in the US, poverty level is measured in the terms of relative poverty. According to the article reviewed by Thomas J. Corbett entitled “Poverty” (2008), “Relative poverty is the condition of having fewer resources or less income than others within a society or country, or compared to worldwide averages. In developed countries, relative poverty often is measured as having a family income less than one-half of the median income for that country”(p.1). The average household income for Americans classified as poor in 2007, was $10,787.00 for a person age 65 and under. A family of four including two kids was $21,027.00. The US government classified the typical American who owns a car, has air...
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...The U. S. Congress is failing the American people Politics have always been a topic of debate and expression of strong personal belief. To hear the discussions of relevance lately would to be of the budgets and how Congress is failing to make decision that the American public deems right and at least acceptable for even those who opposed the outcome for whatever reason they felt justified. To have a statement of Congress failing the American people brings to life the question that is the American people failing Congress and their constitutional rights? The Atlantic.com published a reading with the heading "Congress is failing" with Major Garrett being quoted as saying "If Republicans and Democrats can't solve their latest stalemate, disaster victims will go without federal relief." The statement is referring to the Disaster Relief Fund that was projected to run out of money within a week of this article. Hurricane Irene left thousands in shambles and the victims were turning to the U.S. Government for help and more at the disaster relief fund the government controls and distributes. Mr. Garrett claims that "Everyone is to blame" in Congress and goes on to point out how each department plays upon another and without a cohesive group it is deemed to fail and very quickly. The personal opinion of Mr. Garrett is the debate is no longer about what is right for the fund but the parties involved solely. If Congress is failing then why do we have Congress? Some have...
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...Bully Transgender Students.” The Daily Beast, The Daily Beast Company, 23 Feb. 2017, www.thedailybeast.com/new-trump-administration-order-lets-states-bully-transgender-students. Accessed 15 Mar. 2018 Burns, Katelyn. "President Trump's trans military ban is far more cruel than you realize." Washingtonpost.com, 28 July 2017. Student Resources in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A499489915/SUIC?u=san00962&xid=8c7d65cb. Accessed 15 Mar. 2018. Giangreco, Leigh. "Putting a face on the struggle for transgender rights." Washingtonpost.com, 2 Mar. 2018. Student Resources in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A529601546/SUIC?u=san00962&xid=90a60995. Accessed 15 Mar. 2018. Olivo, Antonio. "Roem's victory inspires transgender community." Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2017. Student Resources In Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A513824883/SUIC?u=san00962&sid=SUIC&xid=55a55e0c. Accessed 15 Mar. 2018. "Transgender Community and Activism." Gale Student Resources in Context, Gale, 2015. Student Resources in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/GEPKVX111837066/SUIC?u=san00962&xid=fbb4e706. Accessed 15 Mar....
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...and alienated many white Americans. Who might otherwise have been sympathetic towards the Civil Rights movement.’ (Page 19) ‘The black power movement was seen as at least party responsible for the race riots.’ ( Page 19) ‘The cause of riots in most cases were poor relations between the police and black people.- (Page 18) ‘Aside from widening the split between peaceful faction of the civil rights movement, radical violence also turned away many potential supporters.’ ( GCSE Hindsight Magazine, april 2014, Article by Scott Reeves) Point- Black power had a big negative impact because of its violence- and negative image it gave for African Americans. Positive impact – ‘Civil rights strugglers are rightfully acknowledge as having earned black Americans a historic level of dignity. ‘Black power’ accomplished a no less remarkable task, fuelling the casually assertive identify and culture pride that is part of America-American life today’- An extract from black power ‘s quiet side by assistant professor penile E Joseph of the state University of New York, 2006 ( Ben Walsh book) Essay structure- Big/small impacts Say yes for all However say for main body big 4 para big impact they had ( could be negative/positive) Yet on the other hand they still had an impact yet LITTLE impact Conclusion – Weight up everything you’ve said…. Simply answer question READ...
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...of Americans. Whereas, certain group’s weight continues to increase, American’s weight appears to be leveling off (Roan, 2012). The article in Los Angeles Times newspaper,, “Obesity rates in the U.S. appear to be finally leveling off,” does not give the mean, mode, or median. However, it does report the sample size of people surveyed from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey done from 2009 to 2010. Seventy million people in America are obese with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 and higher. This statistical data is similar to years 2005 to 2006. Furthermore, children and teenagers weights in 2007 to 2008 have not increased or decreased according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. Percentages of decrease or increase, according to the Los Angeles Times, are reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Journal of the American Medical Association, and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey along with other statistical data collected for this article (Roan, 2012). The study done by the CDC reported in the Los Angeles Times concludes Americans are positively affected by the recent nation’s campaign to lose weight and become healthier citizens. Percentages are reported in this article to illustrate recent obesity rates such as“35% of U. S. adults are obese” (2012). Calculated BMI rates of participates were similar to BMI rates in 2005 to 2006, supporting claims of...
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...Voter turnout for the 2014 midterm election was the lowest since World War II in 1942. Only 36.4% of eligible voters casted their votes this election (DelReal). Voter participation has been a problem the early twentieth century. America won the revolution and broke its ties with Britain’s monarchical ways for very specific reasons. Reasons clearly stated in the Declaration of Independence (Jefferson 259-267). The American people wanted a government that protected their rights and gave them the ability to select someone who represented them best to lead them. The ability to vote on our representatives and add or changes laws is what America started for. Low voter turnout is preventing any sort of change in our government system. Voter turnout can be split into two problems- attitude and accessibility. Voting is a key part in the democratic system and it is important to address and attempt to reform the system to benefit the citizens of the United States. When the Constitution was ratified in 1787, the voting policies and presidential regulations were set. According to section two of Article two of the Constitution, in order to be a president her or she must be over 35, a natural born U.S. citizen, and must have lived in the United States for at least fourteen years ("The Constitution of the United States " 85). If the president meets the requirements, he or she is allowed to run for office. The first thing a candidate usually does is develop a political action committee to help...
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...An economic revival is here according to an article in The Atlantic titled “America’s Coming Manufacturing Revolution”. In the author’s own words, “The combination of lower energy prices, innovative information technologies, and advances in robotics and materials science are powering a manufacturing revolution that will reinvigorate the U.S. economy,” (Naím, Apr. 21, 2014). Bold words considering the recent financial crisis and drama in the geopolitical arena, but is there enough evidence to back his claims of this so called “manufacturing revolution”? Several news outlets are reporting gains in manufacturing operations such as increases in labor and use of factory space. Using this information, I hope to describe the elements used to determine manufacturing output and their overall effect on the manufacturing sector from the viewpoint of an accountant. In cost accounting for manufacturing companies, direct labor, direct materials, and manufacturing overhead are typically on the top of the spreadsheet and correlate with the amount of goods being produced. In regards to labor, the ADP research institute reported an additional 28,000 workers hired by US manufacturers in March of this year. (Woellert, Apr. 2, 2014) Although the ratio of direct laborers to indirect laborers is not stated, variable costs in US manufacturing certainly have risen, which is almost always associated with a rise in activity levels. Unfortunately, the ADP’s assessment did not include information...
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...International Trade and Finance Speech ECO/372 International Trade and Finance Speech Macroeconomics consists of the large scale economic factors such as interest rates and national productivity. International trade, finance and exchange rates are a large part of this study. Today, we will dive into the basic definitions and descriptions of simple terms and concepts as they relate to macroeconomics. “The trade balance is the difference between a country’s exports and imports” (Colander, 2010). When a country is exporting more than they are importing a surplus is created, so there is more production than consumption. The opposite is true for a trade deficit. A country that imports more than it exports is running in a deficit; consumption is more than production. An example of a product in the United States with a surplus is oil. Seven years ago the U.S. imported about two-thirds of their oil consumption. By 2014 it is expected that the U.S. will only import 6 billion barrels of crude oil per day; this is about one-third of what the country uses and by 2020 U.S. oil production will exceed Saudi Arabia’s (Phillips, 2010). The problem is that the oil produced in the U.S. is high-quality crude and the oil imported is heavy, sour oil. Since the refineries are currently equipped to refine the heavier oil the U.S. has a surplus of the high-quality crude. One would expect lower oil prices with the surplus, but as the current gas prices reflect this is not the case. While the process...
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...Abstract International Accounting Standards are not always implemented into companies around the globe. Most industrialized countries have their own organizations, such as the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board, that govern their accounting standards. This can cause major difficulties for multi-country corporations, as well as confusing for investors who are trying to compare company financials. To rectify this problem, the SEC has prepared a roadmap that proposes requiring all U. S. companies to implement an improved version of International Financial Reporting Standards as soon as 2014. What would be required to implement these changes? Are accountants today ready and able to implement these news standards or will continuing education be vital to prepare them? If the U. S. takes on these changes, are other countries willing and able to implement changes as well? What will be accomplished with the implementing of a more universal system? Implementing International Financial Reporting Standards As the countries of the world become increasingly interdependent, language barriers must be transcended in order to promote adequate communication. This is true not only of spoken language, but also of accounting, which is commonly known as the language of business (Spiceland, Sepe & Nelson, 2011, p. 4). Global commerce has sounded the call for financial entities worldwide to speak one common language. Historically, the standardization of accounting...
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