...A Victim of Depression In the 1930’s, America was hit with the worst economic depression of the twentieth century. It lasted over a decade and resulted in twenty five percent of the population without jobs. What was once the land of opportunity was now the land of desperation. In “I Stand Here Ironing” a mother looks back on her struggle of raising her daughter Emily, during the great depression. The author, Tillie Olsen, uses the setting of the book to explain the decisions the mother made and the lasting effect it had on her daughter. [ Informative] The story begins with Emily’s mother ironing some clothes for the following day. The reader is witnessing an internal discussion she is having with herself, over her oldest daughter Emily. A teacher from school has called her voicing her concerns about helping Emily who seems to be troubled. Unlike most mothers, this news does come with concern but more of frustrating. Emily’s mother clearly expresses her schedule and does not believe that she could provide much help anyways. “ “Who needs help.”… Even if I came, what good would it do? You think because I am her mother I have a key, or that in some way you could use me as a key? She has lived for nineteen years. There is all that life that has happened outside of me, beyond me.” (Tillie Olsen, 283) To her mother Emily has already passed the point of change and will always be who she is. She realizes that she is a big part of how she grew up but thinks that her decisions were...
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...Problem 17-3 Computing Unreserved Fund Balance and Closing Entries LO6 The following account balances, among others, were included in the preclosing trial balance of the General Fund of the city of Madison on December 31, 2009. Appropriations $3,488,000 Cash 270,000 Due to Other Fund 100,000 Due from Other Funds 250,000 Encumbrances 382,000 Estimated Revenue 3,720,000 Expenditures 3,020,000 Expenditures---2008 296,000 Reserve for Encumbrance 382,000 Reserve for Encumbrances---2008 310,000 Revenue 3,656,000 Taxes Receivable 600,000 Transfers from Other Funds 300,000 Transfers to Other Funds 520,000 Unreserved Fund Balance 422,000 Vouchers Payable 400,000 a. Prepare the necessary closing entries on December 31, 2009. b. Calculate the amount of both the unreserved fund balance and the total fund balance in the balance sheet (1) on December 31, 2008 and (2) on December 31, 2009.c c. Prepare a schedule reconciling the December 31, 2008, total fund balance with the December 31, 2009, total fund balance by reference to actual inflows and outflow of financial resources |Part A |Closing Entries | |1. |Unreserved Fund Balance | 64,000 | | | |Revenue |3,656,000 | | ...
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...WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY BF-142, Sector- 1, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700 064. No. COE/2468/12/12-3/1 To The Principal/Director of all Affiliated Colleges under WBUT/Schools of WBUT. Date: 12- 03 -12 RE: NOTIFICATION and IMPORTANT DATES FOR Even Semester Examinations, 2012. The University will not make any exception in following the deadline under different operations. This may be brought to the notice of all concerned. Sl. No. 2 and Sl. No. 3 & 4 may be followed carefully for new mechanism. Details 1. Submission of requisition for answer scripts by colleges. Date March 30, 2012 2. Last date of submission of list of students for clearing backlog papers (to be made by college both in hard and soft copy) certified by the April 19, 2012 Head of the Institute regarding eligibility for issuing Admit Cards (Section 4.3 of Chapter II: (Backlog) with requisite fees and Forms (semester-wise) to WBUT. (For Academic Regulations, Part - 1 all UG and PG courses). of First Regulations, WBUT may be referred in this regard) N.B: Each Form and page of certified list must carry the signature of the Head of the Institute. 3. Last date of submission of requisition for Question papers (coursewise and subject-wise) for all courses (UG & PG) by colleges. N.B. Requirement on Elective papers must be mentioned clearly by indicating the paper name and code 4. Last date of submission of list of regular students (to be made by college both in hard and soft copy) certified by the Head...
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...Richard Bedford Bennett was Canadian Prime Minister from August 7, 1930 to October 23, 1935, serving Canada in the worst time of the great depression. With a third of Canadian out of job, Bennett proclaimed “ I will find work for all who are willing to work, or perish in the attempt.” I support him due to the fact that with all his power he tried to stop the depression. Bennett did everything in his power to try to put a stop in the recession. He gave out $20 million to the provinces in emergency funds for relief payment. He also put tariffs on imports to boost Canadian manufacturing. But it did little effect on the economic crisis. After creating the Relief Act, Bennett didn’t do much more to help Canadians out of the Depression. As the number of unemployed increase and the economic worsen, Bennett thrive without any new ideas and people start resist him. They even named him after The second reason why I support him is because Bennett was a kindly and generous man, who gave out his personal money to plenty of people who were suffering during the darkest days of Recession. People will write sarrowful letter to him asking for money. He gave dollar after dollar from his own pocket and people still hated him as thought he was the reason for the depression. The people only care about themselves, they didn’t look around them to see the thousand of people sleeping outside starving, they wanted jobs for themselves. R. B. Bennett is just a man; they are asking to mush of him...
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...'How does Steinbeck present the importance of friendship to convey important ideas about America in the 1930's'? Steinbeck presents friendship as an important theme in the novel by embedding qualities in the characters personalities and their ways of life. This helps the reader to realise the theme of companionship in 1930's American society. Isolation and loneliness are recurring themes in the novel, and is a central issue for some characters. Curley's wife and Crooks especially are examples of attitudes in the 1930's towards women and black people. This helps the reader to identify that America in the 1930's was a very lonely and discriminative place. Curley's wife is an example of a lonely character seeking companionship in the novel. This also gives us an insight to women's status in the hierarchical structure in society, because she is so neglected of friendship. Steinbeck presents friendship as a luxury, which is desired by many characters in the novel. 'Think I don't like to talk to somebody ever' once in a while?' Is an example of the neglect that Curley's wife feels, and how it affects her confidence. Friendship is hard for her to achieve because she is a woman, and the ranch 'ain't no place for a girl'. This demonstrates her lack of interaction with the other male characters. Another character who demonstrates the importance of friendship in the novel is Crooks. He is discriminated against because her is black. This automatically reduces him to the bottom of the...
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...Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh 34th BCS Examination 2013 Applicant's Copy Bangladesh Public Service Commission User ID: CSEDODRL Exam Centre: DHAKA BPSC Form - 1 General and Technical/Professional (Both) Cadre Applicant's Name Father's Name Mother's Name Date of Birth Contact Mobile Freedom Fighter Status Handicapped National ID Number Gender MOHAMMAD NOMAN SIDDIKI MOHAMMAD JAMAL UDDIN SHALAHA AKTER 1984-01-10 [YYYY-MM-DD] 01918465082 Non Freedom Fighter None 7518747296608 Male Home District Marital Status Noakhali Single C/O. Md. Nizam Uddin (UP Secretary) Vatirtak Noakhali Noakhali Sadar (Sudharam) Dharmapur Hazirhat Tribal Status Employment Status No Not Employed C/O. Md. Nizam Uddin (UP Secretary) Vatirtak Noakhali Noakhali Sadar (Sudharam) Dharmapur Hazirhat Present Address Permanent Address Educational Qualifications: Examination S.S.C H.S.C Honours Board/Institute Comilla Comilla National University Group/Subject/Degree Science Science Mathematics Result 1 1 1 Year 2000 2002 2007 Roll 109742 150151 N/A Duration N/A N/A 4 M.Sc/M.S Post Related Subject National University Mathematics [551-552] Mathematics 1 2008 N/A 1 Cadre Choice - General and Technical/Professional (Both) Cadre Choice Code 01 110 02 117 03 126 04 114 05 610 06 112 07 115 08 118 09 121 10 123 11 111 12 116 13 119 14 122 15 124 16 540 17 0 18 0 19 0 20 0 I declare that the information provided in this form are correct...
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...One of the most severe economic downfalls for the United States was the great depression. After World War II, which occurred from 1930 to early 1940’s, there was a drastic decrease in jobs, mostly in the industrial area. Businesses were forced to reduce the amount of labor needed in effort to maintain profitable, which in turn caused an excess of labor. Due to the lack of industrial work, many people were left jobless, which ultimately caused many people to remain without income, especially after the collapse of banks had occurred. Due to WW2, many of these people were not able to have jobs as businesses were not selling goods as general income for middle and lower class people were scarce. This caused businesses to lower wages, which then caused a decrease in workers. During this time, prices for products had raised, but unfortunately, the people could not afford to purchase any of these items as lack of income played a huge role. This caused a shift in supply and demand, as the supply was good, but demand was minimal. By about 1933, approximately 25% of people were unemployed. The equilibrium dropped, as there was an excess of goods and services. Without job security and banks shutting down, the American people had no other forms of income. Many factors come to play in this decline of supply and demand. WW2 caused the U.S to reduce work as many of the men were fighting the war. The industrial work had drastically dropped which ultimately created a stop in the demand for goods...
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...actress and graced films such as The Perils of Pauline and Last of the Mohicans as an extra. After leaving her acting career behind she focused solely on her writings. She published her works throughout the 1920's until the end of the Second World War, when blacklisting of those who were involved in the socialist movement began. It was a hard time for Lesueur. During the height of the "red scare," Lesueur made her living publishing children's books, teaching writing, and holding a variety of odd jobs. (washburn.edu/reference/cks/mapping/lesueur/). By the 1970's where people were more open to accepting different political views, Lesueur's works thrived. She began to publish both new and old writings. Some she had written years before during the 1930's...
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...A most number of facts prove that changes in the approach employers direct the efforts of employees have significant allegations for the time allegations of work. A rise in the literature directs to the 'greedy' (Coser, 1974) character which is also called as post-Fordist (Amin, 1994; DiPrete et al., 2002), post-industrial (Lewis, 2003), post-modern (Kumar, 1995) or very effective presentation work (Appelbaum et al., 2000; Osterman, 2000; Godard, 2001). These concepts contribute to the statement that there has been a shift from work based on the authority from the higher level to the lower level will result in more flexible production technologies. Generally, the theory consist of some form of team-based work, advances in training structure and line of business progress, and performance-related compensation (Ramsay et al., 2000; White et al., 2003; DiPrete at al., 2002; Appelbaum et al., 2000; Perlow, 1999). These measures involve management giving up many restrictions imposed on employees and bringing in a variety of techniques which are aimed to increase employees' work contentment and obligation (Ramsay et al., 2000). The penalty for this job proposed for the worker is heralded with phrases like 'employability' and 'empowerment'. By facilitating employees to contribute and be appropriate to their acquaintance and proficiency more fully, a better output is achieved at working (Ramsay et al., 2000; Baron and Kreps, 1999). When taken in a positive account this comes down to freeing...
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...We take advantage of the amount of water we have by using it for unnecessary things. Most people are oblivious to the water crisis or just don’t care. We use water for things like aquariums, water parks, and for maintaining golf courses, while there are people out there who struggle to just take a bath. About half a billion people live in countries where the water is scarce and by 2025 it is estimated to increase to three billion because of the increasing population, which is expected to be 9 billion by then (Hanjra, 2010). Using up 50 billion gallons of water every year for golf courses alone, recreational things account for a lot of wasted water (Kaufman, 2009). Golf courses aren’t the only recreational activity that waste water, but they are certainly a major one, which is why there are different ways to help conserve water (Kaufman, 2009). The average golf course uses up a lot of water in order to keep the fairways nice and green (Getchell, 2000). Water is not only used to grow the turf, but after the turf is grown there is still very large water consumption (Getchell, 2000). But in places more harsh, like the Joshua Tree National Park in southern California, golf courses would require much more water (Himot, 2003). In this environment, the stream beds are usually dry, the average annual rainfall is slightly over four inches, and there are very few waterholes (Himot, 2003). Although the conditions aren’t perfect for a water conserving golf course, a private developer has...
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...A lot of people died due to the starvation and the drought, when would people start to think and care about them, when would the humans regain their humanity and start to help each other against awful things like this. millions of people starve to death over there and others don't care. they only act that they do by crying and being sad, but this won't help the poor people that are being affected by the drought and starvation. we need to see people that are willing to make a difference, who are able to go there and provide help to these people. In a report on YouTube by Jamal Osman released on August 8, 2011. a man there is a man who used to live in Somalia but he escaped the drought came back to talk with people in villages see what's still going on there. so he started talking to Mokhtar Rabie a villages elder, Rabie showed him where he used to water hundreds of cattle, that place now is dry cracked sand due to the drought, then told him that thousands of people died from starvation and that the situation is unbearable. as he looked around he saw thousands of dead animals that now they are nothing except bones, and there last meals were visible, it was plastic bags. in a nearby village all the people packed up and left except Halima Abdie that lost all her sheep, goats, and cattle, but not only that, she also lost the head of the family Abdie who is now in a mental breakdown that made him paralyzed. the Osman also met people on there way to Dadaab, a refugee camp that hosts...
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...Haiti is a country located in the Caribbean Sea on the island of Hispaniola. It shares its landmass with the Dominican Republic, Haiti only occupies one third of the more than 29,000 square miles of the entire island. Haiti was once a very wealthy nation. This wealth was due to forestry and sugar-related industries. It has since become the poorest country in the western hemisphere caused by mass deforestation and soil erosion from over cultivation, along with natural disasters such as tropical storms, hurricanes and earthquakes. I’m sure most people remember the earthquake in 2010 that decimated the capital city of Port-au-Prince and the surrounding area. Haiti’s already frail economy was brought to its knees, leading to further degradation of the nation and its, near non-existent, natural resources. Due to the lack of modern infrastructure and amenities travel to Haiti is almost exclusively centered around humanitarian aid, mission work or research. Before traveling to Haiti, a “Plan of Action” with timeline should be implemented. This plan should specify, pre-travel, after arrival and returning home, timeframes. Pre-travel activities should in begin, preferably, at least six months prior to your departure date. A visit to your healthcare provider or travel clinic is in order. Routine immunizations should be updated if necessary. The six-month timeframe is adequate if vaccines such as Hepatitis A need to be administered. The recommended children’s and adult’s vaccine schedule...
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...Before the Depression existed, children had adapted to attending school, learning, playing in the school yard with their peers, and then returning home to complete their daily homework and chores on the farm. However, when the Depression struck rural families, what seemed to be a heavy load, now seemed luxurious for children facing economic hardship alongside their parents. As Freedman (2005) explained, “more than half the nation’s children were growing up in families that did not have enough money to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care” (pg. 4). Poverty began to spread across rural families and children due to the process of borrowing and spending among farmers. Since the cost for produce on farms was at a low cost, the...
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...4. FBC limited Adjusted Cash Receipts Journal at March 2015 Date Details March 2015 01 Balance 02 Sales (debtors) 17 Mr A (debtor) 30 FBC limited FBC limited Adjusted Cash Payment Journal at March 2015 Date Details March 2015 01 Balance 01 Payment cheque no 1017 02 Services 17 Dishonoured cheque 24 Drawings cheque no 191 Bank $ 2 327 300 35 314 2 976 Bank $ 2 095 165 41 70 67 2 438 FBC limited Adjusted Cash Journal at March 2015 DR CR Date Details Bank($) Date Details Bank($) Mar2015 Mar2015 01 Balance 2 327 01 Balance 2 095 02 Sales (debtors) 300 01 Payment no1017 165 17 Mr A (debtor) 35 02 Services 41 30 FBC limited 314 17 Dishonoured 70 24 Drawings 191 67 31 Balance c/d 538 2 976 2 976 April 01 Balance b/d 538 Workings Correcting journal entries Date Details 17 17 24 30 02 01 02 Bank FBC limited Debtors Bank MD personal Drawings account Bank Bank FBC limited Services Bank Payment no 1017 Bank Bank Sales DR $ 35 CR $ 35 70 70 67 67 314 314 41 41 165 165 300 300 FBC LIMITED Bank Account for March 2014 DR CR Date Details Bank($) Date Details Bank($) Mar2015 Mar2015 01 Balance b/d 6 522 01 Payment no1017 165 02 Sales (debtors) 300 02 Services 41 17 Mr A (debtor) 35 17 Dishonoured 70 30 FBC limited 314 24 Drawings 191 67 31 cash 538 31 Balance c/d 7 366 7 709 April 01 Balance b/d 7366 7 709 FBC LIMITED Bank reconciliation statement at 31 March 2015 Balance as per bank statement Add banking’s not yet on bank statement ( $350 +$ 217) $ 6 522 567 7 089 Less unpresented...
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...The Repatriation of Mexicans during the 1930 Waldorf College BUS 4000- Organization Diversity Inclusions ABSTRACT This paper discusses the repatriation of Mexicans during the 1930s. President Herbert Hoover authorized a program between 1929 and 1939, were many Mexican Americans were repatriated to Mexico. The purpose was to free up jobs during the Depression. There is an estimate of 500,000 to 2 million Mexicans that were repatriated during the Great Depression. This paper will explore the states most affected by the repatriation as well as the impact it had on the U.S. and Mexican economy. The Repatriation of Mexicans during the 1930s Mexican Americans were hit extremely hard in The Great Depression of the 1930s. They were faced with being deported due to the job crisis and food shortages that affected all U.S. workers. As unemployment swept the U.S., hostility to immigrant workers grew, and the government began a program of repatriating immigrants to Mexico (Depression and the Struggle for Survival). Police and other authorities forced some to go but others left voluntarily. Many that were repatriated had never even been to Mexico and many of those deported to Mexico were American citizens born in the U.S. In a shameful episode in the nation's history, more than 400,000 were sent across the U.S.-Mexico border from Arizona, California, and Texas. President Hoover found himself on the defensive from labor unions. To appease them, he told Secretary of State William...
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