Prisons have such a major affect in our society today. Prisons are suppose to be the location we send our criminals to pay for their actions toward society. Many people have argued the goal of these prisons. To some the goal of prisons is to punish the criminals for the actions they committed. To others the goal of prison is to rehabilitate the offenders and allow them to change to become socially acceptable. Corrections has been a key aspect of civilization since its integration to society. In
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The "spoils system"‚ a system for appointing government officials‚ was first used by Andrew Jackson. This system allowed newly-elected presidents to replace officeholders with people who supported them. For example‚ Jackson replaced some of his cabinet members‚ so his cabinet would be more in favor of the decisions he made before those policies went into effect. Most of his cabinet members resigned and were replaced‚ however‚ because the wife of Secretary of War John Eaton was judged for her moral
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Lecture 3 1. Assume you purchased 700 shares of XYZ common stock on margin at $50 per share from your broker. If the initial margin is 65%‚ how much did you borrow from the broker‚ what is the margin? 2. You purchase 100 shares at $60 per share and margin = 50%. Suppose stock rises to $80/sh (increase of 33%). What is your return? Suppose stock drops to $40/sh (decrease of 33%). What is your return? 3. Investor opens a brokerage account and purchases 300 shares of XYZ at $40 per share. She borrows
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“In Praise of Margins” -Argument In the essay “In Praise of Margins‚” Ian Frazier elaborates on the idea that margins are needed for the purpose of our own sanity. Frazier believes that “as the world gets more jammed up‚ we need margins . . . where you can try out odd ideas that you might be afraid to admit to with people looking on.” He believes that by engaging in marginal activities we can manage to avoid most of the stresses this “jammed up” world has to offer. As a child‚ Frazier’s marginal
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The idea of mandatory voting during U.S. elections is a much-debated topic in the United States. Making voting mandatory for all citizens‚ is debated to be something that could be either positive or negative. Both sides of the issue have their reasons why mandatory-voting laws should or should not be passed. Those who believe that mandatory voting should become a law believe that it will bring the number of voters on Election Day to increase. With voter participation rates falling below sixty
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To the new product for Hong Kong‚ the new product is Rotiboy bun which is an international bakery bread product. Rotiboy is a global brand bakery which baked the original and the best bread. The first Rotiboy is founded in Bukit Mertajam‚ Penang‚ Malaysia in1998 and it was a neighborhood bakery which baked fresh breads and loafs for household‚ kids to bring to school….Nowadays‚ Rotiboy has evolved into specialty stores and over 150 stores throughout Asia‚ such as‚ Korea‚ Dubai‚ Saudi‚ Malaysia and
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Question 1 The main of fundamental management problem is about the planning process. For example‚ 1. Schooling P&G didn’t prepare and plan well the schooling problem for their employee’s children. For example‚ the schools in Geneva were unprepared for the sudden influx of 300 children and with tuition at $15000. In that case‚ some parents were forced to find a temporary place for their children to study and the system also is in a bitter dispute. Therefore the problem will affect their studies
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subject to error which leads to the uncertainty of the result. Errors may come from systematic errors (deterministic error) or random error (not deterministic error). In this experiment‚ the group measured the diameter of sphere using different kinds of measuring devices (foot rule‚ vernier caliper‚ and micrometer caliper) in order to achieve accuracy in the scientific measurements. After experimenting‚ it was revealed that the micrometer caliper has the lowest percentage of error. 1. Introduction
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$800‚000 Variable costs (380‚000) Contribution margin $420‚000 Contribution margin ratio = $420‚000/$800‚000 = 0.525 Annual break-even dollar sales volume = $210‚000/0.525 = $400‚000 b. Annual margin of safety in dollars: Sales $800‚000 Break-even sales dollars (400‚000) Margin of safety $400‚000 c. To determine the variable and total costs lines‚
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Question 1: How long have you been a professor? Response: I have been a professor for sixteen years. Question 2: Why did you come to UM? Where have you worked prior to coming to the University? Response: I came to UMD my undergraduate because it was the most affordable thing around. I came back again for my graduate because I was already familiar with the campus and I had professors that I wanted to work with. I never taught anywhere besides UMD. I began teaching here because an opportunity
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