Profit Margin = Net Income / Sales 2007 4.524726859 4.50% Return on Assets = a) Net income ÷ Total assets 6.094252729 6.10% b)(Net income ÷ Sales) x (Sales ÷ Total Assets) 6.094252729 6.10% Return on Equity = a) Net Income/Stockholders Equity 16.03851901 16.00% b) Return on Assets/ (1- Dept/Assets) 16.05364436 16% 2008 2009 5.422272581 3.989092813 5.40% 4.00% 7.233719667 5.706886679 7.20% 5.70% 7.233719667 5.706886679 7.20% 5.70% 18.54797792 15.0179937 18.50% 15% 18.46151733
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Frankl refers to this as the point in time when a prisoner has given up everything and is ready to for death to overcome them. He goes on to speak about how faith is the underlying force that causes man to find hope in places that are hard to reach. It is this that keeps the prisoners alive. They especially find hope in their future‚ and the idea that suffering will not last forever. Frankl particularly
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what Socrates’ view of the good life was throughout several of his dialogues. Much of what Socrates’ view of the necessary requirements for the good life correspond to what are necessary requirements for the good life in the modern‚ western world. However‚ the ancient Chinese philosopher‚ Chuang Tzu‚ would have various criticisms of Socrates. Yet‚ these criticisms would not so much be in the essence of the good life‚ but in the particulars. As demonstrated below‚ the essentials of a good life for Socrates
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how we think and feel. In Richard Wright’s "Big Black Good Man"‚ Olaf the main character makes such a judgment. Olaf’s judgment changes his life for the next year until he finally finds closure. In order to see how decisions and judgments affect our lives‚ we need to look up close and personal with Olaf. In the beginning Olaf is a man of relaxation and satisfaction with his life except for the sheer tiredness of work. He was a down to earth man "The watery gray irises behind the thick lenses...gave
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Big Black good Man and Battle Royal I believe Richard Wright’s story "Big Black Good Man" was written in a time when racial prejudice was a major factor in society. In Today’s society we still have racial prejudice‚ but it is not as strong as back then. The point in which Richard Wright wanted to get by writing this story is that people should "never judge others by their race”. In the story‚ Olaf mentioned Jim was not the first black man he serviced‚ but he started to make drama of Jim’s
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want this to sink in your minds for a moment. The government is suggesting we should overthrow nominees to introduce more minorities and women. What happened to the democratic process? What happened to a party having free will to elect candidates they find suitable to represent their interest? What this fascist government is proposing is authoritarian policies and the destruction of our nation’s democratic foundations. The government feels it’s justified to overthrow the democratic vote of the people
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Why Do Governments Find It So Hard To Control Public Expenditure? Since the 1970 ’s rising public expenditure has become a politically salient issue‚ with the focus being on the difficulties experienced in trying to control it. In order to answer a question concerning why governments find it hard to control public expenditure it is first necessary to look at the reasons for the growth in public spending. There are three approaches which attempt to give reasons for growing public expenditure
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serious as they need to academic arts such as Reading‚ Writing‚ and Math? Many believe that it is not of significant importance. When educational budget cuts take place‚ these are the initial programs to get cut. What are performing arts good for? Many researchers suggest that performing arts can boost students’ test scores‚ others aren’t convinced. Benefits/Advantages In an article named “Arts and Smarts” pact and national endowment for the arts chairman Dana Gioia said
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Alyssa Hixon HI101-3 2 December 2010 Essay #2 The Renaissance Man vs. The Renaissance Woman The Renaissance‚ meaning “rebirth‚” was a cultural movement in which emphasis was placed on learning and life in general. New ideas in the fields of literature‚ philosophy‚ art‚ politics‚ science‚ and religion became prevalent; as did the search for realistic views of human life through art. Beginning in Italy‚ this new attitude towards education and life slowly made its way around Europe. Another
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believe them‚ at least not in a physical sense. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is told through an unnamed‚ black narrator during the segregation era in the United States who claims himself to be invisible‚ only because other people refuse to see him. Throughout Invisible Man‚ Ralph Ellison utilizes setting‚ point of view‚ and allusions to construct the narrators retelling of his past‚ leading him to become an Invisible Man. Invisible Man takes place in the 1930s‚ which is defined by economic chaos
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