Chad Satchell Fine Art Music Ryan Lewis June 19‚ 2016 Musical Instrument: Violin The 9th century can be placed as the beginning of what is known as the violin. “Although violin-playing is best known in European countries‚ especially considering the origins of world famous violinists like Fritz Kreisler‚ Jascha Heifetz‚ and Niccolo Paganini‚ violins are believed to have originated in Asia” reports Farisha Salman in an article for the University of Southern California. “The current form of the violin
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The Savings and Loan Crisis Savings and loans were created after the great depression as a government regulated way for people to have home mortgage loans. The creation of these savings and loans resulted from thousands of homes being foreclosed after the great depression. The idea of savings and loans were simple; first the government allowed savings and loans to pay slightly higher interest rates on deposits to attract investors. The government also offered insurance for these investments
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“You have to play an instrument whether you like it or not!” my mom yelled as she dragged me to my piano lesson. I dreaded going to piano lessons. The teacher would slap my hands with a ruler if my hands were not cupped correctly. She would yell‚ “Again!” if I played one note wrong. After endless crying and begging‚ my mom finally let me choose an instrument. I wiped away my tears with relief. “Drums!”‚ I replied confidently. After three years‚ the music school decided to organize a recital. I wanted
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Critique of Personality Assessment Instrument Lisa Clark Measurement and Statistics/PSYCH 525 December 6‚ 2010 Thomas Snider‚ PHD Abstract Psychological assessment instrument has four types of assessment that is used to determine and measure an individual personality. These psychological assessments are: qualities‚ observation‚ thinking‚ and feelings that characterize the individual. Psychological personality assessment instrument has many reasons of why there are four types and how
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Taking on one risk to off set another is hedging. The some of the tools required for hedging are futures‚ forwards‚ and swaps. With options‚ it is called as derivative instruments because one value of asset depends on the value of another asset. Futures contracts Futures were developed originally for agricultural commodities. For example‚ a farmer expects to have 100 tons of wheat to sell next September. If he is worried that the price may decline‚ he can hedge by selling 100 tons of September
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Trump or Paul Ryan say they want to replace the ACA with "Health Savings Accounts" (HSAs)‚ they are also saying they want to replace Obamacare or Medicare or Medicaid with YOU paying for your healthcare. That means YOU pay for chemotherapy... YOU pay for all surgeries and hospitalization... YOU pay for all your family’s doctor visits‚ urgent care‚ ER visits‚ and prescription drugs out-of-our-pocket. A Health Savings Account is just a tax-free way for you to save up money to pay for your own medical
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book – but we will be given the question 2 weeks before Exam (70%) Tuesday 22 June 9:15am – 12:30pm Exam * Tax avoidance/evasion won’t be covered * 3 sections: * 1: Multiple choice * 10 marks * 10 questions * Similar in nature to the pop quizzes * Cover everything – particularly includes Chye Ching and Craig * 1: Tax return * 25/55 marks * Individual (not a partnership) * Similar to Kathryn and Romy (last
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The payment of the motor vehicle allowance – this allowance is generally made to cover the expected deductible costs associated with the business usage of the employees vehicle. This allowance is effectively assessable income to the employee in their tax return. (sec.15-2) Task 2: Mike’s taxable income for the year ended 30 June 2012 Taxable Income = (Assessable Income – Deductions) Assessable Income § Wages RMIT under sec.6-5 ITAA 1997
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Tax Havens One of the major ways to evade taxes is through the use of tax havens. When most people think of a tax haven‚ a tropical island where corporations and the rich hide their money from the government is typically what comes to mind‚ but that isn’t always the case. There are many separate definitions and lists of what constitutes a tax haven‚ but perhaps the most widely accepted is the criteria put forth by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development. The OECD focused on “factors
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International Economics‚ 9e (Krugman et al.) Chapter 9 The Instruments of Trade Policy 9.1 Basic Tariff Analysis 1) Specific tariffs are A) import taxes stated in specific legal statutes. B) import taxes calculated as a fixed charge for each unit of imported goods. C) import taxes calculated as a fraction of the value of the imported goods. D) the same as import quotas. E) import taxes calculated based solely on the origin country. Answer: B Page Ref: 192-198 Difficulty: Easy
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