In the case of Smith v. United States‚ the plaintiff‚ John Angus Smith‚ was convicted of engaging in drug-trafficking‚ which would have granted him a five year sentence had he not “used” a firearm in regards to the incident. As stated in statute 924(c)(1)‚ the use of firearm in relations to a drug-trafficking crime enhanced the sentence‚ and turned it into a 30-year sentence. The argument at hand is whether the term “use” was to be taken from a broad dictionary definition or in the ordinary meaning
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Clifford Smith‚ University of Rochester Do Managers Have Capital Structure Targets? Evidence from Corporate Spinoffs 18 Vikas Mehrotra‚ University of Alberta‚ and Wayne Mikkelson How To Choose a Capital Structure: Navigating the Debt-Equity Decision 26 and Megan Partch‚ University of Oregon Anil Shivdasani‚ University of North Carolina‚ and Marc Zenner‚ Citigroup Global Markets Morgan Stanley Roundtable on Capital Structure and Payout Policy 36 Clifford Smith‚ University
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were separated‚ the city split into two world; the West‚ and the East. The people in the East were placed under strict surveillance by the Stasi‚ victims of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Anna Funder‚ an Australian journalist‚ draws to the stories of the victims of the Wall and the Stasi. She studies the wounds caused by the regime‚ some scarred and some still raw. Citizens and Stasi alike were affected by this regime‚ and during Funder’s time she sees the aftermath of the damage in the world
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Summer Swimming Incident Shayla Smith stayed a few nights of summer vacation with her friend‚ Tamara‚ whose Mom and Dad‚ Bob and Susan Tuttle‚ took Shayla and their daughter‚ Tamara‚ camping. Shayla’s mom was happy for the break‚ as Shayla is dyslexic‚ and that has caused her to have a difficult time at school. Consequently‚ she acts out‚ and is a handful for her single mom! The campground is small‚ but has a fun mini-golf game‚ hiking trails‚ and has a pool‚ but no diving board‚ and no lifeguard;
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Adam Smith Who was Adam Smith? Adam Smith was Scottish economist and philosopher‚ whose famous views in the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations‚ better known by its abbreviated name of The Wealth of Nations (1776)‚ was the first attempt of analyze the determinants of capital formation and historical development of industry and trade between European countries‚ which helped create the basis of the modern science of economics. In The Wealth of Nations ‚ Smith conducted a deep analysis of
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Anna Leonowens (Jodie Foster) is a British widow who has come to Siam with her son Louis (Tom Felton) to teach English to the dozens of children of King Mongkut (Chow Yun-fat). She is a strong-willed‚ intelligent woman‚ and this pleases the King‚ who wants to modernize his country to keep it safe from the threat of colonialism‚ while protecting many of the ancient traditions that give Siam its unique identity. The King and Anna discuss the differences between Eastern and Western love‚ and the King
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In the closing chapters of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina (Penguin Books‚ 2003)‚ Dolly‚ Anna’s sister-in-law‚ reveals that “Whatever way one lives‚ there’s a penalty.” This is the central message in Tolstoy’s work‚ a tragedy whose themes include aristocracy‚ faith‚ hypocrisy‚ love‚ marriage‚ family‚ infidelity‚ greed‚ and every other issue prevalent among human beings. Anna Karenina is a tragic figure‚ but she can also be considered a feminist one. Her experiences resonate with female readers because
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Does money equal happiness? In the United States and places all over the world it is a common belief that if you were rich you would be able to resolve all of your stress and worries. They assume that gaining wealth will lead to a life of pure and unending happiness and satisfaction. The never-ending stream of false advertising that reinforces the consumer’s desire to buy his way to the happy life perpetuates this belief. We all idolize celebrities‚ but most people aren’t happy with money
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"Vengeance is mine‚ I will repay" is the opening statement in the novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. Although the reader does not know whom "I" refers to in the statement‚ he can be certain that someone will pay for whatever act has been committed. Thus far in the novel‚ many motifs have emerged that could lead the speaker to want vengeance. The most important of these is the motif of infidelity. From the very first page of the novel‚ the motif of infidelity has been present. Infidelity has
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towards the community are and what that community is made up of. Literary authors such as Peter Singer often have different views on responsibilities when compared to other literary authors such as Anna Quindlen. Whilst Peter focuses more on giving anything that is not deemed “necessary” to the poor‚ Anna Quindlen focuses more on self-acceptance and betterment. Although those three points of views are arguably correct in some ways‚ a community should not be based on selfishness or selflessness. A community
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