Section 1: “Cigarette tax hike sparks panic buying” By Ashley Hall Updated Thu Apr 29‚ 2010 What is the main issue presented in the media report? Discuss what has actually happened: In the year of 2010‚ the Federal Government raised taxes on cigarettes by an extra 25 per cent‚ resulting in an increase price of $2.16 to every pack of 30 cigarettes. A proclamation stated by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on the crackdown on Internet advertising of cigarettes was mentioned. Mr. Rudd also affirmed
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Horses by Edwin Muir Homework to complete before class analysis of poem. Directions: select either question one or two to complete for homework. 1. Rhythm: read the poem aloud at least 3 times. As you read it the 3rd time‚ jot down the rhyme scheme. As you read it a forth time‚ record your voice. Listen to your recorded voice and write down your observations. What do you notice? 2. Activity: consider for a moment that the poem is written to reflect a fairy tale or bad dream. In the box below
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“Horses of the Night” by Margaret Laurence 1. Who is the narrator of the story? How old is she at the start of the story? What is her age at the end of the story? Discuss the reliability of the narrator. 2. Go back through the story looking for examples of foreshadowing. 3. Discuss the shifts that occur in the setting of the story. 4. Why does Chris hesitate to believe in God? 5. Discuss the significance of the following names used in the story: a. Chris b
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Chapter 6 Tax matters 1、 Why have tax? The Collins Concise English Dictionary (1992. P 1383) defines the word “tax” as: “a compulsory financial contribution imposed by a government to raise revenue‚ levied on income or property‚ on the prices of goods and services‚ etc. and to levy a tax on (persons‚ companies‚ etc.)” (Clinton Alley‚ 2008). there are several reasons can explain the existence of tax: The main function of taxation is the fiscal one. It is through fiscality that taxes play their
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The American Quarter Horse is one of the oldest recognized breeds in the United States. The breed originated in approximately 1660. It started out as a cross between native horses of Spanish origin and English horses. By the late 17th century‚ these horses were being successfully raced over quarter-mile courses. This is where their name came from‚ due to the fact that they were outstandingly good at running this distance. The Quarter Horse was bred for performance and is known to have considerable
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Where Do Income Tax Dollars Go Opening up an envelope on the first of the month to reveal ones monthly pay is a surprise in itself. After arriving down at the bottom of the pay stub it seems that half of the paycheck goes to the government. Where does the money go? Where do income tax dollars go? On that pay stub there are three places ones tax dollars go to and they are social security‚ healthcare‚ and defense spending. The first line that appears on a pay stub is social security tax. Where does ones
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Watching the short film In Whose Honor? Changed my whole outlook on the difference between what it means to dress in fake traditional indigenous clothing for entertainment and what it means to wear actual traditional clothing because it is part of someone’s culture. In the beginning of the film‚ I honestly did not think that the dance that the Chief Illiniwek was doing was offensive until activist Charlene Teters explained exactly how disrespectful it was to parade around a culture that is not even
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Quarter Horse If you have ever seen one of rodeo ’s timed events‚ been along for work on a ranch or watched a Western on the big screen or television‚ chances are you have witnessed one of the most popular breeds of horses used in the US‚ American Quarter Horse in action. The American Quarter Horse is the first breed of horse native to the United States‚ it is also the oldest surviving horse breed in the United States (uk world). Its foundation bloodlines were a mix of Arab Barb and Turk horses bred
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domestic service on women in any concrete way. Her solution was much more simplistic: “women must reject a certain image of themselves‚ they must “say ‘no’ to the feminine mystique”.” As Dijkstra stated in her journal article‚ Simone de Beauvoir and Betty Friedan: The Politics of Omission‚ “[s]he limited her attack to the more superficial enemies‚ such as the media‚ the social science‚ and consumerism‚ themselves not the cause but rather the means‚ the agents by which the subordinate condition of women
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when a new corporation is formed or may reflect additional capital contributions to an existing corporation. Without Section 351‚ a sole proprietorship or a partnership would have difficulty adopting the corporate form of organization for legal and/or tax purposes because the transfer of appreciated property would constitute a taxable transaction in a recognized gain. The deferral of gain or loss under Section 351 can be justified because the assets have merely been transferred to a corporation that
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