Zachary Horton Introduction to Philosophy Brianne Donaldson May 1‚ 2013 Voices From The Margins Bell Hooks‚ American author‚ feminist‚ and social activist said‚ “ …[the margin] is also the site of radical possibility‚ a space of resistance…a site one stays in‚ clings to even‚ because it nourishes one’s capacity to resist. It offers to one the possibility of radical perspective from which to see and create‚ to imagine alternatives‚ new worlds.” This philosophical view often presents questions
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PLATE MARGINS (TRANSFORM FAULTS): When two plates slide past each other they create a conservative plate margin. The relative movement is horizontal‚ and classified as either sinistral (moving to the left) or dextral (moving to the right). Along these margins crust (lithosphere) is not being destroyed by subduction‚ neither is it being created. There is no melting of rock‚ and‚ therefore‚ no volcanic activity or formation of new crust. Despite the absence of volcanic activity‚ these margins are tectonically
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jury was satisfied that his negligence was gross." Per Judge LJ R. v. Misra and Srivastava [2004] EWCA Crim 2375 para 64 (in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division) In light of the above comments‚ consider the elements of the offence of Gross Negligence Manslaughter and‚ referring to relevant authority‚ critically assess whether the current law in this area is certain and satisfactory. This paper is going to consider elements of the offence of Gross Negligence Manslaughter and will assess‚ whether
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GDP – A Gross Deception Capitalism concentrates on production of wealth more than distribution of wealth to satisfy the needs‚ which is secondary in their view. Therefore‚ the capitalist economic system has one aim‚ which is to increase the country’s wealth as a whole‚ and it works to arrive at the highest possible level of production. It considers that the achievement of the highest possible level of welfare for the members of society will come as a result of increasing the national income by
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Annex Initial margin and haircut Calculating a margin call 2.1 where the collateral is subject to an initial margin 2.2 where the collateral is subject to a haircut What transactions are included in the calculation of Net Exposure? 3.1 general rule 3.2 forward repos What price is used to value collateral? How often should Net Exposure be calculated and margin called? Margin thresholds and minimum transfer amounts What is the deadline for making a margin call? Where margin is given in the
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(a) Analyse the methods by which Gross Domestic Product (GDP) may be measured. (10 marks) In order to effectively analyse the ways in which GDP is measured and why this is‚ we must first identify what GDP is. Gross domestic product (GDP) is the total value of output in an economy and is used to measure change in economic activity. GDP includes the output of foreign owned businesses that are located in a country following foreign direct investment. For example‚ the output produced at the Nissan
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Calculating the Contribution Margin Constance Hall Lindemann HCA 311 Health Care Financing & Information Systems July 1‚ 2012 Instructor: Heather Ables Contribution margin is nothing more than a way to see if an organizations operation is profitable. The costs for any business will fall into two broad categories: fixed costs and variable costs. Fixed costs are those whose amounts hardly ever change which means they are fixed‚ steady and unchangeable. Variable by contrast‚ are costs
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Women on the Margins written by Natalie Zemon Davis is a book that surrounds three women. This book is concentrated on three women Glikl bas Judah Leib was a wife of a Jewish merchant‚ Marie Guyart who was the co-founder of one of the first of many Catholic school for Amerindian women in North America‚ and last but not least Maria Sibylla Merian‚ who was a German artist and a naturalist when practicing her art she would go by an alias. All three of these women have a few things in common such as
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Gross profit is a company’s residual profit after selling a product or service; it involves deducting the cost associated with the production and sales. To calculate gross profit it involves examining the income statement. In the income statement you take the revenue and subtract the cost of goods sold. This is also called gross margin and gross profit. Gross profit is needed in a company because it shows how efficiently management uses labor and supplies in the production process (Investopedia
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Gross and Net profit Gross profit A company’s revenue‚ minus the business’ costs of goods For example: If I sold 5000 cheese sandwiches for £1 each my total revenue would be 50 x £1 = £5000 It costs 25p per sandwich to purchase bread‚ butter and cheese. My gross profit = Revenue – Costs of sales (25p x 5000= £1250.00) = £3750.00 Net profit The business’ gross profit minus expenses For example: My gross profit from my sandwiches is £3750.00 to calculate my Net profit I need to minus
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