France was not a unified country. Instead‚ it was divided into three estates. The first estate was the clergy‚ who claimed to be ordained by God‚ which gave them authority over the second and third estates. The second estate was the nobility‚ a wealthy group of individuals who were almost all land owners. Buying into nobility was an option‚ but you had to be very wealthy to afford it. Between 1700 and 1789‚ around 50‚000 commoners were able to afford a noble title. The third estate was the common
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twentieth century. The FASB addressed that issue at length in Statement of Position 97-2 (pre-codification GAAP)‚ which was released in October 1997. A more general discussion of revenue recognition can be found in the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 that was issued in December 1999. SOP 97-2 identified four conditions that must be met to recognize revenue on the sale of software and related “arrangements‚” which would include the licensing of technology: Persuasive evidence exists
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society. Reform movements such as the Abolition movement and Women’s Suffrage achieved many levels of success. The abolition movement‚ extremely present in the 1820’s‚ was a movement made to end slavery for African-Americans and Native Americans. Now‚ before this movement went in full effect‚ the expansion of industrialization‚ religious movements‚ and etc. was on the rise. With the religious movements such as the Second Great Awakening‚ people began to look and see slavery as a sin. This caused
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Introduction GAP Inc has been a member in the family-clothing-store industry for 43 years. They are one of the top four companies with a 16.3% market share as of 2010 (Van Beeck‚ 2010). They have a chain of stores that include GAP Inc‚ Old Navy‚ Banana Republic‚ Piperlime and Athleta. Between 2002 and 2010 GAP has implemented multiple strategies to accommodate changes in technology and the economy that have driven the strategies of all of the major competitors in the family-clothing-store industry
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Bismarck was more successful at unifying Germany in the years 1848 – 1849 than the revolutionaries because Bismarck was the chief architect of the German unification‚ and he had Prussian support and the Prussian army. The revolutionaries were divided and had different aims for Germany. The revolutionaries were deeply divided over the national question; should Germany be unified or not? They were also divided on social issues and constitutional grounds. The revolutionaries also had disputes over
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Waiting for Godot v The Turn of the Screw Uncertainty is a battle one must tackle on a daily basis; from different brands of bread to war tactics‚ uncertainty affects multiple aspects of everyday life. Unfortunately‚ uncertainty can be one’s greatest downfall‚ as exemplified by the young Prince Hamlet; thus‚ this theme resounds in the two works of literature Waiting for Godot and The Turn of the Screw. The conclusions of both tales leave both the characters and readers uncertain of the events taking
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY Page 1 Representative democracy is what we have in this country. We are seen by many other countries as one of the most well run countries in the world. Our system seems to run very well and there are many advantages of using the system we do. The principal is that the people are represented through their MP who is able to put the views of the constituent to parliament. On the other hand most politicians want to be successful. and this much easier
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Installment Sales The DJ Company accounts for sales of merchandise on the installment basis. At the end of each year it recognizes gross profit on these sales‚ considering collections during the year to be composed of cost and gross profit elements. The balances of the control accounts for installment contract receivable at the beginning and at the end of 2009 were: 1/01/2009 12/31/2009 Installment Accounts Receivable: 2007………………………… P 24‚020 P - 2008………………………… 344‚460 67
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The other obligation of the Permanent Representative is to report all United Nations meetings to the State Department and the President at National Security Council meetings. The United States Department of State was originally founded in 1916 with the goal of‚ “… [shaping and sustaining] …a peaceful‚ prosperous…democratic world and foster conditions for stability…for the benefit of the American people and people everywhere” (US Department of State‚ Mission Statement). The State Department is concerned
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thought he or she was wasn’t the one you thought. I did have this kind of experience which was so embarrassed that I can still remember every tiny detail that day even though it took place almost fifteen years ago. I have lived in Kaohsiung since I was little enough to be held in arms‚ and like other kids did‚ I went to the nearest elementary school. Because the school was just nearby‚ I went to school by foot every day. Therefore‚ the range from my school to my home was my playground in my
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