had to leave school and began working in a printing office for a newspaper in Long Island because his father‚ who was a carpenter‚ moved their family into Brooklyn‚ a more urbanized town‚ in order to take advantage of the building boom. While working in the printing press he began his journey to become a writer and even decided to stay in Brooklyn while his family moved east. Walt Whitman’s poetry was said to be immoral. He received a lot of criticism from his work because it was very nontraditional
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The Battle of Long Island took place on August 27‚ 1776. The American outpost of Colonel Edward Hand’s sent word that the British were preparing to cross Long Island from Staten Island on August 22‚ at dawn. There were three frigates‚ the Phoenix‚ Rose‚ and Greyhound‚ and two bomb ketches named Carcass and Thunder‚ in Gravesend Bay. The frigates were anchored in the Namews. British generals Cornwallis and Clinton had a force of 4‚000 men that included Von Donop’s corps of jaegers and grenadiers
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Philadelphia‚ Here I Come is set in Ballybeg‚ a small town in Donegal‚ in the heart of rural Ireland. It is a quintessential small town community‚ very close‚ introverted with an air of inescapable predestination. A View From the Bridge is set in Red hook‚ Brooklyn‚ a tough impoverished area of New York‚ home to immigrants and the masculine culture of the longshoremen. Red hook is similar to Ballybeg in the sense that it too appears to have sense of inescapability and a predestined future‚ which is due to the
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Summer is the Best Season (possible topic sentences with suggestions for details) o The four seasons of the year all have their appeal‚ but summer is by far my favorite. [Give examples of wrong is wrong with the other seasons and what they don’t offer that summer does.] o One aspect of summer that makes it so attractive involves clothing. [Give examples of why doing laundry is easier‚ what kinds of summer clothing you enjoy wearing‚ and why clothing in other seasons is less
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Each borough has individual neighborhoods -- some of only a few blocks in size -- that have personalities lauded in music and movies. Where you live‚ work and play in New York says something to New Yorkers about who you are. The five boroughs are: Brooklyn Queens The Bronx Staten Island Manhattan Most people think of Manhattan when they think of New York City‚ also known as The City. New York City is actually spread across five different counties - one borough per county. The island of Manhattan is
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GROUP ASSIGNMENT CASE 23: DANFORTH & DONNALLEY LAUNDRY PRODUCTS COMPANY Purpose of Meeting: To make capital budgeting decision with respect to the introduction and production of a new product‚ a liquid detergent called Blast. Need to consider what types and which cash flows should be included in capital budgeting analysis. D&D was producing and marketing two major product lines: 1. Lift-Off: Low –suds‚ concentrated powder. 2. Wave: Traditional powder detergent. Questions &
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CAPACITY PLANNING Real Options Analysis Practice Questions and Solutions CAPACITY PLANNING Question 1: PROJECT SABLE Use a 30% per year discount rate to evaluate Project Sable‚ which has two phases. You may invest in the first‚ in both or in neither. You may not invest in the second phase without investing in the first. Phase 1 requires an investment of $100. One year later the project delivers on the average $120. At that time‚ after the phase 1 payout has been received‚ you may invest
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decision-making process. The net present value method is one of the useful methods that help financial managers to maximize shareholders’ wealth. The capital budgeting decision mergers Acquisitions Net Present Value Financial managers are working for the shareholders and their primary goal is profit maximization in order to maximize the wealth of the company and the shareholders. The Capital budgeting decision focuses on the net present value method
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8. Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Taxable income $9‚100 $10‚250 $15‚300 Marginal tax rate .30 .30 .30 Tax $2‚730 $3‚075 $4‚590 Revenue $13‚000 $16‚250 $23‚400 Expenses (4‚250) (8‚000) (8‚100) Tax cost (2‚730) (3‚075) (4‚590) Net cash flow $6‚020 $5‚175 $10‚710 Discount factor (6%) .943 .890 Present value $6‚020 $4‚880 $9‚532 NPV $20‚432 11. a. Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Before-tax cash flow $(500‚000) $52‚500 $47‚500 $35‚500 $530‚500 Tax cost (7‚875)
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