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    Keysor-Roth Corp. Senior Debenture 1. List all the restrictions imposed on this debenture. The restrictions include dividend restrictions‚ additional debt restriction‚ and indenture modification. 2. Identify all restrictions that are a function of accounting numbers. The dividend restriction will influence the dividend‚ retained earning and equity. Which means the company cannot pay dividend and issue new stock under some certain situation. The additional debt restriction will effect

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    The use of figurative language or illustrations to represent objects‚ actions or ideas. An example of imagery. An example of imagery in this novel divergent are the factions. In the novel divergent‚ society is divided into five separate factions including‚ Amit faction ‘the peaceful’ was formed in order to have a peaceful society free from conflict and sadness caused by wars and instigation. Amity comes across as very kind and understanding. They strongly dislike war. They are truely a democratic

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    The film Divergent directed by Neil Burger is set in a dystopian future‚ in a country which is divided into five factions‚ Abnegation (the selfless)‚ Candor (the honest)‚ Dauntless (the brave)‚ Amity (the peaceful) and Erudite (the intelligent). Each managed in an attempt to form a utopian society. At the age of sixteen children of the factions must choose a faction to which they will now be apart of for the rest of their life. A character that changes throughout the film is strong willed sixteen

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    world better and cause a large impact on history. Having goals provides motivation to be a hard worker and also gives direction for lives. A significant outcome of having a goal is that they motivate people to work harder. For instance‚ in the book Divergent‚ Beatrice Prior’s dream is to be an actual Dauntless member. However‚ in order to be a part of the Dauntless family‚ she would have to overcome several nerve-racking challenges. Although the trials can be scary‚ her desire to accomplish her goal

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    Essay -How the representation of divergent viewpoints lead us to a greater awareness of the complexity of human attitude and behaviour. Human nature is complex as everyone have different ways of perceiving particular events and factors such as memories and motive easily affect how such events are perceived. The truth of an event is usually hard to grasp as the facts are bent towards the person’s will and can be easily affected by the clarity of the memory. In the poem “Sam” the composer revealed

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    life anyone should have to live or be forced to live. In the novels‚ Divergent and A Brave New World‚ both share many similarities and differences in their over controlled societies. The citizens of these societies life’s are controlled by their government’s educational courses‚ the extreme censoring of important information‚ and the restricted amount of individuality allowed in their communities. In Veronica Roth’s novel‚ Divergent‚ the citizens are split into different factions. Each faction has a

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    from deserving. John Green’s book Paper Towns deals with this topic very well. The main character Quentin learns this lesson first hand. Quentin Jacobsen is a bit of a geek. One night‚ he is confronted at his window by his popular neighbor‚ Margo Roth Spiegleman. Margo is known for her carefree attitude‚ ability to get out of trouble‚ and wild adventures. She needs Quentin’s help and his minivan to sneak out‚ visit SeaWorld after hours‚ and get revenge on some of the people who have wronged her

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    novel written by Wendy Roth‚ explaining how immigration from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic to the United States has impacted the changing cultural conceptions of race. In her study of immigration‚ she explores the societies of those who chose either to leave or remain in their home countries. The results from this study allowed her to understand and explain how migrants adopt an American idea about race without abandoning their earlier ideas of race. In other words‚ Roth explains how racial

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    somewhat controversial chapter. The author of The Achievement Habit is Bernard Roth. He is a Professor of Engineering at Stanford University and director of the design school at Stanford. In the second chapter‚ Roth explains through personal experiences and experiences with his students‚ how reasons are BS. He also talks about why people think they need reasons and why they use them. Throughout this chapter Roth appeals to his audience very well. If his intended audience was college students

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    Veronica Majerol shows how many young people are starting to not use Facebook in her article‚ “Unfriending Facebook.” Using examples‚ quotes from many people and statistics. In the first four paragraphs she uses third person describing why people are starting to not like Facebook‚ for example in lines 1-11‚ she tells about a graduate student from the University of Virginia‚ Ashliegh Elser. Elser said “She walked away from Facebook and got drawn back twice before calling it quits for good‚ there

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