The films Before Sunrise and Before Sunset are said to represent the so-called slacker genre. Slackers are individuals in society who have no direction and no reasonable expectation or realistic goals in life. This term is mainly used with Generation X’ers (people born between 1961 and 1981) (Casto‚ “What’s A Slacker Movie?”). Slacker movies are films that deal with the ordinary day-to-day life of these people. In Before Sunrise and Before Sunset the characters sense of wandering and the feel of
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Can Taxes Substitute For Zakat? In the contemporary societies today‚ many questions concerning the tax and Zakat arise. Such questions need a discussion and analysis from the opinion of scholars. The question such as must a Muslim tax payers pay Zakat in addition to the taxes paid to the government? Or can taxes substitute Zakat in the first place? In order to answer those questions‚ we must always remember that there’s an essential features of Zakat‚ without it Zakat does not exist. The
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Learn to Play the Earnings Game (and Wall Street Will Love You) The pressure to report smooth‚ ever higher earnings has never been fiercer. You don’t want to miss the consensus estimate by a penny--and you don’t have to. By Justin Fox In January‚ for the 41st time in the 42 quarters since it went public‚ Microsoft reported earnings that met or beat Wall Street estimates The 36 brokerage analysts who make the estimates were‚ as a group‚ quite happy about this - the 57 cents per share announced
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Conflict of Interest 1 Running head: CONFLICT OF INTEREST Auditor Independence‚ Conflict of Interest‚ and the Unconscious Intrusion of Bias Don A. Moore Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh‚ PA 15213 don.moore@alumni.carleton.edu Phone: 412-268-5968 Fax: 412-269-7345 George Loewenstein Carnegie Mellon University Lloyd Tanlu Harvard University Max H. Bazerman Harvard University The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the American Accounting Association
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this assessment‚ the audience will be going through the collective impact that Interest groups and lobbyists have in today’s lawmaking. If‚ and how the government should apply tougher restrictions‚ limitations and oversight on interest groups‚ who have access to greater funds‚ in an ability to allow all of our voices to count equally and account for the same amount of influence. The most basic definition of an interest group is the collection of individuals organized to influence public policy‚ primarily
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Special Interests POL110 – U.S. Government Dr. Leah Raby Carlos A. Machado Z. June 9th‚ 2013 An interest group‚ also called an advocacy group or lobbying group‚ is a group of people or a no-profit organization that is determined to make or prevent changes in public policy without seeking political control (Wilson 2009). These include environmental‚ consumer‚ and political. Interest groups can be traced since the preindustrial years from 1830s to the 1870s‚ it was integrated by middle class
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Raising Taxes on Fast Food Which sounds better‚ a $10 burger and soda‚ or a $3 grilled chicken salad and water? While convenient and cheap‚ the widespread eating of fast food has caused many health problems throughout America. By raising taxes and making fast food more expensive‚ I think Americans will begin to eat healthier‚ other restaurants will see economic success‚ and the government will spend much less on health care. When fast food prices are jacked up‚ this offers people an incentive
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| Taxes‚ Budget and Today’s Economy | How the nation’s budget impacts our economic growth | | ECO-2023 | Taxes‚ Budget and Todays Economy The United States National budget is a big topic of conversation right now on the political front. It is an election year and many people are looking for ways to boost our economy or at least make promises of doing so. But creating and maintaining a balance budget that will reduce our debt and in turn make the United States a stronger presence
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When planning your estate‚ it’s important to understand that avoiding probate does not eliminate or reduce estate taxes. Although avoiding probate may reduce or eliminate estate income taxes‚ avoiding probate doesn’t have any effect on estate taxes. In fact‚ avoiding probate and avoiding estate taxes are two unrelated concepts. The following is an overview of the two concepts: Avoiding Probate Avoiding probate is a strategy used to pass the decedent’s property directly to the beneficiaries
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LEARNING AND EARNING: WORKING IN COLLEGE JONATHAN M. ORSZAG PETER R. ORSZAG DIANE M. WHITMORE C OMMISSIONED BY UPROMISE‚ INC. AUGUST 2001 1 Executive Summary Students are increasingly likely to work while in college. Since 1984‚ the fraction of college students aged 16 to 24 who also work full- or part-time has increased from 49 to 57 percent. Not only are students more likely to work today‚ but they are more likely to work full-time: the share of students working full-time while going
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