Earnings and Economic Value Added (EVA) in Explaining Stock Market Returns. Which Performance Measure is More Value Relevant in the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE)? Dimitrios Maditinos*‚ Željko Šević**‚ and Nikolaos Theriou* *TEI of Kavala‚ Greece‚ Department of Business Administration **University of Greenwich Business School‚ Department of Accounting and Finance Abstract The aim of this study is (a) to present the empirical research to date on earnings and EVA and (b) to provide a comprehensive
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In Translation Eva still possesses her Polish identity because her momentous decisions always echo in her native tongue. In the following essay‚ I will present two major reasons to the audience in order to help them understand how language affects an individual’s cultural identity‚ which is indistinctive by the process of globalization or migration is something deep in one’s heart that shapes an individual’s identity. The first example of validating my thesis statement is how Eva adjusts to English
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remember and recall the good memories that once were. Every person views a topic differently because every person is different. This means that there is always a good and bad way of viewing a certain topic. In both “Lost in Translation‚” by Eva Hoffman and “Coming Home Again‚” by Chang-rae Lee‚ the main idea of each passage is that memories are only a means of either supplementing what is now gone and cannot be brought back. But each essay shows the good and bad of longing. In Hoffman’s essay
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The movie‚ Igor is one of the most inspiring and most interesting movies that I have watched. Director‚ Anthony Leondis and the Writers‚ Chris McKenna and John Hoffman did their job well done with this movie for showing a unique story. They gave us lessons and teaching which we people use for our daily lives. Eva’s saying touched my heart and I think also others’ because it gave so much inspiration and meaning to the whole concept of the movie and I think that was the main thing with the whole movie
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as; a new device‚ method of process developed from study and experimentation. An invention is just a mental fabrication; it’s a falsehood (Dictionary.com 2013).1 Although in the essays‚ “Why I write” by Joan Didion‚ “Life in a new Language” by Eva Hoffman‚ and “Basmati Rice: An Essay about Words” by Audrey Thomas‚ each author has their own view on the English language‚ how they each began inventing their own writing styles‚ and also their reasons for why they chose to become writers. These are the
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The personal identity of one’s life can be represented in several different ways. The two essays that compare in personal identities are Wanderers By Choice and Chameleons and Codas by Eva Hoffman and Patricia Conrad. Personal identity determines whom and where one belongs in today’s society. One’s identity can be described with an adjective or a noun‚ which in the two essays are chameleons‚ deaf‚ a nomad and an exile. The identity one can have can be classified as a noun. In Chameleons and Codas
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free Holy Land from the control of the Saracens at the church council at Clermont in France. They were motivated by the desire to help Christians in the East. Although the intentions were positive‚ the war did not turn out positively. According to Hoffman‚ the Crusades often lead people to believe that Urban wished to gain power or the power of the Roman Catholic Church. Despite the beliefs of many‚ the true intentions of Urban are unknown. The movie Kingdom of Heaven depicts the crusades with some
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Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House (1957 - 1973) is a masterpiece of late modern architecture. It was created by a young architect who understood and recognised the potential provided by the site against the stunning backdrop of Sydney Harbour. The base for the building was started in 1959 - years before the designs were finished. It took four years to design by Danish architect Jorn Utzon and by 1962 the designs were finalized and construction began. In total it took 14 years to build
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(209) “Guy Lafleur” Ken Dryden (243) “Get Beyond Babel” Ken Wiwa (295) Essay available for self-study: “Elegy in Stone” Steven Heighton (229) “Why I Write” George Orwell (263) “The Not-So-Deadly Sin” Barbara Kingsolver (273) “Wanderers by Choice” Eva Hoffman (306) “Paradise‚ a Poet‚ and Promised Land” George Elliot (327) “Hockey Night in Port Hawksbury” Lynn Cody (331) “The Sixth Flight” Chantal Tranchemontagne (336)
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Cited: X‚ Malcolm. “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”‚ Discovering the Power of Language. New York: Ballatine Books‚ 1964 Hoffman‚ Eva. “Lost In translation”‚ A life in a new language. New York: Penguin Books 1989. 92-272 Tan‚ Amy. “Mother Tongue.” Personal Essays. The Norton Book of Personal Essays. W.W.W. Norton and Company‚ 1997. 462-468.
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