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    Choose one of the 3 main theories that explain the politic process of accounting standard setting and regulatory process in Australia. Explain critically the main elements of this theory and illustrate with examples. How does this theory operates in the real world. Public interest theory holds that regulation is supplied in response to the demand of the public as a result of inefficient or inequitable market practices. Initially it is assumed to benefit society as a whole rather than particular

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    The department comprises 3 main strands of support for students – those with specific learning difficulties‚ those with medical‚ mental health difficulties and sensory and physical impairments and study skills support for all students. The department is managed by the Head of Study Support who has overall operational responsibility with study skills provision managed by the Inclusive Learning Co-ordinator. The work of the department has significantly broadened over recent years to meet the needs

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    1.1 Explain the features of effective team performance As the manager of a small team‚ I work closely with them ensuring that all staff are treated with respect‚ I encourage them to develop their own skills and knowledge. I encourage them to research any further training they feel they may need to expand their skill set. I believe that I lead by example and that this sets a standard of positive leadership resulting in the staff feeling that that they can trust me as a manager‚ therefore creating

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    The philosophical theory that I choose to do is called “utilitarianism”. In a brief sentence‚ utilitarianism means the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Basically what this means is‚ doing the right thing is based on how many people your action benefits rather than how much it benefits you. According to the Oxford American Dictionary utility means “the state of being useful‚ profitable‚ or beneficial”(oxford dictionary‚2013). The whole theory is all about how much it benefits and

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    The main theories in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) 1. Introduction The language produced by learners learning a second language is extremely varied. It can range from one learner to another in regard to many factors. These variations can be accounted for by a number of ideas including: first language (L1) interface‚ age differences‚ motivation‚ self-confidence‚ aptitude‚ anxiety‚ gender and social distance. In this essay I will define SLA and then outline five of the main linguistic theories

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    Outline and assess the main theories of aggression Aggression is an act of hostility with deliberate intention to harm another person against his or her will. Some psychologists believe that aggression is an important aspect of our evolutionary ancestry and it is understood better in that context‚ whereas others believe that aggression is best explained in physiological terms e.g. the imbalance of hormones or neurotransmitters in the brain. There are many definitions used to explain why humans/ animals

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    Aristotle originally introduced virtue Ethics to society in ancient Greek times. Virtue Ethics tells us that we should look at the character of the person instead of the actions or duties a person performs. Instead of concentrating on what is the right thing to do‚ virtue ethics asks how you can be a better person. Aristotle claims that leading a virtuous life is easy‚ and those who do‚ do so to be happy. Happiness is the ultimate goal for everyone in life. To become a better person‚ you must practice

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    SALIENT FEATURES OF THE GN ON REVISED SCHEDULE VI ISSUED BY ICAI The ICAI had earlier issued Statement on the Amendment to Schedule VI to the Companies Act‚ 1956 in March 1976 (as amended). Whenever guidance provided in this publication is different form the guidance in the aforesaid statement‚ this Guidance Note will prevail. The corresponding amounts for the immediately preceding period are to be disclosed in the financial statements including the Notes to Accounts The Profit & loss account

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    general‚ Indian English has fewer peculiarities in its vowel sounds than the consonants‚ especially as spoken by native speakers of languages like Hindi‚ the vowel phoneme system having some similarities with that of English. Among the distinctive features of the vowel-sounds employed by some Indian English speakers: * Many Indian English speakers do not make a clear distinction between /ɒ/ and /ɔː/. (See cot–caught merger.) * Unlike British‚ but like some American English‚ some Indian speakers

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    Utilitarianism: For and Against Many people have heard of the word utilitarianism‚ but don’t exactly know what utilitarianism means or what it is. After reading about utilitarianism in this paper‚ you will have a perfect understanding of utilitarianism and be able to teach others about it. To start off‚ I will give a detailed description of utilitarianism as a whole and will then move into explaining the development of utilitarianism from Jeremy Bentham to John Stuart Mill. I will also be stating

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