Profitability ratios: measure the company’s use of its assets and control of its expenses to generate an acceptable rate of return Gross Margin: % of sales that company retains as gross profit‚ varies industry to industry‚ software companies have higher margin than manufacturing OR Operating Margin: (Operating income a.k.a. EBIT a.k.a. operating profit): measures operating efficiency Profit Margin: (a.k.a. Net Margin or Net Profit Margin) : how much of every dollar a company keeps from
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Key Financial Relationships: Bank of America and Wells Fargo Bank of America and Wells Fargo are separate banks‚ however; both of these institutions share many similarities when reporting their financial statements. The inter-relationships of the data provided in the statements seem to exemplify the correlation of accounting practices between these two banks. As large as these two banks have become‚ and as complex‚ one can see that the banks’ roots are still tied firmly to the basic accounting
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How cinematography and sound are used in a scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963) to create meaning and generate a response in an audience For this essay I will be focusing on the scene in which Melanie is heading to the school to see Annie when they are suddenly attacked by numerous birds while trying to get the school children to safety. I will be focusing on the two micro features‚ sound and cinematography. The sound that is used in a film can be used to deliver information about what
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student attending Fargo North High School has petitioned against the school in question for violating his first amendment right to freedom of speech. The school prohibited Renville from using a photograph in which he his holding his favorite rifle for his senior portrait in the yearbook. Renville claims that by prohibiting the photograph‚ the school is infringing on his rights to freedom of symbolic speech. Despite Renville’s claims‚ the actions taken by the administrators at Fargo North High were
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THE SHINING The key to a great movie is using cinematography to control the mood and tone of a piece in order to affect the viewers’ feelings. In Stanley Kubrick’s "The Shining"‚ the cinematographer manipulated the lighting to create a certain mood and cast of light onto the scenes. Since lighting is the key to cinematography‚ it can have a major impact on a films narrative. During the scene of The Shining‚ entitled "Great Party‚ Isn’t It?" the cinematographer used light to put emphasis
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because I thought they’d be making the most money‚ I also thought it’d be best to buy shares when the market was going down‚ hoping it’d go back up to sell it again‚ that’s what helped me pick my stocks. One company I chose to purchase was the Wells Fargo & Company because I looked into its profile and the profitability was pretty good‚ as was the P/E ratio. Another company I chose was Best Buy‚ I thought this would be a good choice because it had a good capital structure report. I also chose McDonalds
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Real World Problems 24-3 Triffin would not be able to claim holder in due course status. Jermielem Merriwether never signed his check. Even though the clerk from A-1 printed his name on the check‚ which was not a proper signature. Merriwether was the only one who was authorized to sign the check. Since the check was never properly signed‚ there was no requirement that it had to be paid. 24-4 Yes‚ the rule states that a drawer is not liable on an unauthorized indorsement. The exceptions
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informational interview I interviewed Andrew Rodriguez at Wells Fargo Bank in Norcross. Rodriguez graduated in 2012 with a bachelor degree in Finance. I had trouble finding the right person to interview after searching on LinkedIn and scheduling. I wanted to interview someone with knowledge about corporate banking‚ so that was when I scheduled an interview with a bank close to where I lived. My meeting with Andrew Rodriguez was at Wells Fargo Peachtree Corners at 9:00 a.m. Our meeting was business casual
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Cinematic brilliance can be defined in many ways. Some filmmakers‚ like Hitchcock or Kubrick‚ are obsessive planners who create meticulous blueprints in their minds. Others prefer more organic methods -- cutting loose with the camera in an attempt to catch lightning in a bottle‚ whether it be an actor’s spontaneous gesture‚ a sudden reflection of the light‚ or the inexplicable poetry of a single moment in time. Throughout his brilliant career behind the camera‚ Conrad Hall‚ ASC‚ had a keen eye
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“The Shawshank Redemption” uses a very unique style of cinematography in order to capture the audience‚ with each film technique having a purpose to fulfill. The part of the movie that will be discussed is the scene where the main character “Andy” breaks out of the prison. This is a very significant scene as it symbolizes many things‚ Including the most important of which‚ is freedom. In The Shawshank Redemption‚ the use of long takes‚ close ups‚ and slow zooms toward the characters make the story
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