realize that the reality they are so familiar with has never been true‚ knowing that it is not true is the real path to being knowledgeable. The importance of knowledge is portrayed in both and Socrates’ “Allegory of the Cave” and Wachowski’s movie “The Matrix” in describing the inevitable pain
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Gap analysis is a technique of asset-liability management that can be used to assess interest rate risk or liquidity risk. Implementations for those two applications differ in minor ways‚ so people distinguish between interest rate gaps and liquidity gaps. This article discusses both. Gap analysis was widely adopted by financial institutions during the 1980s. When used to manage interest rate risk‚ it was used in tandem with duration analysis. Both techniques have their own strengths and weaknesses
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ansoff matrix The market penetration strategy is the least risky since it leverages many of the firm’s existing resources and capabilities. In a growing market‚ simply maintaining market share will result in growth‚ and there may exist opportunities to increase market share if competitors reach capacity limits. However‚ market penetration has limits‚ and once the market approaches saturation another strategy must be pursued if the firm is to continue to grow. Market development options include
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AUDIT EXPECTATIONS GAP Definition i) Liggio (1974a) defines it as the difference between the levels of expected performance as envisioned by the independent accountant and by the user of financial statements. The Cohen Commission (1978) on auditors’ responsibility extended this definition by considering whether a gap may exist between what the public expects or needs and what auditors can and should reasonably expect to accomplish. ii) According to Guy and Sullivan (1988)‚ there is a
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Is Seeing Believing?: The Philosophical Influences in The Matrix The idea that the real world is an illusion has been a popular topic among philosophers for centuries. Does reality differ from person to person? What is the difference between dreams and reality? What if we what we think we know is actually an illusion created by someone or something else? From Plato to Kant‚ philosophers from all different backgrounds have questions our perception of reality. In more recent years‚ the focus of
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direct our thoughts and actions we begin to accept them as our own. Neo‚ one of the dominant characters in the film‚ The Matrix‚ is found placed outside of his normal society where learns the truth and gains control over his perception. As it is discovered throughout the film the limitations of an individual are limitless‚ as the individual grows so will their limitations. In The Matrix written by the Wachowski brothers‚ the audience should become aware of the role limitations play in shaping a society
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Taking a gap year a sword with two blades. It strikes me that the students should take a gap year. I think that students should have the time to refresh their mind before joining university. However a sizeable number of people may oppose me. For instance‚ some people say that if the students took a gap year he / she can find a job‚ therefore they would earn money and they will not think about the university anymore. Moreover‚ the gap year makes the students lose their motivation and their
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University of Phoenix Material Major Religions of the World Matrix Complete the matrix using your textbook and outside references. | |Buddhism |Christianity |Hinduism |Islam |Judaism |Taoism and Confucianism | |Key tenets |1. The nature of suffering. |1. A belief in God - the |1. Belief in a Supreme God |Five Pillars: |1. Belief in the existence
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Overview * Background * Current Situation * Outlook * Pro/Con * Chronology * Short Features * Maps/Graphs * Bibliography * The Next Step * Contacts * Footnotes * About the Author * * Comments | Gender Pay Gap | Are women paid fairly in the workplace? | March 14‚ 2008 • Volume 18‚ Issue 11 | By Thomas J. Billitteri Introduction Former Goodyear manager Lilly Ledbetter won more than $3 million in a pay-discrimination suit against the tire firm‚ but the
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The Matrix and Philosophy Have you ever felt like the life you are living right now is not real? You do not know what is real and what is not real? You doubt your very existence. These were main problems for Neo‚ the main character of the movie “The Matrix”. Neo thought he was living a normal life‚ but he felt like something was wrong‚ he did not know what it was‚ could not explain it‚ but something was wrong. Later on Neo learns the truth from a man named Morpheus; he found out that
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