In Harry Frankfort’s book On Bullshit‚ he discusses what he deems is bullshit and what is not bullshit. He concludes that bullshit is just a way to accomplish someone’s personal goals. In addition‚ when a person is bullshitting he or she has no consideration for whether what he or she is saying is actually the truth. Essentially‚ indifference is the essence of bullshit. That being said‚ Frankfort proposes that sincerity is bullshit because it does not rely on the truth. Yet‚ I disagree. Sincerity
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After reading the chapter 6 “Harry and Rosemary Wong on the first thing you should teach” along with watching Wong video‚ I found his information insightful and intriguing as Wong has an unique way of providing the information to teacher which allows them to think about what they have been doing in their classroom to be effective in their management. Wong made a couple of statements that I took note for future references‚ but the ones that stuck out the most where “Effective teacher have a plan‚
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Week 1 Assignment from Textbook: Chapter 16 Esther Tate ACC/400 July 6‚ 2015 Theresa Pekron Brief Exercise 16.9 – Prime vs. Conversion costs Star Repairs Co. does all the repair work for a medium-sized manufacturer of handheld computer games. The games are sent directly to Star‚ and after the games are repaired. Star bills the game manufacturer for cost plus a 20 percent markup. In the month of February‚ purchases of parts (replacement parts) by Star amounted to $97‚000‚ the beginning
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Round 1: Inventor/Scientist Time is the destroyer of all things‚ wiping out life and destroying mountains. Fortunately‚ a man named Harry Brearley invented an incredible metal‚ which allows sanitation and precision in many professions. Harry Brearley has benefitted humanity by making a time-standing multi-purpose material named stainless steel‚ that is crucial in many tools today. Take the case of surgery for example; stainless steel made way for the surgical tools that treated a wart that was potentially
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Despite the shift in time and place‚ the two texts Shakespeare’s Othello and Tim Blake Nelson’s film ‘O’ explores timeless ideas such as jealousy and illusion versus reality. These ideas transcend through time and still remain constant in modern society. To achieve universal themes represented in Othello‚ Tim Blake Nelson uses a variety of different techniques such as camera angles and Verdi’s Opera music to effectively achieve such themes and values in his film to suit his 21st century adolescent
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performance in decision terms has been the subject of active research from several perspectives. From a psychological perspective‚ it is necessary to examine individual decisions in the context of a set of needs‚ preferences an individual has and values they seek. From a cognitive perspective‚ the decision making process must be regarded as a continuous process integrated in the interaction with the environment. From a normative perspective‚ the analysis of individual decisions is concerned with
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Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Author: J.K. Rowling Genre: Fiction Date Started/Date Finished: 9/21/12 - 9/27/12 No. of Pages: 309 pgs. I found the book “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” fascinating. It’s about the classic struggle between good and evil. Harry Potter was
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Chapter 13: I/O Systems Operating System Concepts – 9th Edition Silberschatz‚ Galvin and Gagne ©2013 Chapter 13: I/O Systems Overview I/O Hardware Application I/O Interface Kernel I/O Subsystem Transforming I/O Requests to Hardware Operations STREAMS Performance Operating System Concepts – 9th Edition 13.2 Silberschatz‚ Galvin and Gagne ©2013 Objectives Explore the structure of an operating system’s I/O subsystem Discuss the principles
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3. Depreciation percentage=$1‚640‚200/$15‚411‚620 = 10.64% New Fixed Assets=$15‚411‚620 + $30‚000‚000 = $45‚411‚620 $45‚411‚620*.1064 = $4‚831‚796 new depreciation Pro forma Income Statement Sales ($36‚599‚300*1.12) $40‚991‚216 Cost of Goods Sold ($26‚669‚496*1.12) 29‚869‚836 Other Expenses ($4‚641‚000*1.12) 5‚197‚920 Depreciation 4‚831‚796 EBIT 1‚091‚664 Interest 573‚200 Taxable Income 518‚464 Taxes
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Maryland‚ USA Decision Analysis Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://pubsonline.informs.org A Multiple-Objective Decision Analysis for Terrorism Protection: Potassium Iodide Distribution in Nuclear Incidents Tianjun Feng‚ L. Robin Keller‚ To cite this article: Tianjun Feng‚ L. Robin Keller‚ (2006) A Multiple-Objective Decision Analysis for Terrorism Protection: Potassium Iodide Distribution in Nuclear Incidents. Decision Analysis 3(2):76-93
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