1. What is the possible meaning of the changes in stock price for Berkshire Hathaway and Scottish Power plc on the day of the acquisition announcement? Specifically‚ what does the $2.55 billion gain in Berkshire’s market value of equity imply about the intrinsic value of PacifiCorp? Berkshire purchased PacificCorp for $5.1B cash and $4.3B in liabilities and preferred stock‚ a transaction valued at $9.4b. On the day of the announcement‚ both Berkshire and Scottish Power stocks jumped. The market
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It was the first of the three reconstruction amendments after the American Civil war‚ and it marked the end of the slavery in American. African Americans has finally reached their goal- freedom. What is freedom? As defined by Garrison Frazier‚ a spokesman of African Americans‚ freedom is “placing us where we could reap the fruit of our own labor‚ and take care of ourselves.” And the way to accomplish it was “to have land‚ and turn it and till it by our own labor.” (1) It sounds simple‚ isn’t it? However
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Appendix B Lynn Guidry ETH/125 November 25‚ 2012 NOLA VEAZIE Appendix B University of Phoenix Material Appendix B Part I Define the following terms: Term | Definition | Stereotypes | unreliable‚ exaggerated generalizations about all members of a group that do not take individual differences into account | Prejudice | a negative attitude toward an entire category of people‚ such as a racial or ethnic minority | Labeling theory | An idea that behaviors are deviant only when
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of the suspect. In recent years‚ 3D Forensic Facial Reconstruction has become a very popular tool‚ which is crucial in finding out identities. This method is most used when having obtained the skeletal bones‚ but have not identified the character themselves. 3D Facial Reconstruction is used throughout the world today. This technique takes true human remains and creates a possible physical appearance of the entire face. Facial Reconstruction has many steps in its process. First off‚ forensic
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Criminal Justice Notes: Crime What Is Crime? When you hear that a crime has been committed‚ what do you think of? Maybe a robbery or a murder? Crime is defined as “conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state‚ the federal government‚ or a local jurisdiction‚ for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse.” Crimes can involve violence but do not have to do so. Unfortunately‚ crime is not rare in the United States. Three Components of the CJ System Our
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The goal of the Reconstruction was for the federal government to rule the South in order to bring them back to the United States. In this period‚ black rights were improved and the South was fixed.The thirteenth Amendment marked slavery’s end as it was passed‚ after the civil war ended. Slaves were no longer were required to work for their owners. The fourteenth Amendment gave equal rights of protection to all who were born in the United States In addition to this‚ black people could vote after the
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By 1866‚ several distinct positions on Reconstruction emerged. These were divided into three opposing camps: Conservatives (democrats)‚ Moderates‚ and Radicals. The Conservatives believed the South should be readmitted into the Union as soon as possible‚ but the Radicals and Moderates believed there should be consequences for succeeding. <br> <br>The question of what those consequences should be separated Radical from Moderate. The answer to this question was as related to how important each side
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the state governments. There were two major plans for Reconstruction‚ Presidential Reconstruction and Racial Reconstruction‚ designed by congress. President Lincoln believed that the south had never “legally” seceded from the union so his plan was to grant forgiveness in an attempt to reunite the states. However‚ he was assassinated just a few days after the end of the war so he was unable to put anything into play. The burden of Reconstruction then fell on Vs. President Andrew Johnson‚ who became
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1. A generous university benefactor has agreed to donate a large amount of money for student scholarships. The money can be provided in one lump-sum of $10mln‚ or in parts‚ where $5.5mln can be provided in year 1‚ and another $5.5mln can be provided in year 2. a) Assuming the opportunity interest rate is 6%‚ what is the present value of the second alternative? According to Douglas‚ "a dollar received in the present period is worth more than a dollar received in a future period" (2010‚ ch. 1
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writing why not? When I am writing about topics that I am not very familiar with I can become discouraged or afraid of criticism from my instructor. From reading chapter 1 I learned that most writers feel the same way when they are first starting on writing. Did you have any of the misconceptions about writing discussed in chapter 1? I thought writers enjoyed writing but the truth is most are afraid when initially starting on a writing assignment. Although good writers have fears‚ they continue writing
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