AC 1.1: Identify the sources of finance available to a business. Definition of Finance: The science that describes the management‚ creation and study of money‚ banking‚ credit‚ investments‚ assets and liabilities. Finance consists of financial systems‚ which include the public‚ private and government spaces‚ and the study of finance and financial instruments‚ which can relate to countless assets and liabilities. Some prefer to divide finance into three distinct categories: public finance‚ corporate
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This essays focuses on Cleanthes’ argument from design in defence for Natural Religion. The Dialogues sets out the definition of Natural Religion. Our inquiry is about religious epistemology: how and whether we can know about God. The central claim is that through observation we can infer God’s existence and nature. Cleanthes argues that through the argument from design we can infer God’s nature (p. 53). Cleanthes’ strongest defences‚ I feel‚ are 1) Philos’ unsustainable scepticism‚ and 2) his "companions
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argue that an approach to corporate social responsibility that achieves business benefits is nothing of that sort - THAT’s just good business. So CSR must be only those things that are of no direct benefit to the business - ie. philanthropy. Cue the arguments about how CEOs should not be giving shareholders money away on their personal causes and projects. This is just dumb. Nobody says that marketing is not marketing if it benefits the business‚ or HR is not ’pure’ HR if its priorities align with
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A objectives and the roles of financial accounting “Accounting is an information system that identifies‚ records‚ and communicates the economic events of an organization to interested users.”1. The basic objective of accounting is to provide information to the interested users to enable them to make business decisions and “Financial statements are the primary means of communicating financial information to parties outside the business organization.”2. Moreover‚ accounting can give the essential
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THE TYPES OF ARGUMENTS Normally we classify all arguments into one of two types: deductive and inductive. Deductive arguments are those meant to work because of their pattern alone‚ so that if the premises are true the conclusion could not be false. All other arguments are considered to be inductive (or just non-deductive)‚ and these are meant to work because of the actual information in the premises so that if the premises are true the conclusion is not likely to be false. The difference is
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Identify Laws of Motion and Thermodynamics The first example is oscillating a pendulum‚ which is categorized in the law of motion due to the object remaining in that state unless an external force is applied. The second example stating cooling food and drinks in a refrigerator is categorized in the laws of Thermodynamics due to thermalization. The third example of using the coffeemaker can be a combination of both laws due to moving touching to coffeemaker to make create an action is Law of Motion
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Identify the strengths and weaknesses of Komatsu and Caterpillar’s other major competitors. One of the major strengths of Komatsu is the fact that the company has been able to maintain a better relationship with blue- collar workers in its North American factories. In addition‚ its per- unit labor costs are lower than Caterpillars. Komatsu enjoys a strong brand presence and its logo is recognized the worldover as a sign of quality‚ innovation and service. Sika has a high degree of brand awareness
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I do not find any of the traditional proofs for God’s existence persuasive‚ and I will go over each argument one at a time to explain why I do not find them persuasive‚ starting with Anselm’s ontological argument‚ then Aquinas’ cosmological argument‚ and finally Paley’s teleological argument. First‚ Anselm’s ontological argument is not persuasive because the argument can be used to prove things that do not exist. The faulty logic is shown in Gaunilo’s Lost Island Objection because instead of putting
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The Most Influential Person In My Life Each person makes different mistakes and passes through different experiences in their life. However‚ each of us have one person who has changed our lives in a huge way. So‚ when asked who has been the most influential person in my life without any hesitation‚ I knew it was my mother. My mother has impacted my life greatly and has helped me with becoming the person I am today. She has helped me in many ways; she pushes me to be the best‚ she is always there
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Mini Arguments The sarcastic tone Gabriel Garcia Marquez exploits in the story of the “spider woman‚” a rebellious “child” who had “sneaked” out of her “parents house” to attend a “dance;” after having danced all night “without permission” she was on her way “back” through the “woods” when a frightening “thunderclap” split the sky into “two” producing a “lightning bolt” that had transformed her into a “spider” described as a “frightful tarantula the size of a ram” and with a “head of a sad maiden”
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