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    Eva Better Than Roi

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    Why EVA is better than ROI (ROCE‚ ROIC‚ RONA‚ ROA) and earnings‚ operating profit etc. Equity investors should earn on their capital a return far over risk-free interest rate in order to induce and maintain capital in the company Therefore earnings should always be judged against the capital used to produce these earnings Earnings can be easily increased simultaneously worsening the position of shareholders e.g. if more capital is poured into a company although the return on capital is 5% or less

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    The sweet truth: Is honey better than sugar? Made by honey bees using the nectar of flowers‚ honey is a gorgeous amber fluid that has been used as a natural sweetener for countless centuries. Although honey is considered superior to sugar in terms of its nutritional value‚ the latter is still consumed over 40 times more. What’s spectacular about honey is that not only is it sweeter to sugar‚ it also comprises many trace elements and antioxidants required for the proper functioning of the body

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    Books ARE so Much Better than Movies! English H 10A 4 October 2013 Gette 1 English H 10A 4 October 2013

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    Dogs Are Better Than Cats

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    of many quotes that explains the importance of having a dog rather than a cat. There are a numerous reasons why a dog is considered more valuable to have than a cat. A dog will keep the owner unharmed and fit. Canines are also intelligent and are more willing to learn. In addition‚ dogs are selfless and more delighted to be with you than a cat will ever be. In my opinion I also feel that dogs are physically more interesting than cats because there are countless different types of dogs to choose from

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    Better Late Than Never

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    Better Late Than Never We all see those little girls who are connected to their father’s hip‚ and no one could ever compare to him in her eyes. That was never me. I was never a ‘daddy’s girl’. I wasn’t close with my mom either. They both always talked about their “independent little girl”. For a while I took pride in that‚ but as I started to grow up it became less special to be so independent. I would hear about girls’ excitement to go shopping with their moms or their anticipation for the Daddy

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    Portrayal of Light and Darkness in James Joyce’s “Araby” In James’ story “Araby” the narrator creates an image in the reader’s mind of a dark and dull world where he spends his days playing and becoming infatuated with a friend’s sister. He portrays to us a dull background in order to shows us the “light” in his world of darkness. As the narrator starts his story off he paints a world that is dark by using such words as: blind‚ uninhabited‚ and detached. These words give the reader a sense

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    sight‚ light‚ and darkness is the meeting of the oracle and Oedipus. While Oedipus could see the world‚ the oracle could see the truth‚ and the contrapositive is also true. When he gains sight of the truth‚ he takes his sight of the world. Without voiding my essay topic‚ Oedipus seemed like a nice enough guy until something happened that he did not like. An old man had a bit of road rage? The obvious response is to go on a murderous rampage. His character as a whole is a comparison of light and darkness

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    trying to produce best medicaments‚ to discover new methods of cure. In our days‚ the mankind makes great leaps to perfection in medical sphere. However‚ we have a concern: Should country’s health budged be only appropriated for healing or it is better to assign more means for health training and preventative measures? - As for me‚ the answer is unequivocal. We certainly have to divert more funds for prevention. Undoubtedly‚ the progress of cure is a prime purpose to succeed. But‚ in addition‚ the

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    Death is better than slavery- Harriet Ann Jacobs African Americans were treated like property and forced to work against their will. They were treated like animals beaten‚ sold‚ and raped for no reason at all. Slavery was hell on earth; many slaves would rather die than continue to live. Working in the heat for hours on hours with no water or food was torture. But they had no choices‚ for example they were unable to learn how to read and write they had no choice if they could get their son or daughter

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    It is generally used for the breaking of rules to gain advantage in a competitive situation. Cheating is the setting of reward for ability by dishonest means. And to fail is to repeat. There is a quote: “I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.” Sophocles. For example let’s take a Doctor: If someone becomes a doctor‚ and to pass his or her medical exams‚ that person cheated. And then in professional life that person has a patient waiting for the doctor‚ whereas the doctor

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