segregation and stigma of race is still very much alive in our society. Instead of a formalized institution such as slavery or Jim Crow‚ America has found a new way to continue the marginalization of blacks by using the criminal justice system. In Michelle Alexander’s book “ The New Jim Crow”‚ she shows how America’s “ War on Drugs “ has become a tool of racial segregation and how the discretionary enforcement of drug laws has resulted in an overwhelmingly negative affect on its black population. In
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Desperate loss and hopelessness fill so many homes. It is all too common to hear about a father walking out the door‚ a mother broken and defeated‚ and the children suffering through it all in fear and abandonment. Feelings such as these are found in Jim Stevens’ poem "Schizophrenia." The poem shows the conflicts that exist within the house. However‚ the crisis that the family is experiencing is not expressed directly‚ but indirectly‚ through the house. By personifying the house in every aspect‚
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Debt at which the total cost of capital is mini-mum. Trade-off theory argues that there ’s an optimal amount of debt of each firm. At this level of debt‚ firms can take the most advantage of debts. Debts can be tax shield so that they can save money for firms to reinvest in other projects so as to earn more profits. However‚ debts can be quite dangerous because highly leveraged firms may face bankruptcy and financial distress costs (no matter they ’re direct or indirect) may increase the cost of
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Sources of finance What are the main sources and finance for UK firms and why? All firms need some kind of financing. Access to finance may differ considerably from firm to firm depending on what type of business they are and how big/known they are; Sole Trader‚ Public Limited or Private Limited Company. There are both INTERNAL and EXTERNAL sources of finance. Finance can be short‚ medium or long term. Internal sources of Finance: 2 main types 1) Funds from the owner(s) and the family
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get less profit and earn less money. Consequently‚ U.S companies will pay fewer dividends for investors who invest in these companies. So‚ investors will tend to invest in foreign securities where they can get higher dividend. On the other hand‚ a weak currency can reduce unemployment but maybe it can lead to high inflation‚ and simultaneously it may reduce U.S imports and boost U.S exports or buy more goods than it sells abroad (imports exceed exports). Another thing‚ in the long run‚ trade deficits
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The Jim crow museum depicts very accurately how racist southern america used to be. It is astonishing how much hatred people can have for something as messily as the color of someone’s skin. Jim Crow was developed as a fictitious character that heavily embellished the negro culture with much mockery. Jim crow became the symbol of how blacks should be treated hence the Jim Crow Laws that were developed. Whites would paint their faces black and perform on stage as bafoons. These shows helped
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Eng 101 Professor Keefe 5 December 2012 Authority in the Heart of Jim Jones Many theories and questions are raised from the problem of obedience to authority. What can make another person be obedient to another? Why do some people obey others when they know what they’re doing is wrong? This is a problem for the human population and it demands reasoning‚ explanation‚ and examination. We must reflect on what many experts have examined in the field‚ and draw some conclusions. There are many experts
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idea of how to turn it into a successful business. However‚ if sufficient finance can’t be raised‚ it is unlikely that the business will get off the ground. Importance of Finance Finance is very important for business organisation . Finance includes planning of financial resources‚ making of optimum capital structure and effective utilization of financial resources by deep analysis of cost of capital and capital budgeting tool. It is very advance technology. Like other technology‚ it can also increase
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What is Corporate Finance? It�s all corporate finance. My unbiased view of the world Every decision made in a business has financial implications‚ and any decision that involves the use of money is a corporate financial decision. Defined broadly‚ everything that a business does fits under the rubric of corporate finance. It is‚ in fact‚ unfortunate that we even call the subject corporate finance‚ because it suggests to many observers a focus on how large corporations
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Behavioral Finance Jay R. Ritter Cordell Professor of Finance University of Florida P.O. Box 117168 Gainesville FL 32611-7168 http://bear.cba.ufl.edu/ritter jay.ritter@cba.ufl.edu (352) 846-2837 Published‚ with minor modifications‚ in the Pacific-Basin Finance Journal Vol. 11‚ No. 4‚ (September 2003) pp. 429-437. Abstract This article provides a brief introduction to behavioral finance. Behavioral finance encompasses research that drops the traditional assumptions of expected utility
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