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    statements‚ and he wants to make this quarter’s profit look better. I believe that Judy should not accept Wilson’s suggestion. The statement‚ under competence‚ on code of conduct for management accountants says that “Each member has a responsibility to perform professional duties in accordance with relevant laws‚ regulations‚ and technical standards.” It explains Judy should keep the expense as an expense in order to be appropriate‚ reliable information for the company. Judy should “disclose all relevant

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    2. How would you describe the respective attitudes of Martin and Green: ethnocentric‚ polycentric‚ or geocentric? What factors do you suspect of having influenced their respective attitudes? Charles Martin has a geocentric attitude while James Green’s attitude is ethnocentric. While in college‚ Martin majored in African studies. Upon graduation‚ he served in the Peace Corps in Kenya. During this time‚ he became accustomed to business procedures in Africa. He really enjoyed working in Kenya

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    Dance: Is it a mating ritual or an art form? The dictionary defines dance as “an artistic form of nonverbal communication” (“dance”). As Christians we have always heard that dancing is immoral; that dancing only led to one thing- sex. Although this is the general belief‚ many people find the art of ballet‚ such as The Nutcracker to be tasteful. Dancing embodies passion‚ grace and poise. Dancing is not just a mating ritual as we have been told; it is a story that is too good for words. Dancing

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    Committee: Social‚ Humanitarian‚ and Cultural Committee Topic: Refugees Country: The Republic of Sri Lanka School: Mahatma Gandhi Institute Refugees have traveled the world for centuries in search of a home‚ of their human rights and of peace. Yet‚ the number has never been as high as it is today‚ particularly since the mid-1990s. 43 million of people‚ nowadays‚ are forced to run away from their homelands and find refuge elsewhere. The reasons for the rising number of refugees vary from war threats

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    Natasha Palmer PHI-105 Professor Denney 11/24/2011 Abortion Persuasive Essay Abortion may be one of the easiest ways to fix a mistake‚ but no way ground for killing a baby. My opinion is if you are going to have sex and take a chance of getting pregnant‚ then why not step up and enjoy the best blessing you will ever encounter? Abortion happens every day‚ but so does joy when a child is born. In 1996‚ there were approximately 3‚700 abortions a day. (Facts about Mifepristone (RU-486). January

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    Ethical relativism is a theory that holds that morality is relative to the rules of one’s culture. That is‚ when an action is right or wrong and depends on the moral rules of the society in which it is experienced. This action may be right in one society but be wrong in another. What’s right for you may not be what’s right for me. For example‚ I buy my stuff if I do not have the money I do not buy it at all. On the other hand‚ someone wants to buy something and they do not have enough money‚ so they

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    Philippine folk dance‚ Carinosa‚ has Pandanggo as its base dance. Pandanggo is still danced by many people but mostly in religious rituals and processions such as the Pandangguhan sa Pasig‚ during the procession of St. Martha‚ and the Sayaw sa Obando. While Fandango in Spain was superseded by its modern version‚ the Flamenco‚ it has evolved into a popular folk dance‚ and as a ritual dance in many religious processions in the

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    Burial Rituals of Native American Culture At some point in our lives‚ we all come to realize that death is a part of life. Cultural diversity provides a wide variety of lifestyles and traditions for each of the unique groups of people in our world. Within these different cultures‚ the rituals associated with death and burial can also be uniquely diverse. Many consider ritualistic traditions that differ from their own to be somewhat strange and often perceive them as unnatural. A prime example

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    Compare and Contrast Natural Law and Relativism as approaches to decision-making. Morality serves two universal human needs. It regulates both conflicts of interest between people and those within the individual born of different desires and drives that cannot be satisfied at the same time (Wong‚ D. 1993). Natural Law and Relativism are two opposing approaches to morality. In comparing and contrasting the two approaches I will also briefly outline the background and principles of each. Natural

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    The theory of cultural imperialism in media is where one culture controls another‚ forcing it ’s culture to change to the controlling one . This theory is said to have first developed in the mid-twentieth century‚ and initially it was a response to the changes society was undergoing after the development of improved telecommunications. Various terms such as "media imperialism"‚ "structural imperialism"‚ and "cultural dependency and domination"‚ (L. White) have all been used

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