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    ASSIGNMENT 1: Ethical dimensions of financial accounting with respect to keeping of two sets of records‚ one for internal purposes only and the other for internal taxation purposes. Financial accounting‚ as stated by Garrison‚ is concerned with providing information those people outside an organization. This includes preparation of financial reports showing the company’s past financial performance which will be the basis for additional investments for stockholders‚ capacity to pay off loans

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    Justin Pope argues‚ in a Remediation Nation article‚ that even with a high school diploma‚ students find themselves unprepared for college’s academic challenges. He states that it is a tough lesson to learn the hard way “through experience” for many students now arriving on campus. To support his suggestion he includes a study that one in three students entering college have to enroll in remedial courses in order to continue with their level of education. Another point Pope makes is that of recently

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    January‚ 2017 The Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 Iowa doesn’t get many earthquakes‚ but San Francisco does. There has been lots of earthquakes around that area‚ some too small to feel‚ and some too big to not. All around the southern part of the east-cost‚ earthquakes riddle the area. Just like how tornados are very common to us. Many parts of this disaster are very common to earthquakes that occur all around the world. There is a fault near the San Francisco

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    the Christchurch Earthquake on NZ’s Culture and Identity Introduction When talking about New Zealand events‚ the Christchurch earthquake that happened approximately a year ago came to me first. It is not an event‚ precisely‚ it is a disaster that shocked people’s home‚ broke people’s heart and even took away their lives. However‚ a disaster does not only affect individuals‚ but also the whole society. Thus‚ this essay will discuss the influence that the Christchurch earthquake has on New Zealand’s

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    Preparing a Comprehensive Case Analysis‚ Part 2 Katrina D. Pratt Strayer University: Asynchronous Business 490: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: CONCEEPTS AND CASE December 02‚ 2012 AT&T Vs. Skype Author’s note This analysis will identify the key issues revealed in the case study‚ “Skype vs. AT&T and the future of telecommunications” (Strickland et al 2011). The analysis will explore the current state of the telecommunications industry with the rapid emergence of the

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    CASE ANALYSIS: BASIC EARTHQUAKE SAFETY PROCEDURE I. OBJECTIVES A. To develop safety awareness among all students in cases of earthquakes B. To establish procedures which will govern all actions and activities during the occurrence of earthquake in order to avoid panic thereby saving lives and minimizing physical injuries to people and damage to school properties. II. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT EARTHQUAKES A. Earthquakes are nature‘s way of releasing dangerous strains that accumulate

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    Who copes better with Earthquakes: HIC or LIC? This report will focus on examples of different earthquakes happening around the world and explain why some countries cope better than others. To cope well‚ the country should have low death tolls‚ good communication with rescue services and other countries willing to help‚ evacuation and other emergency plans are planned well‚ and minimizing the amount of damage done to the country. What are HIC and LIC countries? HIC‚ also known as MEDC‚ stand

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    Education is one of the main sources in every person’s intellectual development‚ affecting our lives in one way or another. Moreover‚ it still remains as a silent issue of discussion with less or no effort done to understand our educational system and the presenting of knowledge to young and imaginative human minds. In comparison to the past‚ more and more of the young people decide to dedicate themselves to their studies and intellectual improvement‚ believing that the money and the effort put in

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    Gabriel Sayegh Mr. Rosser Geology‚ Period 4 15 September 2011 1906 S.F. Earthquake Essay The 1906 Great San Francisco earthquake is one of the worst earthquake’s to happen yet. The magnitude was believed to be about a 7.8 on the Richter scale. What made it so destructive wasn’t just the magnitude of the earthquake but the fact that the fires were uncontrollable. These factors led to the San Francisco quake to be know as a tragedy. San Francisco was a large city of a population

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    Tsunamis A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water‚ such as an ocean‚ is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes‚ mass movements above or below water‚ volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions‚ landslides‚ large meteorite impacts and testing with nuclear weapons at sea all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastating. The term tsunami comes from the Japanese words(津波、つなみ) meaning harbor ("tsu"‚

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