M.E.S.S.S.M. PU COLLEGE CHIKMAGALUR 1st P.U.C‚ First Unit Test – August - 2014 Subject : English Time: 1-30 Houre Marks: 50 I. Answer the Following questions in a word‚ a phrase or a sentence each: - 1X9=09 1. What do you think the phrase‚ face of heaven‚ signifies? 2. What is the meaning of “Ethiope” ? 3. Name the commodities taxed in Monaco. 4. What was cost to hire a guillotine and an executioner from France ? 5. The death sentence was converted
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The impact of Political‚ Legal and Social factors on a business Describe how political‚ legal and social factors are impacting upon the business activities of the selected organisations and their stakeholders. Political factors: ‘’Political factors are how and to what degree a government intervenes in the economy.’’ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEST_analysis) Political factors include: * Environmental regulation and protection * Taxation ( corporate: consumer) * International
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Inadequate and stagnant revenue yield relative to GDP: We can see the status of the ratio of tax revenue to GDP of Bangladesh in the following table for last 7years (Source: Bangladesh Economic Review-2010). Revenue as % of GDP | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 | Total Revenue | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.5 | Tax Revenue | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.3 | Non-tax Revenue | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
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of Least of - AII - SBDQ (-) GRR: 11.5% (TI – SBDQ – AII – MPPDQ) (-) MPPD: 11.5% of Least of - ▪ M&PP – SBDQ ▪ TI – SBDQ - AII (-) Tax Credits: ▪ Foreign Tax Credit (Tax paid abroad) ▪ Fed. Political Tax Credit ▪ Investment Tax Credit B. (+) Part IV Tax: Div. Received from - Non-Connected (1/3 of Div Received) Connected (Div Refund of Conn. Co x Ownership %) C. (-) Dividend Refund: Lesser of – ▪ 1/3 of Div Paid in the Yr
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Many immigrants from different parts of the world move to the United States to find the American Dream. They move to find liberty‚ rights‚ opportunity‚ equality. They often look for a life here‚ because their life in their country was not going well for them. Some often move so their children can grow up and obtain a good education and career. For example‚ Adam states‚ “That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man‚ with opportunity for each according to
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to emulate France‚ Britain and the Netherlands stood out; both of these growing commercial and colonial powers emphasized the role of the central state but also built parliamentary regimes in which the king shared power with representatives. These representatives were selected by the nobility and upper urban classes. The English civil wars established
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The struggle for human rights for Mexican-Americans in 20th century America is just one of the many examples of humans fighting for their natural rights bestowed upon them at birth. This struggle is nothing new to history and has been going on for generations. Dating back to the period of renaissance humanism and on through the Age of Enlightenment‚ the idea that a human being was granted a set of uninfringeable rights on the basis of just being a human has become a central theme in many social struggles
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The American Civil War‚ a time of bloodshed and unthinkable rivalry between brothers. The great nation that had defeated the British and forced them from their land and had proven their economic value was divided. Historians of today are still trying to unravel the mysteries of the bloodiest time in American history. The division of matters exists today such as it did over 150 years ago when the actual battles raged. Historians argue over almost everything‚ from the causes to the importance of some
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Using named examples‚ assess the relative importance of economic‚ military and cultural factors in influencing superpower status. Britain formed an empire by claiming colonies and expanding their global coverage through territories which were taken over by their military. England established overseas possessions and trading posts between the late 16th and early 18th centuries. This colonisation allowed the nation to benefit economically from resources and trade opportunities in locations such
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identify the linguistic‚ political‚ social‚ economic‚ religious‚ and familial conversations status of Hispanic group such as Mexican American‚ Puerto Ricans‚ Cubans‚ and Dominican who are living in the United Stated. I will conclude this research by summarizing the major differences and commonalities that are apparent among the Hispanic groups. Mexican Americans are American of Mexican ancestry. They account for 9% of the country’s population. As of 2006‚ 28.3 million Americans listed their ancestry
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