C.‚ 2000. A history of American Literary Journalism. The Emergence of a Modern Narrative Form. Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press. Lounsberry‚ B.‚ 1990. The Art of Fact – Contemporary Artists of Nonfiction. Lincoln: Greenwood Press. Maugham‚ S.‚ 1938. The Summing Up. London: Heinemann. Roggenkamp‚ K.‚ 2005. Narrating the News: New Journalism and Literary Genre in Late Nineteenth Century Newspapers and Fiction.Kent‚ OH: Kent State University Press. Articles Conley‚ D.‚ 1998 Murphy‚ J
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(i) Glass-Steagall Act (1933) Great Depression At the time after the stock market crash (1929)‚ during the Great Depression‚ most of the people agreed that the main cause for the event was the “improper banking activity” which was mainly seen as the bank involvement in the stock market investment. Banks were taking high risks in hope for rewards‚ they were “accused of being too speculative in the pre-Depression era” (HEAKAL‚ 2010‚ pg.1). They were not only investing their assets‚ but they
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Mabel by W. S. Maugham Short story analysis At the beginning‚ I would like to say some things about the title of the story. It doesn‘t represent anything significant‚ because it is only a woman‘s name and reader can‘t forecast what is going to happen in the story. The reader can only guess that Mabel is protagonist‘s name. The title doesn‘t states the cause of the conflict. This story comprises all four mine elements of the plot. The exposition lies in the opening paragraph. It represents
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Whistleblower Fired for Exposing Truth/Corrupt Government Contractor By Yolanda Holmes Capella University Abstract Navy performed limited background checks on Thompson and Salvatore Carabetta when project was granted. Shaw Group and Carabetta were feuding during project‚ company rejected warnings from whistle-blower John Jack‚ costs escalated and components of houses were downgraded without Navy approval. Navy couldn’t get documentation out of American Eagle‚ Navy didn’t act quickly on information
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Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to provide relevant background information of the United States’ convergence to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs)‚ and hence the current developments in the relationship between the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)‚ the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). This report focuses on the current situation of the convergence process and the obstacles of
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Gujarat University‚ Ahmedabad – MBA Programme Details of the Courses Offered Annexure E Course Code: C101 Economics for Managers (EFM) 1. Course Objective This course is designed to impart knowledge of the concepts and principles of Economics‚ which govern the functioning of a firm/organisation under different market conditions. It further aims at enhancing the understanding capabilities of students about macro–economic principles and decision making by business and government. 2. Course Duration
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the whole village was in the piazza to take place in one of the greatest days in the town’s history (Gosch‚ 1975). But Luciano didn’t have plans to stay long (Gosch‚ 1975). In September of 1946‚ Luciano had obtained two passports under the name Salvatore Lucania‚ with visas for Mexico‚ Cuba‚ and several South American nations. He then made his way to Cuba to set up the meeting. On December 22‚ the delegates began arriving; Joe Adonis‚ Albert Anastasia‚ “Joe Bananas” Bonanno‚ Frank Costello‚ Tommy
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their dignity hunting money. They don’t appreciate such important things as family‚ friendship‚ love and other feelings. Such people become greedy‚ they spend their lives in loneliness. I don’t deny that money influences our life a lot. As W.S. Maugham said “ Money is like the sixth feeling without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.” I quite agree. A person can’t be happy if he has no money to satisfy his natural needs. But I think that money should have a limit. A person shouldn’t
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This text is taken from the book of very famous writer W.S. Maugham “Theatre”. This is a piece of narration which is done in the 3rd person. The main key the text is written is rather ironical‚ as I think‚ and its slat is very emotional. The main characters of the story are Michael and Julia. They both are actors and work together in the theatre of Jammie Langtone. Julia is more successful and more talented than Machael but it doesn’t disturb them to be fond of each other. In this part of the
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Death is an obvious and underlining theme in both the stories of god father death and Appointment in Samarra. This does not just mean the act of dying but the character itself. Death is portrayed as an omniscient being‚ whose prescience is the ultimate fear. In both stories however‚ Death does not act as controller of everything or even all knowing. In God father death the king and princess are able to cheat death through the doctor’s healing powers‚ despite Death’s plans. Then in Appointment in
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