Many stereotypes of women were depicted in the movie North Country. The first major one that I notice was when the main character was talking to her childhood friend after washing her hair. He friend told her that she worked at the town mine. The main character automatically asked her if she was a secretary there. This is a large stereotype that has affected women for a long time. Many people assume that the job a woman would be working in a male environment such as mining must be as a secretary
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North Country stars Charlize Theron as a female worker at an iron mining company in Northern Minnesota who is sexually harassed and leads a class-action lawsuit against her employer for failing to protect her and other female employees. "What Josey Aimes wants is a decent job so she can put food on the table and take care of her kids. What she gets is threatened‚ insulted‚ ogled‚ fondled‚ belittled‚ attacked and called filthy names. "Take it like a man‚" her callous male boss says. Instead‚ she takes
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1. Should auditors insist that their clients accept all proposed audit adjustments‚ even those that have an “immaterial” effect on the given financial statements? Defend your answer. The auditors should not insist that their clients accept all proposed audit adjustments. The auditor’s main duty is to provide reasonable assurance to verify the accuracy and compliance of client’s financial statements‚ to ensure that it conveys data and information of events occurred within the accounting period
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Case Study: Hill County Snack Food Co. 1.1 How much business risk does Hill County face? Hill County operates in a very competitive market where new potential entrants can be a threat to its operation either through lower price offering or lower production cost. Competition from peer companies has significant effect on its operation‚ because Hill County is price taker in the market‚ that is‚ increase in prices is not one of the choices it can implement. Also‚ due to the fact that its profitability
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Tiffany Hale AC503-02 Unit 2 Case Study North Face Inc. Case Study 1. Should auditors insist that their clients accept all proposed audit adjustments‚ even those that have an “immaterial” effect on the given set of financial statements? Defend your answer. When it comes to immaterial effect on a set of financial statements I would say that clients should not accept all proposed audit adjustments. By clients not accepting all proposed audit adjustments‚ auditors are
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North Country Analysis MGMT 339 The movie North Country portrayed many stereotypes of women and especially women in the work place. The first one I seen is when the main character‚ Josey Aimes‚ is talking and catching up with her childhood friend. Her friend stated that she worked at the mine and Josey automatically asked her if she was the secretary there. This implies that mining is work only suitable for men and a woman could only work there at a clerical position. Another
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FACTS: Defendant‚ AAA North Jersey‚ Inc. (“AAA”)‚ contracted with Five Star Auto Service (“Five Star”) to perform towing and auto repair services for AAA. Defendant Terence Pershad‚ a tow-truck driver employed by Five Star‚ received a call through AAA to assist a crashed car. Upon Pershad’s arrival at the crash site‚ Pershad and Plaintiff Nicholas Coker (a passenger of the crashed car) began fighting‚ which ended soon after Pershad assaulted Plaintiff with a knife. Plaintiff filed suit in a New Jersey
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North Country: Relevance to Argumentation In the movie North Country the plot over laps allot of the issues we discuss in class weekly. The way the inerrant dominant power the men naturally take within the union. It reminds me of a lot of Cornell West theories on the politician’s in Washington. Where women potentially will never have equal power unless we keep on widdling away the barriers of gender discrimination. I noticed in the movie there were no African American people in the film. I assume
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clients would refuse to propose audit adjustments. 1. Discuss the general principles or guidelines that dictate when companies are entitled to record revenue and how the $7.8 million barter transaction and the two consignment sales discussed in the case may have violated these principles. . Revenues and gains are realized when products (goods or services)‚ merchandise‚ or other assets are exchanged for cash or claims to cash revenues are considered to have been earned when the
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The Leslie Fay Companies 4. Paul Polishan apparently dominated Leslie Fay’s accounting and financial reporting functions and the individuals who were his subordinates. What implications do such circumstances pose for a company’s independent auditors? How should auditors take such circumstances into consideration when planning an audit? Implications and something needs attention 1. The unusual relationship between CEO and CFO‚ especially when they are close to each other. 2. Accountant in charge
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