Corporate Finance and Investment 1. Define “Working Capital” Working Capital=Current Assets-Current Liabilities =Accounts Receivable + Inventory - Accounts Payable “Working capital is how much in liquid assets that a company has on hand. Working capital is needed to pay for planned and unexpected expenses‚ meet the short-term obligations of the business‚ and to build the business.” 2. Give concrete measures how w.c. can be optimized (receivable‚ inventories (JIT
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The purposes of punishment. What are the purposes of punishment? Which do you consider to be the most important and why? Student: *********** Student number: ******* Tutor name: ************* Hand-in date: 21st of November 2011 To begin with‚ it is necessary to say that punishment is an integral part of modern countries’ legal systems‚ because countries have a duty to protect society from wrongdoers and authorities could reach success in it by punishing offenders. Oxford English
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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Capital Punishment by definition is “a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime”. When looking at the death penalty system in action‚ we can clearly see that the only purpose it serves is retribution or revenge; it is seriously flawed in application. The flaw that is presented is that there is a serious and continuing risk of executing innocent people. And‚ it costs much more than life in prison. If we look at the statistics‚ about
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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT ASSIGNMENT ORAL PRESENTATION Theories of Punishment Question - ‘What form of punishment should lawmakers seek to develop in Australia?” Introduction Good morning class‚ today I will be talking to you about the 3 main forms of punishment and the form of punishment that lawmakers should seek to develop in Australia. The three justifications for punishment currently used in our society today are retribution‚ deterrence and rehabilitation. Our society today uses these three
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Simply put‚ punishment follows the Law of Effect. A consequence is presented after a given behavior is enacted‚ and if done properly‚ leads to a decrease in the unwanted behavior. The effectiveness of punishment however is a bit more complicated in real life situations such as that of the prison system. There are three ways effectiveness of punishment can be increased. Frequency of application‚ immediacy of application‚ how often and how quickly punishment is enacted plays a role on deterrence‚ and
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1 CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS IN SOUTH ASIA Submitted to the Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion on Violence Against Children 28 September 2001 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 I. INTRODUCTION 4 II. HOW CHILDREN ARE AFFECTED BY CORPORAL 5 PUNISHMENT 2.1 Risk for the Child’s Physical and Psychological Health 5 2.2 Impact on Retention and Learning Achievements 6 III. LEGAL FRAMEWORK 7 3.1 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the
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English Composition I February 9‚ 2011 Corporal Punishment 2. The Thesis and the Evidence Parents all around the world have different methods of correcting their children after a bad behavior. “Corporal punishment or physical punishment refers to "the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child pain‚ but not injury‚ for purposes of correction or control of the child’s behavior"” (Turner‚ Finkelhor Par. 1). “Almost all children in the United States are spanked by their parents
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TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON CORPORAL PUNISHMENTS‚ AMD AND ON DUE PROCESS IMPLEMENTED IN THE SCHOOL Abstract School is an institution for educating and nurturing the development of students. It’s known as their second home and one of the safest places for them to gain knowledge and wisdom thru their educational practises. However‚ for years‚ schools around the world have being practising corporal punishments as a tool for providing education discipline among students. Only recent years‚ countries
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Capital punishment became a controversial issue lately‚ and it is a big debate in the world. The debate of capital punishment has two sides: the people who argue in favour of capital punishment and the people who argue against capital punishment. The most compelling arguments against capital punishment can be made on the basis of it doesn’t reduce crime‚ risks executions of innocent people‚ inflicted disproportionately on the poor and targeting people of colour (racist)‚ persons who commit vicious
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Introduction Within the English legal system there are four main theories of punishment; retribution‚ deterrence‚ incapacitation and rehabilitation. The retributive theory looks back to the crime and punishes because of the crime. The remaining three all look forward to the consequences of punishment and thereby hope to achieve a reduction in crime. They are therefore often termed consequentialist or utilitarian theories. The boundaries between these theories are far from clear‚ containing sub-categories
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