the net present value technique‚ the calculations equaling zero or higher would be favorable. The results would deem the high-tech investment to be the most desirable. Such a transaction would yield an acceptable rate of return. References Edmonds‚ T. P.‚ Edmonds‚ C. D.‚ Olds‚ P. R.‚ McNair‚ F.M.‚ Tsay‚ B.-Y.‚ Schneider‚ N. W.‚ et al. (2007). Chapter 24: Planning for Capital Investment. In Fundamental Financial and Managerial Accounting Concepts (1st ed.). New York‚ NY: McGraw-Hill. Retrieved October
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issues was addressed and discussed in the essay‚ “Why Asking for a Job Applicant’s Facebook Password is Fair Game” by Alfred Edmond Jr. Edmond’s main argument is that‚ from the perspective of the business owner‚ it is appropriate for the employer to ask a job applicant for their Facebook password before being hired. The reasons that he gives for this are in multitude (Edmond‚ 2012). For example‚ the author states that anything posted on Facebook isn’t necessarily private to begin with‚ so the applicant
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Dante Alighieri’s‚ The Inferno‚ is autobiographical account of his journey through hell. This story is the first part of a larger account known as The Divine Comedy. Dante wrote this passage during the Late Middle Ages‚ a time in Europe where the Christian faith was a central influence in life. His story describes what life after death was like for those who had sinned here on Earth. Dante Alighieri used The Inferno to teach both people then and now about the horrors of afterlife for those who went
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idea that money makes money was impertinent to Dante‚ because he believed that profits should come from work. This is why the usurers are sinners against industry and should be punished appropriately. The second definition of violence against art is very different from the first one because it refers to art as the idea of personal creative expression. Art requires a skill which includes painting‚ sculpture‚ architecture‚ music and literature. Dante believes that he is an artist because he writes
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In Dante’s Inferno‚ Dante narrates his descent and observation of hell through the various circles and pouches. One part of this depiction is his descriptions of the various punishments that each of the different sinners has received. The various punishments that Dante envisions the sinners receiving are broken down into two types. The first type he borrows from various gruesome and cruel forms of torture and the second type‚ though often less physically agonizing‚ is Dante’s creative
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a journey with Dante showing him the different depths of hell. The Hoopoe is the main character in Attar’s The Conference of the Birds; he leads the rest of the bird on a voyage to find the Simorgh. Virgil and the Hoopoe
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on its path it would kill the five people but I would not feel responsible for it because it was bound to happen. On the other hand‚ if I pulled the lever and killed the one instead I would feel responsible because I deliberately choose my action. Edmonds also discussed Philippa Foot‚ the creator of
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it is the wealth Dantes inherits which supports his revenge plot throughout the novel. The island to Dantes represents hope and riches due to the treasure Faria had told Dantes about was on‚ “In the caves of the little Island of Monte Cristo” (Dumas 71). This quote symbolizes the new life Dantes will have throughout the course of the book. The meaning is be thankful for friends for they can encompass a great fortune upon those whom are close to them like Faria had done with Dantes. The author chose
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Dante’s Inferno: The Ninth Circle The book Inferno‚ by Dante Alighien‚ was written in the 14th century. Dante Alighien was born in Florence‚ Italy around 1265. He is considered to be “the Supreme Poet” of the Italian language and his works the Commedia are the single greatest literary works composed. The Commedia is split up into three different sections: Inferno‚ Purgatorio‚ and Paradiso. The Inferno is Dante’s account of traveling through hell. He separates hell into nine different levels‚ each
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even the hope of hope‚ the journey that Dante and Virgil take can be compared with the journey of life. Just the fact that Dante has someone to guide him can be comparison‚ everyone in life has a Guardian Angel assigned to them‚ as Dante had his own guide in his journey. But to compare all parts of life to the Inferno‚ one must start at the beginning to realized the end. The birth of body‚ and the death of the soul. Midway on his journey through life‚ Dante realizes he has taken the wrong path.
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