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    the nearest dollar.) partnership limited liability partnership sole proprietorship corporation 6 The break-even point is where: total sales equal total fixed costs. total variable costs equal total fixed costs. contribution margin equals total fixed costs. total sales equal total variable costs. 7 Variance reports are: SEC financial reports internal reports for management external financial reports

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    Accounting Standard 10: Accounting for Fixed Assets • Fixed asset is an asset held for producing or providing goods and/or services and is not held for sale in the normal course of the business. • Cost to include purchase price and attributable costs of bringing asset to its working condition for the intended use. It includes financing cost for period up to the date of readiness for use. • Self-constructed assets are to be capitalised at costs that are specifically related to the asset and those

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    In The Shipping News by Annie Proulx‚ readers can imply that the protagonist has lived a treacherous life onto which he wishes to set change upon‚ but cannot see the dear light of opportunity. Quoyle is an aging man‚ who is still learning to separate his feelings from his personal life. He wallows in misery‚ as day by day passes; however‚ he cannot help but wonder why nothing can seem to make sense to him. Annie Proulx uses characterization‚ figurative language and imagery to contribute to the overall

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    Seeing Annie Dillard’s "Seeing" explains her view of the importance of how we see the world in which we live‚ she discusses the ideas of natural and artificial obvious‚ how light and darkness affect what we perceive‚ and how even knowledge effects what we see. Her central focus being that how we choose to view our world can bring us greater happiness and understanding if we choose to enjoy the small things around us‚ but in order to do so we need to be willing to look hard and deep and not just

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    mistakes when they are involved in negotiation. There are six areas that the chapter described‚ mythical fixed pie of negotiation‚ framing of negotiator judgement‚ nonrational escalation of conflict‚ overestimating one’s value‚ self-serving bias‚ and anchoring bias. These areas are a theoretical trap for negotiators‚ and they must be avoided in order to correctly negotiate. Mythical fixed pie negotiation involves the thinking that each side is fighting for the largest piece of the pie. This means

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    Annie Proulx’s language and diction in the story is interesting. Instead of writing in complete sentences shes writes small phrases. Although the phrases and random words may sound confusing and out of place I think that they give a much more clear representation of the setting and the story. Instead of using long word sentences Proulx uses specific words that stand out in the reader’s mind. It helps the reader picture everything easily and she really gets the point across with one concise and powerful

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    Asses the view that childhood is not a fixed universal experience- Sociologists believe that childhood is not a fixed universal experience‚ this is called social construct‚ meaning that the idea about childhood is varied according to time‚ place‚ gender‚ ethnicity and social class. The definition of childhood is a state or period of being a child. Many children in today’s society do not experience this and in the past too. Aries (1960) suggested that today childhood is only a recent social invention

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    Growth Mindset Growth vs. Fixed Mindset Elephant in the classroom Math “gift:” What is Learning Permanence Learning changing thinking and practice Questioning – Lucy West Open Question Pupil exchanges limited answer in full thought What is it that we are trying to get to happen (name it and share it) Asking Effective Questions Problem Solving Approach in mathematics classroom because it engages student in inquiry‚ prompting them to build on and improve their current knowledge as they “construct”

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    A miserable theme that ‘The Help’ made me wonder about was how education is a privilege. Well-off‚ mediocre‚ white… with these qualities‚ you will succeed in university. Poverty-stricken‚ intelligent‚ black… with these qualities‚ you won’t. Stockett seemed to be suggesting that the wealth and the colour of your skin determines whether you get an education in the 1960s segregation era. A moment that exhibited this theme was when Miss Hilly’s maid Yule Mae asked her for a loan as she couldn’t send

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    Annie Oakley was a renowned markswoman and star who worked for years with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Annie was born as Phoebe Ann Moses on August 13‚ 1860‚ in Darke County‚ Ohio. She would be known as Annie Oakley for her developed excellent marksmanship abilities as a teen‚ earning enough to pay off the mortgage for her mother’s home. She then married fellow marksman Frank Butler in 1876 and would later become a star attraction for Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show for years‚ famous for unparalleled

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