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    regulation of accounting standards. The two opposing views to setting these standards are one that is based on regulations and the other based on market forces. In this report‚ we will discuss the supporting views and arguments of both methods and further justify the method that I personally favor. Over the years there have been many arguments and debates over the necessity for regulation. Those who believe in the efficacy of markets argue that regulation is not necessary as market forces will

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    Agenda Setting

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    decide which issue is important and which is not important is called agenda setting. It is the function of Mass Media and was firstly introduced by Maxwell McCombs and Donald Shaw in 1972. Definition of Agenda Setting Agenda setting is the theory that says media authorities decide which issues are important and can become topics of discussion in the public. And‚ they are perceived by society as important and urgent. Agenda Setting in Pakistan Since the independence of Pakistan‚ Our Media has not been

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    Free Will

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    Free Will Free will is the power to choose among real alternative possibilities. To have free will is to have what it takes to act freely. When an agent acts freely (when she exercises her free will) what she does is up to her. A plurality of alternatives is open to her‚ and she determines which she pursues. When she does‚ she is an ultimate source or origin of her action. So runs a familiar conception of free will. Incompatibility holds that we act freely in this sense only if determinism is false

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    CONFRONT. Contrastive analysis definition according to www.sil.org C.A is an inductive investigative approach based on the distinctive elements in a language. According to SIL.ORG definition‚ contrastive analysis is about distinctive elements in A LANGUAGE‚ and then what does it compare in a language? The answer would be provided for this question as we

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    harmonization of accounting. The important reasons which necessitate harmonization of accounting practices are well contained in the observation made by Saudagaran. “While the initial efforts at harmonization were mainly championed by political bodies and professional accounting organizations‚ current pressures to harmonize are driven by investor groups who use financial statements‚ multinational companies which prepare financial statements‚ regulators who monitor capital markets‚ the securities industry

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    occupational standards

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    Occupational standards are the first steps in gaining qualifications that identify the competence of an individuals capability to do there job in an efficient manner and produce the best work possible. There are specific targets/specific standards that must be met as part of there job role. Employees also must have an understanding of the job role they have undertaken as part of occupational standards. For employers to identify if and where training is required employees must demonstrate there capabilities

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    accounting

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    Accounting‚ or accountancy‚ is the measurement‚ processing and communication of financial information about economic entities. Accounting‚ which has been called the "language of business"‚ measures the results of an organization ’s economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of users including investors‚ creditors‚ management‚ and regulators. Practitioners of accounting are known as accountants. Accounting can be divided into several fields including financial accounting‚ management

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    Chapter 12 Introduction to Simulation Using Risk Solver Platform 1 Chapter 12 Introduction to Simulation Using Risk Solver Platform This material is made available to instructors and students using Spreadsheet Modeling and Decision Analysis‚ 5e by Cliff T. Ragsdale‚ published by South-Western‚ a division of Cengage Learning. No part of this work may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means – graphic‚ electronic‚ or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ recording‚ taping‚ Web distribution

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    Free Will

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    Are we free to do what we want? Humans are species with highly developed brain‚ intelligence‚ wisdom‚ and self- awareness. We do also have a free will. Does it mean that we are free to do what we want? Does it give us ability and permission to act regardless of any other features? In the topic of this essay we can notice the construction of argument with its hidden premise. The full argument can sound: ‘If we have a free will‚ then we are free to do what we want and nothing can stop us in achieving

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    Accounting

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    ownership. The separate statements of the subsidiary are more likely to provide useful information to the noncontrolling shareholders. Q3-4   A parent company has the ability to exercise control over one or more other entities. Under existing standards‚ a company is considered to be a parent company when it has direct or indirect control over a majority of the common stock of another company. The FASB has proposed adoption of a broader definition of control that would not be based exclusively on

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