1) What is Blockbuster’s amortization timetable? Do you think it is appropriate? Blockbuster’s amortization timetable is 40 years. This is not the industry standard and should be 5-7 years. 2) What would be the impact on Blockbuster’s 1988 earnings per share if 5 year amortization were applied to this goodwill? If the 5-year amortization were applied instead of the 40-year timetable‚ the company would have to recognize the goodwill in larger amounts‚ which would increase their tax liability. 3)
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Hiding Behind The Mask “It is fear which creates the mask‚ and fear which keeps it in place. The mask is hiding our true and most beautiful self from both ourselves and from the world. In its place is a mask of un-beauty.” Nisandeh Neta‚ founder of Open Circles‚ an international center for personal-growth and leadership‚ explains that people have a fear to show their true selves‚ so they go through their lives hiding behind a mask. According to the AP I-Village poll‚ more than half of women polled
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The work of Margaret Sanger symbolizes the end of the first wave of feminism and the start of the second wave with the introduction to the undercurrent that is bodily autonomy which flows between the waves; educated women who had served in the war were reluctant to return home to their domestic duties whilst the women of Friedan’s era chose to go home and adopt these domestic duties. Sanger’s work empowered the next two generations of women and there was a general consensus emerging that women deserved
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Juliet: Friar Laurence and the Nurse The characters of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet are part of what makes the play particularly appealing and entertaining. While both Romeo and Juliet have living parents‚ Friar Laurence and the Nurse serve as the parental figures‚ both having their strengths and flaws. In contrast to Romeo’s impulsive ways‚ Friar Laurence is a sensible and practical character. For example‚ when Romeo admits he loves Juliet instead of Rosaline‚ Friar Laurence says‚ “Young
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Language Friar Laurence plays an important role in William Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Romeo and Juliet. The play is about two lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ who fight against the wills of their families and fate in order to be with each other. However‚ their love and desire ultimately lead to their deaths as well as the deaths of many others. The Friar is an important father figure to Romeo and warns him of the dangers of his whirlwind romance with Juliet yet chooses to help them marry. Friar Laurence uses inverted
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Name is Margaret” Our name identifies us in many ways. It connects us to who we are and connects us to our family. White people have had the power to express what identifies them best and black people really never got the chance to experience what identity is‚ it has always been prearranged for them. This passage’s main point is about identity and breaking out of the silence that the whites have had over the black people‚ about taking control and breaking the norms. In this story‚ Margaret is angry
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Margaret (Peggy) O’Neal (who preffered to be called Margaret) was born in 1799 in Washington DC. She was the daughter of William O’Neal‚ who owned a thriving boarding house and tavern called the Franklin House in that same town. It was frequented by senators‚ congressmen‚ and all politicians. She was the oldest of six children‚ growing up in the midst of our nation’s emerging political scene. She was always a favorite of the visitors to the Franklin House. She was sent to one of the best schools
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In today’s class‚ we first talked about the final project that is with the mask we made last week. I had no idea what to do with the mask‚ but I guess I got some idea. Trina showed us the pictures of the masks her former students made. In the pictures‚ there was a student who became a male at the end of a semester‚ and Trina talked about how the situation for bisexual people was in the past. It was heartbreaking. I have some friends who are bisexual‚ and the story made me think about them. I think
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Margaret Floy Washburn Margaret Floy Washburn was born on July 25‚ 1871 in Harlem‚ New York City to Rev. Francis and Elizabeth Floy Washburn. She was an only child and did not attend school until the age of seven‚ although she could read and write long before that. Her first school was private and kept by the Misses Smuller. In private school she learned not only the rudiments of arithmetic‚ but also a foundation in French and German and the ability to read music and play all the major and minor
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Margaret Mitchell During the modern period‚ Margaret M. Mitchell conquered many things. She overcame the normalities and pressures of her literary period. She also defeated the fear of the happenings in her surroundings. While many writers took on specific techniques‚ Mitchell defined her own personal style. She defied the “laws” of the moderns to perfect her novel to the way she desired. Mitchell was an award winning author and journalist for her hard work and dedication. Today‚ she has paved
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