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    Political Thinking

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    Political Thinking POL200Y1 September-17-2008 Thucydides as historian and theorist  Athens and Sparta were the superpower of Greece  Athens and Sparta led victory for Greece against Persian  Athens are sea power and Sparta is on land  After that Athens began to take power/empire over Greece  He didn’t record exactly what happened but recreated them - moments  He included his large/general judgements about human nature  About human nature  Democracy as a form of political regime

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    The lecture last night discussed accrual accounting concepts such as timing issues‚ and the basics of adjusting entries. The discussion went into more detail on periodicity assumption and how accounting divides the economic life of a business into artificial time periods. These time periods are generally a month‚ a quarter‚ or a year‚ now whether it is a fiscal year or a calendar year that is determined by the company itself. The lecture then reviews the revenue recognition principle which expects

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    Comparing Accounting Software Programs to Manual Accounting Manual accounting uses several paper ledgers to record financial transactions. It is very time consuming to record each single transaction onto paper‚ being very cautious not to make an error. There are several ledgers for each part of the accounting system‚ such as accounts payable‚ accounts receivable‚ and revenue accounts. Combining these ledgers into one general ledger‚ provide the balance for each ledger. The general ledger

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    Political science essay. The science of politics is a large‚ but very rewarding‚ area of study. Political science is typically defined as the systematic study of political life. Political scientists study both the theories of politics and how they actually come to be applied. This is done by examining the human relationships of those involved in the various political processes as well as the fundamental ideals of freedom‚ equality‚ power‚ and justice. Political scientists serve as teachers and

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    Nature of Mathematics

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    1. Introduction 2.1 What is mathematics all about? The assignment brief suggests two viewpoints: (1) Mathematics is a given body of knowledge and standard procedures that has to be covered or (2) Mathematics is an interconnected body of ideas and reasoning processes 2.2 The first viewpoint considers mathematics as a discipline consisting of rigid compartments of knowledge with set techniques and routine algorithms. The second viewpoint suggests that mathematics is made

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    Accounting

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    References: Warren‚ C.‚ Reeve‚ J.‚ and Duchac‚ J (2007). Accounting. 23rd ed South-Western‚ cengage learning in thousands except share data | January 3‚ 2009 | December 29‚ in thousands except share data | December 29‚ 2007 | December30‚

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    Not for Profit Accounting

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    not-for-profit organizations can operate at an accounting profit but still be considered a not-for-profit organization? Over the year’‚ not-for-profit organizations have had many changes in rules and regulations set forth for not-for-profit organizations to abide by. There are three major financial statements involved with not-for-profit organizations and one voluntary financial statement‚ plus four key governmental and federal agencies involved with not-for-profit accounting. There are some key differences between

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    accounting

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    defining hierarchical data (hashes‚ sequences) with plain text An image‚ digital image‚ or still image is a single computer generated graphic or modified picture that appears on-screen. ‚ A computer virus is an executable program. Depend on the nature of a virus‚ it may cause damage of your hard disk contents‚ and/or interfere normal operation of your computer. a virus program is able to replicate itself. This means that the virus multiplies on a computer by making copies of itself. This replication

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    Ethics in Accounting

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    The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has been working for ten years to bridge the gap between the United States’ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). As part of this movement‚ Russell Golden‚ the chairman of the FASB‚ indicated that he would like to focus on making corporate disclosures more consistent. By doing so‚ it would be easier for investors to compare companies from different sectors. The FASB is “working on a

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    Accounting Principles

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    Running head: ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES Generally Accepted Accounting Principles P G HCS 571 June 5‚ 2013 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)‚ are standards and guidelines for financial accounting‚ and reporting‚ (Office of Financial Management‚ 2012). There are guidelines in effect for most organizations; GAAP ensures that the finances of an organization are correct. According to Cleverly‚ Song‚ and Cleverly (2011)‚ GAAP describes the “body

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