EXCELSIOR UNIVERSITY JOSEPH S. SPERANZA MODULE 1 ASSIGNMENT 1 “GAAP VERSUS IFRS” ACC211/ FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING MRS. SMITH 13 JAN 13 The United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are both effective ways to report financially account for one’s business assets but they have several differences. in this paper I will attempt to outline a few of the more significant differences and allow you to make up your mind
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One could argue that Socrates examined life‚ and yet what does that mean? From my understanding of the Apology‚ Socrates did not just live the life of the ordinary Greek he questioned life. What did he mean by “the unexamined life is not worth living?” I believe he meant that we must question everything around us. That the answer “things have always been this way” wasn’t a good enough answer. If we look at Sparta‚ they lived their lives as dictated by the government. There was no “I” in Sparta‚ Sparta
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Leiningen versus the Ants In any story‚ characters are made from an author‚ but they actually living in the story. They have their own particular traits that human has. People can be describe as many type of people by the traits they has‚ and just like the characters in the story can be describe as a type of person. In story “Leiningen versus the Ants” by Carl Stephenson was an example of shown that Leiningen a characters could be describe as a intelligent‚ respectable leader and a brave person
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Socrates: Meno At the beginning of Meno the question of what virtue is and whether or not it can be taught is brought up. The question of whether knowledge is virtue or virtue is knowledge is also brought up in the text. There are many different interpretations of Meno and all the things discussed within it. I am sure that there are many views and ideas as to where knowledge comes from‚ the true source of knowledge. Now nobody really knows where knowledge comes from‚ but Socrates
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Summary WHAT IS CRIMINAL JUSTICE? ● The American experience with crime during the last half century has been especially influ- ential in shaping the criminal justice system of today. Although crime waves have come and gone‚ some events during the past century stand out as especially significant‚ including a spurt of widespread organized criminal activity associated with the Prohibition years of the early twentieth century‚ the substantial increase in “traditional” crimes during the 1960s
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Socrates was a man that questioned all. He looked into the words people spoke discovering that they were mere soap bubbles. Why he did this‚ only Socrates knows. He believed that a life not looked into was a life that could have been done without. What did Socrates mean by this? Possibly that a life lived only on the surface was meaningless. If one could not dive deep into the oceans of his or her own thoughts it would be better for them to drown‚ so to speak. Perhaps the philosopher was trying to
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paper is to discuss the advantages and disadvantages that consumers have been renting versus buying a home. Information will help them make the right decision. Buying a house is one of the largest investments that many individuals make. It also needs to be a carefully thought out process making sure that it fits their needs as well as personal reasons. Renting is better when they are looking for short-term versus long-term the money that is spent on renting will double in the years to come if they
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world beyond his lifetime and culture‚ as time passed his reputation only increased. Due to his new method of thinking‚ Socrates was able to inspire people to think for themselves and it was ok to question things. This mindset later caused a huge effect in his life‚ from how he interacted with his wife‚ to how bystanders thought of him‚ and even cost him his own life. Socrates had lived through the Golden Age of Athens‚ this great era was the birth of many great philosophers. Often crowds would
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In Plato’s The Apology‚ Socrates generates this speech at the trial where he is accused by Meletus of not believing in the gods that the city believes in‚ but believing in other spiritual things as he corrupts the youth with these ideas. He‚ then‚ attempts to defend and find the truth about these accusations. Socrates presents a sequence of questions for Meletus to answer‚ but aren’t; these questions showed the significant discrepancy in Meletus’ claim. As Socrates continues‚ it’s obvious how ridiculous
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As the world becomes more immersed in advanced technology and more discoveries are made‚ we assume we know everything. If Socrates were here today he would repeat what he said to Athenians 2‚400 years ago‚ that we know nothing. After Socrates encountered the Oracle of Delphi‚ which told him he was the wisest man in Athens‚ he went on a journey to try to disprove the oracle. He did this by asking politicians‚ poets and craftsmen questions. He knew that he didn’t know everything and along the way‚
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