”Weekend” by Fay Weldon In the short story we are introduced to a family taking their weekly weekend trip to their cottage in the countryside. For the most part‚ the story takes place at the cottage itself‚ and here we get a good insight into the family’s‚ and especially Martha’s‚ life. The themes in this story are old vs. new norms and traditions relating to gender-roles within marriage and society. From the beginning the 3rd person narrator introduces us to Martha‚ a middle-aged woman of 38
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Fay Weldon’s short story ‘Weekend’ is a strongly feministic and satirical fiction about a weekend of a wife and working-mother in the 70s. The story concerns a well-off English middle-class family‚ at their country cottage. The central focus is on Martha‚ and much of the writing represents her stream of consciousness as she struggles to ensure that her family and guests are properly looked after. The misleading title soon proves to be an ironic comment on the weekend that Martha has to endure rather
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audit‚ it is important to consider the credibility of the client. In a perfect world it would be in the audit firms best interest to have unethical clients. As we all know even the reputable firms get caught up in a fraud scandal. In the case of Leslie Fay‚ Paul Polishan had a reputation of being a strict executive that even had rules for what you could have at your desk. He kept a close watch on his subordinates with his tough rules and long hours. In accordance with AU 230.09‚ "The auditor neither
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The Leslie Fay Companies (Leslie Fay) was a designer specializing in women’s stylish dresses. The company was run by Fred Pomerantz and subsequently by his son‚ John Pomerantz. Both Pomerantz men were known for their lavish lifestyles and overbearing personalities. Fred had hired Paul Polishan right out of college in 1969 to join the accounting staff at Leslie Fay. Polishan would later go on to become the company’s CFO. Polishan‚ as it seemed‚ had an even more overbearing personality than either
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beginning to consider bringing forth school four days a week rather than the usual five days. However‚ classes will be in session more hours per day. By doing this the schools will conserve money‚ have more instruction time per class‚ and longer weekends. First of all‚ the schools will preserve loads of money‚ as well as those who drive to school. They will have one less day of transportation because people aren’t in school for that one extra day. The schools will also have much lower electric bills
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I spend most of my weekends either with my family members watching television the entire day and play football in the evening or go for a sleepover at my friend‚ Karim’s‚ house. In fact‚ as long as my memory stretches‚ I have been spending my weekend in this rather unexciting manner until last weekend. That weekend‚ I was in Karim’s house and was introduced to is cousin Jamal. The latter hails from Kelantan and very vivacious personality. He was full of energy‚ enthusiasms and a bit of a dare-devil
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ACCT 497 Writing assignment 1 Siqi Wang The Leslie Fay Companies Analytical Procedures Report Executive Summary After reviewing the Financial Report from The Leslie Fay Companies from 1987 to 1991‚ I made ratios of Balance Sheet and Income Statement to start with audit planning‚ which could help us make comparison directly. Also‚ the calculation of ratios in liquidity‚ activity‚ profitability and solvency contains in my report. The purpose of analytical procedures is to detect “red flags” within
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The Leslie Fay Companies Knapp Case 1. The financial statement items that I believe should have been particular interest to BDO Seidman are the inventory primarily and then the sales. BDO Seidman should have noticed that according the ratios‚ the sales were at a steady rate until the year 1991. The inventory of the company was also having issues with sales due to Leslie Fay not keeping up with the latest fashions and because of a slight recession. According to the ratios and common size statement
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Bobbi The Weekend Guest It was late December. Snowflakes were gently falling to the ground as I waited for Lady Macbeth’s plane to arrive in Kelowna. The fresh blanket of snow that covered the runway glistened in the light. I was so excited but also very nervous that my boss picked me to entertain Lady Macbeth for the entire weekend. Lady Macbeth was first to get off the plane and I greeted her with a smile and a friendly hug. “How was the flight?” I questioned. “It was crammed‚ there
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1. In the period of 1972 to 1993‚ why do you think that Snapple flourished when so many small startup premium fruit drinks stayed small or disappeared? Explore each of the Four Ps. *Major successful market was serving RTD teas (ready to drink teas)* 1972-1986: - 3 founders: Leonard Marsh and Hyman Golden and Arnold Greenberg - Snapple’s mantra: 100% Natural ( showed their passion for healthy no preservative juices - It outsourced production and product development and built
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