On the subject of discount rate‚ AT&T uses a discount rate of 5.00% as of December 31‚ 2013. It is the rate used in order to estimate the targeted benefit obligations that must be paid among “participants.” The discount rate used by AT&T is based on some aspects‚ such as a “yield curve” of rates of return of high quality corporate bonds. In fact‚ as of December 31‚ 2013 the discount rate of 5.00% has actually been applied with a .70% increase. This resulted to a decrease on the pension plan benefit
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White-Collar Deviance John O. Temple Jr. SOC 443 Christina Scott November 2011 White-Collar Deviance So what is white-collar crime? According to the Meridian-Webster dictionary the word white is a stereotypical association of good character‚ marked by upright fairness‚ free from spot or blemish‚ free from moral impurity ‚ innocent‚ marked by the wearing of white by the woman as a symbol of purity‚ not intended to cause harm‚ a white lie‚ favorable‚ fortunate. And there is the infamous
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“Of Mice and Men” is a novel by John Steinbeck. Steinbeck uses languages to create images in the responder’s mind. The composer uses languages to create images that communicate main ideas and add richness and depth to their texts. The novel relates mainly to friendship and loneliness portrayed through the relationship between George and Lennie. The composer’s language technique that he uses is American southern vernacular slang that invokes to the 1930’s. Responders can relate to the book which
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Movie Review Men of Honor Venessa Seldon Central Michigan University HDF: 110 Oppression: Roots & Impact 22177961 Cosby‚ B. and Robertson‚ S. (Producers) & Tillman‚ G. (Director). (2001). Men of Honor [Motion Picture]. United States of American: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation The movie begins by introducing Master Chief Leslie W. ("Billy") Sunday (Robert DeNiro)‚ a US Navy Diver‚ who has recently gone AWOL. The movie then flashes back 25 years‚ where an African-American
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Higher profitability margins‚ consistent efficiency ratios and sound debt position make AT&T a good stock to invest in; however‚ liquidity needs to improve further AT&T has been doing very well from profitability perspective. The company’s EBITDA and net margins have increased to 37.96% in 2013 and 14.41% in 2013 from 21.78% and 3.30% respectively in 2011. Moreover‚ the company’s return on assets also increased to 6.68% in 2013 from 1.55% in 2011. Focus on growth prospects and accretive acquisitions
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George’s T-Shirts Synopsis: George Lassiter was a project engineer for a major defense contractor. He had an interesting side business of manufacturing and designing T-shirts for rock concerts‚ sporting events‚ and fund-raising events. George sold the shirts to his regular crew of vendors for $100 per dozen‚ and these vendors sold the public for $10 per shirt. He wanted to sell his shirts on a rock concert that was going to be held in two months. He was sure that 20‚000 tickets
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Morel challenge or undermine Kipling’s beliefs? The dialogue “White Man’s Burden” is a condescending and patronizing text. The text was written in response to the winning of the Spanish-American war. In the first stanza‚ Kipling says we need to “take up” this burden. That what the white men have to do is so heavy and the responsibility of this burden is on their shoulders fully. This responsibility is that it was solely up to white people‚ the captors‚ to civilize these “wild” people‚ as he says
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“Why don’t you let the big guy talk?’ This is a quote from a book written by John Steinbeck. The book is called Of Mice and Men‚ published in 1937. The book is about a journey of two friends looking for work to obtain money to buy some land to live on. Based on Aristotle’s theory of friendship‚ these men either have an entrepreneurial‚ consumer‚ or true friendship. George and Lennie‚ based on their complex interactions in the book‚ have a true friendship. For example‚ George and Lennie were
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on „Of Mice and Men“ The novel „Of Men and Mice“ was published in 1937 and is written by John Steinbeck. The first edition of the book has 107 pages and can be devided into six different sections. The novel plays during the Great Depression‚ in California. The Author himself grew up in a fertile agricultural valley about twentey-five miles from the Pacific Coast. The maine Charachters are two migrant workers‚ Lenni Small and George Milton. Two very different men‚ who travel from
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