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"The area of internal auditing is ripe for a wide variety of research" (Sarens G., Beelde D.I, 2004, p. 2)Internal audit is an appraisal activity which is established as a service to the organisation. The IIA defines the New Internal Auditing definition as "an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organisation's operations. It helps an organisation accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes." (IIA, 1999) .This definition recognises that providing assurance services to management is broader than the more
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IntroductionThis paper will review the article Through the Ethics Looking Glass: Another View of the World of Auditors and Ethics. This article was authored by Roger D. Martin and appeared in the Journal of Business Ethics in January 2007. As the title implies, this article deals with the ethical considerations faced by the audit profession.Article SummaryThe first part of the article discusses the requirement that auditors must be "looking within" the organization. In other words the auditors must be independent (outside, looking in) of the firm being audited. This does not refers to the obvious problem of being employed by the firm being audited but rather the conflict of interest issues
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The job of Arthur Andersen was to make sure that investors could rely on Enron?s financial statements. Although Anderson is the smallest of the ?big five? accounting firms, it is still one of the nation?s largest accounting firms. Many say that after the involvement in the biggest bankruptcy in United States history, Anderson finds them in deep trouble. ?With its reputation badly damaged, Arthur Andersen faces serious problems. Its most talented employees might choose to leave. There is also the possibility of staggering liability claims. The Big Five could possibly become the Big Four? ( ).One of the questionable facts is towards Arthur Andersen?s independence in the Enron audit. They not
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the following key areas:Utility bill overcharges are the most common profit reducer. Month by month it goes unnoticed, and can only be recovered and rectified by a comprehensive bill audit. Most if not all businesses are overcharged, and/ or overpay, by as much five percent monthly. Singpost will assist companies with the use of Microsoft money to remedy this problem.Singpost intends to audit all available courier prices constantly, as to find specials and deals. The most popular carriers are constantly competing with each other. Singpost will need to take full advantage of this opportunity. Furthermore, contracts with these companies will be negotiated. Over ninety nine percent of the time
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. SolarPower experiences this just like most other companies. SolarPower must make every effort possible to ensure that the employees and the surrounding communities are protected from the hazards that may be encountered during the manufacturing process. SolarPower has a laboratory at each manufacturing facility staffed with trained technicians that monitor treated water and allows for metals detection below permit levels.SunPower has implemented a management system for self-auditing that contains a clear set of standards, responses to infractions, and a published schedule of audit dates. SunPower's management is paid according to the results of the scheduled audit. Unfavorable audit results with
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commonly overlooked key element of capitol budgeting the 'post-audit'.The nature of our capital budgeting is stereotypical of the NHS and this 'old world' approach to capital budgeting is compounded (as I have previously stated) 'post audit'. I know as an organisation we are 'audited to death' there are 15 'arms-length' organisations who audit various parts of the NHS ~ the controls assurance framework (3) is the basis of many of the auditors investigations, but the post audit process's, and purposes (2p362-3) do not seem to figure in the NHS equationThe Trust is currently selling off some of its land to prevent an overspend position at the end of the year; the pre-occupation of achieving a
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culturally and ethically acceptable. Work hours were shortened and overtime was cut back. The poor working conditions and environments were resolved by providing protective materials, proper ventilation was installed, and the use of toxic chemicals used were reduced.Government RolesNike definitely had challenges in being a global company. The fact that Nike had become such a big name with a product it seemed everyone wanted made them even a big target for pointing out the things that the company was doing wrong. An accounting firm was hired by Nike to conduct an audit of how the company was handling business practices. The audit was not favorable in Nike's favor and soon became public
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auditors. The auditors have to identify motley risks like the fraud risks and any other scam found in the financial statements of a company. A current example of the risk identified by the auditors is of "Satyam Fresco" an Indian IT company which fluctuated the figures of their accounts on their own to evade tax, but luckily the auditors identified the things and summoned the company.Risk management is a part of mainstream corporate life that touches all aspects of every type of organization. Auditors must focus firmly on risk: risk to the business, the executives, and the stakeholders.The internal audit function is an integral part of the corporate governance regime of most public
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following items: committee member qualifications; committee member appointment and removal; committee structure and operations and committee reporting to the board. In addition, the charter should give the corporate governance committee sole authority to retain and terminate any search firm to be used to identify director candidates, including sole authority to approve the search firm's fees and other retention terms.d) Listed companies must have a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors.e) Listed companies must have an audit committee that satisfies the following requirements:• The audit committee must have a minimum of three members.• The duties and
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-Mart's internal audit department sends the store a preparation package, which included instructions on how to prepare for the physical count. Each physical count is then conducted by a team of independent counters (18 to 40 persons) and representatives from Wal-Mart's loss prevention department (1 to 2 persons), internal audit department (1 to 3 persons), and operations division (1 to 2 persons). Wal-Mart's independent auditors, Ernst & Young, also sent representatives to randomly selected physical counts to test their accuracy. The independent counters generally counted every inventory item. The results of the physical count were then reconciled with the book inventory. The reconciliations
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but relies on the private sector for this function (FASB, 2006). To achieve it purpose, "the SEC requires public companies to disclose meaningful financial and other information. This provides a common pool of knowledge for all investors to use to judge for themselves whether to buy, sell, or hold a particular security (SEC, 2006). The SEC also upholds the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 was instigated as a direct result of the Enron, WorldCom and other accounting scandals in the US.Appointed by the SEC, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) oversees the audit of public companies. The PCAOB replaced the self-regulatory system of the past. The primary
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accounting practices included:aggressive accounting, weak internal controls, management attitudes, lax ethical standards, off-balance sheet financing and transactions, auditor advocacy, lack of financial expertise on the board of directors, lack of auditor independence and weak corporate governance (including lack of audit committee oversight or a non-independent audit committee). (Hutton, 2005. p. 357)In response to large, public companies inappropriately accounting for financial transactions and misleading the investing public, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was passed by Congress in 2002.There are eleven SOX provisions which in addition to making a number of accounting practices unlawful
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Analysis of Wal-Mart Financial Statement for Year Ended January 31, 2004The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Significant inter company transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. investments in which Wal-Mart has a 20 per cent to 50 percent voting interest and which Management control are accounted for using the equity method.The management at Wal-Mart has developed and maintains a system of internal and disclosure controls, including an extensive internal audit program. Those controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the Company's assets are protected from improper use and that Wal-Mart's
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conditions, with harassment and abuse. Nike has sought to respond to these allegations by putting into place a code of conduct for all of its suppliers, and working with the Global Alliance to review around 21 of these factories, and to pick up and respond to issues.The main concerns expressed by workers relate to their physical working environment.A further report has been produced relating to a site in Mexico, which has experienced serious problems leading to labour disputes.In both cases, Nike responded to the audit reports with a detailed remediation plan.Naomi Klein, in her widely read book "No Logo" deals quite extensively with Nike, accusing them of abandoning countries as they developed
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1. Discuss the differences between the US and UK "opinion" paragraphs of the auditors reports. What practical effects might these differences have?In general the standard form that audit reports take in the US in comparison to that of the UK is very similar. In both countries the audit report seeks to give a second opinion as to the fairness of the financial statements and in both cases will state the auditors opinion regarding the fairness of these within the context of the accepted accounting standards within that particular country.The two opinion paragraphs from the Caterpillar financial report 2002 and the Marks and Spencer 2002 at first read seem to state similar objectives which have
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and $50 is appropriate. (The World Factbook, 2003)Channel of Distribution:There is only one main import agent in Malaysia. It is The Swatch Group (Malaysia) SDN BHD, which located in Kuala Lumpur. On the other hand, there are seven main retailers in Malaysia: Kinta City Shopping Center (Ipoh), Mid Valley Megamall (KL), Lot 10 Shopping Center (KL), Penang Plaza (Penang), Time Square Shopping Mall (KL), Suria KLCC (KL) and One Utama (PJ). But, this watch also sells by other middlemen such as watch shops that in the shopping center such as Cheras Leisure Mall. The scale of operation in those retailers is large and the methods of operation are cash and credit. (Swatch AG, 2004)MARKET AUDIT AND
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levels for water filtration products within the country of Mexico, targeting a 1% gain of the available market for water filtration products. The marketing team will use a combination of methods for conducting the market size assessment, including analogy, trade audit, and chain ratio methods (Kotabe & Helsen, 2008).The necessity to conduct in-depth research using the most reliable primary and secondary data should not be underemphasized. Using a variety and combination of marketing research methods will allow the marketing team to obtain a more accurate representation of the available market. Because the country of Mexico is home to almost 110 million people (CIA, 2009), the initial
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environmental audit reported the violation as "corrected" (University of Phoenix, Week Three, rEsource. Enterprise Risk Web site). The Clean Water Act, passed by Congress in 1972, is administered primarily by the states in accordance with EPA standards. Alumina falls under jurisdiction 6 of the EPA. The Clean Water Act sets goals to help eliminate water pollution (University of Phoenix, Week Three, rEsource. Enterprise Risk Web site).Legal Issues:Other than this one incident five years ago, Alumina has enjoyed a good overall environmental compliance record for years.Alumina is currently facing negative external publicity and a possible lawsuit for the violation of the Clean Water Act.A local
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also the report that US Department of Education wishes to see as this statement will report the sources, uses, and change in cash and will show exactly what transactions are passing through granted funds. The Department of Education will come in and eventually audit or paperwork to ensure that we are adhering to the guidelines and regulations of the grant.Financial reports are important to both the company preparing them and to the investors, creditors and its employees. When companies are in need of additional funding, they will seek out investors and/or creditors to lend them money. Before these users will authorize the cash, they will require a report to show the company's financial
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Contents21.0: Long Term Goal Planning 21.1 Goals Summary & Challenges 2Goal 1 2Goal 2 3Goal 3 41.2 S.M.A.R.T Goals 51.3 Goal Template 112.0: Self Assessment 112.1 Self Employability Skills Template 122.2 Skills & Abilities required for my career industry 143.0: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Audit 143.1 Singapore ESS Framework Research 153.2 Current Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Audit 203.3 Gaps and Solutions to ESS Competencies 223.4 Capabilities to develop 233.5 Conclusion 244.0: References 244.1 Books 254.2 Websites 1.0: Long Term Goal Planning1.1 Goals Summary & ChallengesGoal 1As satisfied workers and good manager/employee communication are vital to the success of
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in the creation, discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical and consumer health-related products. The Company's Ordinary shares of 25p each are listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol GSK) and as American Depositary Shares (ADSs), representing two Ordinary shares, on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol GSK).Board CommitteesThe Board is responsible for the Group's system of corporate governance and is ultimately accountable for the Group's activities, strategy and financial performance.Audit CommitteeThe Audit Committee reviews the financial and internal reporting process, the system of internal control and management of risks and the external and
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the suspicion that advanced nurse practitioners are simply being used as physicians' assistants, as suggested by Castledine (1996). In the author's clinical area there is more than adequate medical cover, and therefore theoretically there would be no need for the consultant nurse's role to develop in order to take on traditionally medical roles for the wrong reasons. It could therefore, if combined with Manley's conceptual pre-requisites, be an ideal environment to capitalize on the role for the improvement of patient care, service provision and the education and support of other staff. The nurses consultant could identify by audit which of these skills, if performed by nurses would be
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checks. An audit procedure needs to be included to verify the authenticity of random transactions. This detective control process will capture any deviations that occur from the expected standard process. As a preventive and detective measure access to sensitive data and information should be restricted. Responsible authorized individuals should be identified and they need to be given access to confidential data. The responsibility of preparing bank reconciliation statement currently entrusted to accounts payable department should be given to the office manager. This preventive control mitigates fraud and eliminates financial reporting risks. There should be a customized form that accompanies
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conducted which focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of a firm's managerial and financial expertise compared to that of its competition. This will determine the company's ability to evaluate how well they can exploit foreign opportunities. Diagnostic tools toward this effort involve identifying KSFs or key success factors and conducting an internal resource audit to determine whether to venture into a foreign market or continue operations abroad. The relative current and potential position of firms in that market or location must be evaluated. A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis must be conducted to assess the firm's capabilities in relations to that of its
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improve patient care and outcomes. Covidien has partnered with the healthcare community to aid in the development of laparoscopic surgery, electrosurgery, biosurgery, sleep therapy and pain management has saved lives. (Covidien, 2009).Regulatory AgencyAlumina Inc. is committed to aligning with strict compliance to the rules and regulation set by the regulatory agency, Environment Protection Agency. During the simulation, the class learned that Alumina was in violation of discharge of norms. PAH concentration in test samples fell above the prescribed limit. The Environment Protection Agency ordered a clean up of its violation and subsequent environment audit reports showed the violations were
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, Riordan will have to implement a new strategy so that the information is completed no more than 3 business days after the end of each month. The current audit is very costly and labor intensive and as a resolution, the company may want to consider external auditing each month as opposed to internal auditing and should be completed on a quarterly or bi-annually basis. In addition, the compliance with new government required reporting requirements at the consolidated level is difficult. This should be corrected by coordinating user/instruction training so that the reporting requirements will not so difficult for the employees and the end user(s).Proposed resolutionThere are some software packages
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, however learning from the mistakes of others tends to be wiser route to take.Reference:Applied finance A, (2007) retrieved May 13, 2007 from: www.studyfinance.comD'Innocenzio, A. "Kmart to Acquire Sears in $11 Billion Deal" Associated PressOnline November 17, 2004. Academic Universe: Business. Lexis-Nexis. UNL Lib. May 13, 2007.D'Innocenzio, A. & McCann, H. "Skepticism Persists on Kmart-Sears Merger"Associated Press Online November 232004. Academic Universe: Business. Lexis-Nexis. UNL Lib. May 13, 2007.Deloitte (2007), Audit, Tax, Consulting, Financial Advisory, Retrieved May 13,2007 from: www.deloitte.comGeneral Mills (2007) retrieved May 13, 2007 from: www.generalmills.comHitachi Inspire
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Distance Learning * + IBM DB2/6000 v2.0 * 39 * 80 (DB2) * 64 (DB2) * 625 * * * * + RECENT INDUSTRY STUDIES AND QUOTES In addition to the evaluator's findings, two key industry studies have pointed to the clear superiority of the Oracle7 RDBMS. The "Technology Audit, Oracle7 Release 7.2" by the Butler Group, dated May 1995 and the "Profile, Oracle7 Server Release 7.2 Relational Database Management System" by the AberdeenGroup, dated June 1995 both give Oracle high marks for providing a comprehensive and robust information management solution.In addition, the evaluator has included several quotes from a variety of sources which indicate weaknesses in the DB2 and System 10 RDBMS solutions.Following
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Executive Officer
Internal Audit Committee
Research Team I
Table 8Evaluation of Results
End-State Goals
Measure
Results 5 Years later
Acquire capital needed for IPO within 2 years
Compare amount of current capital to monies gained during next 2 years
Publicly traded company
Offer an initial public offering within 3 years
Steps taken to go public: development of new products and technology breakthroughs, improved marketing, etc.
Publicly traded company
Increase market value by 30% in 3 years
Compare current market share percentage to annual amounts for next 3 years
50% increase
Increase revenue growth by 50% in 5 years
Compare amount of current revenue to amounts earned annually for next five years
50% increase
Increase customer base by 40% in 5 years
Compare amount of current customers to annual amounts for the next five years
40% increase
Retain 50% of employees after implementation of initial public offering.
Compare amount of current employees to amount retained after 3 years
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are both quite creative and have no shortages of new ideas. A significant characteristic of this company is that they are hands-on managers.2.9 Strengths and WeaknessesAfter an internal audit of Black Water Rafting, these are the key strengths and weaknesses of the company.2.9.1 StrengthsBWR is the first cave tubing company in the Waitomo District being the leader in the industry because of their experience and their services; becoming a strong brand nowadays.The organisation has a very good relationship with the staff, based on flexibility. This good working environment is reflected on the high level of service that BWR offers to all their clients.The operational standards in BWR are very
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the market bulk of the market share is moving towards the non-specialist brand as these firm has huge capital to invest in therefore operating on price reduction strategy through economies of scale. Thus consumers are flocking to them since they get the same value at reduced prices.http://www.thinketc.com/marketing-audit-asda-george-lingeriehttp://www.fspretail.com/_common/updateable/pdf/232011La%20Senza.pdfCompetitor's analysisStrategic group mappingThis tool will be used in order to identify the close competitors of La Senza in its industry. This is done on the basis of the scope of each competitor (product range, geographical coverage and distribution network) and the resource commitment
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departments will be sharing space such as the cafeteria, elevators, and other common areas. This could lead to cronies between departments influencing one another. Our solution to this is that the two departments should be housed in separate buildings in separate cities. We also believe the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR) should play a greater role Similar to the AICPA. In order for a person to sign an Audit opinion they must be a certified public accountant (CPA.) We would require that in order for an individual to sign and disseminate a research report they must be a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) which requires a person to have more training and a certain
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The main character, Isabella, is a very virtuous and chaste young woman who faces a difficult decision when her brother is sentenced to death for fornication (unlawful sex). Isabella does not approve of her brother's actions at all, but she pleads for his life out of loyalty and sisterly devotion. She is a spiritual person who starts off wanting to become a nun, however her decision to enter a convent is never explained. She is a character who seems to be indecisive as she doesn't really seem to know what she wants or who she is. It is as if Shakespeare is demanding the reader and audience to understand her more than Isabella understands herself.
Isabella is the main focal point of the
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The industrial world has had many good, as well as bad effects on American society. The United States economy rose greatly; however, the people suffered. Women were not able to work and the building of houses created overpopulated areas. There was always a cause and effect. The effect was mostly negative. People were not benefiting from the industries.
A major problem in the United States was immigration. There had been so many immigrants coming that it caused the United States to get overpopulated. This led to nativism. Nativists thought that this high immigration was a negative effect on the U.S., such as the Chinese people taking over the railroad jobs. They were cheap labor and
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?Nowhere is the discrepancy between Emma?s dreams and the realities of the world outside made clearer than in her choice of lovers? (p.xiv) Discuss the characterisation of Emma Bovary in the novel.In the novel, Madame Bovary, by Gustave Flaubert, the character of Emma has two different lovers, who present an impossible romantic ideal that she aspires to. She expected these men to transport her from her ordinary, mundane life, into of one of the romantic novels she reads. But both of these romances begin with love, and end in disgust. The first ends with Emma?s lover reacting to her possessive lust by cruelly separating himself from her, and the other being overwhelmed by Emma?s fervent
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Adelita Lopez There are many different cultures, beliefs and diverse people around the world; this short story Stones for Ibarra brings together two totally different worlds, that of the Everton's and the "townspeople". The Everton's are an American couple looking to settle down in this little abandoned town. Both of these worlds teach each other many different things and influence each other in every way. The Everton's are viewed as somewhat of superior figures and the townspeople feel subordinate to them. Even though there is a great social difference between these two worlds they learn to cope and accept each other. In this small town religion is a big part of the
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Malcolm-XMalcolm-X was a great leader and many of his leadership qualities were shown in his autobiography. One of these unique qualities was shown when Malcolm was in prison his innovative style of doing things. Another one of his qualities was his determination to accomplish something he wanted to do. His final leadership quality was his intelligence. These are Malcolm-Xleadership qualities that I'm going to talk about.Malcolm showed a really important leadership quality in his autobiography, which was his innovative style of doing things. He shows this quality by getting stuff done with the little supplies and time he had. An example of this is how he learned to read and write he copies
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United Colors of BenettonBackgroundSince 1984, Benetton conducted a very controversial advertising campaign. Among the most talked about ones were: - a black horse mounting a white one - the naked buttocks of an AIDS carrier, tattooed with "HIV Positive"- a black baby and a white baby facing each other, sitting on their potties- a priest and a nun kissing- an empty electric chair- child laborers with the slogan "The United Colors of Benetton"Owner Luciano Benetton said that the rationale behind their advertising campaign was to put forward ideas about racism, sexism, human rights, animal rights, the environment and most of the major worldwide
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Windows 2000 is an operating system developed by Microsoft and targeted for workstation and server computers. Windows 2000 comes in 4 different versions, professional, server, advanced server and datacenter server. Here is how Microsoft describes the different versions. (http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/howtobuy/choosing/default.asp)Product BenefitsWindows 2000 Professional Highest reliability to keep your business running Enhanced security to protect your business data Best support for mobile business computing Best platform for next-generation business technologyWindows 2000 Server Best platform for file and
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The reveille sounded, as it sounded every morning, and so began another arduous day in the field. That morning there was a lot of resentment within the squad, the temperature was dropping as quickly as the prisoners' hopes of freedom. Yegveny Miraskensvi was particularly resentful on that day, he felt feverish from the night before with pain in almost every joint of his body. He wanted as much sleep as he could get, as he knew it was going to be the best he would get for over a month. His squad, the 113th was about to be shifted from the main prison facility to a new site in the open countryside. But before the squad could move in, they would have to build the entire settlement from scratch
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This topic outlines how affirmative action legislation emerged in Australia. In doing this discusses the affirmative action (equal employment opportunity for women) and other pertinent pieces of Australian legislation which were enacted to improve equity in the Australia workforce for women. Why the women belong to disadvantaged grounds and how to reduce this phenomenon for women in Australia by government.So we should disagree with abolition.Affirmative action has been defined as the taking of positive steps by means of legislative reform and management programmes, in order to achieve demonstrable progress towards equal employment opportunity. Affirmative action is an attempt to
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The American society is damaged. It has been damaged since the first slave ship set sail for this country, by the prejudices still within the great-grand children of former slave owners and slaves. Although the United States has made a lot of progress, you shouldn't forget that less than fifty years have passed since the day little Linda Brown and other innocent children were not allowed to attend a public school because of their color. The Brown vs. the Board of Education decision has changed not only the school systems that we use today, but also our everyday lives. Before the start of the Brown vs. Board of Education trial the segregation of everything from drinking fountains to schools
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There are three key areas that we can look at to see what factors were most responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. These are Fate and Destiny, Circumstances and Characters. These factors should cover the broad spectrum of causes and factors that contribute and perhaps be the most influential in the culmination of the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.The first group of factors that I am going to look at is the interference of Fate and Destiny. An example of Fate and Destiny playing a part in the tragedy is in Act 1 Scene 2 Lines 72-87 where Benvolio suggests to Romeo that they go and gate crash the Capulet masked ballROMEO: "A fair assembly: Whither should they come?SERVANT: Up.ROMEO
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Introduction to thesis statement was a little short, could add a few more sentences.In early Puritan society, adultery was taken seriously. Two people who engaged in intercourse or had a baby before marriage were considered adulterers. The punishment for adultery was different than it is today for instance; today adultery is only punishable in a handful of stated. Puritan society looked at adultery in a whole other perspective. When a man or woman was convicted of adultery, death was a strongly considered form of punishment. In today's society, adultery is all too common and is not dealt with in the same manner. Loyalty is a quality that has for the most part been non-existent in society
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Personalitate multimilenara, Camil Petrescu si-a indreptat interesul catre cele mai variate directii ale culturii: poezia, proza, dramaturgia, filozofia. Inca din perioada studentiei avea clar precizat planul operei sale: "Voi scrie pana la 25 de ani versuri, caci aceasta e varsta iluziilor si a versurilor, voi scrie intre 25 si 35 de ani teatru, fiindca acesta cere o anumita experienta si o oarecare vibratie nervoasa si intre 35 si 40 de ani voi scrie roman, pentru ca acesta cere o mai bogata experienta si o anumita maturitate expresiva."Conceptia sa cu privire la literatura este cuprinsa in numeroase articole, studii, dar in primul rand in conferinta "Noua structura si opera lui Marcel
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What is love? Is it a complicated blend of brain chemistry that is created in such complex ways that people don't know how to control it, or is love simply put an emotion. Who really knows the answer? Whether it's a feeling created in your brain or an emotion that derives from the heart, it is a very powerful sensation to any human. Many people have the chance to love in their life time, but many people experience it in different ways. You can have love for so many different things sports, cars, books, but there is only one thing that a person can be in love with and that is another person. For those fortunate or unfortunate people who have experienced this wonderful creation of happiness
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Technology solutions are revolutionizing the way companies are interacting with their suppliers, allowing organization to realize important saving from demand and use of more efficient procurement processes. And as B2B drives the marketplace, E-procurement solutions are increasing. This increased focus on E-procurement solutions and capabilities has changed the traditional purchasing function. E-Sourcing opportunities provide competitive advantage by significantly influencing the price and quality of purchased materials and services, as well as improving supply chain responsiveness. And ultimately, as technology continues to enable increased collaborative activities among trading partners
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The world has now developed into a remote killer due to many reasons of war, terrorism etc... This can be even explained as the man digging his own grave. The many aspects of man living has been demolished by man himself by doing thoughtless acts which have caused it a worry to even live in this world. Man has exploited several innovations but the method in which it has been used is a constant problem. One such problem is nuclear deposits. Scientists invented this to provide more consistency in producing electricity but the government is now using this for violent procedures such as war. Nuclear power can cause great destruction to the society and these weapons shouldn't be used for these
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Geometry is important for many reasons. It is used in almost all bases of life, including shopping, driving, work, and especially school. It is used most all the time too, not just every now and then, more like all the time.Geometry is used while shopping at the store. You use it to pick out an item that is not dented. Geometry is used to tell whether a fruit or vegetable is rotten, or out of shape. Knowing geometry, you can pick out the most plump and nutritious items to eat. When you choose a can of beans or soup, you use geometry to check whether the can is dented or not. Finally, when you check out, you look at the patterns and shapes on your money that you have to pay for the goods that
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