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- 771: The New Land of New Ideas
- ... their backs on the old ideas of the Puritans. The Puritans believed in the population acting within the religious ways of the times. The 18th century population turned their lifestyles to a lifestyle of self interest. This lifestyle was dedicated to the goal of obtaining wealth and prestige among the community. DeCrevecouer writes: He is arrived on a new continent; a modern society offers itself to his contemptation, different from what ... In the old mother land, one could work all day and still not produce very much. However, in the new land there was more opportunity for entrepreneurship. This led to a increase in the self-interest principle and a decrease in the principles of religion. In Old England, it was believed that the few that had the wealth were blessed. Even the King was viewed as the Lord's represantive on ... picture here. If man is not active in his community the community is nothing. We are only as good as what we put in. The 18th century Americans moved to these principles of increasing self-interest and that has carried over to today.
- 772: Euthanasia: Precious Life
- ... that leads to this conclusion, I believe that this conclusion is wrong. I want to show that euthanasia is wrong. It is inherently wrong, but it is also wrongly judged from the standpoints of self-interest and of practical effects. Before presenting my arguments, it would be well to define euthanasia. An essential aspect of euthanasia is that it involve taking a human life. Also, the person whose life is taken ... wrong. But there are reasons for considering it wrong when judged by standards other than reason. Because death is final and irreversible, euthanasia contains within it the possibility that we will work against our own interest if we practice it or allow it to be practiced on us. Contemporary medicine has high standards of excellence and has a proven record of accomplishment, but it does not possess perfect and complete knowledge ... a chance to reconsider. Recovery from a serious illness requires that we fight for it, and anything that weakens out determination by suggesting that there is an easy way out is ultimately against our own interest. Also, we may be inclined towards euthanasia because of our concern for others. If we see our sickness and suffering as an emotional and financial burden on our family, we may feel that to ...
- 773: Employer Association
- ... legislation, workers' compensation provisions and other industrial legislation. (Marker's notes) Employer associations consist of groups of employers who represent and participate on behalf of their members. They combine their activities to protect their mutual interest and objectives. These associations can either be reactive or proactive. 'However, employer associations have a wide range of functions, covering both trade and industrial matters such as information, publicity, promotion, finance, education and research, trade ... range of interests. They are not concerned only with industrial relations issues but, as will be seen, provide services across the whole range of business endeavour: export, financial, environmental, training, legal, and so on. Their interest, therefore, are much wider than those of trade unions. Employer associations are concerned with industrial relations and related policy concerns rather than primarily commercial matters. But, no unexpectedly, employer organisations vary considerably in their size ... and trade, employee relations, education and training and the environment. Each of these committees is chaired by a Council member and membership of the committees is drawn from the Council, academic specialists or special issue interest groups (Nankervis, 1992:494-495). This essay explored the activities and structures of employer associations. Recognition of their differences from trade unions is surveyed in the context of questions about the reasons for their ...
- 774: Student Development in Higher Education
- ... her career and she feels that she doesn't know right now what she would like to do. Different majors have been brought to light and she is aware that more than one major might interest her. Next, after examining the interview with the upperclassman student, using Super's psychosocial perspective, she is definitely in the Establishment stage of vocational exploration. First, she stated that her education (classes) have not been ... major, but the bad work experience and non-success with the internship caused her to change her emphasis to swing towards corprate communications in business. The internship gave her time to observe this area of interest and confirmed her interest to pursue other internships and practicum experience at her university. Using Perry's theory of cognitive-structural perspectives, the upperclassman is in the Commitment to Relativism stage. When I asked her how she would ...
- 775: The Story Of English
- ... it was put on display in the church of Notre Dame, which was consecrated by Bishop Odo in 1077. The Tapestry remained within the Cathedral walls for the next 400 years. Little is known or interest shown for another 300 years. However, interest began to mount around 1750 in England where it was referred to in a work entitled the Palaeographia Britainnicus. No attempt was made to investigate it further by the English. In 1792, the seeds of ... Frightened of losing the Tapestry, the council kept the Tapestry on a scroll. This tended to stretch the embroidery but at lest it was safe. In 1818, the existence of the Tapestry was causing great interest in England. To this end, an English draughtsman was sent to Bayeux to inspect and catalogue it. By inspecting every pin hole, he devised a program of restoration. In 1842, repairs were affected in ...
- 776: Accounting 2
- ... industry that utilizes statistics on a daily basis is the insurance industry. In fact, this industry relies on statistics to help forecast its bottom line results. The typical insurance company uses statistics to determine approval rates for clients, while providing coverage (life, medical, dental, etc.) and turning a profit.For example, an insurance company might use statistical concepts to determine the trend of a population. This statistical approach might be used to determine the likelihood of a population incurring extreme medical needs, birth rates, or surgery. The results of this approach help the insurance company project the probability of incurring medical, dental, and/or life claims and therefore, enables the company to establish premium rates that delivery profitable results.The medical/pharmaceutical industry is another major industry segment that utilizes statistical concepts on a daily basis. Statistical concepts are used to determine the appropriateness of distributing new drugs (ie, ...
- 777: Mexico
- ... southern state of Chiapas and the assassination of two leading political figures, again damaged investor confidence. When the investment flow reversed, the economy entered recession. Inflation was estimated at as much as 40 percent annually, interest rates on borrowing climbed to 60 percent, and the currency continued to lose value. In 1994 Mexico's estimated GDP was $375.5 billion. The annual budget included $58.1 billion in revenues and $53 billion ...
- 778: Pride And Prejudice: Marriage
- ... against marriage for the period and the people in upperclass England. Marriage is central for all characters in the novel: not just daughters and sons, but parents, aunts, uncles and everybody else who has some interest in the subject. Though it is of course most in the interest of the daughter herself to get married, the interests of the own family can be important for the choice of husband and wife. It is not appropriate for the daughter to choose whoever she likes ... man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife" This is the first line in the novel, which clearly shows the connection between money and marriage. It lies in the interest of a woman to marry a man with a fortune, or at least some good deal of money. The husband is meant to support his wife, since he is the one with a profession ...
- 779: Shylock is the Villian in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice
- ... the play. Shylock can be seen as both the villain of the play and as a man who is very human. The villain that we see in Shylock is the greedy moneylender. Shylock charges high interest rates and when he is not repaid he insists on revenge. In the play Shylock loans Antonio money, and out of jest he suggests that should the loan not be repaid in time Shylock may cut ...
- 780: Accountants
- Thesis: An accountant has many choices to what particular field of accounting to specialize in depending on the financial information she wants to analyze and how it is done. Class: Accountants Special Interest: Analyzing Financial Information Subclasses: Financial accountants Tax accountants Internal auditors A college student decides she wants to become an accountant. General accounting and bookkeeping classes can be taken in high school. In college, the student ... individual company, she is considered a private accountant. Another type of accountant is a tax accountant. A tax accountant prepares yearly tax returns for individual clients. The accountants have to use constant data such as rates of pay and other information to determine the proper amount of taxes to be paid. These accountants have to take a class once a year to catch up on yearly changes in tax laws and ...
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