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..., avarice, violence, disease, war, etc. - but they also represent the best of what man can achieve. Swift therefore has a love of mankind, or at least the potentialities of it, and the potentials of mankind are represented by the Houyhnhnms. Still, Gulliver must, in the end, leave the land of the Houyhnhnms. As a human, he doesn't belong there, even if he recognizes the value of the Houyhnhnms. Perhaps there is a lesson there, too, according to Flintoff in her analysis of the theme of society in Gulliver's Travels, in that she states that “we cannot recreate this perfect society because that would mean abandoning the...
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...). Accordingly, the youthful males missed role models to show them how to survive in society properly. The New Rights strengthened the family ties and led to a reduction of these issues. The youths could then enjoy a father figure in their homes (Vaguer 51). Conclusion The New Right’s work thought that the origin of crime was biological. It argued that individuals were conceived with a natural tendency for sin. This potential can only be noted through a deprived living offered by insufficient families, for instances a single parent family. It also went on to state how the wellbeing state of people led to an easy survival. There was no longer the hard work required for employment, and one could then live...
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...This travel novel form is mostly considered a children story which is indeed a misconception because to fully understand the implication of every instance in this novel, the reader has to repeatedly go through the writings. Swift's satire so easily shifts from foreign to domestic scenes, from institutions to individuals, from mankind to man, from others to ourselves. Ultimately he decides the human race is flawed, though we find good individuals in the society at large.
In conclusion, in the novel, Gulliver's travels, Jonathan Swift tries to show people what human society is actually...
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...factor in American society.
The conflict, of course, began when the French decided to release their colonial claims to Vietnam. The French army was driven from Vietnam in 1954, resulting in the Geneva Peace Accords. This created a temporary partition of Vietnam at the seventeenth parallel, until 1956, when nationwide elections would be held. While the Communist powers in the Soviet Union and China did want the entire nation of Vietnam to become Communist, they predicted that the 1956 election would accomplish their aims without bringing the United States into the conflict (The Wars for Vietnam: 1945 to 1975).
Rather than initiate another conflict similar to Korea, the American government began a concerted effort to...
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... in the WB loan-recipient developing countries and also due to continuing changing views about economic development wherein today, the essentiality of a “strong private sector, the participation of civil society, and capable and committed government” to create a revitalised economic progress and to reduce poverty in developing countries is recognised. (Miller-Adams, 1999, pp. 1-2)
The United Nations
The UN has a noble beginning – cooperation among nations regardless of ideology “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war” (‘The United Nations for a Better World’ 1985, p. 17) which today is seemingly eroded. Conceptualised by the US State Department in 1939 and coined by the late US President Roosevelt in 1941, UN... ;” and...
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...Part 2 The changes in the surplus and deficit are attributed to the change in license system from an old style to a newer system. Part 3 If the number of vehicles failing inspection would increase then this would increase the revenue obtained from the vehicle inspection fees by an additional 15%. Therefore making standards tougher would result in more vehicles failing the inspection and subsequently lead to an increase in revenue. This would be beneficial to the organization.
Part 4
a) If the new system is implemented at the beginning of the year, there would be higher deficits in general for that financial year. This is because the cost incurred by the organization in contracting outsiders for the licenses is much higher... 2 The changes in...
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...Memorandum Joshua Alter, Managing Partner First Year Associate The you submit your assignment Re: Dismissal on Grounds of forum non conveniens
Question Presented
Kakos flight 225 was en-route from Cyprus to Moscow making stopover in Greece. However, the plane crashed near Athens as had failed to pressurize. The representatives of those killed brought seven actions against Kakos in the district court for the Western District of Oklahoma. The legal issue in this matter is whether the district court should dismiss the action based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens. Instead the case should be referred to Greece or Cyprus courts for determination.
Short Answer
Yes, it is more convenient to hold the case in Greece or Cyprus... Joshua Alter, ...
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...Accounting and Finance Accounting and Finance Built-In Gains Tax for S-Corporations Inventory Fair Market Value $210,000
Less Adjusted Basis $180,000
Built-In Gains realized $30,000
Land
Fair Market Value $120,000
Less Adjusted Basis $125,000
Built-In Loss ($5,000)
Net Built-In Gain $25,000
Tax rate 35%
Built-In Gains Tax $8,750
Taxable income for 2013 $65,000
Tax Rate 35%
Tax liability $22,750
Lockhart’s Built-in Gains tax for the year2013 was $8,750. That is because Built-in Gains tax is paid based on the lesser of the corporations net recognized Built-In Gains or the corporations taxable income. In this case, the tax liability based on the taxable income would be $22,750, which is more than $8,750.
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...DNA Forensic al Affiliation) DNA Forensic Forensic science has become most outstanding and sensitive biological techniqueused world wide to identify unknown criminals by use of DNA of such individuals. law enforcers has found this methods most sensitive as most of their investigation has been eased and made quickly to ensure security issues is handled in the most accurate way possible and in situation where visual evidence is not available (Balding, 2005). However, there have been situations where DNA samples have been faked in the process making it difficult to identify specific criminals.
DNA forensic has been useful in handling criminal cases such as theft, rape and murder. This procedure for DNA forensic always begins...
4 Pages(1000 words)Research Paper
...S&S AIR COMPANY Internal growth rate= (Return on Asset x Retention ratio Return on Asset x Retention ratio)
Return on Asset= 2,029,766/19,986,170=0.10
Retention ratio= 1-dividend pay-out; Dividend pay-out= 610,000/2,029,766=0.3
1-0.3=0.7
IGR= (0.1 X 0.3)/1-(0.1 X 0.3)
0.03/0.97=0.031
3.1%
Sustainable Growth Rate= (Net income/ Shareholder’s equity) x (1-retention ratio)
(2,029,766/11,435,815) x (1-0.7)
0.18 x 0.3=0.053
5.3%
Internal growth rate: This percentage of (5.3%) is the maximum growth S&S Company can grow with external financial aid.
Sustainable Growth rate: Refers to the growth rate a S&S Air company can grow...
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