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The assumptions, principles, and constraints underlying GAAP

Accounting rules are designed to serve the capital markets and make these markets work efficiently.

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Progressive rock and punk: Origins and influence of two rock genres

Rock: A genre of rock music that is ambitious in the scope of its design and compisition. Progressive rock deploys an eclectic mix of styles such as classical, jazz, and rock melodies. Progressive rock albums often have the performative scope of operatic rather than song-enclusive works.

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Themes of nobility and slavery in Aphra Behn's Oroonoko

The first two paragraphs serve as an introduction to the novella, and try to show the reader this is supposed to be a true story. Just reading these first two paragraphs, it sounds as if this could be a romance or a tragic romance.

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Peter Steinfels on teaching ethics versus morality in universities

Peter Steinfels in his 2004 article asks whether or not universities should teach aim to teach morality. He explicates several perspectives from those involved in the academic field. On the one hand, there are those that feel it is not the place of the university to try to inculcate morality.

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Racial dynamics and organizational change in a small CPA firm

The organization for which I work is highly unusual. We are a small CPA firm staffed by eight Asian-American females, so although our staff is relatively homogenous, at the same time we represent a minority community in both gender and ethnicity.

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Cultural effects of translation in Brian Friel's "Translations"

The notion of change, both the change of the Irish nation through colonizing British politics and the character changes of the central protagonist Owen, of Brian Friel's play "Translations" is continually debated throughout the play.

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Plato's tripartite soul theory in the Republic

The Republic is an influential dialogue by Plato, written in the first half of the 4th century BC. This Socratic dialogue mainly concerns political philosophy and ethics. The political ideas are clarified by picturing a utopia.

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Race relations and friendship in Zadie Smith's White Teeth

White Teeth - Zadie Smith's broad comic vision of a tentative state of British racial harmony Despite the fact that the novel takes an occasionally dark tone in its depiction of race relations in modern Britain, Zadie Smith's novel White Teeth overall presents an optimistic vision of race relations…

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Defining effective business management through strategy and innovation

A good manager must be able to run the company effectively and efficiently with all the tools at his disposal, including the team of innovative people.

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School nutrition programs and healthy cafeteria meal planning

Schools can prevent massacres along the lines of Columbine by teaching students how to be "more human." However, in order to teach how to be more human, teachers and educational professionals must keep up-to-date on the changing needs and desires of their students.

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