Business communication in annual reports
I believe the two organizations, Bank of America, and JP Morgan format their annual reports to reflect the culture of the business. Bank of America, due primarily to the negative sentiments prevailing in the marketplace, structures their annual report to dispel myths regarding company performance. The tone of the report isn't overly optimistic nor is it overly pessimistic. The report reports the facts as they stand at that point in time. Conversely, JP Morgan's report is much more candid, truthful and optimistic, reflecting the company's outstanding performance.
Pornographic Imagination,\" Susan Sontag Attempts
In her essay "The Pornographic Imagination," Susan Sontag considers the relationship between transgression and epistemological desire. Considering Sontag's theory in light of Cooper's novel Frisk and Solondz' film Happiness helps to explicate Sontag's ideas. Taken together, these texts demonstrate how pornography is uniquely capable of demonstrating the human yearning for verboten knowledge, as well as the vicarious thrill this knowledge grants to the audience.
Revenue recognition in accounting: principles, timing, and expense classification
Revenue recognition as well as what is a period cost and what is a product cost are very important questions. Comparing and contrasting companies and their financial performance, even two firms in the same general sector (like technology/consumer electronics) can show stark differences and two very different arcs. Comparing Apple and Philips shows exactly such a condition.