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- 8971: Dantes Divine Comedy Essay
- ... examined objectively, the outcomes of pursuing avarice, gluttony, and lust are in no way truly desirable. All that these accomplish is pain, suffering, and hardship for both the sinner and those around him in this world, and, for the sinner, eternal death in the next. Neither should the Siren-a loathsome, cross-eyed, maimed beast-seem in any way desirable. However, "this repulsive figure is idealized by the imagination of one who gazes long upon it, so that its defects pass out of sight, and it exercises a powerful attraction upon him. Similarly, the pleasures of the world and of sense dazzle the man who falls under their influence, so that their true nature is concealed from him" (Tozer 306). The traveler Dante, however, proves unable to overcome temptation at this point. The ... for the last phase of his journey. This purgation culminates in the traveler's meeting with Beatrice on top of the mountain. He confesses that "'Those things with their false joys, / offered me by the world, led me astray" (Purgatorio 31.34-5). Beatrice responds to this denunciation of his sins by telling him to master his feelings that he "may truly feel shame / of all [his] sins-so that, ...
- 8972: Introduction to Business
- ... is to produce something, the cheaper it will be. All economic systems begin with the same resources including land, labor, capital and technology. These resources may be limited at any given time, varying within the world at large, from country to country. This business cycle explains how business fluctuates from high to low prosperity, recession, depression and recovery over time. The major challenges faced by our nation today are the Federal ... are a sufficient amount of natural resources necessary to produce goods. General economic growth or stagnation also has an important influence on business within our society. Many factors can affect it's condition, such as war, new inventions and technology, political assassinations, the discovery of physical and natural resources, labor negotiations, government action, and many others. When the economy is strong and the demand is high, businesses can prosper. Regardless of ...
- 8973: Interview to Dow Jones
- ... such as The Wall Street Journal that are dominant in their fields. In other cases, we face particular competitors; Dow Jones Telerate, for example, competes with Reuters in offering real-time financial information around the world. We believe, however, that Dow Jones is a unique company in a number of important respects. Our businesses are balanced roughly 50-50 between print and electronic information. More than 40% of our operating profit ... What will be the impact of bank consolidations in the U.S. in 1995 and perhaps 1996 on Dow Jones Telerate revenue? A. At any given time, consolidations or contractions in some segment of the world financial community can temporarily slow revenue growth in some part of Dow Jones. At the same time, we view U.S. bank consolidations as a downward blip in what is a generally growing worldwide financial ... in a fast-paced business marketplace, it successfully continues to grow. We invest in content, as we broaden our array of data and useful new applications. We are also expanding into new markets throughout the world from Latin America to India. These moves add up to increased revenue and profits for Dow Jones Telerate. Q. How do you plan to produce revenue and profit from your Internet products? A. Even ...
- 8974: Internationalization of Accounting Standards for Consolidation - Japan: A Case Study
- ... they exist, and what problems they pose. It is worth noting that no one nation has a set of accounting rules which appears to have such clear merits that they deserve adoption by the whole world. No one country can claim to have a uniquely correct set of rules. The United States has the longest history of standard setting. It has the largest standard setting organization which is characterized by high ... s shareholders' ownership interest should be reflected. There are many more detailed controversies in US accounting for consolidations, but this illustrates how even the US, with the most developed set of accounting standards in the world can have disputes about the most fundamental aspects of consolidation (Beckman, 1995). However, because the US has been the first to conceptualize accounting for consolidations, our form has come to be accepted by the international ... provided if the standard is incompatible with the culture of the country. The Japanese began to use consolidated financial statements at least half a century later than many of the other industrialized countries of the world. Responding to external pressure they reluctantly adopted the accounting practices applicable to consolidated reporting employed in the United States and have made a determined effort to adapt them to their own business environment (McKinnon, ...
- 8975: Holocaust Surviovor Testimony
- ... the linen on top. That happened like in one second. And that's how I was saved." Col. Edmund M. was a First Lieutenant in the 65th Infantry Division of Patton's Third Army during World War II. During a liberation, he went into one of the barracks. "I walked in then into one of the barracks, and the first thing, that almost literally startled me, was the terrific stench of the ...
- 8976: Bridge Structures
- ... feet long was designed and constructed by the German-American engineer John Roebling over the Ohio River, at Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1846. It was the first long-span wire-cable suspension bridge in the world. The Brooklyn Bridge, the George Washington Bridge, and the Golden Gate Bridge are all suspension bridges. The longest suspension bridge in the world opened in 1980 over the Humber Estuary in England with a span of 4626 feet. The first steel bridge was built across the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri, by the American engineer James Buchanan Eads, and opened in 1874. The three archs span 502, 520, 502 feet. The Hell Gate railroad bridge across the East River in New York City was the longest steel-arch span in the world when it was completed in 1917. The bridge was designed by the American Engineer Gustav Lindenthal, has a span of 977 feet. This span was exceeded by the Bayonne Bridge from Bayonne, New Jersey, ...
- 8977: Lysistrata
- Women and Men in Lysistrata and the Role of Sex and Reason Aristophanes Lysistrata is an excellent example of satirical drama in a relatively fantastical comedy. He proceeds to show the absurdity of the Peloponnesian War by staging a battle of the sexes in front of the Acropolis, worshipping place of Athena. Tied into all of this is the role of sex and reason and is evident in the development of ... And bear it off; just help yourselves" (1570-72). Aristophanes is constantly developing the theme towards its climax. With a presentation of the nude and beautiful Peace, the men find it impossible to continue the war. The Chorus of Women indicates their willingness to let the men have intercourse, after the treaty is made effective. In the end, a Athenian arrives and chases the Chorus off so that the Spartan envoys ... are eventually returned to their normal position in the human nature. Without the sexual content and the absence of reason in men and women, the play would fall solely on the historical context of the war and would never have become the most successful comic drama written by Aristophanes.
- 8978: Henry David Thoreau
- ... asked to pay up, Henry flat out refused to pay the poll tax. Henry objected to the use of the revenues of this poll tax. The revenues were used to help finance the United States' war with Mexico and supported the enforcement of slavery laws. Henry refused to pay his taxes and refused the offers made by Sam Staples himself to pay the tax. Since Henry refused to have his tax ... is "Walking". In his essay "Walking" Henry claims, "To preserve wild animals implies generally the creation of a forest for them to dwell in or resort to" and "...in Wildness is the preservation of the world." Henry David Thoreau died May 6th 1862, after a suffering a prolonged case of tuberculosis, a disease which plagued Henry throughout most of his adult life. Bibliography 1. Thoreau, Henry David, Cape Cod. 1865, Tickner ...
- 8979: Adolf Hitler's A Oratory Genius
- ... environment almost immediately. There is little doubt that Adolf Hitler projected a commanding presence. The aforementioned was merely a description of events which took place prior to one of his famous speeches during the pre-war Nazi years, when his party was only coming into power and Adolf Hitler, as a personality, was making his presence known on the scene. This historical backdrop of Germany in the 1930's reveals a ... earlier years are said to have been characterized by melancholy, aimlessness and racial hatred. It was in Vienna where he developed what is considered to be a life-long obsession with the danger that the world Jewery posed to the Aryan race. It was after Hitler relocated to Munich in 1913 and served in the Bavarian 16th Regiment that he distinguished himself for bravery and was awarded the Iron Cross First ...
- 8980: J.D. Salinger's Personal Life
- ... his life. He's a private person who wrote very personal stories. I feel that, even if there is not enough on the pages to satisfy, what is there is filling enough. He gave the world one novel and 35 short stories and that's all. He has actively resisted surrenderring his whole life to public scrutiny, and that is not an easy thing to do. I refuse to chip away ... is for, after all! So, some ask, why do I reveal the 22 "missing" stories and the titles of so many others? I do it because that IS part of what he has given the world. He chose to share those with us and they are good enough to share. I'm sure he would rather have every single fan look up all those old things, even the somewhat embarrasing ones ... of him working for days just mulling over a certain way to say one little thing, and I don't doubt it. He's the opposite of the Steven Kings and Tom Clancys of the world who just say "well, that gets the point across". Salinger is trying to get it right and that's not an easy thing to do! I believe that the reason he hasn't published ...
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