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    Estate & Gift Tax

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    An estate tax is a charge upon the decedent’s estate‚ regardless of how it is disbursed. Taxes imposed upon death provide incentive to transfer assets before death. This is because under the current tax laws it is cheaper. Although it is a unified system because the gift tax is tax exclusive which means you do not have to pay a tax on the tax it is less costly then on an estate tax which is tax inclusive. The best strategy is to utilize a taxpayers annual exclusion which is currently $10‚000

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    How the Grinch Stole Christmas” is a well-known poem by Dr.Seuss that first evolved into a cartoon and then a feature length movie. In order to make that happen‚ there had to be a lot of changes and expansion to the original poem. Some of the critical areas that had to be addressed were the plot‚ the characters‚ setting‚ and dialogue. One of the first things one notices in the movie is the set. There was not much description of the setting in the poem‚ but as the movie was made the setting was

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    Gift: Family and Mom

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    Gift Gifts have their own way to bring happiness to a people. People usually give gifts to friends and relative to share their feelings. That is one of the ways to strengthen the relationship between two people. Usually gifts give joy and pleasure to the receiver. People usually think that a gift are always tangible‚ but is that always true? My answer is a big no; I think there are some intangible gifts which show you how to live a better life. I usually get gifts from my friends

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    What Is a Spiritual Gift

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    What is a spiritual gift? It is the desire and power to fulfill God’s purpose (The Life application bible 1988). It is a joy and or a desire and a power. The word gift means: christmaton‚ comes from the root word char meaning joy. Every Christian has a spiritual gift. The gift helps perfect the body. “Just as each of us have one body‚ each member belongs to the all the others. We have different gifts‚ according to the grace given us‚ “Romans 12 verse 5. (The Life application bible 1988)

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    Elements of Cinema

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    Elements of the cinema TIME * Since the images of moving pictures move in time‚ time is the most important element of the cinema. In the cinema it is subject to contraction‚ expansion‚ breaks or leaps through the manipulation of the director. The three aspects of the time 1. Physical time is the time taken by an action as it is being filmed and as it is being projected on the screen. A film may actually show what is happening in real life. * Physical time in the cinema can be distorted

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    decorate our home with wreaths‚ lights‚ stockings‚ candy canes and much more. Three Kings Day = Celebrated over Latin America‚ Spain and other parts of Europe - On the 12th day after Christmas we believe they visit our house and bring gifts - One Shoe‚ gifts are left in shoes - Six Walnuts and buckets of water are left for The Wise Men camels – Piece of Coal left in shoes if children were bad all year – Framed Picture of the Three Wise Men. Kwanzaa = Celebration of African American heritage

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    Gift of the Holy Spirit

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    Gifts of the Holy Spirit Gifts of the Holy Spirit enable us to live a holy Christian life. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are: 1. Wisdom - desire for the things of God‚ and to direct our whole life and all our actions to His honor and glory 2. Understanding - enable us to know more clearly the mysteries of faith 3. Counsel - warn us of the deceits of the devil‚ and of the dangers to salvation 4. Fortitude - strengthen us to do the will of God in all things 5. Knowledge - enable us to discover

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    not know what we may be.” The man with a vocabulary with over twenty-nine thousand words‚ William Shakespeare is one who left a lasting impact on the world and even affects the world today. Shakespeare is a writer who has affected the world most. He started from a very young age; he was successful early on‚ and affected many of the themes of present day literature. William Shakespeare was born on April 2‚ 1564 in Stratford Upon-Avon‚ England (Will in the World). His birthdate is often celebrated on

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    How Does Communication Affect Teamwork? What is the true definition of teamwork? According to www.eubios.info‚ “Teamwork is the coming together of an alliance or group of minds to collaborate‚ co-operatively work on a project‚ solve problems‚ negotiate‚ resolve conflict etc. What is the definition of communication? Communication is a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols‚ signs‚ or behavior (http://www.m-w.com). In the world today

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    organization (Cathay Pacific) to be an example to describe the elements that may exist in its general environment. Of course‚ related references will be provided to backup the points. Assignment aims and objectives: This assignment aims to define “General environment”. Also to point out the challenges that “General environment” provides for managers. And then‚ choose an organization as I selected Cathay Pacific‚ to describe the elements that may exist in Cathay’s general environment. Through the above

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