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    sell the shares for her‚ use the proceeds for personal expenses‚ and thinks nothing further about her transactions. What issues does she face when she prepares her Federal income tax return? Sheila needs to treat the sale of her shares as a capital gain because she had the stock for investment purposes‚ and not as inventory (Hoffman‚ 2013‚ p 16-6--16-7). 3. Alison owns a painting that she received as a gift from her aunt 10 years ago. The aunt created the painting. Allison has displayed the painting

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    of religious freedom and economic gain in establishing successful colonies. Intro: Establishing a successful colony requires many different factors‚ two of which are religious freedom and economic gain. These are very important factors in that they both provide platforms for success‚ and are able to attract people and business to a new colony. For a group of people to leave their home country‚ and establish a new life elsewhere‚ both of these factors are necessary. There are similarities and differences

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    College Is Worth It With every passing day the cost of living is constantly rising‚ including the cost of college education. Which leads to the question‚ is college really worth the cost? Many college students graduate from college and find their selves obtaining a degree that almost seems worthless‚ because of the debt they accumulated while obtaining the degree. Although situations as the one described do occur‚ college is still very beneficial in many ways. Attending college is not just for

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    Everything We Had (aff) brings together the oral histories of 33 men who completed tours of duty‚ from ordinary private-level soldiers to commanding officers. It is this variety and personal focus from man to man which makes this work so readable – each soldier has a different story to tell and the experiences one man had varies wildly from the next. The time scale is pretty impressive as Santoli has looked at men who were there right from the start in the military advisers phase‚ around 1962‚ to

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    the course of something much bigger than an individual agenda – there’s the ability to have an impact on the lives of many. To be able to influential‚ your peers and leadership first have to trust you. They need to know your knowledge (or ability to gain it) is sound‚ your word is good‚ your promises are realistic and solid‚ you can handle adversity & setbacks‚ and that you have a reasonable level of belief within your peer group so that you can get things done. Consistently succeeding in these areas

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    Okay‚ first of if your face legit looks like it was wrecked with with a baseball bat‚ knuckle and a poor man’s knife‚ you’re doomed. But if your face is just a little crooked‚ if your eye brows are together or nose is bit bigger than usual. Than that is not an issue. Just don’t suck. Beauty is in the eye of beholder‚ keep that in mind. Like if you have no leg‚ imagine you’re a black beard‚ leader the commander‚ standing on a hill with a sword in a hand. How not to suck? (figuratively) Well‚ now

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    In Michelle Goldberg’s article “Marry or Else‚” she explains how forced marriages and honor killings are not just a part of a developing-world issue. Goldberg clarifies how these types of marriages also occur in America and England. Goldberg cites examples of young women‚ considered children are in fact being married off to old or mature men. Many girls adhere to forced marriages because if they do not they are threatened to be financially cut off or to be dead in the eyes of their family. Goldberg

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    dealing with research. Validity and reliability go hand in hand with each other‚ one depending on the other is some aspect or another. There are many different types of validity that researchers can use‚ as well as‚ methods used for measurements. Having so many available options leaves validity vulnerable for threats concerning the research. The main threats concerning validity are: self-selection effects‚ volunteer effects‚ attrition‚ history effects‚ maturation effects and communication among subjects

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    Mass Surveillance: Not A Necessary Tool On September 11‚ 2001‚ it was a normal day in New York City until it ended by the two airplanes crashing into the towers of the World Trade Center. Most Americans experienced the most tragic day in the country’s history. These attacks have had long-term social and personal effects on Americans. Since then‚ the government has expanded its power to engage in massive surveillance. This unprecedented surveillance power‚ which allows the government to secretly

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    chance of Donald Trump being born (Binazir). That miniscule chance is something that many people‚ especially individuals in the United States have to deal with. Having twins‚ triplets‚ and other birth extremities such as conjoined twins and dwarfism have a less chance of happening than single births. Some may benefit the child and some may have a more difficult time performing basic activities‚ but what some people do not realize is that these people with differences face discrimination almost daily

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