The Shareholders vs. Stakeholders Debate T he stakeholder theorists smell blood. Scandals at Enron‚ Global Crossing‚ ImClone‚ Tyco International and WorldCom‚ concerns about the independence of accountants who are charged with auditing financial statements‚ and questions about the incentive schema and investor recommendations at Credit Suisse First Boston and iMerrill Lynch have all provided rich fodder for those who question the premise of shareholder supremacy. Many observers have claimed that
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What does it really mean to be a hero? To wear a red cape and fly around the city saving people from the unrealistic evil villain or just doing daily tasks that could help out or make someone’s whole day. As Arthur showed us he was more than a typical hero but did other things that any other average person could do as well. The example he shows us that you should be willing to help out anyone at any time till you can be fully satisfied that you have done all that you can do to help someone or something
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is someone who is challenging the process‚ who take risks‚ and challenge opportunities. These characteristics does not describe me because I am afraid of challenging myself. I do not like to take risks because I do not like to fail. Instead‚ I am more of a follower. I have role models who I look up to and learn from them. They inspire me and encourage me. In addition‚ being a leader means inspiring others and giving them helpful advice. One of my biggest weakness is giving other people advices. I
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What does religion really mean to the Millennial Generation? I grew up in a family of Lutherans‚ and went to church on a daily basis‚ until I got confirmed. I am a spiritual person who believes in god‚ but the church is not what it used to be. In the two viewpoints that I read‚ one of the authors believes that Millennials are less likely to join traditional catholic or protestant religious institutions. The other believes that Millennials are embracing old religious ways to find inspiration. The
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Sidney‚ like any excellent writers‚ employs tactical reasoning and persuasive devices to plead with audiences to take his side. In this poem‚ he illustrates a couple of such devices. At the beginning of this poem‚ the speaker Sidney does not tell his audience what are the main topic and the theme of this poem. Instead‚ he uses two metaphor in the first line in the whole poem. Sidney compares desire as “Thou blind man’s mark‚” and “thou fool’s self-chosen snare.” Since we all know that blind man
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What Does It Mean to Be a Male or Female in Today’s Society? What Does It Mean to Be a Male or Female in Today’s Society? In my opinion‚ the media has a big influence on the way that we see men and women in today’s society. We are being confronted with advertisements‚ television programs‚ magazines‚ and movies that depict how we as humans should act. For years the media has depicted women as the housewives who usually stay home and take care of the house and her family. You rarely‚ nowadays
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True friendship means understanding and knowing how your friend is feeling and what mood they are in by the way they are acting‚ but no matter how many fights and arguments that you and your friends get into it does not matter because true friendship always prevails.James Miller once said that “A friend is someone who knows you as well or better than you know yourself.”(113). those words could not be any truer. Friendship is something that is forged and made over many years and memories.. For many
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What does it mean to be American? To me an American has always meant someone who is free‚ someone who is able to live their life as they see fit‚ someone who can live their life to the fullest. As an immigrant‚ America has always been this place where your dreams are real and possible. Once my family and I touched down in the United States‚ our goals and dreams became tangible. Success and American‚ has always gone hand in hand in my mind. I feel extremely lucky to live in America‚ if my family did
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What does independence mean to you? For some it could mean hanging out with the family popping fireworks‚ or visiting Arlington Cemetery to pay respect for those who have fallen in the act of duty. Yet for me when it comes to independence‚ it is being able to find a backbone for myself at a young age. First off‚ when I lived with my biological mother‚ she would always be intoxicated and focusing on getting her next fix of dope. Being three at the time‚ I can recall memories of having to do tasks
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What does friendship mean to you? There are myriad meanings of friendships‚ for example‚ Google says that friendship means a relationship between friends‚ however‚ my definition of friendship is having someone’s back‚ keeping secrets‚ having a secret lingo‚ so no one knows what you are talking about‚ speaking to each other with your eyes‚ and laughing at something irrelevant together. Many people have different definitions of friendship‚ and they probably will not be the same as mine‚ but they have
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