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    The third of May 1808 is a painting by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. The painting portrays an execution of masses of Spanish men by French soldiers. The six Napoleon’s troops are firing at a close range at a group of Spanish civilians. Between the narrow space of the soldiers and the Spanish men‚ there is a square lantern creating a dramatic light effect on the Spanish men. The painting is centered around an adult Spanish man kneeling with his arms outstretched at a gunpoint. He is wearing

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    Moses San Miguel

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    Assertions Existence and occurrence Audit Objectives: Substantiate the existence of receivables and the occurrence of revenue transactions. Prove none of the account receivables are fictitious. Completeness Audit objectives: Establish the completeness of receivables and revenue transactions. Rights and obligations Audit objectives: Determine the client has rights to the recorded receivables. Prove the accounts receivable are collectible

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    San Fabian Case Study

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    Cast: Paul Cheng – founder of San Fabian; immigrated from mainland China in 1940; considered wealthy‚ with successful children and multiple lines of business (restaurants); 7% shareholder in MacDowell Corazon Aquino – newly elected President (Feb 1987) of the Philippines Carlos Valdez – Vice President of Sales (head of San Fabian’s salesforce) Luis Rabat – assistant sales manager in charge of retail sales in Manila Marcelo Amado – head of government sales in Manila Toni Salgado – responsible

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    Haiti Earthquake The last major earthquake to hit Haiti prior to the 2010 was in 1984. On the 12th of January 2010 the small Caribbean country of Haiti was hit by a catastrophic earthquake of 7.0 magnitude. The earthquake struck on the afternoon of the 12th of January at 4:57pm and hit south-west of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince killing 316‚000 and affecting millions of residents. 1.5 million people were displaced and approximately 250‚000 residences and 30‚000 commercial buildings were

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    Axia College Material Appendix F Week Three Lab Report: Earthquakes Answer the lab questions for this week and summarize the lab experience using this form. |Full Name | | |Date | | Carefully read pages 156-170 of Geoscience Laboratory. Complete this week’s lab by filling in your responses to the questions from Geoscience Laboratory. Select answers are

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    The monstrous event that happened on June 4th‚ 1989 will be forever remembered as one of the most tragic days in human history. However‚ many decades ago‚ this event was foreseen and was foretold in the book‚ 1984‚ by George Orwell. Orwell saw the rise of totalitarianism‚ and he was deeply disturbed by what he saw. He believes totalitarianism will be the method that communist party adopts to fight freedom. The book foreshadows many of the events that will happen in a communist society. In many ways

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    San Miguel Brewery Inc.

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    Introduction San Miguel Brewery Inc. (SMB) is the largest alcoholic segment in the Philippines and have consistently dominated the market for beer having a 95% share. It is the largest producer of beer with six breweries strategically located throughout the Philippines and a highly developed and effective distribution system serving approximately 471‚000 retail outlets. Before it is known as San Miguel Brewery nowadays‚ it was first known as La Fabrica de Cerveza de San Miguel‚ Southeast Asia’s

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    Plate Tectonics‚ Earthquakes‚ and Volcanoes Renee Kuraly 1. There are 13 tectonic plates. (several smaller ones) 2. Evidence for continental drift includes: coastline fit‚ alignment of mountain ranges‚ similar rock sequences‚ fossils‚ modern fauna‚ and ancient climates. 3. We know plate boundaries exist because their defined by earthquake data and the depths of earthquakes show what type of boundary they are. 4. Divergent Boundary- places where plates are moving apart. Convergent Boundary-

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    While an earthquake the size of the Kobe quake in 1995; 7.3 on the Richter scale (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica)‚ can be expected to cause wide spread damage‚ Japan did validate that building codes can be an effective mitigation tool. While upwards of 100‚000 wood manufactured older homes collapsed during the 20 second earthquake‚ a large majority of the newer construction buildings remained intact (Todi‚ Hataya‚ Abe‚ & Miyakoshi‚ 1995). Certainly‚ building codes implemented in Japan

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    2011) (Wdowinski‚ Tsukanov‚ Hong‚ & Amelung‚ 2010). Coincidentally‚ prior to the earthquake‚ Haiti experienced two tropical storms and a major hurricane in 2010; which may corroborate geologists’ assertion that increased soil erosion from these extreme weather events may have triggered the 2010 earthquake in Haiti (Ader‚ 2011) (Wdowinski‚ Tsukanov‚ Hong‚ & Amelung‚ 2010). Relative Risk & Vulnerability The 2010 earthquake disaster damaged over 30‚000 buildings including the parliament building‚ Presidential

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