Internet brings people closer Not long ago‚ the Internet was decried by dissidents of the online revolution as a threat to society‚ sure to split families‚ fracture friendships and turn users into computer crazed geeks. That is not how things are unfolding‚ according to a new survey which has found that far from driving people apart‚ new tools for email‚ online phone calls‚ webcams and instant messaging are bringing them closer. The Pew Internet and American Life project research‚ one of the
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Auditor Independence: An Impossible Dream In recent months there has been much discussion about the independence of CPA auditors; the leadership of the AICPA‚ the Auditing Standards Board‚ the Public Oversight Board‚ the Independence Standards Board‚ and most recently the proposed independence rules promulgated by the SEC have all attempted to clarify and strengthen auditor independence. Several newspaper and magazine articles have also addressed the issue. In my opinion‚ all the efforts to
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Going for the Look In today’s younger‚ trendy‚ fashion stores‚ people are being hired for their looks and less because of their brains. Marshal Cohen‚ a senior industry analyst‚ argues about why hiring better looking people helps a store’s environment. Making a certain brand more desirable to buy‚ meaning the company shall make more money. Stores such as Abercrombie and Fitch have already set their image using this technique and have become quite successful. Hiring attractive people is not
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Going for the Look Times continue to change and today people tend to judge a person on how they look. Companies are becoming more competitive and are looking for ways to attract customers. More retailers and companies are using the approach to hire based on appearance rather than work capability. Hiring should be based on work ethic‚ rather than appearance which can be discriminating. Companies all over the United States are denying people employment based on their physical appearance. In the
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Hour 5 October 21‚ 2013 In Cohen’s statement‚ he gives off an intellectual but also an arrogant tone. This reflects his knowledge for being a successful retailer‚ but also has a sexist and snobbish way of viewing marketing. Retailers look for walking billboards to upscale their product to the public. Cohen states that you need attractive people working behind the counter to bring in today’s young crowd to the stores. On one hand‚ retailers should be able to hire who they want so they
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equality‚ and “Toward a More Perfect Union‚” by Senator Barack Obama. The baseline of these great speeches is The Declaration of Independence‚ by Thomas Jefferson and the Continental Congress‚ and “The Gettysburg Address‚” by President Abraham Lincoln. Both speeches are the same when the speeches refer to human rights and the belief that “all men are created equal” (Declaration of Independence‚ 2011)‚ in 1863 the Americans are engaged in a Civil War. President Lincoln speech was about abolishing slavery
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Independence Day Of India Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny‚ and now the time comes when we will redeem our pledge‚ not wholly or in full measure‚ but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance.... We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India
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technology has advanced society with respect to technology and efficiency‚ it has also created problems not previously seen because of the use of technology. Edward Tenner‚ a writer and technology consultant‚ wrote an article titled “Another Look Back‚ and a Look Ahead” published in 1996. In his article Tenner argues‚ through the use of the rhetorical appeal ethos‚ compare and contrast‚ and cause and effect‚ that society is advancing at an alarming rate and suggests a “retreating from intensity” (Tenner
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Cady Stanton‚ an early leader of woman’s rights movement and an abolitionist. The Declaration of Sentiments was written and was purposely modeled after Declaration of Independence. Since this document was written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ it can be considered as a credible source due to the credible and influential author. The author purposely used the Declaration of Independence as a mode to write the Declaration of Sentiments to show that the society was ridiculous. People admitted that the nation
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Looks Are Deceiving Marmara was one of those people that everyone despises. Everyone knows how challenging the first part of the school year can be for new students. I mean‚ you have to make new friends and just get used to an unaccustomed environment. Well‚ it was not like that for Marmara! She had already become popular on the first day and was elected as class representative for she was intelligent and talented. She wrote two books that are published‚ had good looks‚ a beautiful voice‚ eye capturing
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