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The Four Deaths of Acorn Whistler continually asks the question “Why did Acorn Whistler have to die?” The answer to this is not as simple as it may appear on the surface. This seemingly local event had consequences that connected all aspects of the colonial world. A complicated web of lies shows how a drunken warrior’s self promotion led to his downfall and execution. Because he constantly talked himself up, it was easy for other lies told about him to become believable. After a group of…

One post-Puritan example of a jeremiad is the Great Depression. The economic downfall could be considered punishment for the loose morals of the Roaring Twenties. The 1920’s were a time of excess- everyone thought that the booming economy would last forever. It also signaled sexual liberation for women and a rise in homosexuality. F. Scott Fitzgerald described it best: “The parties were bigger. The pace was faster…and the morals were looser.” The Great Depression has all the makings of a…

The Victorian Era is understood to have existed during the rule of Queen Victoria during 1837 to 1901 and it was realized to be an exciting period that saw various literary schools, artistic styles, along with, social and political movements. Notably, the period was described to have led to swift developments and changes from observed advances in scientific, technological, and medical knowledge to changes in population growth. It was reckoned as an era of prosperity, great political reforms, and…

Immanuel Kant created Kantian ethics, an example of deontological moral theory which places focus on the morality of the action itself, rather than the morality of the consequences of the actions, or the morality of the person who committed the actions. Kant believed in the existence of an inherent good will within humans that would lead them to make moral and just decisions. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, on the other hand, completely rejects the idea of an inherent goodness and instead places…

Finance Second Essay Introduction As a member of a small team of Investment Company, I need to find out and evaluate the potential investment opportunity by using investment theory and practice. In this way, the chosen company is Nike as it is assumed as the most preferred investment opportunity. 1. Critical analysis of strengths and weakness of NIKE by using financial ratios and statistical analysis As a potential investor, I need to analyse critically the weakness and strengths of NIKE by…

reasons for the financial crisis in the year 2008 was caused by unethical accounting. (Pakaluk & Cheffers, 2011, p. 28). AIG, a big insurance company, sold so called credit default swaps (CDS) which serve as an insurance for the buyer XXXXX. If the debtor is not able to pay the debt, the seller of the CDS covers the outstanding debt. In exchange the buyer pays for this insurance with regular payments to the seller (Pakaluk & Cheffers, 2011, p. 30). AIG sold CDS which covered about 450 billion…

CASE NOTE: Lavin v Toppi The High Court of Australia (HCA) in Lavin v Toppi unanimously affirmed that a creditor’s covenant not to sue one co-guarantor does not extinguish another co-guarantor’s right to claim equitable contribution. I MATERIAL FACTS Ms Lavin and Ms Toppi were directors and equal shareholders of Luxe Studios Pty Ltd (Luxe). In 2005, Luxe purchased a property for the purpose of operating a photographic studio. The purchase was funded by a loan from the National Australia Bank…

They both had prior experience of imitation. Japan had copied from China and Russia from Byzantium and the Mongols. They knew that learning from the West could be profitable and wouldn’t destroy their native cultures. In Japan, the Emperor Meiji sent out samurai to parts of the West to pick up ideas. Western style clothing such as ties, pants, and loafers replaced traditional samurai outfitting. Western hygiene including toothbrushes, vaccines and patent medicines were introduced and…

The Great Depression “(Stockbrokers) Hollard (sic) and screamed, they clawed at one another’s collars. It was like a bunch of crazy men.” “The great buildings were ablaze with lights all night as sleepy clerks fought desperately to get accounts in shape for Monday opening” (“The Wall Street Crash”). This is how journalist Jonathan Leonard described the day the stock market crashed on October 28 1929 - the day that triggered the great depression. The Great Depression of 1930’s had great impact…

“In every human beast, God has implanted a principle, which we call love of freedom, it is impatient of oppression, and pant for deliverance” (“ Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753‑ 84)”). God put us on this earth for a reason you might be impatient trying to figure out why you are here Phillis Wheatley was a poet who wrote about her life. She was kidnapped by her slave owners she was taught french. She had no kids and no siblings. Black American, phillis wheatley compose poetry throughout her…