Enlightened self-interest

RIVALS is a female driven contained thriller. The setup is familiar with the idea of being trapped and stalked. Although, not original, it’s a tried and true concept that remains appealing. This script adds a twist in that the women trapped in the building are alienated sisters. Independent filmmakers often look for these types of thrillers. The script is driven by the theme of survival, healing, and bonding. The goal is clear and the stakes are high. The script uses some of the elements that…

. In your own words, why did the debt problem occur? Debt problem occurs when you do not save money for an emergency situation. The use of all monthly payments means that you will not have reserve funds of an emergency situation occurs. When these situations occur, the more susceptible the more you will likely to have a debt. Also, when you own too many credit cards and unable to manage while using it, and when you set up budgets that you do not follow, etc. All of that eventually you will…

currency on the foreign exchange market in return for the currency to which it is pegged. According to Xu unlike the fixed rate, a floating exchange rate is determined by the private market through supply and demand. A floating rate is often coined "self-correcting," as any differences in supply and demand will automatically be corrected in the market. Look at this simplified model: if demand for a currency is low, its value will decrease, thus making imported goods more expensive and…

The monetary policy of a country is the process by which the central monetary authority, controls the supply of money in the economy. Through open market operations, the central bank is able to affect the level of money market interest rates. The term structure of interest rates play an important role in determining the effectiveness of monetary policy. The objective of the present paper is to analyse the impact and…

Table 9 shows the bond profit and interest profit in pecentage fomat. The first row showing year 1989 would mean year 1989 is the year where the investment was started, not the year where the profit will be obtained. This means for year 1989, the profits will be obtained at year 1999. The bond profit is calculated by multiplaying the bond rate and the total devaluation after 10 years. For instance, for year 1989, the bond rate was 10.27 (Table 4) and total devaluation is 8.95. This will give a…

Chapter Nine Mystery is Our Middle Name Sunday, 9:20 a.m. I pumped my pedals hard up Willaston’s narrow pebbled driveway and stopped next to a squad car parked in front of the house. “I already told your pals, and now I’m going to tell you,” said the police officer sitting behind the wheel. “This is no place for kids.” She climbed out and made a dismissive gesture with her baton. “Scram.” “But—” “Now,” she ordered in a tone that warned me it was time to go. “Come on,” I told my associates.…

Question #4: Did Marlow violate any duty or duties toward Aerogels, Inc.? If so what are they and will he be liable to Aerogels, Inc. for the profits he receives in his new venture? At the heart of this dilemma is the issue of whether or not, as a director, Marlow violated any duties by using his position in the company to form a competing business. But before an adequate conclusion about this issue can be drawn, its important to analyze all of the possible fiduciary duties that could apply to…

Judges Leslie Tiller and Simon Skinner serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, respectively. Each has an involved history with Minnesota’s governor, Joyce Cooper. In this paper, I will argue that the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause bars Skinner, but not Tiller, from hearing two cases to which Cooper is a party: the Sierra Club case and the Cooper Corruption case. I address each of the two cases in parts I and…

When James Madison outlines the dangers of faction in Federalist No. 10, he defines faction as “a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or minority of the whole, who are united...by some common...interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens.” 1 This wording is critical for examining both the goals and pivotal ideas of the federalist movement. At first glance, this definition seems to reflect the very real fear of mob uprising. Certainly, it’s tone insinuates an image of mob…

India, is a developing country, that is strongly built through its exports, has a constant rate of economic growth per year, and the country that was least affected by the global financial crisis, out of the three. When looking at 2008 to 2010, even though this was when the crisis transpired, India was still able to have a GDP growth rate over 2%. This did not mean that India was able to avoid the financial crisis, but rather dampen the effects of it, relative to the United States of America. In…