Million Dollar Baby

We are as human in the 21st century enjoy significant advancement in technology and culture compare to the last century. One of our newest exploitation is the venturing into artificial intelligence, also known as AI. From the Siri on IPhone to the Cortana of window phone, we are toying with the concept of putting AI into our daily interaction. It's an exciting idea. But little known to us, the idea of AI has been around for a long time. It exists in movies, video games, books, and magazines. One…

Views of Baby Boomers versus the Younger Generations Baby boomers make up a large portion of our population in the United States of America. They receive a lot of recognition, and make a huge impact on the way many people think about modern communication devices, such as cell phones. Most people respect the views and opinions of these people, and a lot of the time agrees with them. However, the younger generations, such as myself, have our own views and opinions that could cause conflict with…

United States the cost in India is less than one third the cost of anywhere else. At a glance you would say that it looks like a great alternative because a poor surrogate can get very much needed money and the infertile couples get there long desired baby. Along with the country earning foreign currency. But research a little bit more you see more facts and go deeper into the bitter truth. India lacks of a proper legislation, so in the end surrogates and the intended parents go thru a very long…

Firstly, according to Robnett and Chop (2015), “the graying of America continues to accelerate as the first of the baby boom generation (those born between 1946 and 1964) turned 65 years of age in 2011 (p. 2). Thus, to find supplementary about the baby boomer generation in the 1960’s and 1970’s, I interviewed my Aunt Mala who is 62 years of age, to become more acquainted further about these time period, and in addition, contrast it to the present day era. Prominently, there are endless contrasts…

Millennial Generation in Regards to Reshaping the American Values. Review of Subject Millennials are defined as people born between 1980 and 2000, with a population size of over 80 million and representing approximately 30% of the US population (King, 2016) which presents the largest growing consumer group since the Baby Boomers. Millennial’s are often looked at as the cash-cow of market segments due to this size and younger age (longer consuming future). However, many reports suggest…

Consistent with the life-cycle hypothesis, expectations about future income leads to the misuse of credit (Kish, 2006). Soman and Cheema (2002) noted that if naïve consumers have access to large amounts of credit, they are likely to infer that their lifetime income will be high, which increases their willingness to spend beyond their means. Under this scenario, consumers utilize more credit in anticipation of their income increasing, which may or may not materialize. Optimism, overconfidence in…

reflected in the fact that the exports of china are down 8.3% on a year on year basis .  China strategy of pegging its exchange rate with the dollar may be turning out to be counterproductive in the recent past with the appreciation of the dollar in. Other competitive currencies have depreciated against the dollar while the yuan has appreciated. With the dollar expected only to get stronger in the near future, the devaluation of the yuan is imperative to keep the currency…

Many working-class Americans often ask, “Where did all my money go?”, whether it be after coming back from a vacation, a weekend with the friends, or when they receive their paycheck. In a different sense, The American Government has its own way of spending money, which primarily comes from tax payers, they break it up into categories such as social security, health, the environment, science and national defense. So, the question of “where did all my money go?” is valuable and important to…

Codification Definition of Foreign Currency FASB ASC Topic 830-10-20 defines foreign currency as, “A currency other than the functional currency of the entity being referred to (for example, the dollar could be a foreign currency for a foreign entity). Composites of currencies, such as the Special Drawing Rights, used to set prices or denominate amounts of loans, and so forth, have the characteristics of foreign currency.” What the Codification Requires for Disclosure ASC 830-20-50 provides…

Canada should increase the percentage of economic class immigrants coming in, because they not only support our economy and identity, but also boost foreign relationships. Since 1497, when John Cabot led the first expedition into what would later become Canada, the country has welcomed immigrants with open arms. Migrants are useful in many ways, especially in the Canadian workforce, though they do have several drawbacks as well, some of which include crowding in urban areas, criminal activity,…