The intention of misusing or mistreating certain assets has become very common in people. Various beings have different purposes rather than being maltreated and neglected. As far as mishandling beings goes, animals are usually the victims. One of the many reasons for animals becoming extinct is the mistreatment by humans, such as trappers abusing animals of the wildlife for fashion-needs. Thousands of animals are harmed every day so that their fur can be used to produce furry coats. Animal…
Oprah Winfrey, an entrepreneur, actress, director, producer, and philanthropist, has a net worth of $3.1 billion (Forbes). With all of this in mind, before I began reading about her, I assumed Oprah had a sturdy childhood, a sturdy family, and a sturdy upbringing. I couldn 't have assumed anything farther from the truth. Oprah endured many hardships throughout her life as a child. She was an African American child in the late 1960s when they were aggressively demanding their rights, she was a…
The Permian Mass Extinction Introduction There are five major extinctions in history: the Late Devonian, the Ordovician-Silurian, the Permian-Triassic, the Triassic-Jurassic, and the Cretaceous-Tertiary. Known as the Big Five, these extinctions exceeded all others in size and destruction, each killing more than 60% of species from that period. Each one acted as a bottleneck, allowing the survival of only a fraction of the organisms that had been thriving before, from which evolution and life…
The new President continued to try to initiate joint construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway that had been promoted by previous administrations with the Canadians. Another of the initiatives that Eisenhower took was the "New Look" defense program. In this program the budget of the United States Army would be cut back. The funds that were cut would be given to the Air Force and to the Navy to be spent on developing a larger nuclear arsenal and air power to deliver the weapons. This plan was…
If you use part of your home as an office, you may be able to deduct depreciation on that part based on its business use. For information about depreciating your home office, see Publication 587. Inventory. You cannot depreciate inventory because it is not held for use in your business. Inventory is any property you hold primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of your business. If you are a rent-to-own dealer, you may be able to treat certain property held in your business as…