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Earning per share ratio is one of the profitability ratios computed by the net income less preferred dividends and divided the weighted average common shares outstanding. In 2015, Google’s earning per share ratio is $22.84. This indicates that if Google distributed every dollar of income to its shareholders, each shareholder would receive $22.84. In addition, Google’s earning per share ratios also increase from $20.57 in 2014 to $22.84 in 2015. These…

The “We Care We Share” service initiative was conceived in the spring of 2012, in a youth group meeting between several of my friends and I. We meet once a month to prepare hot food, often pasta or chili, and travel to homeless shelters in the city to serve the needy. In late November, we make winter care packages and distribute them to the homeless, providing them with supplies that would help them bear the cold, such as scarves and gloves. Being one of the founding members of this initiative,…

Cooperative Learning: Think-Pair-Share Collaborative group learning along with the Think-Pair-Share activity can significantly improve critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills as indicated in a study that compared a group of students being administered a Think-Pair-Share teaching method against a group of students engaged in a Non-Think-Pair-Share teaching method (Kaddoura, 2013). The academic performance benefits of cooperative learning have been known for decades because…

There are multiple ways to value a stock and one such way is the Earnings Per Share (EPS) approach. The EPS of a given firm is the amount of annual earnings available to shareholders (common share) provided on a per share basis (Smart, Gitman, & Joehnk, 2014). The EPS for DUK is 4.09 (see appendix 2). Using this EPS and the stock price as of March 22, 2016, the P/E ratio for DUK is 19.28. This means that for every dollar invested, one would expect $19.28 in return. However, looking…

I feel that healthcare is fundamental right and is need to protect life, which our government should fundamental protect this right for everybody. A government protected health care serves to protect the wellbeing of those who would not have access to any form of health care like low-income families, foster children and homeless. It gives our nation the ability to protect our country’s social interest such as birth control programs, mass vaccines, health care education and health care for senior…

The editorial “The Age of the Selfie: Taking, Sharing Our Photos Shows Empowerment, Pride,” written by Adrienne Sarasy shares a different view compared to, “The Age of the Selfie: Endless Need to Share Tears Society’s Last Shred of Decency,” by Robert Wilcox. Both of these writers wrote their editorials as high school students in 2014. Even though they were both students, they strongly disagreed on the potential of a selfie and of the value of someone taking a picture of themselves. Adrienne…

thought that that’s what the typical little girl dreamed of. I thought I was weird for not wanting to get married, but according to Wendy Wang and Kim Parker who wrote an article called Record Share of Americans Have Never Married, “After decades of declining marriage rates and changes in family structure, the share of American adults who have never been married is at an historic high”. (Wang, Wendy, and Kim Parker). When I thought that everyone else wanted to get married and were getting…

Reflection #2 5 Reasons Why People Share Fake Photos During Natural Disasters By: Daisy Morales Fake photos now linger in the web. These fake photos are created then shared around the internet. Sometimes people don’t even realize its fake, the photos are so convincing its quite hard not to believe them. In the article ,“5 Reasons Why People Share Fake Photos During Natural Disasters”, gives 5 causes why fake photos are created/shared. One reason is that it has been drilled in our heads that…

African-Americans Share Their Stories in a Newly Published History Book Photo Credit: Your Black World A book release recounts the lives of African-Americans as recounted by community members of St. Joseph. The book entitled “In Their Own Words: An Oral History of African Americans in St. Joseph, MO”, was written by Dr. William Church. The event gathered local members of the black community and those who want to learn about African-American history. Dr. Church along with contributor Alonzo…

what characteristics do all heroes share. Jackie Robinson was known for the first black person who played major league baseball. Theseus was known for helping is people by defeating a man eating beast. Claude Mckay was known for giving words of encouragement for fighting back for their rights as a black man. To begin,Jackie Robinson was known for the first black person who played major league baseball. Even early in his life, Robinson confronted racism head on. In 1938, while still at…