Today, I bought a new computer. My old computer runs on OSX whereas my new computer runs on Windows operating system. I am very excited about this because although it is possible to put OSX and Windows on the same hard drive it is difficult to do results with both operating systems having limited space. I did not want to be constantly concerned about permanent storage, which factored into my decision to purchase a new computer, which has 500 gigabytes of available storage on the hard drive.…
In the article ‘The Draft would Compel Us to share the Sacrifice’ author Charles Rangel says that drafting people into the military would help us share the sacrifice of the war effort when needed. This is not true as a result of forcing us into the military we are inclined to not have a passion to assist our country for the reason that serving our country was not our choice. Moreover, when we are not motivated to achieve anything we are more inclined that we will complete it with less effort.…
Many things happen in the world which the social media records as being real or fake. People find the need to post fake news around the time of serious events and get people to believe them. In the article “5 Reasons Why People Share Fake Photos During Natural Disasters,” the author pinpoints some of the psychology behind their actions. One of the most interesting ways he pinpoints his psychology is through the use of Allusion. While he explains his reasoning he gives concrete details to…
In Farm Shares Offer Local Produce Without the Labor by April Crehan, it is known that New England is not the best land to farm because of the winter. However the owner of Siena Farms, Chris Kurth, grows his crops in Concord and Sudbury. Kurth’s company goal was to have customers be able to eat locally in a New England farm all year round. Despite having challenges such as “clearing off plastic hoop greenhouses and dealing with losing many more substantial structures that collapsed under the…
group of six female mathematicians? Unfortunately, this unfamiliar fact demonstrates that women’s success stories often aren’t told. However, this is only one of the many issues that are addressed in the sarcastic and hilarious essay, Stephen Colbert Shares Why He Thinks Women Should Be in Charge of Everything, in which Stephen Colbert reveals his dislike for the sexist society of today’s world. Colbert, a male comedian who uses humor to attack controversial issues, takes a powerful and…
In the philosophical dialogue, I represented Epicurus and his views on “what traits, if any, do all human beings share?”. Epicurus would answer this question by stating that all humans are self-centered, seeking to secure pleasures and avoid pain. In other words, everything that one does is simply for the sake of gaining pleasure. To Epicurus, pleasure is the only intrinsic good and it is the foundation for all human choices and all evaluation of things as good and bad. In this context, pleasure…
68 points on the final trading day for 2014 following a steady increase in share market prices. This reflected a 52.87% annual increase in the previous year, (Liu, 2015). Simultaneously, China 's economy began to deteriorate. The share market reached its peak on June 12th 2015 trading at a record 5166.35 points, a 59.75% annual increase the previous year, (Liu, 2015). Financial capital was used to purchase additional shares for over 80% of retail Chinese investors. This demonstrates a reflection…
What are Shares Shares and stock are the same thing and when you buy a certain amount of shares, you own a proportion of the company making you a shareholder. As the value of a company’s shares go up and down, the value of the shareholders investments so too. Usually you invest in the company because they offer a capital growth. Purpose of Shares Main reason to buy shares it to gain an income from the money the company makes but you do have to pay a certain amount to the company and may lose…
million shares of S House Inc. common on 3rd January, 2013 for $48 million. With the purchase of shares M Industries started holding 30% interest in the net assets of S House Inc. therefore the company will also earn 30% of net income of S House Inc. along with the amount of dividend declared by M Company at the rate of $1.00 per share on 15th December, 2013. The net income of S House as reported for the year ended 31st December, 2013 was $40 million. The M Industries is holding 30% of share…
selling. For example, the “Share a Coke” Coca-Cola commercial has been one of the most successful commercials that the Coca-Cola company has made. The commercial is success because the commercial uses appeals to persuade the audience to buy their Coca-Cola sodas. Appeals have certain aspects such as credibility or proof of a certain subject, the use of logic, or emotions according to the essay, “Advertising’s Fifteen Basic Appeals” by Jib Fowles. Furthermore, the “Share a Coke” Coca-Cola…