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In his book ‘How to Win at the Sport of Business,’ Mark Cuban has made a detailed analysis of the processes he has used in becoming a multi-billionaire. Reading his book proves to be a perfect training session on how one can achieve exceptional success in business. The author has used a new strategy, which is quite simple and practical because it highlights the significance of saving the maximum until one is ready, to begin with, a business. The best part of his strategy is that there is no need to be dependent on bank loans. The message that reverberates across the entire book is about the extreme importance of cash, which, according to the author, is the best way to finance one’s business (Cuban 7). It is quite normal that when people think of establishing a business or to expand on an existing one, they mostly try to find ways of getting funding from investors or banks, but the author holds that majority of such businesses fail within the first year of their commencement. I agree with Cuban when he asserts that one should live like a student that does not need to create an impressive impact on others by flaunting things such as clothes, elegant accessories, and other expensive belongings. The best way to establish and run a business successfully is to rely on one’s savings, which can be generated over a little time. Being strong and flexible are the necessary conditions to succeed in a business, which is possible only if one imbibes the true spirit of sportsmanship. I was much amazed to learn the rags to riches story of the author, and I admire his initiative in sharing his knowledge and experiences, relative to what made him achieve such remarkable success in business. He has put forth unusual ways in which a thriving business can be established and run successfully. I learned a great deal from Cuban about the role of the customer and his/her satisfaction, without which a business can never succeed. This, in turn, depends on how one goes about selling the product or service. The idea is always to remain self-motivated and to abide with some well-established rules and criteria that motivate customers to become loyal in repeatedly purchasing the product. I learned that it is extremely important to imbibe selling skills because while doing business, one is always involved in the process of selling to different entities such as potential customers, employees, and investors. The idea that should always remain ingrained in mind is that to succeed in the business it is very important to imagine oneself in the position of the potential customer and to think and act while keeping the customer’s perceptions and aspirations in mind. The objective should be to resolve the issues faced by the customer. Cuban has argued that to attract customers, it is very important to have loyal customers, which is possible only if they get higher satisfaction in comparison with competing products. This idea made me learn that adopting strategies of giving greater value to customers ensures that they will ret
The increase of the percentage related to the financial and corporate crimes influences the changes in the role of forensic accounting for businesses. Specific forensic accounting skills are necessary to control the situation within companies in order to avoid and predict financial crimes because of the spread of financial fraud as the negative tendency in business. From this point, forensic accountants are professionals who are responsible for determining frauds and for predicting financial crimes or for resolving the problematic situations when it is necessary to investigate the definite financial case. As a result, there is a range of skills which forensic accountants should possess as well as a set of responsibilities associated with the legal context of the work of a forensic accountant. That is why, it is important to focus on the most important skills necessary for realizing the internal control within the company in relation to financial issues and to determine the legal responsibility of forensic accountants when they investigate the cases in companies or discuss them in the courtroom. The Forensic Accountants’ Most Important Skills Forensic accountants should be skillful investigators in order to discuss the case in detail and find the problem as well as its causes. Furthermore, this kind of internal control is almost impossible without the effective auditing techniques used by forensic accountants in order to resolve the problems and focus on the financial frauds. According to Davis, Farrell, and Ogilby, to discover and explore the evidences associated with fraud activities and misrepresentation, a successful forensic accountant needs to have such developed skills as the analytical thinking, the orientation on details and facts, effective communication skills, the ability to analyze and interpret the information, and auditing skills (Davis, Farrell, & Ogilby, 2009). The concentration on these five skills allows forensic accountants’ effective performance and investigation activity. Analytical skills are important to help forensic accountants explore the case aspects and analyze them effectively in order to provide the report on the fact of frauds and financial crimes. Forensic accountants receive the access to the financial records of the company, and their task is to interpret and analyze this information with references to their analytical skills (Crumbley, Heitger, & Smith, 2007). Thus, the orientation on details and facts is important because this is a path to determining the problem and solution to it. The next significant factor is effective oral communication which is necessary to find the information and examine the details of the case with the help of employees and managers as the subjects (Skalak, Golden, & Clayton, 2011). Forensic accountants work directly with financial records and reports that is why auditing skills are extremely necessary to perform the basic duties of an accountant and controller of the company’s financial activities. The Role of a Forensi
Introduction America’s War on Drugs has been going on for decades, yet the victories seem to be mostly against the country’s own population. While drug accessibility did not become any lower since the 1960s and the 1970s, the rates and terms of incarceration for drug-related offenses skyrocketed during the same time period. A 2012 documentary, The House I Live In , goes as far as comparing this mass incarceration to the Holocaust – and not without grounds. Just as the “final solution of the Jewish question,” incarceration fuelled by the War on Drugs is massive in scale, serves to provide the economy with cheap labor, and disproportionally targets a single minority. Main body One reason why a documentary about enforcing drug-related legislation begins with the images of the Holocaust is that the War on Drugs is also an example of incarceration on a truly massive scale. Although there may be no definite agreement on the numbers, it is common knowledge that Nazi Germany confined dozens of millions of people to its prisons and concentration camps during the 12 years of its existence. The War on Drugs has a score to match – according to the film, 45 million people have been imprisoned for drug-related offenses since its beginning. Despite having only 5 percent of the world’s population, the USA accounts for roughly a quarter of its inmates, a considerable proportion of whom are casualties of the War on Drugs. Apart from the mere scale, there is another similarity between the Holocaust and the mass incarceration due to the war or drugs – its essentiality for the economy. The unpaid labor of inmates in the concentration camps fuelled Hitler’s military machine and Germany’s economy. In a similar vein, the prison-industrial complex enjoys the benefit of the convicts’ cheap labor to make itself more competitive. Moreover, the prisons and jails themselves provide employment for staff. At one point, the film notes that, if not for the Joseph Harp Correctional Center, the residents of the nearby town of Lexington, Oklahoma, would have little job opportunity. Yet the way in which the comparison between the Holocaust and the War on Drugs makes the most sense is the fact that mass incarceration for drug-related offenses disproportionally targets one group of population.
The brain is an important organ in a human being that requires regular improvement to increase its sharpness and acuity. Study power and memory are important aspects of the learning process and improving them is necessary for success. They can be improved by engaging in regular physical exercise, eating a healthy diet, eliminating stress, and challenging the brain by doing different things. Study power can be improved by working on one’s ability to concentrate, focus, and remember. Improving memory leads to improvement of study power because remembering information is the most important aspect of studying. Improving Memory and Study Power Improvement of memory and study power is necessary for both students and professionals pursuing their careers. An efficient memory depends on the health status and vigor of the brain. Memory is an important factor in developing study power because it helps an individual to store and recall material that has been studied. Memory depends on the mental performance of an individual. Therefore, improving memory and mental power consequently improves study power. Study power can be described based on ability to concentrate and recall information that is important for achievement of academic goals and objectives. Getting enough sleep and exercise is necessary for anyone trying to improve memory (Fry, 2012, p.34). When the body is subjected to regular physical activity, the brain also benefits. This is because physical activity enhances secretion of chemicals that facilitate storage of information by the brain. In addition, it reduces vulnerability to disorders whose effects cause memory degradation and reduced mental sharpness. Sleep deprivation cause stress to the brain and leads to memory lapse. Exercise coupled with enough sleep helps the brain to rejuvenate its cells and secrete chemicals that aid in development of memory. Avoiding stress is a powerful memory development strategy. Stress destroys brain cells and degrades the hippocampus thus leading to memory loss (Fry, 2012, p.35). Keeping stress at a minimum is important for people who want to develop their memory. Trying mental exercises such as meditation is also useful. Meditation improves creativity, concentration, thinking, focus, and comprehension (Fry, 2012, p.35). Meditation helps to improve study power because it improves concentration and creativity. In addition, meditation contributes to development of the cerebral cortex thus creating more connections between brain cells. This enhances mental sharpness and memory, which are vital in improving study power. Working the brain is important in improvemen
American history is one of the most captivating and educative issues to be touched upon by all students around the world. The events which took place of the American land are characterized by high purposes, unbelievable passion, and undiscovered abilities of ordinary people who were eager to improve their lives and enjoy their present. Literature is probably one of the most reliable and effective source to make use of in order to find out more about the past of the Americans and to comprehend a true essence of theories related to cultural and political history. The relations between people on different levels seem to be one of the major themes in numerous literary works. The ways of how authors describe the development of relations help to comprehend the history of a native land as well as the principles according to which people try to live. In this paper, certain attention will be paid to two works of the 20 th century: Flight to Canada by Ishmael Reed and The Making of Americans by Gertrude Stein. These two writers made powerful attempts to analyze human behavior from different perspectives: Reed made a decision to focus on human actions and their consequences using all his energy and imagination and Stein with her desire to analyze the life and define the mistakes made by the “others” by means of the analysis of several generations in one family. The main purpose of this paper is not only to compare the ideas offered in the texts by Reed and Stein but also to understand the intentions of the authors and learn more from their own experience of how to fight against cruelty and slavery and consider the magnificent periods of the American history which are illustrated in the books. There are a number of periods in literature, and each theory has its own peculiarities and impact on the writer as well as on the reader: avant-garde, the Beat Generation, modernism, and postmodernism. The works chosen for this paper came from different periods, still they are connected by the desire to define the truth and explain the reader the intensions of people under various conditions. Gertrude Stein created her The Making of Americans: Being a History of a Family’s Progress at the beginning of the 1900s and tried to introduce the aesthetic problems which were so inherent to the modernist literature. And Ishmael Reed was the representative of postmodern literature, this is why in his Flight to Canada , it is possible to find out the echoes of the wars and human desire to change their lives. The peculiar feature of both books is the possibility to unite various aspects of life and various themes which should help to improve the current living conditions. “Ishmael Reed conflates time to establish a link between the historical condition of slavery and the material conditions of contemporary culture” (Clark, 2001, p.71). In fact, Reed’s novel is a kind of slavery movement to achieve the desirable freedom though the historical representation. And the work by Stein is defined as the possibility to establish t
Introduction Research article on “Accounting majors’ financial reporting knowledge and their ability to identify and correct financial statement errors and omissions” (James, 2006, pp.1-21) in the Academy of Educational Leadership Journal offers findings on conflict resolution strategies that can be adopted when settling financial statement frauds occasioned by intentional errors and omissions. According to the author, lack of financial reporting knowledge, failure to observe full requirements when conducting overall reporting as well as breaking accounting rules results in financial statement frauds that may as well lead to conflict (James, 2006). Moreover, the financial reporting process and integrity are also impaired whenever such errors and omissions are encountered. This journal article suggests possible strategies that can be used to address areas of weaknesses in avoiding conflicts that may arise while out carrying financial reporting. Additionally, empirical research presented in the journal article is a case project that analyses courses on intermediate accounting. In the analysis, notes and financial statements were found to have intentional errors and omissions (James, 2006). Consequently, there has been needing for devising strategies for resolving accounting conflicts. Analysis of author’s key points James (2006) expresses deep concern over significant changes and challenges that have dogged the accounting profession in the recent past. It is imperative to underscore the fact that financial repo
Introduction A crucial gender aspect that continues to trouble the unity of the people across the world is gender bias, which seems to encourage the formation of the feminist campaigns. 1 The concept of feminism has always associated with certain aspects of conformist cultures, which uphold certain values that women must practice in the societies. The connection between feminism and respect for culture is prominent in many cultural traditions of different races of the world. 2 Jennifer Mather Saul is one of the exemplary writers who exploited the issue of feminism and respect for culture in the societies through a philosophical approach. The concept is significant, given the modern arguments that link social injustice with poverty, discrimination, sexual abuse, retrogression, and domestic violence. 3 This essay discusses Jennifer’s concepts of feminism and respect for culture. Problem Description The world has recently witnessed the uprising of women who admire the western civilization, where feminism originates. Women have emerged with feminist movements that support their liberation towards fairness in political participation, social issues, economic concerns between genders, and cultural freedom. 4 However much the feminism concept seems to influence the modern society, women have often encountered cultural challenges when engaging in feminist movements. 5 The question that continues to pose a dilemma is whether feminism is improving the life of the modern women, or it is simply causing problems to some of the most important conventional cultures that define an ethically right woman. Traditionalists believe that feminism is destroying valuable cultures, while modernists believe that feminism is enhancing the rights and freedom of women. 6 It is worrying that respect for valuable cultures has reduced remarkably in the modern days. An Argument Supporting Feminism Jennifer claims that feminism is the backbone for social justice and liberation for the women. The first argument of Jennifer that supports feminism comes from the cruel behaviors of men towards sex. Men initiate brutal acts such as sexual abuse. Jennifer believes that were it not for the unethical actions of men, who view women as sexual objects or toys to play around with, innovators would not have thought about the vibrators, which have become the sex partners for the privileged women. 7 The sound argument of Jennifer is that men have promoted ill and antisocial behaviors against women, to an extent that the moods of women towards natural sex with their male counterparts have gradually fainted. 8 Jennifer sees no problem if women can use sex vibrators rather than men, as long as they are peaceful. A Counter-argument against Feminism Jennifer does not completely support the attraction of women towards sex vibrators that affect their health and undermine their cultural importance in the societies. According to Jennifer, the solution is to do what seems right from an ethical perspective and leave what seems ethically wrong. 9 Using vibrators as sex partners in preference to men is an unethical behavior and the act is culturally wrong in
Karl Marx was a German thinker who wrote about economics, history, political science, the social world, and socialism. Based on this, Marx’s thoughts are the basis of communism and revolutionary sciences. According to him, entrepreneurship like the preceding socioeconomic systems; would unavoidably produce interior strains which would lead to its devastation. In his views, Marx thought that as entrepreneurship replaced feudalism; socialism would in turn substitute capitalism hence leading to a stateless and egalitarian society referred to as one under ‘pure communism’. From this, he further argued that the structural inconsistencies within entrepreneurship called for its end resulting in the emergence of communism. It should further be noted that from Marx’s point of view; the expansion of contemporary industries cuts from its roots the very base; on which the rich manufactures and appropriates goods. In this case, what the rich produce is what will result in its destruction thus giving way to the success of the proletariat. It can further be argued that capitalism according to Karl Marx would stop through the planned procedures of a worldwide working-class (Marx et al. 6-80). It is of importance to note that, Karl Marx in his communist manifesto offered a systematic advance to the class opposition and the social ills of entrepreneurship rather than a forecast of socialism’s upcoming forms. It can also be argued that from Marx’s point of view capitalism which has been brought about by contemporary industrialization has led to several social ills. In this case, Marx outlined the problems caused by classes and ranks in society. Based on this in the ancient societies, there were cases of a complex arrangement of the social order into different ranks. According to Marx, during the industrial revolution, the bourgeois society established new social ranks, new forms of fightbacks, and new situations of dominations. As a result of the industrial revolution which gave way to capitalism, two different classes emerged which included the bourgeois and the proletariat. It should also be noted that the industrial revolution brought about the division of labor where the laborers received fewer benefits as compared to the landowners. It can also be argued that the contemporary industry has developed the world market which in turn has given a vast advancement to business, transportation, and communication by land. As a result of these expansions, the bourgeois has developed in raising its assets; hence driving into the ground every class (Burkett 154-176). It can further be argued that contemporary bourgeois society has its transactions of manufacturing, trade, and assets; but is no longer capable of managing the powers of production. It should further be noted that the industrial revolution according to Karl Marx had led to the widespread exploitation of laborers by the owners of means of production. In this case, the laborers produce but did not benefit from the production which resul