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This 3 page paper provides a detailed account of the ideal American male based upon Owen Wister's, "The Virginian". Other westerns are also used to support the notion of the ideal American male as being a rugged, adventurous hero. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5-page paper asks several accounting and tax-based questions, and asks what issues these might be related to. Topics under discussion include gifting, transfer of income, transfer of property and more. Bibliography lists one source.

A 4 page book review of Claude Brown's Manchild in the Promised Land, which was originally published in 1965. This is a novel that is a thinly veiled autobiographical account of Brown's childhood and adolescence growing up in Harlem in the 1940s and 50s. In a clear, lucid writing style that brings alive the era and the environment of Brown's background, the author paints a picture of deprivation, brutality and hardship in unflinching detail. No additional sources cited.

This 8 page paper uses a real life Caucasian Freedom Rider from the 1960s as a subject for this piece of historic fiction. Research done uses the real account of James Peck who rode a bus from Atlanta to Birmingham at the height of the civil rights era. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page paper examines several aspects of the New Australian Accounting Standard Board 1047 regulation; Disclosing the Impacts of Adopting Australian Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards. The paper looks at the changes of treatment for intangible assets, defined benefit superannuation schemes and revaluation before considering the long term benefits of adopting this measure. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 13-page paper is an explanation of derivatives and their use in trading. Derivatives are explained through the Enron and WorldCom accounting scandals as well. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 9-page paper brings up an ethical issue as it pertains to management accounting, and discusses solutions that the controller needs to consider to remain on the right side of ethics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page essay that compares two passages from Victor Villasenor's Rain of Gold, a real-life account of his Mexican-American family background. The writer discusses two passages that highlight the texture and nuance of the mother/son relationship and the importance of the matriarch in Mexican culture. No additional sources cited.

This 8 page paper considers a case study supplied by the student. The paper answers four questions posed by the student regarding a company where there is an accounting system that does not give middle managers any valuable information. This including identifying the likely control issues the opinion of the company accountant by a factory manager, the type of system that is used and how it could be changed. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

A commentary on Carpini's account of his experiences of Mongol society in the Middle Ages, with specific reference to cultural clashes and the difficulties of making objective analyses of other cultures. Bibliography lists 1 source

5 pages in length. Edward Bellamy finds many things problematic about the rise of late nineteenth-century industrialism in Looking Backward: 2000-1887. The extent to which this rise of social progress served to economically stunt the masses while creating fortunes for a handful of savvy – if not unscrupulous – businessmen is both grand and far-reaching; that Bellamy's account points out this and many other social, political and economic inequities speaks to a time of American evolution that was not holistically beneficial as many believe. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

8 pages in length. Improving upon what many believe could not be enhanced, the sixtieth anniversary edition of Gordon William Prange's At Dawn We Slept : The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor incorporates the contributions of Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon as a means by which to assemble an even greater account of what happened at Pearl Harbor minus the politically skewed perspective and Hollywood spin typically associated with the 'truth.' No additional sources cited.

A 5 page essay that looks at Gitta Sereny's text Into That Darkness, From Mercy Killing to Mass Murder (1974), which is an account of the life and choices of Franz Stangl, commandant of the Nazi death camps, Sobibor and Treblinka. Told largely in Stangl's own words, this is a highly intimate portrait of a mass murderer. The writer discusses the choices that Stangl made which led him down this path. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper is written in two parts. The first part considers if, in a profit making organization if profit is the only or best performance measure. The second part of the paper defines GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) looking at the advantages and disadvantages from the perspective of a business owner. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

An 8 page review of and commentary on two research articles. One provides an account of the experiences of several volunteers entering mental hospitals in the early 1970s; the other studies couples' television viewing behavior, specifically as it involves use of the remote control. Both of these studies are revealing, Rosenhan's (1973) for its disturbing honesty; Walker's (1996) for its confirmation of conventional wisdom. Each study also could be used as preliminary information for more comprehensive studies of the same topics. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines whether or not any heroes emerge in this account of the housing controversy in Yonkers, NY during the 1980s. No additional sources are used.

This 12-page paper discusses the mandatory convergence of many international countries and companies to the IAS standard of financial accounting. Topics covered include the benefits and disadvantage of convergence, and what the perceived impact is likely to be. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 page research paper/essay that analyzes observations made by Lady Montagu's letters from Turkey in the early eighteenth century. The writer argues that unlike many Western travelers in Turkey at this time, Lady Montagu exhibits the intelligence and discernment to recognize where accounts by other Westerners have erred; to recognize where Turkish culture deserves praise; and, most importantly, to recognize where a Turkish custom--specifically, the folk remedy for smallpox--should be acknowledged as superior to treatment in England for this malady and adopted by the English. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

4 pages in length. Now, as in the time of Aristotle, the account of human excellence and human flourishing/happiness is both inextricable from and inherent to human existence; to understand how this relationship has carried forth to the present day is to realize the intensity of man's constant quest for accomplishment and what that search ultimately renders. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page research paper that discusses the events of 1634 in the city of Loudun in France, where Father Urbain Grandier was persecuted and executed for political purposes as a victim of the Inquisition. The writer discusses the play and film based on this story, which draw on an historical account of the period by Aldous Huxley. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7-page paper provides an overview of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, its impact on the accounting profession and historical perspective. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 16 page paper looks at the role and performance of Islamic banks and considers the hypothesis that Islamic banks are ore profitable than non Islamic banks. The paper starts by considering the role of banks and the application of Islamic banking. The paper then presents primary research using data from Islamic bank accounts and performs an hypothesis test both return in assets and return on equity as profitability measures. This is compared with existing research before a conclusion is reached. The bibliography cites 20 sources.

A 5 page paper assessing several points of economic consideration regarding the operation and potential expansion of a small, one-location swimming pool service and supply business. Questions address topics including elasticity of demand; law of diminishing return; economies of scale; potential price strategies; and business expansion possibilities. EPS is in an ideal position to enhance its business results without the need for a great amount of additional effort or cost. The paper recommends it increase its number of commercial accounts and increase retail sales. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A paper which looks at several critical perspectives on Chaucer's Wife of Bath, taking into account her views on gender, marriage, and female economic independence. Bibliography lists 5 sources

This 3 page paper is a first person account of an individual's first day in the United States of America. The day consisted of moving and playing in the snow for the first time. Bibliography lists 3 sources.