Start: Some value relevance research studies are motivated by standard setting and seek to draw some standard setting inferences from these studies. Their studies are based on theories of accounting, standard setting and valuation. Question: Are these theories that underlie value relevance studies descriptive of standards setting and valuation? If they are not, then the associations between accounting numbers and equity valuations are just mere associations and have limited standard setting…

Storytelling and its relevance Storytelling is, as a concept, built upon the fundamental question of why. From the dawn of civilization to the marketing activities of a silicon-valley technology company, the success of every endeavor in between can be traced to the resolution of this fundamental question. “Storytelling is one of the few human traits that are truly universal across culture and through all of known history,” writes Jeremy Hsu for Scientific American . “Anthropologists find evidence…

the theory of evolution. To understand why the teaching of evolution in school is important, it’s important to understand what it is, how it works, and how we benefit from its evolutionary history. Evolution is the steady development of different kinds of living organisms that have diversified from earlier forms throughout the generations. Without evolution, biology wouldn’t make sense because evolution is its key principle that connects and explains many facets of life. Evolution is a very important…

comprising about 3.1 million males and 2.8 million females (Queensland Govt., n.d). More than 599 000 people have arrived under humanitarian programs, initially as displaced persons and more recently as refugees. Statistics from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship reported that during this same period in Australia, approximately 1.6 million migrants arrived between October 1945 and 30 June 1960, about 1.3 million in the 1960s, about 960,000 in the 1970s, about 1.1 million in the 1980s, over…

Evolution Evolution, a change in the genetic makeup of a subgroup, or population, of a species (Nowicki 10). Every living thing in the world is capable of evolving into something. Cells evolve to perform different tasks and to become stronger. Charles Darwin is the founder of evolution, he realized that species change over time to ensure survival. The future of evolution can not be predicted. Everything in our universe starts out as a single celled organism. All life traces back to three billion…

What is Evolution? Evolution is the modification of characteristics of living organisms over generations (StrangeScience.net, 2015); it is the gradual process of development by which the present diversity of living organisms arose from the earliest forms of life, which is believed to have been ongoing for at least the past 3000 million years (Hine, 2004). Common ancestry are groups of living organisms that share the most recent common ancestor, by which scientific evidence proves that all life on…

of theories to answer the age old question, “Where do we come from?” The theory of evolution is just one of the many theories written over the centuries that attempts to answer this question; however, it holds the distinction of being the only theory accepted as scientifically true in today’s world. This paper will discuss the theory of evolution in detail; topics addressed include defining the theory of evolution and explaining how the theory has evolved over time, as well as highlighting the theory’s…

Liberation, Rebellion and Relevance In “The Rebel an essay on man in revolt,” Albert Camus (1956) muses on the absurd origins of rebellion and art and their significance to the individual and society. While reading Camus I began to think about how important art really is and how appalling some of the trends in education and arts funding apparently are. This is what inspired me to write this paper but my intention is not to directly address any of the many and various issues concerning arts education…

Relevance of Sovereignty Sovereignty, in its’ most traditional Westphalian view, is defined by scholars as the principal and expectation that states have legal and political supremacy –or ultimate authority–within their territorial boundaries (F.L.S. 47), but as the world continues to grow and complex, the relevance of Westphalian sovereignty is repeatedly questioned. Many factors now play into the role of sovereignty, complicating the once simplistic view. These factors include the expanding necessity…

about my ideas of evolution. Me: Can you give me a brief rundown of your theory of evolution? I know of evolution, but your definition slipped my mind. Darwin: Yes, though I would enjoy a stroll around this lake. How about when we walk along the lakeshore completely, our conversation will end? Me: That sounds wonderful. Darwin stands and we begin to walk. The slow pace allows more time for our conversation to extend. Darwin: To put it in the simplest terms, my theory of evolution begins with the considering…