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    Necker's Financial Report

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    private business such as railroad industry. The financial accountability development seemed to back to its initial point, but it was easily to discover that good financial accountability had existed when general culture supported accounting industry. Luca Pacioli, the father of modern accountant, lived in a society where people regarded a good accountant as a God bless person (Soll 50).

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    American pop culture took a turn in the late 1970s when director George Lucas released a series of six movies that caused nationwide phenomena. The Star Wars series was a group of science fiction films that followed a young man, Luke Skywalker, and his journey to save the universe from all forces of evil including his father, an iconic character Darth Vader. The first film was released in early 1977 with over a million dollars in its opening weekend and the five other successive films continued to

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    J.J. Abrams is undeniably one of the greatest directors in Hollywood. From Mission Impossible to Star Trek, it seems that every movie with the Abrams name attached to it hits it big at the box office. Just to add another check to the list, it is officially confirmed that J.J. Abrams will be returning to direct and co-write Star Wars: Episode IX. This sounds familiar… It should! Abrams is no stranger to the Star Wars franchise. He previously directed the first Star Wars film in the current trilogy

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    Social Context of 16th-century Italian Madrigals In the 16th-century, Italy influenced the Renaissance music throughout Western Europe. The most influential musical genre was the Italian madrigal, and “about 1,200 madrigal volumes. . . were printed between 1520 and 1630”.1 of the madrigal, but the genre contains elements of the frottola, ballata, chanson, and Musicologists debate about the exact origins Madrigals were mostly secular songs that were primarily intended to be

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    Film Making Process Essay

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    There are many modes of production such as large-scale, exploitation, independent, DIY and small-scale productions. The classical Hollywood “studio system” uses the mode of mass production.1 A studio is a company in business for making films for example Paramount and Warner Bros are studios.1 These studios have a system called “studio systems” in which they operate the filmmaking process.1 In mass production systems, writers, directors, actors and all workers in between are under contracts.1 These

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    this is the Flash Gordon series which Lucas admired growing up. In Chapter 1, Taylor mentions “Lucas has never been shy about referring to Flash Gordon as the most direct and prominent inspiration for Star Wars. “The original Universal serial was on TV at 6:15 pm every day, and I was just crazy about it,” Lucas said after shooting Star Wars in 1976. “I’ve always had a fascination for space adventure, romantic adventures” (Taylor, C). This statement from George Lucas leads me to believe he took his fascinations

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    In the popular television show, “One Tree Hill”, Lucas Scott once stated, “Some people believe that ravens guide travelers to their destinations. Others believe that the sight of a solitary raven is considered good luck or more than one raven together predicts trouble ahead.” People have many different opinions about what ravens signify. In Poe’s “The Raven” it becomes clear that the raven symbolizes emotional suffering and also portrays a vivid understanding of reality. As the raven enters the

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    Mathematics has always been very prominent in art since the beginning of time. Mathematical tools such as the Golden Ratio and the De Divina Proportione have helped shape the art we know today. Famous artists and mathematicians such as Piero De Francesca, Polykleitos, and M. C. Escher are the founders of the amazing works of art we are familiar with. Even modern day mathematics has given art a new form, with Fractal Art. Without math, some of the art we have today would not exist. In the ancient

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    Topic: The speech that I had the opportunity to observe was called “The Big Questions of the Force Awakens,” which was given by David Johnson. The speech talked about some of the major questions and criticisms left by the movie as well as some philosophical topics that were thought to be discussed in the movie. Introduction: The speaker didn’t really open with a great grabber, all he did was ask us if we saw the movie and if we liked it. However, he made the presentation seem interesting because

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    Strategic Analysis: Pixar Winston Churchill once stated “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results”. The current business environment is rapidly evolving due to the pressures of changing technology as well as the increasing demands firms are under to expand regionally and globally. Successful organizations in this often chaotic and changing environment must continually scan their internal and external conditions in order to respond proactively to market conditions

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