PCAOB, The Future of 404 Scott Carlson Mark Geiger Evallory Spratlin Kimberly Williams Liberty University Abstract Since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was implemented, small businesses have objected to what they describe as severe financial impacts, which are a byproduct of Rule 404 of the act. This paper will explore the allegations of small businesses, Congress’ response and what this dialogue means for the future of the Sarbanes-Oxley. The implications of this research are important because they have bearing on future regulation in the financial industry. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is a comprehensive bill that has proven to be a work in progress since its passage. The necessity of the bill can hardly be disputed
Prezi vs. PowerPoint Both Prezi vs. PowerPoint articles by David Wicks and Phil Bird talk about this new age presentation tool called prezi that brings a presentation to life and really gets the audience involved and interested in the topic of discussion. However, they don’t really go into depth about what PowerPoint really does if you take the time to learn all the functions of the presentation software, and I believe they do this either because they, themselves, really don’t know how to completely use PowerPoint, or to try to show how PowerPoint pales in comparison to this new age presentation software called prezi. According to Wicks, prezi is a web-based presentation tool that uses a map layout and zooming to show contextual relationships which addresses some of the shortcomings of PowerPoint. Wicks shows that prezi differs from PowerPoint in that it uses non-linear navigation and is web-based, but has limited printing options, while PowerPoint uses linear navigation, has a slide stack layout, is computer-based, and has multiple printing options. Bird goes into more of theory when speaking of prezi by stating that during a presentation with a presenter at the front and participants who have come to a session on the basis of the title or abstract of the session, it’s not going to be that much different than PowerPoint.
Analytical Essay Overall wellbeing, an extravagant lifestyle, and wealth all come to mind when I ponder the good life but what does the good life actually cost? At first glance, this seems like a loaded question that requires multiple dissertations in order to answer. I even contemplated whether or not the good life had a cost at all. Breaking the good life into separate topics relieves much of the stress when it comes to giving an answer. In terms of consumerism, the good life is damaging to the environment, places too much emphasis on money, and it dwindles the importance of non-market values.
Fluid intelligence doesn’t look much like the capacity to memorize and recite facts, the skills that people have traditionally associated with brainpower. But building it up may improve the capacity to think deeply that Carr and others fear we’re losing for good. And we shouldn’t let the stresses associated with a transition to a new era blind us to that era’s astonishing potential. We swim in an ocean of data, accessible from nearly anywhere, generated by billions of devices. We’re only beginning to explore what we can do with this knowledge-at-a-touch.
But, this does very little in protecting you against some other guys writing a spreadsheet which is more user friendly, calculates faster, and provides more functions, even though you were the inventor of the spreadsheet. There are only so many general purpose software programs. The rest of computer software is specialized, developed for a particular purpose, to solve a specific problem. These specific software solutions may rely on the general purpose solutions, but refine them. By refining them they become specific applications targeting a specific set of users with a specific set of problems.
University of Phoenix Material Media Convergence Worksheet Write 250- to 350-word answers to each of the following questions in the matrix: |Questions |Answers | |What is meant by the term media |Media convergence with the regards to technology means that the lines are getting blurred | |convergence with regard to technology, |together between the traditional forms of media and new technology so that they are almost| |and how has it affected everyday life? |becoming one. A decade ago, there were clear differences between print media, TV, the | | |internet, in general,
Explain how different market research methods have been used to make a marketing decision within a selected situation or business Market research is the process of gathering information about your businesses industry, customers and competition in order assess the feasibility of your business idea. Prior to starting your research it is important to determine your objective and to clearly define your research questions. Many entrepreneurs avoid doing market research out of fear they will not find what they want to find or because it can be costly / time consuming. However, making decisions without first doing some research can be risky. Primary research (or field research) gathers original information directly for your purpose, rather than being gathered from published sources.
More than describing his reasons, he hopes that many other people identify with his ideas, so he don’t feel as the only one who degrades computers’ function. Berry’s article draws attention of the audience because we live in a society that barely looks up for reasons for not buying not only computers, but also any other technological advance. We live on a pro technology world. Past generations might always seem technology as an enemy because it is hard for them to catch up with technology. Berry’s intention to persuade readers depends whether the reader agrees or disagrees with his reasons.
Decision making can be expedited when rapid response are required. Using an intuitive approach can help most people express their thoughts while also applying some rational to each decision thereafter. There are often times where circumstances leave no time to go through complete rational analysis, this is why I was surprised that this exercise, given the situation, was not timed – both for the individual and group ranking of the items. Fast paced thinking could have factored on which each person based their reasoning behind their ranking, and the scores could have been very different. In a case of survival, there is usually very limited structure to the problem.
I cannot say that I have questions already crafted or constructed. Every call or incident is different, I guess over the years I have learned from experience on how an interview will go and or take place. While thinking of it, while in the academy, I do not recall much time place upon an interview and or constructing questions for the interview. I don’t know if I would consider these rules a direct benefit, but rather a good guideline to follow. As an officer you must try and be creative within your own means and capabilities.