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American Greetings
American Greetings MIDTERM Balance Sheet (1986 - 1990) 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Assets Current Assets Cash and Equivalents $26,853 $17,225 $36,534 $94,292 $122,669 Trade Accounts Receivables, Less Allowances for Sales Returns and Doubtful Accounts 240,471 284,135 278,559 242,582 254,285 Inventories Raw Material 59,343 56,057 56,122 48,478 51,0 Work in Process 60,179 69,668 61,406 51,625 42,139 Finished Products 181,237 202,412 245,801 197,618 208,918 300,9 328,137 363,329 297,721 302,132 Less LIFO Reserve 76,552 ,392 77,274 83,017
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Causes Of The American Civil War
Causes Of The American Civil War by Victoria Kent Four years of American bloodshed on American soil. Why? The reasons are varied. From the formation of America to 1860, the people in this country were divided. This division was a result of location and personal sentiments. Peace could not continue in a country filled with quarrels that affected the common American. There is a common misconception that the American Civil War was fought only over
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Mexican Americans
Through out the years, the Hispanic population appears to be growing in large quantities. The group "Hispanics" range from Mexicans, Cubans, Central and South Americans, Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics. Panethnicity is the development of solidarity between ethnic subgroups. One example of panethicity is when Anglos say that "all Hispanics look alike", they tend to believe that all Latinos are the same due to Hispanics skin color or language spoken. Hispanics are brought together through
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The History Of Birth Control
From ancient Egypt to modern America people have attempted to control the human reproductive process. Human beings have long tried to stop the conception and birth of offspring for physical, emotional, social and economic reasons. Throughout history the actual thought behind the various methods have not changed much as evidence for barrier methods, abortions, withdrawal methods etc. can be traced back thousands of years. Egyptian papyruses dating from around 1850 B.C. show recipes for vaginal
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History Of Hollywood
"Last of the Mohicans" History or Hollywood The 1992 movie version of James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans" was directed by Michael Mann and starred Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Steven Waddington, Russell Means and Eric Schweig. As an epic about human conflict, the movie addresses all the necessary elements of social, political and spiritual concern required for such a production; however, the grandiose spectacle of Hollywood film making abilities cannot mask the stereotypical
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History Of The Indian Rupee
The currency of India is the rupee. Rupee is derived from the Sanskrit rupyakam which means coin of silver ("Indian Rupee"). The rupee has transitioned through several governing bodies over its recorded history. Each transitional phase can be traced by the examples of the rupee notes as follows: early private and semi-governmental banks, Government of India, King George V, King George VI, Indo-French Territories, Indo-Portuguese Territories, Prisoner-of-War Coupons, Princely States, cash coupons of Princely States,
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History Of Jazz
Upon entering a modern record store, one is confronted with a wide variety of choices in recorded music. These choices not only include a multitude of artists, but also a wide diversity of music categories. These categories run the gamut from easy listening dance music to more complex art music. On the complex side of the scale are the categories known as Jazz and Classical music. Some of the most accomplished musicians of our
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History Of Body Modification
When you see someone walking down the street with his or her ear pierced you probably do no think much about it, but when you see a man or woman walking down the street with their tongue pierced you probably take a second glance or make a slap judgment about them before even taking the time to think about why he or she got a body part pierced. Body piercing has become more mainstream in
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The African Elephant
Aftican Elephant Loxodonta africana Status: Vulnerable Map: Max. Size: The African elephant is the largest land dwelling animal and it reaches up to 24.0 feet in length and 11.5 feet in height at the shoulder, and weighs up to 22,000 pounds. Max. age: The elephants grow several replacement sets of teeth until the age of about 70 years old. After their last set of teeth is replaced, the animal dies of starvation in the wild
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The Great Gatsby And The American Dream
As Fitzgerald saw it (and as Nick explains in Chapter IX), the American dream was originally about discovery, individualism, and the pursuit of happiness. In the 1920s depicted in the novel, however, easy money and relaxed social values have corrupted this dream, especially on the East Coast. The main plotline of the novel reflects this assessment, as Gatsby's dream of loving Daisy is ruined by the difference in their respective social statuses, his resorting to
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American Education
There are many things in American society that most have never questioned, or if they have, it has only been a fleeting thought in someone's head. There are times where people will be submissive to authority even though it goes against their beliefs and morals. In the Milgram study, test subjects were called in to play the role of "teacher." They would ask the "learner" word pair questions. If the learner answered the question
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Early American Literature: Puritans Vs. Native Americans
Early Puritans led simple, modest lives, free of materialistic temptations. According to today's high standards, Puritans appear to have led almost primitive lives. However, in that time in history, their humble homes were a large part of their daily lives, and they were viewed upon as being a gift from God. In her poem, Anne Bradstreet describes the importance of her house, despite the fact that she chastises herself for yielding to the temptations of
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Apparentness Of Human Rights In The French And American Revolutions
What are human rights? Human rights are the rights given to each person so that they may be treated with dignity, equality, and respect. These rights are given to people to ensure the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in our society. However, human rights were not given as a birth right, but rather as a struggle that has occurred through many eras. As a result, many battles, conflicts, wars, and revolutions have been fought
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History Of Juvenile Justice
History of Juvenile Justice *created in the late 1800's to reform U.S. policies regarding youthful offenders *early on children were treated as chattels of adults without any rights *if found guilty they were sentenced just as adults were *New York City House of Refuge, the first youth prison opened in 1825 *during the 1800's the juvenile justice system exercised its authority within a "parens patriae" which meant state as parent or guardian role. The state
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Labor History
UberFLAC v0.89 - tools to help with ЬberStandard 3.0/FLAC rips ============================================================== These rather hackish tools help with ЬberStandard 3.0/FLAC rips. FLACScript enforces and checks MD5 sums for FLAC rips, and does it better than oggscript. It also generates standard-compliant MD5 checksum files now, that anything else like md5sum or hksfv can check too. UberTrans allows you to safely transcode FLAC rips to the other UberStandard formats. Yes, it only works on FLAC. Deal with it,
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The History Of Texis
The history of Texas Texas history itself had its own amazing story. The small number of American settlers moved to the land of Texas had led to the dramatic war with the Mexicans. The land of Texas was used to be owned by Mexicans. Due to the argument between Texans and Mexicans caused the battle of San Jacinto and Mexican War. In long ago before American settlers moved to Texas, this place was so rich
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Spanish- American War
Spanish War vs. WWI In the 19th century the United States was greatly affected by the two major wars they were involved in. One of them being the Spanish American War and the other WWI also known as the Great War. According to historians the United States went to war with Spain because they wanted to liberate Cuba. The United States saw this, as an opportunity to gain more economic power and to gain empire,
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English Language History
English Language Research Task 1. The origin of the English language can be traced back to the 5th century A.D. with the arrival of three tribes from present day Germany. The three tribes were called Angles, Saxons and Jutes. At this time the main language in Britain was the Celtic language, which was quickly replaced by English. Recently an old manuscript dating from 450 A.D. was found in England and it contained the first known
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Costa Rica History
Costa Rica was founded by Christopher Columbus on his fourth and last voyage to the new world in 1502. Already living in Costa Rica were four indigenous tribes. The Corucas, Chibchas, and Diquis lived in the south west region while the Caribs lived on the east coast. Tthe natives from the tribes either left when the Spaniards arrived or died from the disease smallpox. Colonists started to settle in this area in 1522. After settlement,
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Supreme Court History
In 1789, the final draft of the constitution of the United States came into effect. In article three it calls for "[t]he judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." In the article it neither says the duties, powers, or any organization of the supreme court. If left this up to congress and to
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The History Of The Transplant
1954: First successful kidney transplant from one twin to another with no anti-rejection drugs necessary. Dr. Joseph Murray, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston. (More kidney transplants between identical twins were performed immediately afterward, and some of those kidney recipients are still alive.) 1967: First successful liver transplant, Dr. Thomas Starzl, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver. 1967: World's first heart transplant, Dr. Christiaan Barnard, South Africa. 1968: First successful heart transplant in United States,
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Women And The American Revolution
Women generally did not fight in the revolution, and the traditional status of Eighteenth Century women meant that they were not publicly able to participate fully in the debates over the revolution. However, in their own sphere, and sometimes out of it, woman participated fully in the revolution in all the ways that their status and custom allowed. As the public debate over the Townshend Acts grew more virulent, women showed their support for the
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Gangs Of New York History Vs. Hollywood
The movie begins in New York, in 1843, with a gang fight. Bill "the butcher" Cutting's gang of "nativists" have challenged the "dead rabbits" (a gang of mostly Irish immigrants) to a fight to settle once and for all who is the most powerful gang in the area. After an intense battle the "nativists" win by killing the leader of the "dead rabbits", also Amsterdam's (the main character's) father. Amsterdam is then led into
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American Dreamer
"American Dreamer" Bharati Mukherjee In "American Dreamer," Bharati Mukherjee tells her story of coming to the United States and becoming a citizen. Mukerjee left Calcutta in 1961 to study at the University of Iowa. She was to return back to her family but instead Mukerjee fell in love and married. She moved to Canada, where her husband was from. After fourteen years, she and her new family moved back to the United States because of
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Start Of The American Revolution
Start Of American Revolution 3 Causes of the final rupture between the 13 colonies and Great Britain between 1763 and 17 There were many causes that brought on the start of the American Revolution. A great deal of the civil unrest was brought on by the acts that followed the end of the French and Indian War. At the end of the war, most of which was fought on American soil England had incurred a
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