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    1. If you deposit $10‚000 in a bank account that pays 10 percent interest annually‚ how much money will be in your account after 5 years? 2. What is the present value of a security that promises to pay you $5‚000 in 20 years? Assume that you can earn 7 percent if you were to invest in other securities of equal risk. 3. If you deposit money today into an account that pays 6.5 percent interest‚ how long will it take for you to double your money? 4. Your parents are planning to retire in 18

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    entertainment use or work use‚ computers are part of our everyday lives. They have an effect on almost everything you do. When you buy groceries at a supermarket‚ a computer is uesed with laser and barcode technology to scan the price of each item and present a total. Barcoding items (clothes‚ food and books ) requires a computer to generate the barcode labels and maintain the inventory. Most televison advertisiments and many films use graphics produced by a computer. In hospitals‚ bedide terminals connected

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    Terrorism: PastPresent‚ and Future The best response to this network of terror is to build a network of our own -- a network of like-minded countries and organizations that pools resources‚ information‚ ideas‚ and power. Taking on the radical fundamentalists alone isn’t necessary‚ it isn’t smart‚ and it won’t succeed.- Joe Biden Revolutions come only when the public can be stirred into action. The status quo of a region or nation cannot be broken unless there is a large public calling for

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    present and future of RUP certification In the past‚ when IBM Rational owned the process and the certification process‚ individuals were advised to visit the two-day training course PRJ270‚ Essentials of Rational Unified Process version 2‚ directly from IBM Past Rational. Originally thought of as an official measure for future RUP instructors‚ the certification followed the content of the course. The course was not a prerequisite to achieve certification (and it still is not)‚ but the student book

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    Short Assignment Three: Social Work - Past and Present Times are much different than they used to be‚ however‚ the world seems to be reacting to these problems the same way they did years ago. Most days‚ the general public seems to be preoccupied with ‘the war on terror.’ There is so much going on in this world‚ and yet it is all being categorized as one big issue. This is very similar to some events in the past‚ more specifically‚ The Great Depression. When The Great Depression happened‚ it devastated

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    Conclusion………………………………………………………………………….10 References………………………………………………………………………….11 3 Introduction A company´s biggest asset is its customers loyalty. The term customer loyalty describes the demand-side perspective of a bond‚ e.g. the customer has reduced willingness to change (Homburg / Bruhn‚ 2000‚ p.8). Customer loyalty can be seen as an solidarity leading to the customer´s deliberate and intentional continuation of a business relationship‚ developing a positive attitude towards the supplier

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    this concerns every citizen in the United States. Then I will discuss how leaders of the past dealt with the pressures concerning the further effects on the economy at the time‚ which brought to light the need for energy policy as well as pressing foreign policy issues that need to be addressed‚ as both are certainly detrimental to our economic well being. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has a membership of 11 countries ranging from United Arab Emirates to the Socialist People

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    Women: PastPresent‚ and the Future The definition of a female can be defined as: a person bearing two X chromosomes in the cell nuclei and normally having a vagina‚ a uterus and ovaries‚ and developing at puberty a relatively rounded body and enlarged breasts‚ and retaining a beardless face; a girl or woman. The definition of a Stepford Wife uses these qualities‚ but adds some to it for example: A woman must tend to the household duties‚ look perfect-all the time‚ have an impeccable meal

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    Google is best known simply for their widely used search engine. However‚ this company has become an industry leader‚ a technological innovator and much‚ much more. Today‚ Google is a publicly held corporation whose stock trades for nearly $500 per share and has a market capitalization of nearly $150 billion (Mills‚ Nov. 2006). That‚ coupled with their increasing market share in numerous web-based market‚ means Google truly is the little search engine that could. Located in Mountain View‚ CA

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    Stereotypes of Past and Present Where do the stereotypes of today come from? Are they true? One of the most harmful misconceptions is the stereotype that African-Americans are all criminals. There is another‚ equally harmful stereotype that black men and women are uneducated. Lastly there are many stereotypes about the diets of African-Americans. Many of these stereotypes come from the same time as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. There are often people who believe that black people are

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