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Silent Majorities: The Brief History of a Curious Term, 1920-1980
Get PDFThis paper examines the use of the term “the silent majority” from 1920-1980,
tracing the term from its roots in the prohibition and moral movements of the 1920s and 1930s, to its resurfacing in the 1950s in connection to race and integration, to finally Nixon’s popularization of the term. The sources in which the term was used as such were located through Google Books, the University of Mississippi’s One Search tool, and the Chronicling America database. The Google Ngram Viewer was also utilized in creating a graph that tracked the usage of “the silent majority” in digitized literature through the twentieth century.
Upon analyzing these sources, it became apparent that “the silent majority” was
used by conservative American citizens and politicians to describe voters they considered to be the anti-radicals, the anti-minority, and the virtuous majoritarian sect of the voting population in America. The conclusion of this paper considers the implications of such a definition on modern American politics – as the term resurfaced and many voters began to identify as members of 2016 candidate Donald Trump’s “silent majority” constituency – and suggests that “the silent majority” of the 2016 election might actually have been composed of liberals, who won the popular vote, rather than the conservatives who claimed membership to the group
A Comprehensive Analysis of Cases in Financial Accounting
Get PDFThe thesis constitutes a comprehensive analysis of various cases in financial accounting.
The topics included investment decisions, income statement, property, plant, and
equipment valuation, accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts, research and
development, data analysis, interest bonds, stock and dividends, securities, income taxes,
and revenue recognition. The GAAP standards for the subjects include many options that
can be used, and accounting will be significantly different dependent on the choice the firm
will make. The research highlighted the respective differences in the methods and
thoroughly explained the reasonings behind the chosen methods in cases. Topics were
investigated over the course of two semesters, while attending a special course led by Dr.
Victoria Dickinson. Each case discusses a topic by using different public companies as an
example, which provides us with necessary background information to critically assess the
situation and to explain the underlying concepts to reasonably informed user. The cases
required different means of information gathering, but generally included references to the
available textbooks and books, as well as web sources and data bases available through the
university library. The data gathered assisted in the case analysis and helped to understand
more in the area of financial reporting. We were encouraged to use codification, laws, and
ratios to assist in the analysis. The case studies inspired us to acquire more knowledge on
different topics and gain some expertise in the application of concepts. From case to case
it can be clearly deduced how important is to understand the basics of each topic to be able
to navigate through more advanced topics in our college career
What Happened to Venezuela?
Get PDFBy studying academic research, I investigate the root causes of the crisis in Venezuela today. The research studied lays out the historical factors that have contributed to the crisis. Venezuelan politics and global politics play a role in the crisis in addition to economic factors. The situation in Venezuela has been developing for years but has gained more attention recently as the economic crisis has caused a humanitarian and political crisis as well. I chose this topic because I am interested in how colossal crises occur and I am interested in Spanish speaking countries because it is my minor. Specifically, I want to determine whether this crisis is mainly due to poor policy decisions, a drop in the price of oil, or a combination of the two. In an attempt to value Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), the state-owned oil enterprise, I learned that a comparable analysis is not necessarily appropriate to value the company but I do gain insight into the inability of both PDVSA and the Venezuelan government to obtain debt. Because the crisis is ongoing and developments continue almost daily, the final part of this paper lays out the possibilities for the future of Venezuela. The sources used for analyzing the future of Venezuela are credible news agencies. The basic conclusion of my analysis is that the policies and practices of the Venezuelan government left its economy vulnerable to a decline in the price of oil and the decline in oil prices harmed the Venezuelan economy substantially, showing that it is a combination of policy and oil prices that contributed to the crisis in Venezuela today
Comparative Analysis of Pregnancy Accommodation Laws Among States
Get PDFPregnancy accommodations refer to changes in the workplace or the way a job is typically done that allows an equal employment opportunity to a pregnant individual. Twenty-three states and Washington, D.C. have enacted pregnancy accommodation laws or requirements. Through documentary analysis of the state laws and surrounding literature, I compare the state laws to one another and the issue of pregnancy accommodations is discussed. The United States needs a national or uniform pregnancy accommodation law to equally protect pregnant women from job loss, wage loss, hazards to their pregnancy, and other forms of discrimination. In addition, companies and employers benefit from uniform pregnancy accommodation laws due to fewer lawsuits, including expensive legal expenses and time, and ease of creating policies and procedures. The current state and federal laws’ insufficiencies are due to small scope of coverage. The problems are reinforced through increasing case numbers, increasing number of state laws, and literature on women’s experiences. I compare the state laws on pregnancy accommodation in order to give a policy recommendation on the feasible ways to address the problem of failure in protecting pregnant women in the workplace due to lack of accommodation laws. I recommend the adoption by all states of the model law proposed to ensure equal access for pregnancy accommodation
A Comprehensive Review of Accounting through Case Studies
Get PDFAs a student of both The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and The Patterson School of Accountancy, I have the opportunity to pursue an alternative thesis, comprised of a study of technical accounting through case studies. I compiled this research of accounting theories, principles, and data analytics systems over the course of two semesters, while simultaneously seizing bi-weekly opportunities to network with professional firms and interview for accounting internships. The opportunity to pursue an alternative thesis not only impacted my academic growth, but also my professional success. With the help of Doctor Victoria Dickinson, I was able to put the principles I had learned in the classroom to practice, gaining an understanding of the laws and theories governing specific transactions, and how small variations can have a magnified effect on financial statements. Dr. Dickinson also scheduled all of the Big 4 accounting firms, along with regional and local firms, to speak in class about 6 times a semester. These interactions helped me to gain additional exposure to the firms, and increased my chances of securing an internship with the firm and city of my choice. I have recently returned from a Big 4 internship in Nashville, Tennessee, where I have already accepted a full-time job offer upon completion of my Master’s degree and CPA. The following review of accounting through case studies is certainly a reflection of this growth and success over the course of my time at the University and as a student of the SMBHC
The Effects of Story Creation on Recall Performance
Get PDFPrior experiments (e.g., Nairne, Pandeirada, Thompson, 2008) have demonstrated that considering information with respect to one’s survival improves recall performance relative to other well-known deep processing tasks. In the present experiment, we sought to determine whether creating stories might lead to similarly high levels of recall performance. To determine this, participants were assigned to either a survival, pleasantness, or story creation condition and were asked to consider 20 common nouns with respect to one of those three sets of instructions. After performing one of these tasks, participants were asked to complete a brief distractor task followed by a free recall test. The results indicated that participants’ free recall performance was best in the story creation condition, intermediate in the survival processing condition, and worst in the pleasantness processing condition. Overall, these results suggest that creating stories may represent a particularly effective approach for remembering information
Fore Your Information: A Financial Analysis of the Golf Industry
Get PDFThis paper is an analysis of the leisure industry and more specifically, the golf industry. The paper examines the state of today’s economy through GDP, wages, and unemployment. During these discussions, the paper touches on how these factors affect the leisure and golf industries. The paper examines the performance of the golf industry over the past several years and discusses how the golf industry is working to grow the game despite the recent departure of some businesses and brands from the market. Further, alternative golf trends are discussed, as these trends are rapidly gaining popularity and exposing more people to the game. In addition to alternative golf trends, the effect of athlete sponsorships is discussed, as golf is fairly different from other sports in this regard. Finally, the financials of individual companies are discussed and compared to each other as well as to other companies in the leisure industry. It is found that the golf companies are performing fairly well, but the company that offers many non-golf products is performing the most consistently and brings in the most revenue
The Last of Anything
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DR. MARCUS HALL BENNETT is lead archaeologist on a site in
Northumberland, England dated after the Norman Conquest. The excavation seems standard until the discovery of Artifact XX.46.8.2, a collection of animal skins covered in writing. To translate the writing, Hall calls in DR. QUINN PRESTON, a linguist studying Middle English as a creole. As Quinn begins to analyze the writing, she realizes they have discovered a new pidgin—a perfect storm of changing language during a time of political upheaval. Through months of study, Quinn understands the text as a history of the tribe leading up to their extinction at the hands of a prominent English family.
Together, the two academics publish the findings that will define their careers. Hall sees this discovery as another step toward confronting a history of war and colonization. A relatively young scholar, Quinn knows this research is her big break. She is determined to get every translation right, no matter whom it hurts.
For DAME EVELYN STALLINGSWORTH, this discovery could mean the destruction of her family. Evelyn is now the matriarch of a family under historical scrutiny. Her marriage, her social standing, and her multi-million pound charity are being threatened by this prejudicial connection drawn between her hard-earned status and the events of a past she cannot control. With tensions rising in her family, Evelyn must find a way to save herself before her life dissipates into social ruin and legal discredit.
Back in the States, Hall and Quinn are celebrating their successful research, until word arrives from England. The Stallingsworths claim that the current family has no connection to these killings and that their name should be redacted from the reports. Hall refuses to meet the family’s demands, saying that doing so would be revisionist history and the end of his academic career. Seeing no other options, Evelyn sues Hall and Quinn, and as the two sides enter this legal fight, each must decide for themselves—what do modern people owe their ancestors, and what should be done when people are confronted with the truth about a past they never knew
Rebranding the Classics: The University of Mississippi
Get PDFThis thesis seeks to analyze the current perceptions of the study of classics from an Integrated Marketing Communications perspective with the goal of realigning misconceptions with the contemporary ideology of those within the field. The field of classics is facing challenges stemming from misappropriation of the field itself, and there is a current debate about the decline in the number of classicists in the field and in the number of undergraduate students studying classics. Specifically, this thesis looks at the Department of Classics at the University of Mississippi as a model for other like departments across the field to use the findings in order to expand their own department’s reach. Combining both Classics and Integrated Marketing Communications, this thesis aims to answer the question about how the perception of the study of classics can change without losing the prestige and history behind it. Through both secondary and primary research, insights are gathered to form a conclusion and recommendations for the Department of Classics at the University of Mississippi to look into. Many aspects of the departments were analyzed to form these insights, including its current branding, its outreach programs, and the structure of the department’s degree requirements. It was discovered that engaging with potential students through social media, increasing interactions with other liberal arts programs, and preparing students for beyond graduation are key recommendations for the department to follow
Exploring the Financial and Accounting Reporting Standards and Principles under U.S. GAAP
Get PDFThis text is an accumulation of case studies assigned by Dr. Victoria Dickson over the
course of the Professional Research and Development Research Program offered to
accounting undergraduate students at the University of Mississippi. Each case serves to
highlight a unique component of the financial and accounting reporting standards and
principles under U.S. GAAP. The content of this text also allowed for exploring the
applicability of these topics with real world examples, like international accounting, data
analytics, and stockholder’s equity. Ultimately, through the process of building this text,
students conclude the experience with the knowledge of the expected capabilities of a
certified public accountant and are left with a concrete understanding of the career
opportunities available for public accountants