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Letter To Bob From Jack Butler, Jack Butler

Bob Schieffer Vietnam War Collection

Letter to Bob Schieffer from Jack Butler, editor of the Star-Telegram, detailing life back home, December 27, 1965

The Tax Adviser, Volume 5, Number 7, July 1974, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Tax Adviser

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Author Index, 12 Months Ended June 1974, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Tax Adviser

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Subject Index, 12 Months Ended June 1974, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Tax Adviser

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Tax Trends, Eugene S. Linett

Tax Adviser

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Multistate Business Taxation Jungle: Will Congress Take Remedial Action? The, Carlyle O. Livingston, Michael I. Halper

Tax Adviser

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Tax Clinic, Dominic A. Tarantino

Tax Adviser

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Professions At Work: Irs And Aicpa Discuss Tax Administration-1974 (Part I: Collection And Service Matters), Joel M. Forster

Tax Adviser

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Proposed Regulations On Restricted Compensation, Stuart R. Josephs, Jeffrey M. Weiner, J. Ronald Barnett

Tax Adviser

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Commissioner Responds To Criticisms Of Irs, Donald C. Alexander

Tax Adviser

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Annihilation: Ecological Crisis And The Collapse Of Human Exceptionalism, Matt Williams

Best Integrated Writing

Through its portrayal of an ecosystem that actively resists human comprehension and control, Annihilation dismantles the long-standing notion of human exceptionalism, presenting nature not as a passive backdrop but as a dynamic and autonomous force.

Forming Identity In Third Spaces: An Exploration Through Literature, J. Lynn Millar

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To address the difficulty adolescents have navigating conflicting guidance to find their own path, and provide actionable resources, I will present the concept of Third Spaces, explore the works of Firekeeper's Daughter and “My Standard Response” through the lens of Third Spaces, and present lessons utilizing these texts to focus on Third Spaces in the classroom.

The Architecture Of Annihilation: Freud’S Death Drive In King And Siddons, Aubrianna Markus

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Sigmund Freud’s theory of the death drive, or Thanatos, indicates a deeper psychological framework for interpreting the horror in both texts. Freud argues that human beings possess an unconscious compulsion toward repetition, destruction, and a return to an inorganic state. In The Shining and The House Next Door, haunted spaces operate as an externalization of this death drive, revealing that the true source of horror lies not in external supernatural forces, but in the irresistible pull toward self-destruction inherent in the human psyche.

Nekuomanteion Or Mafia Front: Was Acheron Legit?, Wesley Green

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Oracles of the dead, or nekuomanteia as they were often called in Ancient Greek, have come to be a more frequently discussed element of Classical Antiquity in recent years, and some scholars might go as far as to argue that they were a legitimate part of Greek and Roman society, with some believing that famous consultations of these oracles from authors such as Plutarch and Herodotus are but mythologized legends that recall real types of consultations from Antiquity. However, upon closer examination of the primary sources and archaeological evidence, one begins to doubt whether the modern interpretation of the ancient …

The Role Of Attention And Design In The Effectiveness Of Eco-Feedback Systems, Lyndsey Bentzoni

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This paper examines the role of eco-feedback systems in promoting pro-environmental behaviors by providing users with easily accessible information about their resource consumption. While these systems have shown potential to reduce consumption, they can face difficulties in maintaining user engagement and achieving long-term behavior change. There are several key factors related to the design of feedback interfaces that influence the effectiveness of eco-feedback systems. Gamification has been proposed as an effective way to enhance user engagement but requires careful design to connect behaviors from the digital to the real space for learning transfer. Research on the long-term usage of these …

Review On The War Against Glioblastoma Multiforme Tumors, Liv Baldasare

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This review article discusses different treatment approaches for glioblastoma multiforme tumors. The lethal characteristics of the glioblastoma are defined in depth. Risk factors, such as career firefighting, are explored, and the effect socioeconomic status has on prognosis is evaluated. The endocannabinoid system is defined, and its role in lowering rates of proliferation for glioblastoma tumors is discussed. Immunotherapies for glioblastomas are reviewed. Specifically, the current clinical trials on an Australian physician who is battling his own glioblastoma are discussed. Importantly, this physician is using his own treatment regimen and has been having clear scans for 18 months.

Programing Ai With Ethics, Conor Anderson

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As artificial intelligence grows increasingly ubiquitous, it’s pertinent to examine its fundamentals as well as its greater implications. Anderson discusses the ethical implications of AI.

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Best Integrated Writing Fall 2025 - Complete Edition, Wright State University School Of Humanities And Cultural Studies, Tracy Smith, Kristie Mckiernan

Best Integrated Writing

Best Integrated Writing includes excellent student writing from Integrated Writing courses taught at Wright State University.

The Pedagogy Of Financial Leverage: Using A "Hook" To Improve Learning

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

The past few years have seen the emergence of a distinct literature concerned with the pedagogy of finance. One area of particular interest is the effective teaching of the concept of financial leverage. This paper presents an overview of some considerations pertaining to the initial presentation of financial leverage to the undergraduate business student. The paper begins by providing a review of the most common teaching approaches as evidenced by prominent introductory finance textbooks. Next, an alternative streamlined initial presentation is discussed which can serve as an effective “hook” when the concept of financial leverage is presented.

Student Success In Business Statistics

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

Many universities require Business Statistics for undergraduate business majors. For students with weak quantitative and critical thinking skills, these courses present a significant challenge that must be met before beginning academic work in their major field. Pearson and partial correlation coefficients are calculated to identify three factors from an initial model of seven that are found to be significantly related to student performance in business statistics courses: class attendance, previous performance in algebra and differential calculus, and overall GPA. Awareness of these factors can provide a basis for improving student performance in Business Statistics.

Reconsidering The Introduction To Interest Rate Theory

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

The various theories of interest rate determination presented in economics textbooks each spotlight a particular fundamental force behind the equilibrium rate. Unfortunately, each theory’s successful emphasis of one determinant of the interest rate comes at the cost of distorting some other aspect of its determination. This paper argues that the basic market analysis of debt securities (e.g., bonds and commercial paper) left out of most macroeconomic as well as money and banking textbooks provides a straightforward and practical perspective on interest rate determination that can help students navigate the established interest rate theories.

Professor And Student Performance In Online Versus Traditional Introductory Finance Courses

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

According to a study by Gibson (1998), over 90% of colleges and universities with enrollments of over 10,000 offer distance learning. Although distance learning is ubiquitous, important issues regarding faculty and student performance remain unresolved. The results of this study show that students in the online section of introductory finance significantly under-perform students in the traditional sections of this course. The data shows that a professor earns significantly lower student evaluations in an online introductory finance course compared to the traditional finance course. This research provides important information for students, professors and administrators as they assess online courses.

Introducing The Effective Marginal Tax Rate In Introductory Macroeconomics

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

Introductory macroeconomics textbooks rarely cover the topic of marginal tax rates in sufficient depth to make it meaningful to students. We offer a simple method of introducing the concept of effective marginal tax rate that is interactive and will engage students to analyze the importance of including state income tax and FICA taxes. Our exercise will help students to observe the behavior of the effective marginal tax rate as income level increases. We also introduce an international component to the topic by comparing effective marginal tax rates across a group of socially diverse countries.

Improving Information Literacy In Finance

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

This study assesses information literacy in undergraduate finance students through the administration of surveys at the beginning and end of an introductory course. It describes how that particular course was altered in order to infuse information literacy and documents the increase in student information literacy upon completing the course. There are several key findings. First, the results indicate that students tend not to utilize their available resources unless specifically required to do so. Second, students require ongoing reinforcement of information literacy skills else they may deteriorate over time. Finally, students find the acquisition and utilization of discipline-specific information difficult.

A Geometric Analysis Of Global Profit Maximization For A Two-Product Firm

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

This paper analyzes several fundamental issues that arise in verifying a global maximum for a seemingly simple economic problem, profit maximization for a two-product firm. A new gradient path geometrical method of verifying a global maximum is presented that is analogous to the use of phase diagrams to solve for the equilibrium of a first-order differential equation system in two variables. An important advantage of the geometrical approach is that it always verifies a global profit maximum when the profit function is concave and it also verifies a global maximum in many cases where the profit function is neither concave …

The Effect Of Instructional Technologies On The Finance Classroom

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

Using a survey technique, we evaluate the effect of PowerPoint, online lecture notes, financial calculators, and machine readable forms (MRF) on students’ assessment of the quality of instruction, perceived knowledge level, satisfaction, post-course interest in the subject, and average grade in introductory Finance courses. We also examine these opinions on a relative basis by comparing the responses of Finance majors versus non-Finance majors. The results suggest that certain technologies are received better than others and, further, that the perceived quality of instructional techniques is largely contingent on the student’s choice of major.

Textbook Treatment Of The Constant Growth Valuation Model: An Assessment Of Congruence With Reality

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

It would be difficult for any informed financial market observer to overlook the fact that market prices often exhibit substantial, and sometimes extreme, deviation from perceived ‘fundamental values.’ During some periods, this deviation appears to be more extreme than in others. Anecdotally, it seems that even staunch believers in investing according to fundamental information have strayed from that strategy in preference for riding the market's momentum. In this paper, we revisit models to approximate fundamental value, and compare these fundamental values to market values. We test for differences using CRSP and Compustat data from 1962 to 2002 for different industry …

Teaching In Public Choice Courses How Direct Democracy Can Influence Voting Behavior

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

This study seeks to expand the scope of that portion of Public Choice courses that involves voting behavior. The study broadens the interpretation of the “rational voter model” so as to include the potential effects of “direct democracy” on the voter participation rate. Direct democracy is assumed here to take three forms: statewide initiatives, statewide popular referenda, and statewide legislative referenda. This study presents the hypothesis that greater numbers of such initiatives and/or referenda may increase voter turnout because they may elevate the expected gross (and hence net) benefits of voting by empowering voters, despite any accompanying information costs that …

Production Of Investment Newsletters In Investment Courses

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

The production of an investment newsletter by students in an investments course can provide an integrated and comprehensive learning experience that offers numerous educational benefits. The experience allows students to apply concepts and principles taught in the course to real world companies and situations, and to simultaneously enhance research, writing, computing, and critical thinking skills.

Designing The Economics Curriculum: A Survey Of The Use Of 'Big Ideas' And Proficiencies

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

Michael Salemi and John Siegfried have advocated several significant changes, most significantly the “big ideas” principles course, in undergraduate economic education and in the economics major. This article focuses on several of these recommendations and reports the results of a survey of economic department chairs across the United States to ascertain the extent to which the recommendations are either in place or are being considered for implementation. Results, reported by institution type and other characteristics, also show the extent to which department chairs are familiar with Hansen’s proficiencies and the degree to which changes have been implemented based on the …