Analysis of the Article "Dot.com? Don’t bother!" Posted recently by T.J. Straith on a British website titled I-resign.com- a kind of online financial resource that offers information and services to individuals in the modern workplace –the article "Dot.com? Don’t bother!" provides a somewhat comical yet focused, criticism-based look into the pitfalls associated with investing in today’s tech-related startup companies- the kind that base future earnings, market demand and overall success on guestimation and facts from the current market. Designed to serve as a massive attack against the idea of investing in newly developed or developing tech companies, the article in itself -through the use of objective facts, detailed descriptions of the market, example situations, and even personal experience based on the author’s own investment in a failed tech-company- provides the reader with enough information to understand the truths behind the market, accomplished in an almost completely objective fashion, and then calls for modern investors to place value in realistic goals and not the “the hyperinflationary world of dotcom valuations.” As an opinion article, Straith’s intent is obviously to educate the reader in such a way that brings the person to his level of understanding- a level at which the hype behind new tech companies should be taken with a pound of salt. In general, the author relies heavily on denotative language to hold the article together, which essentially holds the audience in place. “The dotcom craze infected whole economies.” Deep reflections on society, religion, philosophy, or anything else representative of connotative language clearly have no real place in the article- it’s designed to inform... ... middle of paper ... ...efit. Hands down, Straith does a fine job of delivering a warning message. Identifying a byproduct in this article is tough- it’s designed to inform readers of many different classes, does it’s job, and leaves no apparent avenue of misunderstanding down which a reader might lose him or herself in a mess of unrelated or confusing facts. His use of informal tone, understandable language, and mild humor is enough from which readers can reap an understanding, business people and common-types alike. His writing style and method of delivery support his goal of informing potential investors of the common blind-sightedness that has been such a dominant factor towards dotcom investing in the past, while his apparent interest in the financial welfare of others is a credibility-adding factor that- the mind of the reader –can set him aside from other authors in his class.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of the article called “Can We Keep Our Promises?” by Robert D. Arnott, and to help better understand the three key risks facing each investor.
To first understand what a great company is, Collins used data to answer the follow question: “can a good company become a great company, and if so, how?” The data Collins used on the 1,435 companies to see if they became a great company looks at the company’s cumulative stock return for 15 years, security prices, stock splits, and reinvested dividends.1 He then compared the data to the general stock market, omitting all companies who showed patterns similar to industrial average shifts. After narrowing down the data and comparing it to companies who once had short-lived greatness, Collins found 11 companies that showed distinctive patterns that were higher then overall industrial averages. According to his research; a dollar invested into a mutual fund of a good to great company in 1965 would be worth $470 in 2000, while the same amount would only be worth $56 in the general stock market. These exceptional numbers are on of the factors that lead Collins to believe a company went from good to great.1
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Throughout the history of the world there have been revolutions, martyrs, and innovations that have changed the course of mankind. As history has proven, one person can have an effect on many, one action can excite anything, and one invention can change the whole world. In the case of the developing world of technology, many tried, but only a few could get a stake in the fast moving industry and throughout it all one name has stamped their name on the PC business, Microsoft.
I purchased a "Conestogas". This is the first wagon made. It’s heavy for the distance we are traveling, and the mountains continue to cause complications. It’s just too big for my oxen to pull. The Oxen is the animal we purchased to pull the wagon. These are pretty stupid animals but horses would not survive the long travel ahead with our belongings on their back. We hired a captain to be in charge of the wagon train party. It’s important to have a experienced person to guide us and be the law and order on the
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It is necessary to have accurate knowledge about the world of work to make good academic and career decisions. (Nauta, n.d.). However, college students often do not have accurate knowledge of careers in their discipline. Psychology students have quite distorted perceptions of the activities conducted by clinical psychologists, counselors, and psychiatrists. (Nauta, n.d.)Upper level undergraduates had poor understanding of applied psychology. (Ellis & Cantrell, 1994)
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When we usually think of ethics, we consider the rules between right and wrong. Although most people acquire a sense of what is right and wrong during their childhood; moral development and reasoning occurs throughout a human’s life as they pass through the different stages of life. Most people are so aware of ethical norms that to a certain extent it has been considered common sense. On the contrary, if morality was nothing more than common sense, then why are there so many ethical disputes and issues in today’s society? This topic raises various knowledge issues in the fields of arts and natural sciences such as “To what extent do ethical considerations constrain the production of knowledge in natural sciences?” and “How far do ethics play a role in the pursuit of knowledge in the field of arts?” This essay will explore these two questions in detail along with the role of the three ways of knowing (emotion, perception and reasoning).
“Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice.” This quote by Leon Blum conveys what ethical judgment is. It is making a choice about what is wrong and what is right and the choice that has been made affects further activities. If the choice that the activity is right was chosen, then that activity would be continued, but if the choice that the activity is wrong were chosen, then the activity would not be able to continue hence, there would be no further production of knowledge. It’s humans who decides and makes a choice as science and art are just a tool. But as there are no scientific methods in the world to decide what is right and wrong due to the absence of universal ethical code, what I consider to be ethical might not be ethical to another person. So, the process of how people perceive situations or their belief about what is ethical and unethical it determines the emotions and hence the actions are finally taken. But, to what extent should humans consider ethics while carrying out experiments? This knowledge issue raised by the question would help explore the knowledge issue in the areas of knowledge: Natural Science and Art.
Ethical judgments limit the methods available in the production of knowledge in both the arts and the natural sciences. Discuss.
We make decisions all the time whether it would be in the arts or in the natural sciences. Natural science is the area of knowledge that is seeking for patterns. Meanwhile the arts is the area that is more broad and subjective. However, both areas of knowledge are affected by the moral decisions and judgements that the people make in the production of knowledge or the method in which we explore for these areas of knowledge. Ethical judgements are related to the human moral values and they affect how people should or should not act (Dombrowski, 2007). Even though some may say that ethical judgments varies by subject, location and time, all ethical judgment has to be about conscious choices. What we all ask ourselves is whether we are limiting ourselves from gaining knowledge with the judgements we created?
When considering knowledge acquired from both the arts and the natural sciences, can the means of production be limited by ethical judgements? Ethics are a system or set of moral principles . Ethical judgements therefore, are judgements we make of what ought to be, judgements made using reason or moral principle. The pursuit of knowledge has the potential to take us to unconceivable areas of new knowledge, in both art and natural science. Exploration for knowledge is therefore a limitless expanse of opportunity. However I believe ethical judgements do not limit the methods available in the production of knowledge in both the arts and natural sciences.
STARTUP.com is the story of two best friends since a very young age coming up with an idea of basically paying traffic tickets and registering vehicles online! Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, a savvy business man who left his job at Goldman Sachs felt this idea would be the one that would fulfill his need of money for the rest of his life, and decided to do whatever he could to try and make this idea into a realization. He would later become in charge of all business aspects of the company and C.E.O. Tom Herman, the other half of this project was just in need of money and fast, for he had a daughter that he was unable to take care of. Tom would later become in charge of the technical aspect of the company and C.E.O. This product idea would soon attract a couple of other people to the point where they would even invest their own money just to see this happen. The product would later be named Govworks.com. ...