Friday, January 24, 2020
Essay on Villains in Much Ado About Nothing and Othello -- comparison
Comparing the Villains in Much Ado About Nothing and Othello  The two villains in Much Ado About Nothing and Othello share much in common, despite their numerous differences. It is evident that Shakespeare framed the second piece of literature to be similar to the first. Although shorter, the plot of â€Å"Othello†is definitely more complex. The villains play a major part in the novels, and are very much alike in their line of thinking.            The comedy, â€Å"Much Ado About Nothing†depicts the story of a group of high-ranking soldiers who travel through a town called Messina. They had been to the town before, and this time Claudio confesses his love for the governor’s daughter, Hero. Because Leonato is so fond of Claudio, the wedding is set to be a few days away. This gives Don John, Claudio’s bastard brother, a chance to show his true hatred for Claudio. He comes up with a scheme to make Claudio think that Hero is cheating by dressing Margaret in her clothing and perching her near the window with another man. When Claudio sees this, he says that he will humiliate Hero instead of marrying her.            The next day Claudio does exactly as he had said, degrading Hero in front of all her family and friends. Because she did not cheat on him, she did not expect that kind of reaction. She is so dejected that she faints, and everyone assumes she is dead. Eventually Borrachio is overheard talking about Don John’s plan, and Don John is arrested. Later Claudio learns that Hero is not actually dead, and they are finally married.            â€Å"Othello†’... ...io merely humiliated Hero. Iago seeks revenge on Othello for two reasons: he suspects Othello slept with Emilia, and he also despises Othello for choosing Cassio as lieutenant instead of him. One final and resounding difference between Don John and Iago has to do with the past of each character. Shakespeare portrays Iago as an intelligent and sometimes caring character until Othello supposedly wrongs him. On the other hand, Don John has more of an evil aura about him, and shows his hatred for Claudio right from the start.            Overall, the characters of Don John and Iago are very similar, although the latter is much more intelligent and complex. These two men are what draw the reader’s attention to the novel, and share so much in common that the two seemingly unrelated works are read in tandem constantly.
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Tax Memo
Facts Latrell accumulated frequent flyer miles from his business travel as a CPA in which his employer paid for the business trips, and he was not taxed on the travel reimbursement. He recently used his Delta Skymiles to purchase a free roundtrip airline ticket worth $1,200 to Milan, Italy. Issues Is an employee’s personal use of frequent flyer miles earned as a result of business travel taxable? Authorities IRC Sec. 62(a) IRS Announcement 2002-18 ConclusionNo, an employee’s personal use of frequent flyer miles earned as a result of business travel is not taxable. Because Latrell’s used his frequent flyer miles to purchase an airline ticket instead of redeeming his frequent flyer miles for cash, he does not need to include the value of the airline ticket in gross income. Analysis IRC Sec. 62(a) provides the deductions from gross income that are allowed for computing â€Å"adjusted gross income. †IRC Sec. 2(a)(1) states that gross income includes fringe be nefits such as frequent flyer miles accumulated from business travel. IRC Sec. 62(a)(2)(A) states that the reimbursed expenses of an employee related to his or her performance of services under a reimbursement or other expenses allowance arrangement with the employer are allowable deductions in addition to those allowed by IRC Sec. 161 through IRC Sec. 196. Since under IRC Sec. 62(a) frequent flyer miles are categorized as deductions to gross income, they are not taxable.IRS Announcement 2002-18 also states that frequent flyer miles or other in-kind promotional benefits, such as a free airline ticket, earned by the taxpayer’s business travel will not represent taxable income. However, this ruling applies only to in-kind benefits and not to benefits that have been liquidated or converted to cash. Therefore, since Latrell used his frequent flyer miles to purchase an airline ticket instead of redeeming his frequent flyer miles for cash, he does not need to include the value of t he airline ticket as taxable income.
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Our Cognitive Erosion A Critique Of The Shallows
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