Accounting Software and Business Solutions

Question: Discuss about the Accounting Software and Business Solutions. Answer: Introduction: The report is intended to provide an understanding of the various functions performed by a Baker. Thereby discussing the processes of the organization and understanding the business activities of the bakery. The first part of the report deals with development of the necessary functions or rather the indispensable functions, which are performed at the bakery, and discusses about the outcomes, which are required to achieve the necessary objectives of the business. The report further discusses about the possible software functionalities, which the company should consider in order to achieve the various types of accounting objectives and current issues. For the listing, accounting software package the websites of SAP, MYOB and Xero accounting software has been visited to make the final decision of the software, which is most applicable for B bakery. The later part of the report shows the comparison and the contrast of the various features and functionalities of two of the accounting soft wares among the selected three packages. The primary objective show the comparison and select the most suitable accounting software package for B bakery and providing the rational for the same (Maggi 2014). Defining the business processes Job description of a Baker Baker is an individual who is specialized in mixing and baking the ingredients as per the recipes prepared varieties of pastries, breads and baked items. These baked goods are further sold in the restaurants, wholesalers, grocers and to notional food centers. A Baker is responsible for checking the quality of ingredients, observing color and condition of products, which are being baked, setting of open temperature and placing of the Dough into pans, sheets or molds. A Baker is also responsible for combining of the different ingredients into mixtures or blenders and rolling or shaping of the dough. In the recent times due to changing consumer demands, a Baker is also responsible for adding the various types of toppings, icings and glazes in the baked products to make the products visually more appealing (Work.chron.com. 2016). There are mainly two types of bakers observed namely commercial bakers and retail bakers. The commercial bakers are generally employed in the manufacturing facilities for the production of pastries and bread. In the aforementioned manufacturing facilities the bakers are responsible for using high-volume mixing machines and equipments to produce standardized baked goods. They are often observed to operate in large areas consisting of automated machines, conveyors, mixers and ovens. The commercial bakers are responsible to follow scheduled production procedure and may involve in developing of new recipes (Sevenstarsbakery.com. 2016). The retail bakers on the other hand are considered those breakers who work in grocery stores or the charity stores, with a specialty in bakery. These bakers are generally known to produce smaller quantities of the baked goods as in contrast to the commercial bakers who work in large manufacturing facilities. The smaller quantities of the products are consumed by the people are placed for the sale in the spatiality shops. The small stores are known to take orders from the customers and follow a procedure of just in time inventory where the baked goods are prepared according to the order and then only sell to the customer. The various types of quantities prepared are often known to come in different varieties of sizes and flavors (Retail Bakers of America. 2016). Business process of the organization The business process of the B Bakery has to go through a series of process to reach to the consumers. The first process of the bakery includes sourcing of the raw material and paying of the ingredients. The weighed raw materials are then placed in the mixer for an automated process of mixing the dough. The dough is divided with the help of a divider and placed into the Rounder for giving it the proper shape. The products are placed into check weigher and then further placed into the molder for further processing (Cauvain 2015). The next step involves placing the baked product in a prover give the intended shape to the baked products and finally they are placed in oven for the baking process to take place. The next step involves the depanning of the baked materials and placing the baked products in cooler. The final step of the baking procedure involves packaging and placing the product in weigh machine to get the final estimate of the finished product (Mogol, B.A. and Gkmen 2014). Th e processes of the baking activities are shown below with the diagram as follows. Figure 1: Business activities of baking (Source: Wu et al. 2016) Developing business requirement Processes which are indispensable to perform The B Bakery is found to be operating with 70 employees and having a revenue more than $ 13.5 over the years. Due to the immense experience of the company in bakery, it is essential for it to maintain a sound accounting system for ensuring stability in the performance of the business activities. In the given case although the form has acquired an accountant for maintaining the books and showcasing of financial results every year still the firm has identified the need for an accounting software. Some of the process which are indispensable in nature includes maintenance of top-quality ingredients, pre-fermented sourdough, ensuring maximum customer satisfaction and a proper accounting system for tracking of cash inflow and outflow of the bakery. The company needs to decide between keeping a manual accounting system in compared to a computerised accounting system (Dobija 2015). The most essential concept of the bakery should deal with the fairness and accuracy in the journal entries of the accounting system. The journal entries are indispensable in nature as it is the very base of the accounting system. The company should further ensure that the journal entries are posted in the ledger account for recording and storing of income statement transaction and balance sheet items. Some of the examples of the general ledger account the inventory, investment, equipment and accounts receivable of the bakery. This is important because it shows the various accounts payable, accrued expenses and the deposits made by the customers. The general ledger is known for providing the summary of the records, which are used for purpose of controlling the accounts. The details are supported by the control accounts, which are further known as subsidiary ledger. This is particularly useful when the company is responsible for maintaining accounts receivable in the control account in the general ledger and the subsidiary ledger contains the customer credit activity (aicu 2012). Outcomes required to achieve the business objectives In order to understand the various types of outcomes required for achieving the present business objective a clear understanding of the present accounting procedure is essential. At present, the company is operating accounting system on manual basis. Stated the growth of the company in the recent years is essential to create a robust accounting system. The manual accounting system needs to be incorporated into computerized accounting software for achieving the present business objectives. This will ensure a real-time monitoring and ablation of the accounting entries as per the adjustment made in the day-to-day transactions of the bakery. The computerized accounting entry of the bakery will further ensure efficient operation of business as the time required will be comparatively less than the manual accounting entries. The accounting software will not only automate the process of posting the ledger entries but it will also help in making several types of financial analyses take a lot of time in manual processing. The financial analyses of the data will be based on different types of graphs and charts, which will show the analysis on the basis of the previous obtained data and the present improvements made by the use of new software. This will ensure the company is able to achieve the desired objective of the business. The computerized accounting software may involve some cost at the initial level but due to the potentiality of the business, it will be a lucrative decision for B Bakery to move forward with the decision of adopting the accounting system through computer software (Iacob, and aicu 2012). Determination of the systems requirements B Bakery can consider using accounting software, which will offer the complete solution for order management. The accounting software should offer the feature such as invoicing, costing, scheduling and pricing of the different types of the bakery items such as cakes, pastries, cookies, cupcakes, pies, bagels and many more such items. In order to be more efficient in the reporting standards the company needs to ensure using an accounting software which supports features such as cloud storage and real time updating of the all the data in the software in an automatic basis (Zubchyk 2014). The process of the bakery has to go through number of stages so the accounting software should be customized in such a way which will offer traceability of the finished items of the bakery and able to track then raw materials and the required ingredients from the suppliers. The accounting software should further involve the process of the manufacturer charge backs. This feature will ensure the opportunity of giving promotions, discounts, administrative fees and advertising. The accounting software should further ensure recipe management, which should have an integrated food software and is known for providing the formula for the version control and including the processing instruction of the food items available at the bakery. The implementation of the ERP systems should further include the support for Multitenant Database Container Systems. This system ensures the use of multiple isolated database and ensure the splitting of the tasks in a more efficient way. The accounting software should include the feature such as the cross database access of the different types of the database in the software. The software enhancement should further ensure features such as the backup of the database of the accounting data which will be useful for the purpose of ensuring a better adaptability to the changes which are required to be made in the in the existing entry of the accounting data (Rehkamp and Canning 2015). The overall improvement should ensure a lower latency time in the implementation process of then different types of the accounting software changes and then should include features such as dynamic tiring which will ensure that the customer will be able to get a better flexibility of the product offered by the B bakery. The implementation of the computer software system should ensure that the bakery is able to solve some of the key issues, which are being identified in the key areas of the bakery such as the management and maintenance of the accounting system on the basis of the few people to handle a large amount of the data. The accounting system should, be further integrated in such a way that the bakery is able to provide a real time update of the different line of products in of the bakery items which will ensure that the bakery is able to update the information of the deliveries which are being made in the supermarkets and pub-chains. In order to achieve the IT objective then bakery should, consider the use of automated vendor sourcing and vendor selection from then ERP integration. The selection of the vendor will ensure the best orice offered in t he industry. The Bakery should moreover engage itself in preparation of an invoice based on a material management process through an ERP module. This will ensure up gradation of the existing facilities of the company with a minimum amount of labor required for controlling accounting system. The computerized accounting system of the Bakery should b e able to connect with various types of the department of the accounting system. This will ensure than the company is able to connect with the different types of the departments such as Marketing, production, material management and the procurement of the raw materials. This integration need to be further have an impact on the finance module of the ERP system. The overall objective e of then accounting system should ensure th at all the different types of entries are able to auto update and make an impact in then plant level (Spatayeva Ismailova, and Nurgalieva 2015). The accounting system of the bakery should be implemented across all the manufacturing hubs of the Bakery and ensure minimizing the work force cost in the accounting division. The lowering of the accounting cost in then account division will ensure that the bakery is able to focus in other type of the competitive areas of the business and then ensure that it is able to set a competitive price other products (Domnech-Asensi et al. 2016). Selection of the software The selection of the software has been segregated in three divisions ranging from low end, medium end and high priced ERP system. For making, the selection three different ERP sites have been visited which along with the cost for the implementation for deciding which ERP is considered under the aforementioned categories. The selection is also done based on the most relevant accounting entries performed at B Bakery. The three accounting softwares shortlisted for the purpose of making the decision of selection of the most appropriate accounting software are Xero accounting software, MYOB accounting software and SAP (Myob.com. 2016). By visiting the websites of the aforementioned accounting softwares it can be stated that a SAP is considered as a high-end accounting software, MYOB as a midrange accounting software and Xero as the low-end accounting software (Efe 2016). As the company operates with only 70 employees, the bakery should look forward in integration of accounting system with a midrange to low range computer software. Although the company has shown a lot of potential for improvement in the recent times the high-end accounting, softwares can prove to be an expensive decision especially with the small scale of operations given as per the case study. The company should also look forward to include all the latest features provided in the accounting software with the recent developments. B bakery should ensure that the selected accounting software has the port for mobile applications, invoicing and creating custom purchase orders. The custom purchase orders will ensure that the bakery is able to make changes in the ordering quantities or other ordering attributes, which will have an impact on the accounting at a later stage. B bakery should also ensure that the selected accounting software is able to integrate itself easily with customer rela tionship management. The implementation of customer relationship management with the ERP system will ensure that the company is able to increase its overall profitability by improving customer interactions with the present and potential customers. The CRM feature will ensure that the company is able to synchronize its sales and marketing data with the customer service (Kilic, Zaim and Delen 2014). The overall process of the ERP implementation has been shown below with the diagram as follows : Figure 2: ERP cycle with relevance to software selection (Source: Huang and Yasuda 2014) Vendor selection Comparison of the features of Xero and SAP Xero and SAP are the two accounting softwares compared for knowing about the different functionalities and selecting the best software for Bbakery. The criteria selected for the comparison of the two accounting softwares are relevant to the given case. The rational for selecting Xero accounting software and SAP has been shown for the purpose of comparison of red midrange/low range accounting software (Xero) with high-end accounting software. The various types of functionalities include price paid for minimum package, support from her the latest android device, iPhones and iPads. The criteria also include support for human resource management. As discussed previously customer relationship management is an important criteria for software selection, hence this parameter has also been taken into account. As B bakery the manufacturing unit warehouse management is not required however this criteria has also been selected in case of additional storage capacity in the plant of the bakery. The selection criteria has been also done on the basis of availability of e-commerce integration and cloud deployment of the various entries and accounting information sharing for the purpose of real-time sourcing of data. The criteria selection has also included industry-specific architecture of the enterprise resource which will ensure the flexibility of changing the main stresses of the business as per the requirement. The final selection criteria for companies and has been done on the basis of processing of the data which includes generation of invoice, creation of purchase order, order processing and tracking of final delivery of the goods. However, the main parameter for comparison and has been done based on minimum monthly charges of both the accounting package (Ansorena et al. 2013). The company is in table of Xero accounting software and SAP are shown below as follows: Parameters for comparison Xero accounting software SAP Price of minimum package per month $9 $448.28 Mobile support Yes Yes Human resources No Yes Customer relationship management Yes Yes Finance Yes Yes Business intelligence No Yes Warehouse management No Yes E-commerce No Yes Cloud deployment Yes Yes Industry-specific Yes Yes Procurement Yes Yes Processing Yes Yes The comparison of the accounting software clearly shows Xero is having a minimum monthly package charge of only $ 9 per user whereas SAP charges $ 448.28 for the initial integration of the software. This is a significant difference and the bakery should be wise in making the investment decision. Furthermore, the bakery should ensure it is able to keep its cost on accounting software as low as possible so that it is able to get an edge over the competitors in setting a lower price for the general bakery products. It can be further seen Xero accounting software offers all the same features, which is required for B bakery. Xero has immense support for the latest android devices and the most important criteria of customer relationship management, which will ensure management of the advertisement cost and continuous improvement in the profit through an augmented focus on customer service. The zero accounting software is also found to be very efficient in integrating the different types of purchase order entries with the accounting and real-time application of the stock value in the finance section support. The budget friendly accounting software is further observed to have support for cloud deployment, which will ensure even if there is a failure in the internal server, the data can be securely retrieved from the Internet via cloud storage facilities. The Xero accounting software is also observed was from all the processing requirements needed for the business (Rling et al.2015). On a closer analysis it has to be considered that Xero accounting software does not up for warehouse management facilities which may be required for the excess storage of the partly perishable bakery items. A small amount of warehouse management would have ensured a more economical way of accounting the data. SAP also features human resource management and support for e-commerce, which could have provided an edge for the competitors (SAP 2016). Rationale for selection of the most suitable vendor for the bakery business The software selected for the purpose of an efficient vendor management is Xero accounting software. As per the requirement analysis of B bakery the best fit of accounting software has been identified as the Xero accounting software. This is because B bakery operates with only 70 employees and for such a small bakery unit Xero accounting software will be sufficient to fulfill all the accounting requirements. The accounting software is not only cheap in installation (with only $ 9 monthly expenditure for the starter services) but it has ever features, which are relevant for application in B bakery (Xero Accounting Software. 2016). Some of the key features included in the software applicable for B bakery include: Procedure for easy invoicing Support in all the android phones, iPhone and iPad Ensuring simple inventory management system for an improved stock control Tracking of inventory and real-time updating of the same Support for third-party apps for payments such as PayPal, check keeper, square. Support for third party CRM applications such as insightly for Xero, accelo and capsule CRM The software also provides multicurrency options and update itself with the changing currency rates. The software is also able to create custom purchase orders and copy of bills of payment. The rational for selecting Xero will ensure that the bakery is able to tackle all the present accounting problems and also reduce the cost of human resource for accounting personnel. The cheaper implementation cost of this accounting software will not only ensure that the company is able to get a competitive edge over the competitors but it also improved the profitability of the overall business of the bakery. Furthermore, the implementation of the software will ensure that the company is able to keep itself up to date with all the latest accounting features such as cloud support and online inventory tracking. This will ensure a real-time stock update while preparing the trial balance of the company. The maintenance of this accounting software will also ensure the integration of different types of third-party applications for an easy payment option to the suppliers of the raw materials and bakery ingredients. Just to be also noted that the support for the aforementioned third-party s oftware are very affordable and most suitable for a bakery like this. The selected accounting software will ensure the integration of or functional areas of the business among each other and result in a more robust operation of the company. The integration of the core functional areas will ensure that it is able to make the changes effective in several departments. For example if a entry has been made in creation of purchase order, this will have a direct impact on the accounting journals history. This will enable the provision for more number of orders in the stock of the company (Xero. 2016). Conclusion The overall analysis of the report provides a brief description about the jobs and responsibilities of a baker and the different types of business processes and activities, which is performed by it. The systematic process of the bakery industry is most relevant to the present standards of the bakery business. The outcome analysis has been shown by knowing about the present issues faced by the company in manual accounting of the entries. 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A study of Nur’s role in the Thief and the Dogs Essay Example For Students

A study of Nur’s role in the Thief and the Dogs Essay Women take on various roles in different societies and literature. In conservative societies, a woman’s role is generally restricted because they are only allotted with menial housework. On the other hand, liberal societies allow more freedom for women to engage in society. In The Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mahfouz, Nur’s role is closely associated with the stereotype of prostitutes and women in Arab society. She abolishes the stereotypical image of prostitutes by arguing that prostitution is simply an occupation, and at the same time represents exploited women in Arabian societies. Mahfouz defeats stereotypes by presenting prostitution simply as an ordinary profession. When Said queries Nur whether she had been drinking, she responds directly and almost flippantly, â€Å"I have to; it’s part of my job. I’m going to take a bath. Here are your newspapers† (96). She is completely at ease discussing her profession, and is not at all troubled that her beloved knows about this part of her life. Through this dialogue, Mahfouz argues that prostitution is simply another way for an underprivileged person to make a living and gain financial freedom. Nur’s actions iterates that drinking and having sex should not be viewed as shameful or dishonorable because â€Å"it is part of life† (96). The action of Nur going to ‘take a bath’ immediately after she returns home symbolizes that the occupation is manageable just like all others (96). All professions in the world has occupational diseases and setbacks. Thus Mahfouz is simply saying that bathing is a part of Nur’s occupation and a way for Nur to deal with its vocational setbacks (96). Other character’s impartial view towards prostitutes allow Nur to gain emotional independence. For instance, when Said finds Nur vomiting after being attacked by her clients, he does not condemn her profession; instead he â€Å"angrily† regards her clients as â€Å"dogs,† and says â€Å"It is not fault at all† (108). Said does not deem Nur as a dirty and contemptible woman who provides pleasure for other men, but condemns the customers who abused her. Mahfouz uses strong words such as â€Å"dogs†,a word often used to describe enemies or the worthless, to address the clients because they practically stole sex from Nur (108). In this case, women alone are not to be criticized, since prostitution also involves clients who use money to debase themselves and wield control over women. Nur’s innocence is emphasized when Said says â€Å"It’s not fault at all† in an â€Å"angry† tone (108). Said is able to comfort Nur and make h er understand that she has done no wrong. Mahfouz creates Nur’s image as an Egyptian prostitute who admits her profession with no shame to encourage the readers to question the common stereotypes on prostitutes. Prostitution in The Thief and the Dogs is neither disparaged nor acclaimed. However, Mahfouz abolishes the stereotypes against prostitutes through Nur, who also represents symbolizes Egyptian women. Nur also represents the inferiority of women in Arab society as she is abused materially. Even when Said first meets Nur, he can only think of taking advantage of her. While Said clearly respects and cares for Tarzan, he seeks to financially benefit from Nur as he tells her that what he â€Å"really needs is a car† (62). Instead of asking Tarzan to provide a car for him, Said asks Nur to help him steal one because he reckons her as inferior, treating her as bait in his crime. Said’s abuse of Nur represents the general attitude of Arabian men towards women. Mahfouz uses the word ‘needs’ to relay the idea to readers that women are subordinate to men and thus can be demanded to provide something for their superiors (62). In an Arabic society, this word, ‘need,’ is supposed to act as a cue for the female character to work to satisfy the man. .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db , .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db .postImageUrl , .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db .centered-text-area { min-height: 80px; position: relative; } .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db , .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db:hover , .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db:visited , .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db:active { border:0!important; } .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db .clearfix:after { content: ""; display: table; clear: both; } .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db { display: block; transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; width: 100%; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; background-color: #95A5A6; } .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db:active , .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; background-color: #2C3E50; } .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db .centered-text-area { width: 100%; position: relative ; } .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db .ctaText { border-bottom: 0 solid #fff; color: #2980B9; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-decoration: underline; } .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db .postTitle { color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%; } .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db .ctaButton { background-color: #7F8C8D!important; color: #2980B9; border: none; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 26px; moz-border-radius: 3px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: none; width: 80px; min-height: 80px; background: url(https://artscolumbia.org/wp-content/plugins/intelly-related-posts/assets/images/simple-arrow.png)no-repeat; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; } .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db:hover .ctaButton { background-color: #34495E!important; } .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db .centered-text { display: table; height: 80px; padding-left : 18px; top: 0; } .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db-content { display: table-cell; margin: 0; padding: 0; padding-right: 108px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle; width: 100%; } .ub6d892bc3f7ec5d84dad45f0381461db:after { content: ""; display: block; clear: both; } READ: Sales Process EssayIn addition, Nur is not only materially abused, but also taken advantage of emotionally. Said takes Nur’s love for granted and expresses none back to her. Mahfouz describes Nur’s affection towards Said, that â€Å" had been like a nightingale singing to the rock, a breeze caressing sharp pointed spikes† (60). Mahfouz uses these imageries to give a euphonic effect to the reader and a clear view about the relationship between the two. Nur is depicted as the â€Å"nightingale† and the ‘breeze’ (60). Hence, the author uses these images to evoke a positive impression of Nur: as sweet as a nightingale and as pleasant as a breeze. On the other hand, Said is described as â€Å"rock† and â€Å"sharp pointed spikes† (60). Thus, the author uses these images to set up a negative impression about Said as some cold person who rejects the nightingale, Nur, and inflicts pain on her with his ‘spikes’ (60). The emotions of Nur is accepted by Said as he wishes to satiate his need for comfort. However, he gives none back as he is like the rock and sees Nur simply as some subordinate being he could leech off emotional comfort from. The â€Å"rock† is an inanimate object, a static thing that does is inelastic to external influences (60). In another instance, Nur’s emotions are also abused when she shows her true feelings towards Said and mentions, â€Å"you are dearer to me than my own life and breath, in my entire life I have never known happiness except in your arms. But you’d rather destroy yourself than love me† (129). Nur is devoted to Said and is willing to do anything for him. She finds being in ‘ arms’ the best thing in her life (129). However, Said betrays her feelings and shatters her dream of living happily ever after in a distant place. He only wishes to satiate his desires and ambitions for revenge, but ends up murdering innocent men, and thus ‘destroys ’ (129). Mahfouz further highlights the amount of love Nur feels towards Said as she mentions ‘you are dearer to me than my own life and breath’ (129). This allows the readers to feel that Nur’s love was not shallow, but truly devoted. By using ‘life’ and ‘breath,â€℠¢ Mahfouz successfully conveys the idea that to Nur, Said is like a primary necessity (129). Through the portrayal of a rejection by Said of a true love, Mahfouz successfully passes on the idea that women were viewed as inferior to men and women’s emotions were leeched off by men. Although through the profession as a prostitute, Nur is able to find financial and emotional autonomy, she is constantly exploited by men and thus represents Arab women. The actions of using Nur indeed reiterates that Nur is a representation of general Arab women of Mahfouz’s days when they were viewed as subordinate to men. Nur certainly holds a very important role in The Thief and the Dogs through reputing the customs on prostitutes and representing women in Arab society. This is evident through her interactions with others as she defines prostitution simply as another job while being exploited by men throughout her career. The stereotypes held on prostitutes and Arab women are still persistent in the modern society. Mahfouz’s depiction of Nur, however, makes the readers curious whether such commonly held views will be eradicated in the future with the influence of novels such as The Thief and the Dogs.

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Sample Essays in Chicago StyleSample essays in Chicago style are one of the best ways to get started in college. They will give you a general idea of what writing is like, as well as give you some valuable advice about what you should not do with your essay. There are a few things you should avoid, but most of the mistakes are easy to fix with just a little bit of time and research.The first thing that you should avoid when writing a sample essay in Chicago style is spelling mistakes. Do not use the 'e' word because you don't want to look ignorant or uneducated. Also, avoid the common and easy mistake of not using the correct grammar, including using double negatives and incorrect use of slang or colloquialisms.Also, do not write an essay on a subject you have no knowledge of. Just because your friends or classmates go to the same school does not mean they all know the same stuff. You should also make sure you are writing with an objective and avoid making long sentences and infomerc ials for products.Using a wrong sentence structure will get your essay down in a hurry. All too often students skip this step, resulting in sentences that never make sense. Do not use articles like 'the'it' to refer to another subject; try to only use them when necessary, and always use an object in the subject.The third most common mistake made when writing a sample essay in Chicago style is spelling mistakes. Not many people are able to type well enough to get the point across, and therefore spelling will be your biggest enemy. Just because you have worked hard on the essay and even spent hours rewriting it does not mean you cannot get better at it.In fact, you can improve upon your writing by starting over with a fresh set of eyes. You can do this by having someone else read your essay, and they can give you suggestions if you miss something. Another idea is to rewrite the entire essay yourself, checking it out again, until you find everything correctly spelled and punctuated.It is also helpful to see sample essays from other students. See how they do things and see if yours seems to be off. This will give you a better understanding of how your own essay will be received, as well as give you ideas on how to make your essay better.By avoiding the mistakes made by so many others, you will be better able to enjoy the benefits of doing a sample essay in Chicago style. Your essay will read better and you will have more fun, regardless of whether you're doing it for school or just out of curiosity. What better way to learn than to write the test and get some great feedback.

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The Conflicts Of The Black Race: Delayed Economic And Educational Progress Essay, Research Paper The Conflicts of the Black Race: Delayed Economic and Educational Progress 4/4/97 In the 1960 # 8217 ; s, inkinesss, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , fought for their civil rights and equal chances. Although they had merely been out of bondage for less than a century, they felt the clip was manner past due for them to have the same intervention as other American citizens. Our people struggled to have nice instruction plans for their young person for the right to gain a decent life, and to have regard from other racial groups. Fortunately for our coevals, their battle ended in triumph. However, 30 old ages subsequently, despite the advancement made so, our community does non look to hold kept up with our ascendant # 8217 ; s rate of self-reformation. Not merely are inkinesss still disrespected by other races, jobs besides plague us such as poorness, drugs, and miseducation. We will write a custom essay sample on The Conflicts Of The Black Race Delayed or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page To do affairs even worse, we besides have a serious deficiency of integrity. Some of us feel as though it is non our duty to assist other inkinesss when they are in demand. Another major job is the being of racism. This negative attitude leads to many physical and psychological jobs within the black community. Therefore, deficiency of integrity within the black community and the effects of racism are two major factors when contribute to the slow advancement of black people. Before the Civil Rights motion racism was so blazing that non cognizing it existed would hold been hard. Soon, it is so elusive that some argue we can non fault racism for our jobs. Unfortunately, they are incorrect. The effects of racism can be seen in the segregation of our vicinities and in our high unemployment rates. White people want to maintain their contact with us to a lower limit. In 1991, USA Today reported that the 1990 nose count # 8220 ; concluded that # 8216 ; the bulk of the state # 8217 ; s 30 million black people are as segregated now as they were. . . in the # 8217 ; 60s # 8217 ; # 8221 ; ( Smith 104 ) . This proves that although some inkinesss # 8217 ; incomes have increased, they do non ever live in vicinities they can afford because the country is normally predominately white. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found that anti-black favoritism was widespread in the lodging industry in 1992 ( Smith 105 ) . This pattern can be found in the workplace. Ed Smith, Ph.D. found that # 8220 ; inkinesss with college grades had a 13 percent unemployment rate in 1987 compared to five per centum for Whites # 8221 ; ( Smith 112 ) . Many surveies exist that prove that college-educated inkinesss are non much better off than high-school alumnuss. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights admitted that # 8220 ; # 8216 ; deficiency of instruction is non the ground for high minority unemployment # 8217 ; # 8221 ; ( Smith 112 ) . The lone account which justifies these figures is racism. Equally long as anti-black racism exists, inkinesss likely could non advancement at the same rate as other minority groups. It is a well-known fact that white people have more control than minorities in this state. They have the power to deny inkinesss lodging and unemployment. Because of white people # 8217 ; s biass, inkinesss have found it hard to travel up on the societal and economic ladder. Besides, exposure to constant favoritism causes some people to believe that they are worthless and incapable of wining. In order to get the better of this obstruction, we have to take control of our ain heads and lives. Until we as a people become cognizant and get down to rai se our self-esteem, we will go on to allow racism be a pestilence to our race. The slow advancement of our race has led many inkinesss to go pessimistic. They lose their dignity because they believe that everything is against them. Therefore they give up on seeking to break themselves and on assisting their fellow brothers and sisters. These ideas are picked up by young person who grow up believing that there is no manner out of the ghetto. When immature black work forces are asked why they commit offenses and bead out of school, they place the incrimination on society. Alternatively of differing with them, more people demand to seek to understand why they are stating this. A black interior metropolis curate commented that # 8220 ; you can # 8217 ; t be what you ain # 8217 ; t seen # 8221 ; ( Smith 101 ) . The lone professionals that many inner-city young person meet are police officers, Judgess, and societal workers. Because these meetings are normally the consequence of a negative event, there is no inducement for the young person to better themselves. Unless older inkinesss become better function theoretical accounts for our young person, the rhythm of public assistance and unemployment will go on. Although every black individual is non in this peculiar state of affairs, the 1s who are will impede the advancement of the whole race. Racism has many negative effects on inkinesss. The list goes on and on. If we continue to fall victim to these effects, our advancement will neer be to the full achieved. We, as a people, must take action and start to assist ourselves. If that means pooling our money together and supplying better schools and more occupations, so so be it. In order to come on we must make whatever is necessary. Our chief quandary is non that we are non cognizant of our jobs. It is our inability to trade with them. Whenever we come up with solutions to the job, we start kicking about how hard it is, or how much money it is traveling to be. It is really sad when a individual can pass $ 500 on an outfit, but can non even contribute $ 100 to assist foster a kid # 8217 ; s instruction. It is a pathetic sight when we settle for a occupation that we are overqualified for alternatively of acquiring together with our fellow brothers and sisters and get downing our ain concern. We need to halt stating that we # 8220 ; can # 8217 ; t # 8221 ; and get down following Clark Atlanta University # 8217 ; s slogan # 8220 ; I # 8217 ; ll happen a manner or do one. # 8221 ; An illustration is a plan called # 8220 ; Friends Helping Friends # 8221 ; where people put their money together and give it to one individual. It works in the signifier of a pyramid. There are eight people on the underside, so four, so two, and so one on top. The individual on top gets the money from the eight people on the underside. That individual so moves off the top and the pyramid splits into two and each start all over once more by constructing up the bottom eight musca volitanss. Equally long as people keep lending everyone will have eight times the sum that each person puts in. This is an first-class manner to assist others without holding to set yourself in a hazardous state of affairs. If we could acquire all vicinities to take part in this plan, we could easy construct our ain schools and concerns. Merely because our advancement has declined in the past 30 old ages does non intend we have to sit back and delay to hit stone underside. To carry through the undertaking of taking control of ourselves, we have to work together as one. If we continue seeking to work entirely, we will neer make our ends. Yet if we work as a brotherhood, we can suppress our failures and go on to travel upward and forward. Mentions Smith, Ed. Not Yet Over the Hump. Fairbank, Alaska: JAED, 1994.

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Global Warming and its Effects The decline in the natural resources can be attributed to the lack of rules and regulations that prohibit and prescribe certain actions of man towards the environment. With the absence of laws that seek to sustain and uplift the status of the environment, it is no surprise that there exist the corresponding effects on the natural resources. Need essay sample on "Global Warming and its Effects" topic? We will write a custom essay sample specifically for you Proceed Moreover, the lack of governmental commitment in addressing these issues also contributes to the continuing degradation of these resources (Toothman 69). Another thing is that there are corporations and other business establishments that utilize a certain fraction of the natural resources yet fail to meet or at least craft proper business ethics that will guide their companys actions in the proper path. Without these ethical principles of conduct, business establishments then have all the freedom to consume everything they want more than what they need and to use them in whatever possible way one can conceive of. One of the most notable examples to the volumes of campaigns that have been pushed forward under the banner of environmental protection is the campaign of Al Gore. In his seminar documentary entitled An Inconvenient Truth, Gore discloses before the public the root causes, existing conditions, and future implications of global warming (Tenenbaum A366). His campaign does not only involve the call for a larger and more unified response from the people all over the world. Global warming according to Gore, is the result of humanitys negligence to the environment. It influences landform evolution and in the process and emphasizes changing atmospheric composition of greenhouse gases. Even though there are still man who are skeptic about the presence of global warming, nations concerned and touched with this new information are supporting Go Green campaigns and their respective governments are also spending an ample amount of the finances to help in saving mother earth and the future. Reference Kinney, Joe. "Addressing Global Warming." Environmental Health Perspectives 111.3 (2003): A144.

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The Concept of Islam Religion Essay The Concept of Islam Religion Essay Islamic Religion and the State Islam is depicted as a way of life. However, this eliminates the fact that it is a political phenomenon. Islam is a religion which is a social aspect rather than political. Islam is a peculiar concept of secularism. This means that Islam opposed the idea that it should involve itself with other parts of life. Islam, as a religion, was also seen as a good way of governing society, and this should be incorporated to the modern society. As a result, a political institution had no place in the Muslim society. Every individual of the Muslim society was seen to be guided by the teachings of Islamic laws, rather than the set political structure. Islam was a religious way of life. It was also seen as a form of governance. Islam scholars argued that Islamic values and the way of life had a similar style of governance like most of western government. They depicted this as an effective way and did not consider political organization of any other nature. Those who were supporting political society were regarded as modernists, but many of the scholars who were traditionalists were against this. They saw this as a violation of Islamic state laws. Islamic state was honored since they believed that, it was drafted by Prophet Muhammad. They believed that Islam was a sacred institution that was not to assimilate any form of foreign intervention. Rules that were outlined by religious values and there was no need for political intervention. Islam, from the early beginnings, did not have separation between politics and other social values. Islam, therefore, did not require any organization to govern the Muslim society. Political instituti on was eliminated since leaders were seen as ordained by God. In addition, Muslim society did not see any person above the law and hence did not require any political leaders. Formulation of Modern Religious Concept Awareness about religion defined the starting of various chapters of different beliefs. Religion opened a new face to identify one’s own belief as the only factual compared to other people’s belief. Concept of religion began during the Medieval Ages. Faith justification and disbelief in modern science had discarded all the theories that had been formulated. As a result, changes in the general order of the society were explained through religion. Religion became very dominant that, incidents were to be clarified through people’s belief. Religion established itself during the seventeenth century. Ideas of various reformers of the sixteenth century were deserted, and natural religion was accepted. The path to the enlightenment of religion was as a result of fully secularized, privatized individuals highly motivated by answering questions of what affected humankind. There was also desire by people to associate themselves as God’s creatures and had authority fr om Him. Formulation of Islam religion by the Western intellectual discourse was a hypothesis. However, this formed the source of various debates. Western intellectual discourse about the Islam is depicted as an imbalanced game. These intellectuals are mostly seen as Christians. Therefore, the discourse that is carried out seems to be incomplete and thus contain a lot of controversies. The western intellectuals did not have a proper analysis of the formation of Islam. There were theories by western writers of generating Islam origin. The concept of generic Islam was disturbing the intellectuals formulated two paths of how Islam was formed. Islam was constructed through the paths of essentializations which were more offensive and the other being defensive. Visit our religion essay writing service if you need a custom written paper on your topic. Fill in the order form with all essay details and have your paper written by !

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