Describe the vision of life in America in terms of both its promise and its problems.
Explain the role of International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) in harmonization. How is the board created? In other words, how does this support convergence?
August 5, 2017Define the elements of a legal contract using examples from the scenario where applicable.
August 5, 2017First, read Barack Obama’s November 7, 2007 speech (“Agenda to Reclaim the American Dream”) http://obama.3cdn.net/c16add4876056665c7_i42mvyxby.pdf. Describe the vision of life in America in terms of both its promise and its problems. Discuss the visions of America in terms of James Adams’ definition of the American Dream.
Next, read two texts that have been attached. Evaluate how the ideas, arguments, and problems presented in these texts compare to those presented by Obama.
Finally, assess the possibilities or impossibilities of achieving the American Dream as represented in these texts and the course generally. Has the progress of American life confirmed the possibility of the American Dream, or have the persistent challenges, divisions, and conflicts shown its impossibility? What progress has been realized and what still needs to be done?
