READ ALL FILES BELOW AND WRITE ABOUT THE Frontline special on Congress, write a 1-2 paragraph reaction on the discussion board that references at least 1 specific concept discussed in the course thus far AND 1 specific point in the video.

Choose a company from the SEC EDGAR Web site for your Key Assignment to evaluate for the impact of convergence to IFRS.Website: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htmAPA 6 format with references Part One: OUTLINE IS DUE 01/25/19 Prepare an outline for your final assignment based on the information listed below for Part Two Part Two: FINAL PAPER IS DUE 01/28/18 Deliverable Length: 1,000–1,200 words Review the financial reports and notes of the company you have chosen from the EDGAR Web site. Using this company as your point of reference, provide general information on the following questions: Create an overview on IFRS. What will be some of the main concerns for your company as they move from U.S. GAAP to IFRS? Generate a list of differences that you would expect to see on your Income Statement and your Balance Sheet after the convergence process is complete. Describe what impact the convergence will have on your company’s inventory account (IAS 2). Describe some of the differences between IFRS and US GAAP regarding the accounting for financial instruments Give a minimum of two examples of how your company will be impacted by the conversion process (IAS 32, IAS 39 & IFRS 7) After the reporting period has ended, you could potentially encounter other events that will have impacts on your company (IAS 10). Describe the recognition and measurement differences currently existing between IFRS and U.S. GAAP. What impacts could these differences have on disclosure requirements? Create an overview of considerations regarding income taxes that the company may encounter. Give 2 examples of areas you see as the greatest concern. What impact will the convergence process have on your company’s tax planning? A key area of contention between IFRS and U.S. GAAP lies in the classification and measurement of leases. Describe the 2 main types of leases and where the differences lie. What impact will this have your company? Give your opinion on the U.S. moving into IFRS. For the company you have selected, what do you see as the major advantages and disadvantages of convergence? Provide a minimum of 3 examples of each supported by your research.

Simple Answer! Just 1-3 sentence!just main topic! _________________________________________________________________________________________________The Existence of God What is the problem in referring to personal experience for proof of God’s existence? What is the problem in referring to the Bible for proof of God’s existence? What are the three traditional arguments for God’s existence? What is the difference between strong rationalism, critical rationalism, and fideism? Terms: Pascal’s Wager, fallacy of “begging the question” William Paley - The Teleological Arguement Know what Paley’s metaphor of the person walking along the beach signifies. What are each of the objects found meant to represent? Which does Paley relate the world to? Be able to trace Paley’s argument for God’s existence. What is Paley’s proof for God’s existence based on? How does Paley relate our lack of knowledge about the watch to our lack of knowledge about the world and how is this pertinent (or not) to our knowledge of God’s existence? Terms: Teleological Argument, purpose, Intelligent Design David Hume - Why Does God Let People Suffer What argument for God’s existence is Hume arguing against? Why does Hume object to the concept that we can infer the existence of a good all-powerful God who created the world as it is? What are his 4 objections against the inference to God? Be able to list and describe each of them. What is the most that can be inferred by observing the world, once one has seen the suffering present in it? Does Hume think that there is any reason to infer something further than that? Why or why not? Terms: Inference from phenomena Soren Kierkegaard - The Leap of Faith and the Limits of Reason & Truth is Subjectivity Why does Kierkegaard think that all proofs for God’s existence fail to establish proof of God’s existence? What is faith? Why does Kierkegaard argue that the question of belief in God is not one that one should attempt to base on evidence? Why is it that proof for God’s existence is something that people continue to attempt regardless of it being impossible and why is it impossible? What does Kierkegaard argue is necessary for any “proof” of God’s existence? Being an existentialist, Kierkegaard believes that truth is _____ to the individual. Why? What is the relevance of life being presented as choice to Kierkegaard’s view of faith? Terms: leap of faith, fideism William K Clifford Why does Clifford argue it is unethical to believe without sufficient evidence? What should one do when one does not have sufficient evidence for or against belief? What is his response to the person who does not have enough time to educate himself concerning the evidence for belief? William James - The Will to Believe What is the religious hypothesis according to William James? What does he argue concerning this hypothesis and the options between believing it or not: is it living or dead, forced or avoidable, momentous or trivial? What does he argue this means then? What is the problem with suspending judgement on the religious hypothesis according to James? Why does James object to the notion that one who allows himself to believe the religious hypothesis can will himself to believe anything? What value does James see to accepting the religious hypothesis? Terms: pragmatism Friedrich Nietzsche - God is Dead What does Nietzsche mean when he famously proclaims that God is dead? Why is it relevant that it is a mad man who says God is dead? The Anti-Christ According to Nietzsche, why is Christianity something harmful and something that detracts from one’s life? What does Nietzsche mean when he refers to Christianity as a “religion of pity”? Why is pity dangerous to the individual? Terms: will to power Problem of Identity What are the 3 traditional views regarding how one’s identity is preserved through time and change? John Locke - Of Identity and Diversity Which of the 3 views does Locke argue for? What are the significances of the Socrates example and of the prince and cobbler example? How does his view account for one’s continued identity even when there are lapses in consciousness or memory? What problem does Locke’s view face based on his answer? Terms: Lockean Circle, personal identity Meredith Michaels - Persons, Brains and Bodies Which of the 3 traditional views is Michaels considering in this thought experiment? Be able to describe the example of Wanda and Schwanda. What is the story meant to show? David Hume - Of Personal Identity How does Hume view one’s personal identity? Does his view fit into any of the 3 traditional views? What does Hume mean when he compares the notion of identity to a republic? How does Hume argue against Locke’s view? The Problem of Free Will and Responsibility Aristotle - Voluntary and Involuntary Action Know how Aristotle distinguishes between voluntary and involuntary action. What do each of them entail as far as which ones we should be held responsible for, praised or blamed? What are examples of each of the different types of actions? What are the types of involuntary actions, be able to describe each of them. What does it mean to be a non voluntary agent? Terms: voluntary actions, involuntary actions John Hospers - Meaning and Free Will How does Hospers distinguish types of voluntary actions and what is it about one type of them that should not allow one to be held responsible for it? Be able to explain Hospers’ argument against responsibility. When does he think someone is not responsible for his or her actions? Terms: Argument against Responsibility (Be able to outline and explain the argument, make sure to look toward the end of the reading) Friedrich Nietzsche - Twilight of an Error Explain what Nietzsche means when he says religion mistakes the cause for the consequence? How does this relate to the notion of virtue and vice? Why does Nietzsche think free will is an error? What is the reason Nietzsche thinks free will is an important concept in religion? What does it lead to? Terms: Error of Free Will Jean Paul Sartre - Freedom and Responsibility What is meant by Sartre when he says “Man is condemned to be free”? What does Sartre think is meant by the phrase, “In war there are no innocent victims”? Why does Sartre argue that we are even responsible for our own birth?