Essays on De Soto

When I was a child, my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier, you'll be a general. If you become a monk, you'll end up as the Pope.' Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso. (McNeese, 2006, p.105) Pablo Ruiz y Picasso (1881-1973) is one of the main representatives of the 20th century art, and the co-founder along with Georges Braque of Cubism. With significant contribution to the formation and development of modern and contemporary art, Picasso is one of the most prominent artists of the previous century, an artistic mastermind who managed to ...

In capital budgeting, the ultimate condition underlying any investment decision in whether or not it maximizes the wealth of the shareholder. It might be of interest at this point to note that it is shareholders and not any other providers of capital who are considered in the investment decisions. The best rationale for the maximization of shareholder wealth is the ownership claim that shareholders have on any company. Essentially, shares represent ownership, and thus it follows that any business decisions should be in the best interests of the owners. Investment decisions should thus all be geared towards improving ...

Hernando De Soto was conquistador and an explorer from Spain. Hernando is documented as the first European to reach Mississippi. This was while he led the European expedition deeper towards the modern day territory. This expedition was the very first in Europe. Therefore, this essay will compare and contrast two articles based on Hernando and his discovery of Mississippi river. .

According to Galloway, Hernando landed into the Mississippi region as a result of his search for silver and gold. He had 400 troops who joined him in his flatboats in crossing the river. They did so at night, so that ...