1. Speculative Bergery And The Origin Of Freemasonry The subject of this paper relates to operative and speculative masonry, and in order to look into this subject it was necessary to search about the origins of freemasonry. It's being said that Masonry originated in the East, perhaps China or Egypt, and travelled across Asia, Constantinople, Greece and Cyprus to Rome, but definitely no one can ascertain how or when the Masonic Fraternity was formed. Some sources placed the official birth of Freemasonry at 1717. However in 1440 Sir William St Clair built the Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland, which was a direct descent of William de St Clair Last Temple Grand Master of Scotland. A widely accepted theory among Masonic scholars is that it arose from the stonemasons' guilds during the Middle Ages, and...show more content... Those architects not only left buildings, but also the knowledge in how to use tools such as: the point, the circle, line, the plumb rule, the square, the level, and the trowel. They also implemented theories and practices of architectures that are still in use by many. The early Craft Guilds and Operative Masons' Lodges made themselves accountable for the teaching and examination of apprentices. They implemented standards of ethics and craftsmanship to control the crafts they represented, Their Operative System has been the base on which the Speculative Science of Freemasonry is working in now ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

3. Question Bank : Pure And Speculative Question 1 (A) Pure and Speculative Risks–: Pure Risks are absolute risks which are governed by only two possible outcomes where there is either a complete loss or no change in the existing circumstance at all. They are usually characterized by a small chance of occurring where the probability of the event associated with the risk is small. E.g.: A tornado occurring is small, but either there is complete loss of an area or it may remain undamaged. Speculative Risks are mainly explained as a gamble on risk where the event may lead to a loss or may also lead to a gain. E.g.: Investing in risky shares is a Speculative Risk (Teale, 2013). (B) Diversifiable and Non– Diversifiable Risks–: Non – Diversifiable or Systematic risks affect events that are vulnerable to economy wide risks that affect aggregated outcomes on a broad base including financial markets. They occur due to market structure and dynamics leading to uncertainty faced in all areas of economy. E.g.: Changes to federal policies, government structure, natural disasters etc. Diversifiable or Unsystematic risks are only specific to one industry, area or company and do not have wide repercussions. They can be easily diversified to mitigate or reduce losses through better strategies. E.g.: Diversifying investment portfolio can reduce loss from a failed stock (Teale, 2013). Question 2 (A) Injury to a child climbing up shelves in store:– In this circumstance, Super Grocer is not liable to provide compensation for the ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

5. Writing A Young Adult Speculative Fiction How to write a young adult speculative fiction short story Intro There are many different facets to writing a successful young adult speculative short story. There are lots of different problems that can be faced when trying to write these stories such as not understanding the genre completely, not being able to write interesting characterisation, figuring out how to properly structure the story, putting just the right amount of detail into the setting, working out an exciting plot line, getting the proper editing and drafting done, and finding inspiration to begin writing and figure out where the story will go from there. The world of speculative fiction Speculative fiction is a broad term that encompasses science fiction and fantasy. Science fiction tells stories relating to science and technology and has a basis in the principles of science. These stories are often set in space, the future, in a different world, or in a different dimension of universe. Fantasy, however, is not necessarily based on science but more on imagination and often includes fantasy worlds and elements of the supernatural. Different people have varying ideas about the parameters of genres and how many there are. For example some sub–genres of science fiction/ fantasy are apocalyptic, post–apocalyptic, cyberpunk, first contact, humorous and time travel. Science fiction and Fantasy both ask the question, 'What if?' An example of a speculative fiction is The Hunger Games trilogy. ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

7. Fiction Vs Speculative Fiction Speculative fiction gives writers a larger landscape to write in, in terms of genre. Speculative fiction encompasses many other genres, which gives more room for the reader to explore between the lines of the story and speculate as they read. As opposed to realistic fiction, there is a smaller scale which doesn't offer enough space to explore new ideas. What sets the two apart, is that there are more questions that the reader can ask when reading speculative and it can give space for the reader's curiosity. Although realistic fiction is grounded in the world now, readers often reach for escapism when it comes to books and speculative fiction is the perfect genre for that. Being able to fall into a story that is far away from the world we live in now gives the readers a chance to forget about their lives or whatever they are going through. Speculative fiction also allows authors to move in between genres, but keep the story as one. Novelist Julia McKenna describes the difference, "Speculative fiction may not mimic real life but it uses its magic mirror to reflect on the world around us. It's a fundamentally outward–looking genre, in direct contrast to literary fiction, which looks inward to explore the human condition." (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/18/genre–debate– science–fiction–speculative–literary) by saying this the genre gives readers a chance to explore the world in a new way, an almost magical way and allows readers to see the human condition with a ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

9. Griesbach's Hypothesis When people consider the Synoptic Gospels, they believe that they all complement each other. This is not entirely the case. While these Gospels speak on similar topics with regard to Jesus' life, they differ in how they portray it. This is where the Synoptic Problem is developed. Essentially, the Problem is that the Gospels are not all the same and they each present something different about Jesus' life. The Problem addresses which Gospel was written first. Since they are all similar but some have excluded or added details, it is difficult to tell which one was produced first and to tell which description of Jesus' life is accurate. Scholars have produced theories that offer a solution to the confusion regarding the order that the Gospels were written and to identify the original values of Jesus and early...show more content... The Two–Source Hypothesis is the most widely accepted theory. The Augustinian Theory suggests that Matthew was written in Aramaic and the first Gospel. Then it says that Mark was written based off of Mathew and was written in Greek when Hellenistic culture became prominent which is why it is the shorter Gospel. The Griesbach Hypothesis, also known as the Two–Gospel hypothesis, written by 18th century biblical scholar Griesbach, maintains that the order of the Gospels is Matthew, Luke, then Mark. However, neither of these solutions accounts for the fact that Mark had to be written first. So, we look to the Two–Source and Farrher Hypothesis' for a reasonable explanation to the synoptic problem. The Two–Source Hypothesis says that Mark is the original Gospel and that Matthew and Luke independently used Mark to write their own Gospel. This is the most popular solution amongst scholars today. It has also been hypothesized that the Q, which is a collection of teaching traditions is used to relate the Gospels but the issue is that there is ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

11. End of the World Essay examples Do you expect the world to end? Will humans leave the world to another life form soon? These questions have plagued man since his inception on this planet. Humans have, in every culture, have made predictions of how and when the world will end. We have done this either through religion or just average men or women who say they have the sight to see the future. Do we consider religion false and seers charlatans? We must first look at the worlds myths about the end of the world, or as is called from the Greek, apocalypse. We will examine myths from Christianity, Hindu, Norse and Mayan/Aztec cultures. We will also see if there are any similarities and can they be proven as fact, for prediction of any event is speculative at best. Let us...show more content... A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up" (NIV, 1999). The Anti–Christ takes over the world for Satan and tries to kill Gods chosen people and finally make war with them, only to lose and then both are judged and then thrown into a lake of fire with the rest that did not believe in Christ and his salvation. In the end God and Christ bring heaven to earth and those who believed in them will inherent the earth, newly restored. We can see that the world as we know it will be destroyed and then this prophecy gives hope that there will be a new beginning. This destruction and reformation of the world is also prevalent in Islamic and Judaism culture. Another cultural myth is the Wars of Hindu mythology. In the Hindu teachings, The Wars of Hindu mythology depict great heroes and demons in combat of universal magnitude, overflowing with the tremendous power of celestial weapons, religious theology, the unexplained, and mystical beings. "While no Hindu epic or scripture fails to describe the horrors of war and its fallout, major wars are fought with a religious purpose: often to eliminate demonic beings, or lords and rulers who pursue war wantonly for ambition and domination. The most destructive wars in Hindu myth are often genocidal in scale, they are driven with the mission of good triumphing over evil" (Mythology). ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

13. The Elements Of The Genre Of Speculative Fiction Next to being neo–slave narratives, Kindred and Beloved, as well as Who Fears Death, are examples of the genre of Speculative Fiction. This type of literature features supernatural and/or futuristic elements. Is serves as an umbrella term and includes science fiction, fantasy, literary fiction, supernatural fiction, horror, dystopia, utopia, (post–)apocalyptic and superhero elements, as well as their combinations (Jackson and Moody–Freeman, 127). Hence, "in Speculative Fiction the action of the story can take place in a culture that never existed, a world we know nothing of, or an earth that might have been or might be" (Shade, 2). In other words, speculative literature includes all texts that take place "in a universe slightly different from our own" (Wyatt, 1–2). Language is "not merely descriptive but also functions as a form of word building" (Burnett, 137), as neologisms can be both metaphorical and literal in this genre. Speculative Fiction ranges back to ancient history and has been pervading humanity from the beginning. Furby and Hines state that the human has always been a "story–telling ape" (Furby and Hines, 10), as we get access to the world through the narrative. So–called taproot texts, the very first fictional texts, such as The Epic of Gilgamesh, still form the basis for modern authors to draw...show more content... Still, until recently, it has not given much attention to issues of race and ethnicity in the context of imagined futures. Historically, the focus of the genre has been on social and political commentary, as well as responses to social, cultural and technological changes. Mainstream speculative fictional novels explored "issues of empire, [rather than] blacks, women and other culturally diverse peoples within their narratives" (Jackson and Moody–Freeman, 128). In other ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

15. Speculative Fiction Essay Poems: In the new landscape– Bruce Dawe Your attention please– Peter Porter Word count: 863 Both "In the new landscape" by Bruce Dawe and "Your Attention Please" by Peter Porter are fine examples of Speculative Fiction worthy of being in a Year Nine anthology for 2012. The poems are in–depth hypotheses of what society will eventuate too, allowing the reader to ponder the way of living in the future: a true example of speculating. The poetic structures display careful imagery and strong senses of warning, illustrating a world full of dystopia and dread. In "In the new landscape", the concept of a world...show more content... It shows how a monster has been created and the people are now at its mercy. A sense of regulation is felt through the choice of words and the approach they are presented in. Dawe's writing has an air of specificity, using such phrases as "there will be" and "we will" leaving no room for misinterpretation and making it clear to readers that this is the "future". It is clearly outlined that through the evolution of cars, many small but significant things have been sacrificed including the "sounds of acceleration instead of birdsong", "no trees/ unless as exotica" and any form of neighbourhood qualities for example "no more streets begging hopscotch squares". Dawe is showing how in his predicted future, any sense of natural beauty is trumped by society's overwhelming need for commercial and overly eccentric goods. On the other hand "Your Attention Please" is recalling a protocol message in the event of a nuclear attack. Porter is predicting that through the development of technology, weaponry and war, human society has created an environment where the main priority is the individual's survival: "Leave the old and bed–/ridden, you can do nothing for them". The poem refers frequently to religion, making it clear to the broadcast's audience ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

17. Example Of Search Strategy Search strategy Three data bases were used to collect the data, namely, One Search, CINAHL and ProQuest. These data bases were searched for the terms such as 'cardiac rehabilitation', 'quality of life,' 'benefits', and 'CHD'. Inclusion criteria were qualitative articles, written in English and published between the years of 2010 and 2017. Quantitative articles and articles written in non– English languages are excluded from this study. Moreover, this study focused only on adults, therefore the paediatric studies are also excluded from this study. After applying the inclusion and exclusion strategy, 12 articles reported qualitative study regarding the topic and they are used in this essay. Data analysis Braun and Clarke (2006) developed a...show more content... 1.1a Exercise Physical inactivity is one of the modifiable risk factor for the coronary heart diseases (Devries et al, 2011), and therefore exercise is used as an integral component of the primary and secondary prevention in reducing mortality and improving the quality of life. Upon reviewing the literature, the author found that, patients' perspective about physical exercise differs widely. In their study Holder et al (2015) found that, the increased awareness of the mortality after the cardiac event, help the patients to change their outlook towards life and this further help them to realise the health benefit of exercise. In addition to that, some of the patients claimed that, exercise helped to divert their mind and thus helps them to cope with the condition (Holder et al, 2015). Moreover, the current cardiac rehabilitation programme, made the patients aware of the health benefits of exercise and, therefore they were motivated to continue the exercise (Hillsdon et al, 2013; Morken et al, 2013). Exercising in a safe environment, under the supervision of the trained staff increases the confidence of patients in participating exercise (Morken et al, 2013). The study also found that, the patient increases their self–confidence level in performing exercise, after seeing the health improvements in the former cardiac patients (Morken et al, 2013). Furthermore, Back et al (2017) carried a further study to evaluate ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

19. The Opera Speculative Design Project In this document I will evaluate, articulate and communicate my process and accomplishments within the Opera speculative design project. This document will provide context for my designs and practical work evidenced in my journal and blog. In this project I will explore Juxtaposing themes, musical and dramatic styles and characters through research, planning and execution. We will also construct a set on one of two operas "L'Enfant et les Sortileges" by Maurice Ravel or "Lulu" by Alban Berg. The aims of the speculative project are to create a "stand alone" design that will fit in NO 1 touring theatres that takes account of the orchestra pit and a one day fit up and six– hour strike. Alongside this we will design costumes for principle and...show more content... After developing themes such as identity and animal behaviour we incorporated those ideas into manikins which would then be presented as a potential puppet idea. Once we had a better understanding of the operas we then selected which opera we would like to do, and what project we would like to design on. I chose to do "Lulu" By Alban Berg as a speculative design as it was the play I understood the most, I also wanted to develop my process and craftsmanship skills. After researching the play, I created a scene summery and a character list to refer to while designing. I also created a storyboard of scenes of significance which gave me an idea of who was at the location and what was going on. I then started to develop my characters starting with a group drawing, front, back and side drawings and Photoshop final images. Once I had a clear image of my characters I then started to experiment within my model box for inspiration. Once I had a few ideas I then produced some rough sketches, resulting in a final drawing. I then produced my set on auto cad so I had a good idea of scale and measurements resulting in a final orthographic, side elevation and cutting list. After I had my measurements and rough drawings I then drew out the theatre royal in sketch–up and did a scene by scene breakdown of the opera. With this visual aid I then started my set construction. When I received the technical drawings of the ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

21. Cause And Effect Essay On Drug Addiction Drug Addiction: The Effects Nowadays, the amount of drug users is growing day by day. Unfortunately, these people are not aware of their vulnerability. Whether we talk about prescription, OTC or illegal drugs, the excessive use of these substances lead to considerably dangerous consequences; having health problems is the most well–known of them. However, drug abuse causes other serious effects on people such as money and job–related problems, likelihood to engage in criminal acts, and even potential death. People with drug issues are subject to money and job– related problems. When someone develops a dependence on drugs, they are not concerned about how much money they spend as long as they get the drugs they want. Consequently, people are faced with economic problems that might lead them to misery. Besides this, having a dependence on drugs can have a damaging effect on someone's job or career. The famous soccer player, Diego Maradona, is a living example of this. Maradona developed an addiction to cocaine, for which he was banned from soccer for 15 months in 1991 after testing positive for cocaine. After his comeback, at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, he was sent home for failing a drug test for ephedrine doping (Williams). Clearly, drugs only left an awful stain on Maradona's career. Those addicted to drugs are more likely to engage in criminal activity. There are three types of crimes related to drugs: use–related crimes, which occur because the drugs ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

23. Speculative Fiction Vs. Realistic Fiction Why speculative fiction offers more to readers than realistic fiction. In this essay, I will discuss how speculative fiction offers more to readers than realistic fiction. I will explain both genres and go on to explain what they are like in the time we live in now and how writers use speculative fiction. For my manuscript, I am planning to write a short story collection and the main genre will be speculative fiction. I am choosing this genre, because it is one that bring together fantasy, supernatural, magical realism, and mystery themes that I am intending to write about. With magical realism being a prominent theme out of these, I will discuss why it is an important one within speculative fiction. Another reason as to why I am choosing this genre is because I will be able to write using these themes as they occur in ordinary lives of ordinary characters. The last reason I am choosing this genre is because of the curiosity that comes when reading speculative fiction, which I will discuss before the conclusion. Realistic fiction is a genre which covers topics and people readers would expect to see in the world now. These stories that covers topics that everyday people go through like school, love, society. Although the topics are broad about what a writer could write about under this genre, there are the limits they face when confined to the realistic world. (http://study.com/academy/lesson/what–is– realistic–fiction–definition–characteristics–examples.html) It is more ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

25. Types of Predictors and Examples Essay 1. Static predictors are related to those things of a person's past that can't be changed and will remain a part of the past (Fulero & Wrightsman, 2009). An example of this would be if a person lost a limb in a tragic accident. The limb can artificially be replaced but they will never have the original limb so it is part of the past that can't be changed. Dynamic predictors can change with time and given situations (Fulero & Wrightsman, 2009). An example would be if a person buys a house then moves and purchases another house. The situation demanded the change and because of this changed happened over the time it took them to move. Risk management predictors are things in the environment that change that shapes the way the future is...show more content... The ALI standard relieves a person from criminal conduct if it can be proven that they had a mental disease or some type of mental defect that prevented them from realizing what they were doing was wrong (Fulero & Wrightsman, 2009). These two defenses of insanity basically try to take the blame of the act that person committed because the individual had a mental defect or disease. Reference Fulero, S. & Wrightsman, L. (2009). Forensic Psychology. (3rd ed.). Bemont, CA: Wadsworth. 4. There are four types of hostage takers that law enforcement has labeled. There are the terrorist, criminal, prisoner and the mentally disturbed (Fulero & Wrightsman, 2009). The terrorist takes hostage for political reasoning (shame a government). The criminal takes a hostage because they become trapped in the crime that they are committing (bank robbery). The prisoner is more of a protester against conditions within a prison and this is their way of seeking support. Finally the mentally disturbed are unpredictable and are looked at as the greatest threat because of this (Fulero & Wrightsman, 2009). Reference Fulero, S. & Wrightsman, L. (2009). Forensic Psychology. (3rd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. 5. The NASH classification is the way that deaths are reported and classified (Fulero & Wrightsman, 2009). The three very important questions that need to be asked when preforming a psychological autopsy are; why the person did ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

27. War Story- Personal Narrative Essay War Story– Personal Narrative Finally we got a well deserved break from what seemed like our endless marching. As we stopped pain shot up my left leg like a bullet. I looked automatically to my right. Nobody was there. My best friend Simon would usually stand there, as he had in the war before, I could imagine the grin on his face. The images of all those years ago started to play in my mind... It began when we were assembled in the safety of the trench. Then we heard those dreaded words that can make a man throw up with fear for his life. "Go! Over the top men, go!" I froze, not breathing, not even blinking I was paralysed, standing there motionless, my legs as solid as...show more content... Then, turning my head again I saw Simon dive to my aid. He did not utter a single word but just gave a faint grin then promptly looked down at my leg and set to work. He freed me and with a little help I made it to the safety of the next shell hole. I owed him my life. Simon refused to stop. He climbed up again to help the others. I tried to tug him back but my efforts were worthless; seen as I was wounded. Gun shots and shell fire pounded my ears like a right hand from a heavy weight boxer. I will never forget the next sound I heard. I knew it was the end so I looked up at the morning sun and prayed towards the heavens. I could hear the screams penetrating throughout my mind. Now I'm standing here about to march on to fight in another war, fighting for my dear friend. When will man kind learn? Now, however, I fear this time I might not be so lucky, especially now, without Simon, who I did not even get a chance to thank for saving my life. Now I try to put the thoughts out of my mind with a tear in my eye turning away from the other soldiers so they cannot see. I can see a large church in front of me and can hear the sounds of children playing. I begin to think about the contrast. The young, blameless children playing happily with each other only a short distance away from where us, the adults are contemplating what lies ahead hideously slaughtering the ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

29. Speculative Bombing : Speculative Attack Chris Grabel Professor Yuan International Monetary Economics 16 December 2016 Speculative Attack What Is Speculative Attack? A speculative attack is a precipitous acquisition of assets such as gold, currency, or permits, by previously inactive speculators. A speculative attack is caused by the massive selling of a country's currency by both domestic and foreign investors. Countries that use a fixed exchange rate (an exchange rate that is fixed against that of another currency, or a basket of currencies) are much more at risk to a speculative attack than those that use a floating exchange rate. This is because countries with a fixed exchange rate tend to hold a lot more reserves than those with a floating exchange rate. Countries have two choices when undergoing a speculative attack, they can either maintain a fixed exchange rate, or withdraw their currency. If a country were to maintain their fixed exchange rate, they run the risk of having a serious economic depression or a financial collapse. If a country has a fixed exchange rate, the country's central bank must maintain the given price of the currency with that of the foreign currencies participating. If the central bank is unable to defend the currency during a speculative attack, they may be able to sell the currency in exchange for foreign currencies anticipating that when the bank runs out of reserves it will be forced to stop defending the currency at this price. If a speculator were to calculate correctly, the ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

31. A Persuasive Speech On The Death Penalty Persuasive Speech: Why I Believe the Death Penalty Should Be Abolished Hello, everyone. My name is Devlin O'Connell and I am going to be speaking to you today about why I believe the death penalty should be abolished. There are three factors that I base this argument off which surround ethics, efficiency, and expenditure. In relationship to ethics, I would like to begin with a quote by human rights activist, Desmond Tutu, "To take a life when a life has been lost is revenge, not justice." Capital Punishment, also known as the Death Penalty, is described as a government practice where a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for crimes such as murder, treason, espionage, and genocide. While it may seem unlikely that many people would be convicted of a few of the latter crimes, there were nearly 3,000 people on death row in the last year. Of those 3,000 people, 117 were found to be innocent. It is predicted that at least 3% more of those sentenced would have been exonerated with enough time and resources. Let that sink in. An untold number of innocent people have been executed. As it is, many relatives of victims have said that they do not wish for their relative's killer to be put to death. Circling back to Tutu's quote, the government is not providing these families with justice – but with revenge. We are "perpetuating a cycle of violence unworthy of a civilized society," to quote Bernice King, "retribution cannot light the way to the genuine healing that ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

33. The Importance of Philosophy Essay The Importance of Philosophy The question is Philosophy. Why is it important? What makes it important? To answer theses questions you first have to know what philosophy is. Philosophy is defined as: the pursuit of wisdom; a search for a general understanding of values and reality by chiefly speculative rather than observational means. This is the written definition of philosophy, but I think philosophy can't be defined to just words. It's more then words. Philosophy to me is an attempt to understand the world. To understand philosophy one must not look for a solid definition. It is easier to understand it if one is actually doing it. Why don't you try it out now, take the ever so popular phrase "to be or not to be." One thing can't,...show more content... Without philosophizing, without philosophy where would we be today? Some might say that we would be exactly where we are now because questions raised back then, in the early parts of philosophy, are still raised today. Although this is true, try to think where we would be today if none of us ever sought out wisdom; if no one ever question anything that they were told. If everyone just took each others word for everything and never tried to understand how anything worked. Where would we be? Certainly, not were we are today. So why is philosophy important? As a human it is important understand our world, to understand our values, and to understand ourselves. And the answer to the why philosophy important is because the soul propose of philosophy is to help us understand. Without our constant seeking for understanding we never would have developed philosophy in the first place. Philosophy when used, could answer questions to things we wish to understand; such as snow. If no one ever sought out for answers, today we probably wouldn't know where and how snow worked. So, philosophy is important because one's understanding is important. It is also important to understand ourselves. This is another reason philosophy is important. If no one ever understood what or who they were then no one ever would have done anything. An example: A shoemaker makes shoes; shoes are ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

35. What Is Cospros A Speculative? Our strengths are impressive. Our weaknesses are identified and potential solutions. Cospros a "speculative" the situation can be described as. We have been presented with many opportunities and a level of risk that are present hazards. However, we continue to capture the largest market share and are not negatively affected, then our efforts have a chance to experience the great benefits Alternative programs in our market. We are well positioned in the market. We have the ability to offer the greatest value and we take advantage of our economies of scale. Key issues include: Compare options in our region rich in, is considered positive, and are inexpensive to continue to offer programs. through his high school years from kindergarten ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...

37. Introduction I am no fan of speculating stocks, but for some reason, some small–cap stocks have been given a bad reputation as being speculative. There is a sentiment that small–caps stocks must be considered speculative, even when they present a great opportunity, and because of this reason most small–caps stocks are now grossly overlooked by investors (even when the fundamentals are promising). This reason has made a lot of good value small–cap stocks grossly undervalued. For this reason, I determined what made the company, undervalued and a good pick for 2017, by using a metric checklist. Earnings: did the company show signs of increasing revenue each year, and can the company continue to increase revenue? Earnings...show more content... This is a chart taken from the Financial Times and YCharts Data: From this chart, we can see that the company's growth rate is not only exceeding analysts expectations but also shows an increasing trend. Their PEG is 0.79 for the trailing twelve months meaning that for this kind of growth the company may be undervalued especially for the kind of EPS it is generating. It is not a good rule of thumb to only look at present growth but how the present growth rate will map out a picture for the future growth rate. RETURN On Equity IRobot has had a slight decrease in ROE for the 12 trailing months, with its current average ROE for the course of the trailing twelve months being 12.28% in sept. 2016 and its industry average being 17.64%. This drop in ROE could be attributed to a few things. It could be due to the selling off of their Defense & Security division; This would undermine some equity to shareholders for the time being as a division has been sold off, but this is also good for the long term as the company is narrowing in on the niche market it is trying to capture. Also, the company makes share repurchases of about $1,260,276 which puts some equity back into the hands of shareholders, so this is something to bare in mind. Growth I would be hard pressed to say that IRbot could not be considered a ...Get more content on HelpWriting.Net...