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If, as Stanley Fish Argues, an Individual Reader Interprets a Text

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If, as Stanley Fish argues, an individual reader interprets a text and thereby gives it meaning, then there are an infinite number of potential meanings for any given text. Why, then, do so many people interpret things in the same ways?


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Contract Rate

The predetermined fee or rate agreed upon in a contract for services rendered or goods sold.

Bonds

Long-term debt securities issued by corporations or governments to raise capital, paying interest to holders.

Premium

A term that records the sale of stock at more than par value. In this book we use the account Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par to record the premium received.

Discount

A reduction in the price of goods or services, often used as a sales promotion or to encourage early payment.

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