Disregarding the issue of whether Paula properly performed,is the statement "I,John Jones,promise to pay Paula Smith or to bearer,the sum of $100 on Monday,July 22,2008," without a signature anywhere else on the document,sufficient to satisfy the signature requirement of negotiability?
A) Yes, because it contains an unconditional promise to pay; and in the handwritten promise, the maker wrote his own name.
B) Yes, it is sufficient regardless of whether it is in handwriting or not because it contains an unconditional promise to pay.
C) No, because it was not signed at the bottom.
D) Yes, but only if John later signed another document confirming that he meant the handwritten statement to constitute his signature.
E) No, because it was not signed at the bottom or anywhere else on the document.

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The handwritten statement "I, Philippe Gauchet, promise to pay Roberta Alexander or the bearer the sum of $20 on Sunday July 4, 2010" would satisfy the signature requirement because the handwriting affirms the maker's intent and, in that handwritten promise, the maker wrote his own name, Philippe Gauchet.

Disregarding the Issue of Whether Paula Properly Performed,is the Statement