transactions‚ approve required financial disclosures‚ and‚ in the case of accountants‚ certify the accuracy of required reports (Enrione‚ Mazza‚ & Zerboni‚ 2006). Congress responded by enacting the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley”)‚ which became effective on July 30‚ 2002. Sarbanes-Oxley makes many changes in the securities regulation process to improve corporate governance and reporting. It imposes harsh penalties on violators‚ creates an elaborate system for governing and regulating
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What have been the (economic) benefits of the 2012 Olympics Games? The 2012 Olympic games have had strong advantages and disadvantages on the economy and the country as a whole. The Olympic games brought a significant amount of benefits to the UK‚ both on the financial and social side. For example: due to the tourism it included or the transport improvements for the population. The UK hosting the Olympics did also propose a disadvantageous side to the country for several reasons‚ such as: many
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How Music Shaped our Culture Hum 176 11/2/2012 Music is a mass market in the United States‚ resulting in a strong influence throughout the nation’s culture. Youth culture in particular has been impacted since the explosion of rock n roll in the 1950’s. As the market continues to expand with each generation‚ an increasingly wider demographic felt the impact of music on daily life. The introduction of new technology contributed as well with music becoming easier to obtain and distribute. As
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for the 1936 summer Olympics. This was two years prior to the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor‚ and Germany was still under the rule of President Hindenburg. In an attempt to rejuvenate Germany‚ Hitler vowed that he would give every German citizen what they wanted. As Chancellor‚ Hitler promises the unsatisfied Germans an improved life and a marvelous Germany. Infuriation among Germans about WWI as well as the huge reparations
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The Hippie Movement That Arose From Vast Political Changes Massive black rebellions‚ constant strikes‚ gigantic anti-war demonstrations‚ draft resistance‚ Cuba‚ Vietnam‚ Algeria‚ a cultural revolution of seven hundred million Chinese‚ occupations‚ red power‚ the rising of women‚ disobedience and sabotage‚ communes & marijuana: amongst this chaos‚ there was a generation of youths looking to set their own standard - to fight against the establishment‚ which was oppressing them‚ and leave their mark
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Wrestling Should be Kept in the Olympics Recently‚ the decision has been made to remove the sport of wrestling from the Olympics in the year 2020. This heavily-debated decision was made because it is said that wrestling does not produce adequate ticket sales and is not popular enough on the global scale. Therefore‚ it has been proposed that it be replaced with karate or rock climbing. With this major change in the Olympics‚ many are bound to suffer‚ such as Olympic hopefuls or even nations that
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Macbeth‚ a play written by William Shakespeare‚ it is one of his more dark and sinister pieces. Even so‚ the multiple themes that Shakespeare incorporated into his play can be found in modern day society. Superstition‚ one of his many themes‚ is present even in the twenty-first century. Many people now believe in UFO’s (unidentified flying objects) coming to overrun our planet‚ the illuminati a group of influential and powerful people trying to take over the United Nations and unesco‚ along with
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Need to shift from modern agriculture to sustainable agriculture Agriculture has been a way of life and continuous to be the single most important livelihood of the masses. The performance of agriculture sector influences the growth of Indian economy. Though the share of agriculture in national income has been come down since the inception of planning era in economy but still it has substantial share in GDP (Gross Domestic Product). Agriculture including allied activities accounted for 14.5 percent
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Analyze the events or factors that you believe were the most significant causes of the Reign of Terror. This essay peels through the layers of the remarkable years from 1789 through to 1794 to explore the catalysts of that period of the French Revolution characterized by political repression and widespread violence known as la Terreur‚ or‚ The Reign of Terror. The French Revolution‚ which initially saw an overthrow of the dictatorship of Louis XVI‚ was a period of time when France descended into
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Events that shaped California. California and its people went through a lot of different events‚ ones more important than other‚ however‚ California was shaped because of some of its most important and those are the ones we possible know about. They are more than five that were important for this to happen. But this time I am going to address those that I think were the most remarkable in California history. Californians were affected by some of the events but they were also benefited from some or maybe
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