Arthur Andersen’s Troubles 1. Arthur Anderson (AA) should have been able to help prevent to some extent the Enron disaster‚ however‚ they either missed or ignored Enron’s manipulations allowing the fraud to continue as long as it did. AA contributed to the disaster by approving the structure of many Special Purpose Entities (SPE)‚ which Enron used for off-balance sheet financing. The SPEs did not meet the requirements of an independent company and should have been consolidated with Enron’s
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The Crucible The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ is a play modeled after the Red Scare. The Red Scare was a period when fear of communism grew to hysteria‚ and it reflected the topic of The Crucible. In this play‚ a wave of fear spreads throughout Salem ad accusations of witchcraft begin to rise. A character‚ John Proctor‚ displays great pride throughout the play but also demonstrates change because he was at first doubtful‚ but later comes to realize its severity. John Proctor’s combination of these
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Thesis: Through the use of symbolism‚ Hawthorne portrays Arthur Dimmesdale as a hypocrite in order to show the contrast between a person’s life with society knowing their sins‚ like Hester’s‚ and a person’s life with concealed sins‚ like Dimmesdale’s‚ as well as exhibiting the negative effects that hypocrisy can have on someone’s conscience. Body: Throughout the novel‚ Dimmesdale exhibits his life of hypocrisy more and more as he struggles to deal with its negative effects on his conscience. From
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Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible is a social commentary on witch hunts in early America‚ as well as an Aristotelian tragedy. In Aristotle’s essay Poetics‚ Aristotle explains that a character flaw (imperfection or weakness in one’s personality or values) or an error in judgment can lead to tragedy. The word for this is hamartia. Aristotle also goes on to state that the tragic hero will find enlightenment through his or her lamentable situation. In Miller’s play there are two characters in particular
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Churchill Churchill‚ by Arthur M. Schlesinger‚ is an autobiography on the world-renowned British Prime Minister‚ Winston Churchill. Winston was born on November 30‚ 1874‚ and although he would go on to accomplish many different things‚ he started out unsuccessful. Even though his father scolded him for his behavioral and academic issues‚ Churchill strove to try his best‚ and wanted to win the approval of his father by becoming a politician like him. Yet‚ his grades were his setback‚ so Churchill
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The Epic of Gilgamesh has many similarities to The Legend of King Arthur. Although Gilgamesh and King Arthur have comparison they also have differences. The main difference is that one is an Epic and the other is a Legend. To compare and contrast The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Legend of King Arthor‚ one must first know what the words‚ "Epic" and "Legend" mean. Primarily‚ "epic" is a long narrative poem about the deeds of a semi-god‚ also known as a superhuman hero who’s actions are depended on as
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Arthur’s Journey‚ call to action‚ and Main Task: Arthur Dent goes on a long physical journey through the galaxy with his companions Ford Prefect‚ Zaphod Beeblebrox‚ Trillian‚ and Marvin. Arthur’s call to action came from his friend Ford Prefect. Ford Prefect knows that the Earth will be destroyed and tells Arthur to come with him to a bar. There Ford reveals that he is actually an alien from a far away planet. And before the planet is destroyed‚ Ford takes Arthur to safety by hitching themselves to a spaceship
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King Arthur- Britain was chaos before King Arthur stepped into power. But when King Arthur defeated the Saxons and ruled as a king‚ he restored Britain to a peaceful land. 2) Lancelot-Lancelot was in love with Queen Guinevere‚ King Arthur’s wife. King Arthur found out about this and prepared to kill Queen Guinevere at the stake. But as King Arthur was to do so‚ Lancelot came and rescued her before they could execute her. 3) Merlin- Merlin preformed guidance when Arthur was
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Sentence.After Sir Gawaine was slain in battle‚ Thomas Malory has him return to Arthur in his dream. Gawaine says to Arthur that he should not engage in battle for he will die. Instead he should construct a Treaty for a month and a day‚ for then Sir Launcelot will come with all his knights (Malory). This scene creates an emotional feel‚ because it’s Arthur’s nephew who comes to warn him and provide beneficial advice. Arthur heeded Gawain’s warning and decided to try the treaty. When
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the start‚ advises Wart-now called Arthur-on how to be a good king. What Arthur really wants to do is end chaos that passes for law in his country. He wants his men-the knights of the round table-to help defenseless people and prevent the rich and strong from simply
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