Behind Closed Doors at WorldCom: 2001 1. Two General Accounting employees—Dan Renfroe and Angela Walter—made journal entries in the amount of $150 million and $171 million‚ respectively‚ without detailed support. It was noted that this was not out of the ordinary at WorldCom. In your opinion‚ was this a proper accounting practice? Explain. Though this may not be out of the ordinary for WorldCom‚ this is not a correct accounting practice. The way the entries were made does not comply with the proper
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Primary Source Review- Behind the Scenes by Elizabeth Keckley When was this document written? Who was the author and who was the intended audience? Behind the Scenes was published in 1868‚ written by Elizabeth Keckley. Elizabeth would go from being a general slave to the modiste and confidant of Mrs. Lincoln. Elizabeth 7would be between 40-50 years of age at the time of writing the document. I believe that Elizabeth’s audience was anyone who thought ill of Mrs. Lincoln. Elizabeth initially wrote
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Culture Essay Assignment: The American Flag The American Flag‚ the purest and most concrete representation of the United States‚ embodies all that is America. Americans stand‚ hand over their heart listening to their national anthem‚ gazing at it with eyes full of love‚ respect and awe. The American national anthem‚ “The Star Spangled Banner‚” was inspired by‚ and sings in esteem of its resistance‚ standing among the rockets and bombs bursting in air. It symbolizes truth‚ liberty and justice
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The People Left Behind by Suicide Helping those that are left behind‚ to help we first must understand what they are going through. First we think about dealing with a death; Adding to the pain of death‚ the person suffering from loss by suicide may also feel like they are being judged by everybody. Just listen don’t assume how they feel‚ that you know how they feel. Be there for them when they need you. Survivors may feel: *guilt‚ anger‚ blame‚ confusion‚ relief‚ despair‚ betrayal or
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Behind the Screen One of the most important forms of entertainment and communication‚ Television‚ has also proved to be one of the worst inventions of modern times. All too often‚ television is harmful because of the shows it broadcasts‚ the effect it has on people‚ and the way it is used in homes. Most Television broadcasters broadcast a variety of programs 24 hours a day‚ giving the viewers a 24 hour service‚ that some can’t resist. Programs that promote violence and murder teach people
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In this essay I will discuss if and how picture books break the rules of reader expectations‚ earlier children’s literature in the 19th century‚ expected behaviour of children‚ grammar‚ as well as typeface and images. Picture books challenge the ideas of what children’s books used to be‚ breaking the rules of early childhood literature‚ when children’s books usually emphasised religious or moral issues. (Whalley. J.I‚ 2009‚ pp 303) Books at this time (early 19th century) did not contain illustrations
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Abortion is a very controversial social issue that has existed for many decades. The controversy behind this issue is caused by the different views that people and societies have regarding abortion. The social science disciplines of political science and religion will be used in getting a better understanding of the opposing views of abortion. In discussing the religious aspects of abortion‚ this paper will focus on the Jewish and Catholic views of abortion and how the two faiths effect an individual
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English 4A 16 October‚ 2011 The Truth behind Lady Macbeth In the play‚ “Macbeth”‚ the character that stands out the most is Lady Macbeth. Her role in this story is significant‚ she is an evil‚ ruthless‚ and ambitious person. She is responsible for the murders that her husband commits because she was bloodthirsty for the crown. In fact‚ she then becomes more eager to get the crown than Macbeth himself and soon realizes that once you commit one violent act‚ there is almost no way of ever turning
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THE BIOLOGY BEHIND HUMAN LOVE Love is a feeling that is different for different persons. For some it’s the completeness‚ for some it’s the soul‚ for some it’s a part of life and for some it’s useless. But frankly speaking the every school of thought that is present has provided some sort of answers (Buller‚ 2005). This paper deals with perception of love as per me and then I have relate the feeling of love with the human biology as stated by different Biologists. The two of them are different‚ interesting
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feel that journalism has lost its initial charm. It was supposed to be a respected profession‚ but it has turned out to be an exploitation of the privacy of the people. This mainly includes famous people‚ like celebrities and sports stars. The reason behind this behavior is that people love to read about famous people; the people that they admire and want to become. This is exactly like gossiping about someone‚ regardless weather it’s true or not. Even if the news is true about someone‚ it does not
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