often been appropriated decades later with a different message or purpose in the mind of the creator. The ideas‚ values and plotline are redefined in a new context to appeal to a different audience. Like all texts‚ both Pygmalion‚ written by George Bernard Shaw and Pretty Woman‚ directed by Gary Marshall‚ reflect values‚ beliefs and attitudes of the time‚ nearly 80 years apart. The use of different forms highlights the different intended audiences. On one hand‚ Pygmalion was a play intended for the
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3) Roots of the scandal The roots of the fraud and the role of internal auditors As explained above‚ the fraud was implemented by the former CEO Bernard Ebbers and commited by his financial director Scott D. Sullivan. The technique used by Worldcom was pretty simple; indeed‚ he cooked the books by saving pure operating expenses such as maintenance network in capital expenditure instead of expenses in order to hide its decreasing earnings and to maintain the price of Worldcom’s stock. In summary
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Investing Art As Investment it’s not just for the filthy rich anymore by Winston Donald “I was fortunate in 1998 to obtain a Christopher Gonzales work which I called “Three Faces” for $12‚000. I was sold (at a bargain) a Hopeton Fletcher surrealist piece for $5‚000 in 1995. Last May 2007‚ the Mutual Gallery sold the same pieces for me for $84‚000‚ I made a whopping 394.12% profit ” T he last 15 years has seen a tremendous growth and progression in income of the Jamaican middle class. Despite
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References: Bamber‚ M. R. (2011). Overcoming your workplace stress. London and New York. Routledge. Bernard‚ L. C.‚ & Krupat‚ E. (1994). Health Psychology: Biopsychosocial Factors in Health and Illness. New York: Harcourt Brace College Publishers. Cannon‚ W.B. (1932). The Wisdom of the Body. New York: Norton Cox‚ K.S Driscoll‚ J. J. (1994). Reflective Practice
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AFM 201 – Part 1 Auditing Fall 2007 Group Assignment 2 Publicized Cases of Alleged Audit Failures Involving Large Public Companies 1) Ten Publicized Audit Failures i. Parmalat (2003) - Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu /Grant Thornton Misleading investors with “Brazen Fraud” was what the United States (US) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had sued Parmalat for in 2003. It all began when Parmalat defaulted on a bond payment worth $185 million. This raised a flag for auditors and banks
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Bibliography: Cooper‚ Thomas. Tracts‚ ethical‚ theological‚ and political. Warrington and London: np‚ 1789. Cowley‚ Malcolm & Daniel P Mannix. Black Cargoes: A History of the Atlantic Slave Trade 1518-1865. New York: Viking Press‚ 1962. Curtin‚ Phillip D. The Image of
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The origin of WorldCom can be traced back to 1983. The CEO‚ Bernard J. Ebbers‚ of WorldCom had very interesting beginnings. He invested in Long Distance Discount Services (LLDS) with eight other investors‚ and believed that the telecommunications industry was a very good business venture. In the beginning the lack of technical experience of the LLDS proved to be detrimental by creating a great deal of debt. The company enlisted Bernard J. Ebbers to create a sound and solid business. Ebbers proved
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study of Cynthia Cooper The Scenario One May afternoon‚ while sitting in his cubicle at WorldCom Inc. headquarters located in Clinton‚ Mississippi‚ Gene Morse was stunned to find an accounting entry for $500 million in expenses‚ which was not accounted for with any invoices. He immediately reported this entry to his boss‚ vice president of internal audit Cynthia Cooper (Pulliam & Solomon‚ 2002). Little did they know at the time that this discovery would begin a journey for Cooper and her team that
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Translated into English Verse: With Notes Explanatory and Historical; and the Originals in the Irish Character: To which is Subjoined an Irish Tale (Dublin: George Bonham 1789) and The School for Christians‚ in Dialogues‚ for the Use of Children (Dublin: Bernard Doornin 1791). Charlotte Brooke was born in 1740 in Rantavan House‚ Mullagh‚ Co Cavan. She was one of two children of Henry Brooke and Letrice Digby from a family of twenty two who survived childhood. She was home-schooled by her father and gained
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Astrand‚ P.‚ Saltin‚ B. (1961) maximal oxygen uptake and heartrate in various types of muscular activity. Journal of applied physiology. 16:977-981 Asmussen‚ E. (1965). Muscular exercise. In: Fenn WO‚ Rahn H (Eds) Handbook of physiology. 2: 939-978. Bernard‚ T.‚ Gavarry‚ O.‚ Bermon‚ S.‚ Giacomoni‚ M.‚ Marconnet‚ P.‚ Falgairette‚ G. (1996) Relationships between oxygen consumption and heart rate in transitory and steady states of exercise and during recovery: influence of type of exercise. European Journal
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