The Ponzi scheme Bernard L. Madoff entered a federal courtroom back in March of 2009 to admit that he had run a vast Ponzi scheme that robbed thousands of investors of their life savings. A Ponzi scheme is when potential investors are wooed with promises of usually large returns‚ usually attributed to the investment manager’s savvy skill‚ or some other “secret sauce”. Returns are repaid‚ at least for a time‚ out of the new investors principal‚ not from profits. This can continue as long as new
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written by Harper Lee in 1960 (Bernard 8). The story is about Atticus Finch’s defense of a wrongly accused black man while the story is told through the perspective of his daughter Jean Louise Finch‚ called Scout‚ and about her life as she grows up in a close together but racist community (Bloom 11). Since it is told through a young girl’s perspective‚ it is a story about a trial‚ yet also a childhood and growing up involving games and first days of school (Bernard 9). Scout keeps her charm as a
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friend and Charley’s son Bernard. His relationship with Biff is tainted by the fact that Biff could never live up to his father’s expectations‚ which they both feel guilty for. Charley and Biff have problems because Willy is jealous and extremely stubborn‚ and refuses to take his generous help. And lastly‚ Willy has a bitter relationship towards Bernard because he is jealous that Biff is not as successful as him‚ when everyone thought the world of Biff in high school‚ unlike Bernard. He does not understand
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was created in ancient Greek tragedy and defined by Aristotle. Bernard Madoff‚ a former American businessman‚ stockbroker‚ investment advisor‚ and financier‚ fits the definition of a modern day tragic hero. Bernard Madoff grew up in New York City and studied law at Brooklyn Law School‚ but quit the first year to embark on his own investment firm. Using money he had saved from previous life guarding jobs‚ Madoff and his wife founded Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities‚ LLC. The company grew a reputation
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main character in the book. Bernard Marx seems to be such a unique and peculiar name that one can with certainty assume that there must be reasoning for it‚ especially considering the context of this novel. In the first few introductions to Bernard‚ he narrates his distaste towards his fellow colleagues for “talking about [Lenina] as though she were a bit of meat. Have her here‚ have her there. Like mutton. Degrading her to so much mutton” (Huxley 39). In the mind of Bernard‚ his colleagues do not treat
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investment of $90‚000. If possible‚ Lance Bernard‚ the potential venture capitalist‚ would pay the whole $90‚000 and acquire the 1/3 of the company. Basically‚ they would spend four months to develop prototype of the viewer‚ and then operate website pilot in the next two months. They would launch and run business for another six months until when they decide to either expand or not and continue to run business for six more months. At the end of 18 months‚ Bernard would definitely sell his interests.
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traits of an outsider. John is one character who fits the bill. He is the ultimate outsider. Other outsiders in the book are Bernard and Linda. All of these characters have traits that make it difficult for them to “fit in” to the society of the New World. They don’t fit in a conforming society. These three characters are perfect examples of outsiders in Brave New World. Bernard is an outsider who doesn’t want to be an outsider. He wants more than anything to fit in‚ and when he does‚ he takes advantage
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NAME: Alina Ehrl Aldous Huxley‚ Brave New World - READING LOG (page 1) Chapter/ page/line Important facts Personal impressions a) Institutions and practices of the World State b) New information about a character c) Striking language items Chapter 1 Page 15‚ l. 7 Page 17‚ ll. 26 - 27 The Director of the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre shows a group of students around (who are going to work in the Centre in the future) First room:
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it is clear he has created her as the epitome of his ideal woman. Although Leigh-Cheri momentarily falls into the cliché woman role when waiting for Bernard to get out of jail‚ saying “I’ll follow him to the end of the earth” (Robbins 132)‚ after spending months in a jail cell and having her love ripped from her via some not-so-kind words from Bernard‚ Leigh-Cheri has a grand realization‚ and goes on a quest to find herself. Her revelation begins by her realization that “we are our own dragons‚ as
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The grandeur that surrounded NAFTA certainly gave a convincing promise: the opportunity to expand an ever-growing U.S. economy‚ strengthen ties with neighboring countries‚ and campaign for the freedom of democracy in capitalism throughout North America. Even after the immediate redistribution of jobs leaving the United States and giving Mexico a new-found job market to feed the rampant unemployment that weaved throughout cities large and small‚ hope still found its way into the hearts of Americans
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