of him “ The Conman of the Century”. Bernard Madoff also called "Bernie" is a former American businessman‚ stockbroker‚ investment advisor‚ financier and the former non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock market and held a seat on the government advisory board on stock market regulation. During all his long successful financial career B.Madoff has been considered as a trustworthy‚ well respected and responsible man. Bernie epitomized the American dream indeed he started a legal investment
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The Political process in today’s presidential race deals primarily with money spent rather than votes earned. Due to delegate rule on our voting system and corruption brought about by money funded corporations and media‚ candidates promises are more discriminatory than for the people. The presidential race has always had the influence of money and media in order to catch the public eye. Super PAC’s and corporate influence as well as television and news outlets have the most influence on politics
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This election cycle has been a wild ride‚ surprising many observers. This was indeed the year of the anti-establishment candidates. Both Bernie Sanders and Donald J. Trump found success in their campaigns even though they were considered political outsiders. The 2016 election drew to a close on November 8. Republican candidate Donald J. Trump defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in a landslide victory by winning 290 electoral votes as well as the Republicans controlling the House and Senate
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within there books contained addresses. In this section Ed delivers Christmas lights to a Samoan family‚ He confronts his Mother of why she ‘Hates him’ and Bernie a man who was told by Daryl and Keith to go there. Ed also has to confess his love to Audrey‚ Ed is terrified when he goes back to the Bell Street‚ Cinema where he first met Bernie to see Videos and Pictures of him on the screen‚ he then receives the final card‚ the ace of hearts. Ed knew that Hearts would be the
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Jerry Sandusky of Penn State University as a child molester has encouraged many other victims of abuse to come forward. Whereas two victims showed irrefutable evidence that they had been listed as children by Bernie Fine of Syracuse University. Whereas no charges were brought against Bernie Fine because the statute of limitations in the state of New York had expired. Whereas every state has a different statute of limitations regarding child abuse crimes. Section 1: States will be incentivized
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ruined the lives of many who had trusted Madoff with their money and admired him as successful‚ charismatic‚ smart and exceptionally good at his job. Some even considered him as a hero‚ including his employees and his sons who strived to please him. Bernie was born in 1938 in Queens‚ New York. He attended University of Alabama which he left a year later and transferred to Hofstra University where he graduated in 1960. Madoff later founded his firm‚ Bernard L. Investment Securities LCC and became self-employed
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Joyce Carol Oates wrote‚ “reading is the sole means by which we slip‚ involuntarily‚ often helplessly‚ into another’s skin‚ another’s voice‚ another’s soul.” This quote more or less sums up the sole main purpose of why many people read fiction. The reasons why a reader likes or dislikes a work of fiction may seem to be random‚ or even shallow‚ such as its ability to grab attention or keep a reader hooked with on stereotypical drama. However‚ when a work is actually examined further‚ deeper levels
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The WorldCom Accounting Scandal WorldCom was started in Mississippi as a long distance telephone service provider in 1983 (Lyke and Jickling‚ 2). Over the next decade and a half‚ the company expanded to offer a whole range of telecommunication services through a series of mergers and acquisitions (Lyke and Jickling‚ 2). At its height‚ WorldCom was the largest long distance phone company in the United States and was one of the leading companies in the telecommunication market in the world‚ providing
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Copulation‚ formation‚ and gestation are the stages needed to create an entirely original individual. Inside the mother’s womb‚ the fetus is filled with potential. All men are created equal‚ but not all men are treated equal. As soon as the baby is born‚ it is shackled and branded with labels of sex‚ religion‚ race‚ and region—labels that cast the baby into the minority or the majority just after birth. The baby then grows up into a world where it may be discriminated against‚ tossed aside‚ treated
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Bernie’s revolution‚ that’s what I will do‚ I will join Bernie and his revolution. Somewhere he had heard of a poll‚ taken in Montana‚ where oh where was that? Now I remember‚ it was in Helena. What did it say‚ yeah it said‚ 652 votes for Bernie‚ 390 for Trump and 325 for Hillary. {what Geo didn’t know‚ of those 652 voters‚ 250 would stay at home or forget. 30 on second thought would vote for Trump
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