The Qin dynasty (also written as Ch ’in) was brief‚ 221 B.C. - 206 B.C‚ but much was accomplished during this 15-year period. It was the first dynasty whose emperor ruled over a unified China‚ following his defeat of seven warring states. One currency and a single system of weights and measures for the entire empire were created and a standardized Chinese written language was established. Construction of a national highway system and the Great Wall of China were begun. The name‚ China‚ even originated
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Q1- Who were the key stakeholders involved in‚ or affected by the collapse of Enron? How and to what degree were they hurt or helped by the actions of Enron management? Ans- The key stakeholders affected by the collapse of Enron were its employees and retirees. Stakeholders and mutual funds investors lost $ 70billion market value. Banks were also affected by the meltdown of the company. They included big banks like J P Morgan Chase and Citigroup. Not only the stakeholder and bondholder lose out
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1 Why did the external auditors and the board fail to detect the company’s true economic condition? For external auditors‚ the failures could be largely attributed to the lack of independence between external auditors and Enron and the existence of conflicts of interest. From 1993‚ Enron started to outsource its internal audit functions to Anderson. Besides‚ conflicts of interest gets aggravated when the cross-selling of consulting services by auditors increases a lot. And consulting fees to auditors
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A Literature Review of The Rise and Fall of Alexandria Book Review of The Rise and Fall of Alexandria How the modern world was actually established is often overlooked and attributed to the powers and domination of Athens and Rome. What authors Justin Pollard and Howard Reid urge readers to understand‚ however‚ is the significance that the city of Alexandria had on Western Civilization. Both authors have worked in British and American television‚ and are accomplished in the film/documentary
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hundred and fifty years the Gupta empire provided political unity‚ good administration and economic and cultural progress in North India. The glories of the Gupta age are partly because of the Gupta art‚ sculpture and architecture. The Gupta dynasty produced a number of great rulers successively. They were great conquerors‚ patrons of art and science & they themselves were men of letters. Of them‚ one great king was Samudragupta‚ son of Chandragupta. After more than three hundred years of division
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The Aquino Family Servillano Aquino Benigno Aquino‚ Sr. (former Tarlac assemblyman); son of Servillano Benigno Aquino‚ Jr. "Ninoy" (former senator); son of Benigno Sr. Benigno Aquino III "Noynoy" (former congressman and senator‚ current president); son of Ninoy Agapito Aquino "Butz" (former senator); son of Benigno Sr. Teresa Aquino-Oreta "Tessie" (former Malabon congresswoman and senator); daughter of Benigno Sr. Paul Aquino‚ son of Benigno‚ Sr. Bam Aquino‚ (incoming senator); son of
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During the Han dynasty‚ a new philosophical age that would influence and become the center of Chinese thought‚ emerged. Confucianism‚ a philosophy that emphasized on the rightness of life‚ humanity‚ and nature‚ concentrates on moral actions and thought. There are many focuses within this philosophy‚ however‚ three major ideas present in Confucianism are the attainment of social harmony and respect‚ self-discipline‚ and later on‚ attaining an invaluable perspective for seeing nature as valuable. These
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910-410-1700 or 910-276-3331 Advising & Scheduling June 11 – June 14‚ 2012 Schedule of Classes – Fall Semester 2012 Fall 2012 Scheduling for Currently Enrolled Students: Mon – Thu‚ June 11 – 14 New Student Scheduling for Fall 2012‚ 2:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.: Wed‚ June 20; Tue‚ July 10; Wed‚ July 25 August 13 – 14 August 15 – 16 August 17 August 20 August 20 – 22 August 29 September 3 September 4 September 25 September 26 October 2 October 8 – 9 Monday – Tuesday Wednesday – Thursday
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Iowa Falls - Iowa Falls is a small town with about 5‚000 people living in it and around it. This is a town where everybody knows everybody and word spreads like a wildfire. This place was where I was raised and where I grew up. Although I wouldn’t consider this home I do consider this my childhood. After all this small town did treat me pretty good and left some memories with me that will never be forgotten. This town is small enough that it wouldn’t take longer than 10 minutes to get from one
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Mediterranean. It contributed much to culture‚ science‚ religion‚ war‚ politics‚ and the world. Its monumental fall will be known throughout history. How can the swift decline of the Ottoman power be explained? Perhaps the best way to understand how important this event was‚ there needs to be a brief explanation of the history behind this epic collapse; showing the rise before the fall and the drastic change. Like with many other empires in human history the Ottoman Empire seems to came out from
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