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    In the famous Michigan case of Sherwood v. Walker‚ this very topic was at hand. Sherwood had bought a cow from Walker under the pretense that it was a barren cow. “Sherwood agreed to purchase the cow for $80. If the cow had been fertile it would have been worth $750 to $1000. Walker later discovered that the cow was with calf and refused to complete the transaction.” (Sherwood v

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    U.S. government decided to declare war on Mexico. Although the United States war against Mexico resulted in the gaining of America’s most valuable land‚ the war itself was unjust because Texas was wrong from the beginning‚ the war was based on false pretense‚ and expanding slavery was the goal. To start‚ Texas was wrong from the beginning for going against Mexico’s laws‚ which was the spark that led to an unethical war. According to Rafael Antonio Manchola in his letter to a military

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    rather than warmer”. This is symbolic of Miss Havisham‚ allowing her family into her house but is not warm to them. She is not welcoming them‚ but tolerating them. She doesn’t really want them to visit‚ and she accepts them on false pretense because they come on false pretence. The family doesn’t really care for her‚ but are only concerned about getting their hands on her

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    text: Large companies are sometimes guilty of unethical behavior. Often this unethical behavior takes the form of false or misleading financial statements. In one of the largest corporate fraud cases in history‚ energy giant Enron Corporation was forced to file for bankruptcy in December 2001 amid allegations that the company’s financial statements were deliberately misleading and false. Enron’s bankruptcy not only destroyed that company‚ but its auditor Arthur Andersen as well. More recently‚ in

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    Essay #1 In the time of Gregory of tours Eastern Europe as we know it today was in a state of constant change. Regularly new leaders were rising and falling from the barbarian tribes of the Franks and Gaul’s which took over their formerly Roman owned land. Gregory specifically describes the massive amounts of violence that hangs over that ancient world like a black cloud. Merovingian Gaul was a whirlpool of violence and war in the sixth century. Very few kings took territory and held it for long

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    the lack of a strong father figure leads them to develop detrimental personality traits that ultimately distance them from their families and the ones that they love. In Death of a Salesman‚ the main character‚ Willy Loman is consumed by his false pretenses of what a real man should be. These illusions include how he believes that a real man is measured by how big his bank account is and how popular he is. Willy feeds these falsities into the mind of his eldest son‚ Biff‚ who believes them to be

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    significant for financial institutions and insurance companies. Glass-Steagall Act. It was significant for both financial institutions and insurance companies because now they can merge together. 2. What is another name for obtaining information under false pretenses and what does that have to do with GLBA? What is an example of a safeguard pertinent to this requirement? Pretexting. GLBA provides limited privacy protection against the sale of private information. Organizations covered by GLBA emplace safeguards

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    Unit 8 Project Questions: Part I 1. Under HIPAA‚ are you legally allowed to view this patient’s medical information? Why or why not? Under HIPAA you are not legally allowed to view a patients medical information unless you have written consent‚ but because he just had outpatient surgery and signed a HIPAA release of information form so you are able to view his information. 2. In this case‚ how would you be able to correct your error and provide the missing documents to the patient while

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    wants into the heads of young ones. Children are susceptible to the things and people around them‚ so when advertising says they need to have a product‚ or they need to wear certain clothes to be cool‚ the children listen. Between the false pretenses of the ads‚ the manipulation‚ and commercials‚ I think that children have paid the price. Then‚ the economy has suffered from the advertising manipulation. Businesses and corporations may have a lot of money‚ but at the cost of consumers.

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    Tucker: The Man and His Dream Francis Ford Coppola Paramount Home Video 08/88 PG Tucker: The Man and His Dream is a high-octane morality play about an innovative outsider who wants to build a better‚ cheaper‚ and safer car than those produced by the Big Three in Detroit. Jeff Bridges stars as this real-life 1940s entrepreneur whose go-getter spirit and gung-ho philosophy serves as a catalyst to those around him. His wife and five children offer their vital support. Abe (Martin Landau) serves

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