eventually flourished and focused on a territory that included: Illinois‚ Indiana‚ Michigan‚ and Wisconsin. (Answers‚ 2010) In its early years‚ its chief area of expertise was the investigation of train robberies‚ but they also worked on cases involving forgery‚ counterfeiting‚ and murder. (Answers‚ 2010) In 1858‚ Pinkerton formed the Pinkerton Protective Patrol‚ a group of night watchmen and contracted with various businesses to offer night protection. (Clifford‚ 2004) During the Civil War‚ Pinkerton
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Heinrich Schliemann was a German archaeologist who was fascinated with the Iliad and the Odyssey. He had made important discoveries through his countless excavations of multiple sites‚ but it is unclear whether Schliemann was interested in the fame and fortune involved with treasure hunting or whether he had a passion for history and was a true archaeologist. Schliemann was interested in the tales created by Homer and this may be what led him to discover the site of Troy. He had begun excavating
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India. It goes to the credit of Varahamihira and Brahmagupta‚ the leading mathematicians who worked there and built up this school of mathematical astronomy. He wrote six books and the seventh book‚ which is attributed to him‚ is considered to be a forgery. The subjects of his six works are arithmetic‚ algebra‚ trigonometry‚ calculus‚ geometry‚ and astronomy. The six works are: Lilavati on mathematics; Bijaganita on algebra; the Siddhantasiromani which is divided into two parts: mathematical astronomy
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The Universal commercial Code ( UCC) has been created to foster the free flow of commercial activity in the United States by making laws that are both reasonable and practical. Article 3 of this code deals with negotiable instruments. These contracts for payment serve as a substitute for actual money and make the flow of commerce move along at a faster rate. There are certain requirements that must be met for an item to be qualified as a negotiable instrument. First the instrument must be in
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Vikings and the Westward Expansion The Vikings were a sea-faring people from the North Western areas of Europe‚ specifically the area known as Scandinavia. Viking is actually a profession and not the actual type of people. The people were Norse and the term “Viking” in Norse equates to the English word “Pirate.” The Vikings were known throughout the European continent‚ specifically along the coastal countries. They were known for their quick attacks on coastal cities and monasteries to plunder
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Shipman was convicted on 15 murders. He was also convicted for forgery and sentenced to life in prison. He was charged for the deaths of Marie West‚ Irene Turner‚ Lizzie Adams‚ Jean Lilley‚ Ivy Lomas‚ Muriel Grimshaw‚ Marie Quinn‚ Kathleen Wagstaff‚ Bianka Pomfret‚ Norah Nuttall‚ Pamela Hillier‚ Maureen Ward‚ Winifred
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Conrad Celtis is accused of willingly misleading the public about the origins of an architectural monument. I am of the opinion that he is not guilty. Even though he was wrong‚ Conrad Celtis saw something in the monument that‚ in his opinion‚ belonged to antiquity. He felt that it represented a history that was not its own‚ but that of another period. Whilst today we identify buildings/artifacts with the period when they were made‚ Conrad Celtis lived in a day and age when copying was normal
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Week 3 assignment – Assertions and Audit evidence ACC 490 September 17‚ 2012 5-30 | (Assertions) In planning the audit of a client’s financial statements‚ an auditor identified the following issues that need audit attention. | 1. The allowance for doubtful accounts is fairly presented in amount. * Valuation or allocation assertion 2. All accounts payable owed as of the balance sheet date are included in the financial statements. * Existence or occurrence assertion
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been modified (“Dr. Harold Shipman). Following substantial investigations‚ which included countless exhumations and autopsies‚ the police officially arrested Shipman on September 7‚ 1998. He was charged was fifteen counts of murder and one count of forgery for the fraudulent will
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2. Negotiable Instruments Law (Act No. 2031) Chapter I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Negotiable Instrument Written contract for the payment of money‚ by its form intended as substitute for money and intended to pass from hand to hand to give the HDC the right to hold the same and collect the sum due. Instruments are negotiable when they conform to all the requirements prescribed by the NIL (Act 2031‚ 03 February 1911). Although considered as medium for payment of obligations‚ negotiable instruments are
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