Case study 10.1 - THE RISE AND FALL OF WORLCOM Bernie Ebbers built WorldCom‚ Inc. (now part of Verizon‚ Inc.) into one of the world’s largest telecommunications firms. Yet he and chief financial officer (CFO) Scott Sullivan have become better known for creating a massive corporate accounting fraud that lead to the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. Two investigate reports and subsequent court cases conclude that WorldCom executives were responsible for billions in fraudulent or unsupported accounting
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The Fall of Rome- Disease and Plague Gracelyn Gutierrez In Ancient Rome‚ the wealthy had lead pipes that carried water to their houses. Due to lead poisoning in water‚ the rate of death in wealthy homes was very high. The interaction of people at the Coliseum and the blood and death most likely spread disease. Those who lived on the streets went through an uninterrupted season of illness and disease. Alcohol use increased‚ furthering the intolerance of citizens. Poor families lived in crowded
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There were many issues that brought about the fall of Rome‚ but they are primarily considered to be political‚ military and economic. -------------------------Political Problems--------------------------------… 1. The senate became extremely corrupt and political instability came into existance. Consuls and officials would offer positions in office for those who could pay a lump sum of denarii (currency). Furthermore‚ they accepted bribes in exchange for favours of a wide assortment. A series
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The 200th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille is the occasion of national celebrations in France‚ a flood of books‚ articles and TV programmes‚ presenting opinions for all tastes. Yet beneath all the ballyhoo‚ the ghosts of 1789-93 are beginning to stir uneasily. The modern descendants of that very bourgeoisie which was the principal benefactor of the revolution are experiencing a crisis of identity in their attitude to their own past. As one journalist expressed it‚ "although all serious
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states in its First Amendment that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances" (Funk & Wagnalls 162). This Amendment guarantees each person of free speech. Does this mean that a person can stand in the middle of the street and yell anything he wants? No‚ society‚ even
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the same thing in the same sense.” (Consensus-ad-idem) “FREE CONSENT” DEFINED Under Section 14‚ Consent is said to be free when it is not caused by 1. coercion‚ as defined in section 15‚ or 2. undue influence‚ as defined in section 16‚ or 3. fraud‚ as defined in section 17‚ or 4. misrepresentation‚ as defined in section 18‚ or 5. mistake‚ subject to the provisions of sections 20‚ 21 and 22. ELEMENTS VITIATING FREE CONSENT 1. COERCION (SECTION 15) “Coercion” is the
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America‚ The Free? Our country‚ founded on the premise that we are all created equal‚ endowed by our creator‚ with certain unalienable rights isn’t holding true to its declaration. In a recent study conducted by The University of Virginia‚ almost one in four Americans polled do not believe that all men are created equal. Equality in this country has been an issue long debated and dates back to the beginning of our founding‚ starting with women’s rights. Recently‚ the virus of inequality has spread
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the Flash from the current TV show the Flash. He faced destiny mainly in the third season with the idea of if future events are set in stone. The Flash has struggles with human fears in the same way that Odysseus shows how the Greeks struggled with free will. (Odysseus) Odysseus is the protagonist of the very well-known story the Odyssey. Which is about Odysseus’s 20-year long journey home after the war in Troy. On the journey‚ he faces many
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READING: I. READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUSETIONS: Sonu saw the yellow butterfly in his garden. He ran and caught the butterfly. But it looked sad in Sonu’s hand. He let the butterfly go. It sat on the red rose. It flew to the peach tree and then sailed on a lotus leaf. It flew merrily from flower to flower. Sonu watched it fly and fly. 1. Where did Sonu First see the butterfly ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Falls Introduction To Rise from a chair and walking around require muscle power‚ proprioception and balance. Inactivity results in muscle weakness‚ loss of sense of the joint position and loss of balance (Kröpelin et al.‚ 2013). Falls are one of the geriatric syndromes threatening the independence of elderly and it is a misdiagnosed and underdiagnosed problem in the primary health care with an important impact on healthcare costs (Rao‚ 2005). Annually‚ from 30 to 40% of the community dwelling elderly
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