Introduction The WorldCom fraud that came to light in 2002 was an example of many things that went wrong within the organization. Unethical conduct by its senior leadership beginning with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bernard Ebbers was certainly at the forefront of these problems. The question is should a CEO like Ebbers have been sentenced to prison for his liability in the WorldCom scandal? My answer is yes‚ he should’ve gone to prison as well as other CEOs who engage in
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In the book‚ 1984‚ George Orwell describes the life of Winston Smith‚ a resident of Oceania. In Oceania‚ all the citizens are ruled by fear‚ brainwashed by slogans‚ and constantly watched by telescreens that bark orders. Oceania’s citizens have no civil rights. Society is broken up into three different social classes: the Inner Party (the rich); the Party (the middle class); and the Proles (the poor). The Government controls everyone and everything. To even have a thought of questioning the principles
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In ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’‚ the composer‚ Doug Liman reveals the fact that a change in perspective is a natural part of life and that a change in perspective is inevitable. This can be seen in the scene where Jane is talking to her friend about what Jane must now do after finding that her husband was the shooter in the incident before hand. “You don’t love him?” “No”…”and you will kill him” “ok”. This dialogue between the two ladies shows the moment where Jane makes a decision that she doesn’t love
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“America’s Choice” Phasebook by Frank Sacco P4 9/6/16 In Patricia Smith’s article‚ “America’s Choice”‚ from Junior Scholastic‚ Smith explains the current state of the 2016 United States presidential election. The election had surprises for both sides. On the Republican side most people were surprised Donald Trump was elected Republican Nominee. On the Democratic side‚ everyone was surprised on how long it took for Hillary Clinton to beat the unknown senator Bernie Sanders. These
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In the state court case verse Roger “The Dodger” Smith and Jack Merridew was a very intriguing case. I have decided that Roger “The Dodger” Smith is guilty for both accounts of murder. In addition‚ Jack is also guilty‚ for the murder of Simon‚ but not the murder of Piggy. Murders should never be taken lightly‚ even if its accidental‚ you must fully investigate what happened on that day. Roger was found guilty for both accounts of the death‚ because he purposely leaned on the lever to push
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Smith Systems Consulting and Information Systems The assignment for week two is to study three virtual organizations‚ choose one‚ and write about an information system that is critical to that organization’s business processes. The chosen organization for this paper is Smith Systems Consulting (SSC). SSC Inc. is a technology-driven company that offers services building and maintaining databases‚ designing and hosting websites‚ and all types of programming. This makes SSC the perfect organization
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James Smith Dashner is an American author who writes fiction‚ since he has always loved reading‚ and has made his ever-growing popular series‚ The Maze Runner‚ into movies. He was born in Austell‚ Georgia on November 26‚ 1972‚ when he turned two years old him and his family moved to Duluth‚ where he graduated from Duluth High School in 1991. Dashner then moved to Utah to attend Brigham Young University so he could learn to be an accountant‚ but later‚ because of his growing love for reading‚ he
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The Go-Between This short story is about a 33-years-old African man craving to cross the strait between Africa and Europe in order to enter Spain. He’s a refugee from Cameroun living now in a Spanish city in Morocco where he helps people like him to get over the border. He used to be microbiologist in a university‚ he has some knowledge in medicine and is able to speak several languages. He can so help the French doctors and act as a mediator between them and the refugees. He tried himself to
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’’It is not what an author says‚ but what he or she whispers that is important’’‚ this is a quote written by Logan Pearsall Smith. The meaning of this quote is that what matters is what the author implies not the literal meaning. My opinion is to agree with Logan Pearsall Smith’s quote. In the next two paragraphs I will discuss how the quotation pertains to the examples I have chosen in "The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving‚ and "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe. In
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Week 3: Quiz 2 Lakeshia L. Smith TLMT 441 I001 Win 15 American Public University Professor Carmen Mousel February 21‚ 2015 Week 13 Question 1. Going green is an important approach for companies within the supply chain‚ emerging regulation and standards for cost reduction. Repackaging materials‚ reducing fuel usage and carbon dioxide‚ and recycling are great ways to contribute towards going green. The concept of greening the supply chain is reducing the carbon footprint. The carbon
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