ENRON: The Idiocy and the Irony Introduction Red flags were blinding as Enron learned about possible corruption with Enron Oil Trading in Valhalla‚ New York. After the merger between HNG and InterNorth‚ the Valhalla office‚ originally established by InterNorth seemed all but forgotten until quarterly and annual reports were due. Supervisors Tom Harding and Steve Sulentic were rarely on-site‚ preferring the comfort of offices in Houston. Louis Borget who established and operated the trading
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When you hear “ Roman Emperor” what do you think of? Publius Aelius Hadrianus was a Roman Emperor from 117 to 138 AD. He was the fourteenth Emperor of Rome‚ making him one of many. Being born in Italica‚ Spain Hadrian had many key events in his life. He made many important contributions to the Roman Empire while he was the emperor. Hadrian left his mark by his building projects. This was one of the biggest parts of his legacy. Some of the most known marks he made was Hadrian’s Wall‚ Agora‚ and the
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was in Peru where Pizzaro searched for gold and slaves. He helped the growth of a money economy‚ this was beginning a new system of business‚ politics and culture. These three men helped Spaniards to progress by bringing gold and slaves from their expeditions. Although all of the gold that they gained weren’t simply handed to them. The Indians did not willing choose to become slaves. Blood was spilled by the conquistadors. The Arawaks were separated from their families and forced into slavery so that
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The Illusion That Took the World by Surprise Enron: The Smartest Guys In the Room is a movie about Enron and how it fooled the world into believing it was one of the most stable and profitable companies in the U.S. This is very sad because many people believed in the figures Enron was producing and entrusted their life saving in Enron stock. The scandal didn’t just affect a small group of people but 10’s of thousands of people lost everything‚ due to an illusion. Kenneth Lay earning a Ph
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Rough Draft By: Bella Swarr “Free a man to fight” was a popular slogan for working women during WWII. How did women contribute to the war? When the U.S. was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor‚ America decided it was time to join the war effort. This required men to leave work and home to fight for their country. Before the war‚ women who worked had “traditionally female” professions which were sewing‚ typing‚ and stay at home mothers raising their children. When war began‚ “quickie marriages became
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Enron Corporation (former NYSE ticker symbol ENE) was an American energy‚ commodities‚ and services company based in Houston‚ Texas. Before its bankruptcy on December 2‚ 2001‚ Enron employed approximately 20‚000 staff and was one of the world’s major electricity‚ natural gas‚ communications‚ and pulp and paper companies‚ with claimed revenues of nearly $101 billion during 2000.[1] Fortune named Enron "America’s Most Innovative Company" for six consecutive years. At the end of 2001‚ it was revealed
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White papers discuss a specific business issue‚ product‚ or competitive situation.” The Aftermath Affects On December 2‚ 2001‚ Enron filled for bankruptcy under chapter 11 of the US banking code. This sudden collapse of one of Fortune 500 largest companies shocked the world. Once the world’s largest energy company‚ Enron’s scandal became the largest bankruptcy recognition and was attributed as the biggest audit failure in American history. The impact of this downfall was felt within the company
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triangles. Secondly‚ Archimedes contributed a ton to both fields. One of the most famous things that Archimedes did was find out if a crown that the king had ordered was made of solid gold. What Archimedes did first compare the weights of gold and silver when immersed in water(he compared it with silver because that was what the crown was suspected to be partly made of). The next thing he did with the crown was immerse it in the
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individuals (Levy). Later‚ in 1919‚ Hirschfeld opened the first official institute for the study of sexology (Djajic-Horvath). All of these changes were happening in another country‚ but the fact that people from different cultures could still share the same ideals shows us how connected to one and other we truly
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Frank Smith‚ Elvis’ church pastor and his Uncle Vester had taught him how to play. This would be able to lead him to play sometimes during church services‚ as well as Saturday afternoons‚ for a local radio station. (“Elvis Presley”) This was known as “amateur hour‚” which was played on the air. Even though he had lessons and would be able to play on local radio stations‚ there was still people out there who did not support him or his style. A good example was his music teacher‚ who told him
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