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    Executive Summary: There has always been a need for forensic accounting to investigate fraudulent activities for accountants and law enforcement professionals. Although there are initiatives in accounting education which focuses on the importance of accounting instructions and these initiatives also teaches students on how to learn accounting education and emphasize continuous lifelong learning and out-come –based assessment. Forensic accounting is a complex whole of accounting‚ auditing‚ economics

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    Beyond Vietnam The Vietnam War‚ it had destroyed Vietnam since 1955. Many men felt that something need to be done‚ so much so they created their own organization‚ Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam. One of the organizations dedicated members was Martin Luther King‚ he was one of the few African Americans in the group but also the only southerner (Hall‚1990). But‚ Martin Luther had one thing that all the other members lacked‚ the power of speech. On April 4th‚ 1967 Martin Luther put his power

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    Cold War Research Paper The Cold War was a competitive rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. It lasted from the late 1940s until 1991‚ which was the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Berlin Airlift and the Vietnam War altered the worldwide bond between the Western Powers‚ Soviet Union‚ and Vietnam. These two historic conflicts that occurred during the Cold War impacted the nations involved. The Berlin Airlift was one of the greatest aviation engagements in history; while on the

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    Vietnam War “You never knew who was the enemy and who was the friends‚” said a marine officer who took part in a conflict deemed the longest war in Unites States history (My). The Vietnam War was not only the longest war in US history‚ as it took place from 1959 to 1975‚ but it is also considered one of the most controversial conflicts to date. This war‚ also known as the second Indochina War‚ occurred in the countries of Laos‚ Vietnam‚ and Cambodia. It was fought between communist North Vietnam

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    Social Impact of the Vietnam War Jess Carrignan December 10‚ 2010 A.P. U.S. History Changes in societies have occurred since the very first civilizations and continue to occur today. Each society is a reflection of the art and music‚ as well as the people and their values and beliefs of the people of the time. The social structure of the people is very much shaped by the events that occur during that particular generation. Often in history major events such as wars and natural disasters are

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    Airpower has forever fundamentally impacted the character of war however; it may have influenced‚ but probably not fundamentally‚ changed the nature of warfare. Clausewitz defined the nature of warfare as violent‚ full of chance‚ conducted with reason‚ and always plagued with fog and friction. Therefore‚ it is theorized or assumed that the fundamental nature of war will not change and when war is waged‚ it will adhere to Clausewitzian tenants. From the earliest balloon uses in the US Civil War to the

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    Dissent from the American Public: “Give Peace a Chance” A large number of Americans opposed the Vietnam War. This was evidenced by things like a second march on Washington‚ D.C. in 1969‚ which drew 500‚000 participants. However‚ the everyday American did not support the publicized leaders of the protest movement. The clean-cut university students that originally led the protest groups had been replaced by “hippies”: outgoing‚ outspoken‚ loud protesters who had a very specific culture that included

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    The Vietnam war was an armed conflict‚ lasting from 1963 to 1973‚ during which America and the Capitalist South Vietnamese Army fought against the communist resistance group‚ the Vietcong. Although America was far wealthier and technologically superior at this point‚ all their military might could not defeat the nation of Vietnamese peasants which formed the Vietcong. Part of the reason for the Vietcong’s success is due to each party’s reason for their involvement. America fought to prevent The

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    the Vietnam War‚ many factors lead to American interference. For example‚ the policy of Containment proposed by George Kennan allowed Communism to continue existing‚ but aimed to prevent it from spreading. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were both efforts to prevent the spread of Communism with financial aid for countries resisting it‚ but in the case of Vietnam‚ the U.S. decided that military force was necessary to pursue Containment. Thus started the Vietnam War‚ one of the most unpopular

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    Canada played an important role in the 1950’s and 60’s‚ the years containing historical political change. After the Cold War had begun‚ Canada was forced to make quick and logical decisions‚ the impacts were felt from all over the world. Canada’s tremendous participation in the three major conflicts within the Cold War the Korean War in which they helped from stopping the escalation of the war‚ the resolution of Suez Canal Crisis with Canada’s contribution the crisis did not turn into a large battle

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