Madoff: Greed over Ethics? Bernard Lawrence Madoff is a former American stockbroker‚ investment advisor and financier that surprised the world of finance when it was uncovered that he had been operating the largest Ponzi scheme in history for near two decades. The fraud worth approximately 65 billion dollars ruined the lives of many who had trusted Madoff with their money and admired him as successful‚ charismatic‚ smart and exceptionally good at his job. Some even considered him as a hero‚ including
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I’m No Monster The gruesome life story of Josef Fritzl became the center of a nationwide uproar that shocked the world as the unimaginable story unfolded of a man who held his own daughter as a slave in a cellar for twenty-four years‚ in which he fathered seven of her children. The abuse dated back to Josef Fritzl’s grandmother who was violently abused by her husband for her inability to produce children. Because of her infertility‚ the husband resorted to having sexual relations with
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Following his success at Vézelay‚ Bernard embarked on a preaching tour across Burgundy‚ Lorraine‚ Flanders‚ and Germany. At each stop‚ he attracted large crowds and continued to inspire fervor for the Crusade. Even Emperor Conrad‚ who had initially refused to participate‚ relented after a stern Christmas rebuke from Bernard and agreed to join the Crusade by October. Bernard’s unwavering commitment and powerful preaching played a significant role in rallying support for the Crusade across Europe.
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What is Andragogy and how is it relevant to training and development? Topic 1: What is Andragogy and how is it relevant to training and development? Andragogy is the term used to describe ‘the art and science of teaching adults’ (Delahaye‚ 2011). It focuses on the post-school vocational education‚ where the adults learning needs are the main importance and also should allow them to take responsibility for their own learning (Delahaye‚ 2011). In this sense‚ the differences between andragogy and
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Being unhappy should be enjoyed by everyone. We must experience a wide range of emotions in order to learn how to handle everything life throws at us. According to Bernard in Brave New World‚ ‘[he would] rather be unhappy than have the sort of false‚ lying happiness that he was having here”‚ (179) this quote means that he would rather be unhappy than live in a happy lie. This book describes a utopian world yet there’s a quote in the book that is in direct conflict with the “utopian” world they are
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The second chapter in the book‚ Reasons are BS‚ is an interesting and somewhat controversial chapter. The author of The Achievement Habit is Bernard Roth. He is a Professor of Engineering at Stanford University and director of the design school at Stanford. In the second chapter‚ Roth explains through personal experiences and experiences with his students‚ how reasons are BS. He also talks about why people think they need reasons and why they use them. Throughout this chapter Roth appeals to
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countries‚ especially Iraq‚ are often portrayed as overly religious‚ backward‚ and violent. Their image in the world has been clouded by the intergroup hostility that has existed between Muslim and Christian societies for centuries. In his review of Bernard Lewis’s book‚ What Went Wrong: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response‚ Professor Aslam Syed points out a commonly accepted Western narrative of the origins of this hostility. This narrative states that the ancient Muslim world was once an epicenter
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1. The title of this painting is Napoleon Crossing the Saint-Bernard‚ located on page 946 of the textbook. This oil painting on canvas measures approximately eight feet‚ eleven inches by seven feet‚ seven inches. Painted by Jacques-Louis David in 1800-1801‚ this piece can now be found in Versailles‚ the Châteaux de Versailles et Trianon. 2. In this work of art‚ Napoleon is the only character riding a white horse and depicted front and center. All figures are anonymous‚ except Napoleon himself‚
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Systems – Going‚ Going‚ Gone? | Table of Contents Introduction: 2 Timeline 3 Airline Reservation System 3 Computer Reservation Systems (CRS) 3 Global Distribution Systems (GDS) 4 Who uses GDSs? 5 GDS - Through the years: 5 The Future of GDS: 6 What should they do? 6 What is the role of the global distribution system in today’s travel agencies? 6 The Internet 7 Conclusion 8 References 9 Books: 9 Articles: 9 Websites: 9 Introduction: GDS – Going‚ going‚ gone?
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Do you think it’s a hassle going to the movies? Being ridicules expensive‚ having disrespectful people and schedule issues? In this essay I will state 3 reasons why it’s a hassle going to the movies theater. First let’s start by how expensive everything is at the movies‚ comparing 1995 and now‚ going to the movies was about $1.00 for a ticket being none expensive at all‚ but now? 2014 is about $10 per ticket; would you want to go to the movies with your family knowing it’s that expensive? Another
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