Sarbanes –Oxley act of 2002 Sarbanes Oxley act is passed by the US government in 2002 to protect the investors from the fraudulent activities performed by the corporations. Sarbanes- Oxley act is also known as SOX act which provides strict norms for corporations for disclosing the financial details to protect the accounting fraud. The SOX act which enacted because of the scandals which occur on the early 2000 which are Enron‚ Tycon and WorldCom. Sarbanes-Oxley act which named after Senator paul
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Indian Removal Act “Like rain‚ the tears of anguish fell‚ sad moments locked in time …. Where each tear fell‚ as some will tell‚ will be seen a Cherokee rose‚” (“A Cherokee Rose” by Rick Brown)‚ tells that thousands of Cherokees were forced out of their homes and start heading west‚ during the trip to Oklahoma at least 4‚000 Cherokee died. Many Cherokees died suffering through cruel and unfair government. In 1830‚ President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act‚ which was a law that forced
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The Native Americans fought in court to stay on their land and even though they won President Jackson still forced them to leave. In 1830 Congress passed the Indian Removal Act because white settlers didn’t want to live with the Native Americans. Andrew Jackson’s reasons for defending the Indian Removal Act were fraudulent and in the eyes of the Native Americans would be unfair and irrelevant. A few reasons would be the Trail of Tears‚ the Five Civilized Tribes‚ and the fact that the Cherokee Nation
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Should Congress have enacted the patriot act to combat terrorism and protect citizens after 9/11/2001‚ or was it an extreme measure of legislation that violated our civil liberties? As a patriotic citizen‚ I feel as though sacrifices are necessary when large-scale devastation occurs. So‚ yes‚ they should have enacted the patriot act which allowed them to invade our privacy and impose unusual treatment of suspected terrorists at that time. Furthermore‚ as long as ISIS is a threat they should use
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I remember it just like it was yesterday‚ the stamp act. It was July if 1765. My parents and I was gathered around the kitchen table eating dinner. Then a tall man came banging on the door‚ like we owned him something.My dad rushed over to the door‚ and he peeked through the peep hole on the door. When he opened the door I was told to go upstairs in my room. I jolted up the stairs‚ skipping every other one‚ to look out my window. There was a faint sound in the distance when I opened my bedroom door
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The Acts imposed by Great Britain in 1754 and 1775 were Coercive Acts. The Coercive Acts were written by Thomas Jefferson. According to‚ Libertarianism.org “The Coercive Acts are called the intolerable Acts and are amounted to the declaration of martial law in Boston” (Libertarianism.org). Also‚ other acts that were imposed by Great Britain during 1754 and 1775 were the Murder Act‚ Quebec Act‚ and the Criminal Act. According to‚ Libertarianism.org “The Murder act was unfair because all Bostonians
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different tone. “Honey please calm down. Come sit‚ we will have a family discussion.” “Julia! We do not need to have a discussion. We need to fight!” I hate hearing mom and dad fight. It doesn’t usually happen‚ but when it does‚ it’s bad. The Stamp Act‚ that is what they are calling‚ is dated to go into effect on November first of this year (Fradin). That is five months from now. They are going to require us to buy a stamp for all of our printed documents. Papers‚ newspapers‚ wills‚ and even my playing
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is a mandatory legislation which had came into force in 2002 with the changes in regulation of corporate governance and of financial practice. There are Periodic Statutory financial reports which are to include certification that the financial statements and related information fairly prestent the financial condition and the results in all material respects information on any fraud that involves employees who are involved with internal activities. There are some requirements
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The history of the American Disabilities Act did not begin on July 26‚ 1990 at the signing ceremony at the White House. It did not begin in 1988 when the first American Disabilities Act was introduced in Congress. The American Disabilities Act story began a long time ago in cities and towns throughout the United States when people with disabilities began to challenge societal barriers that excluded them from their communities‚ and when parents of children with disabilities began to fight against
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Disabilities Act. This act was established in order to eliminate discrimination of people with disabilities and to break down barriers in society that limits the freedom a disabled person. According to Section 2 Subsection A part one‚ "some 43‚000‚000 Americans have one or more physical or mental disabilities‚ and this number is increasing as the population as a whole is growing older." As the number suggests there are a lot of people that would be classified as disabled making this act very important
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