The central text for this project is the film Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room by filmmaker Alex Gibney. This film investigates‚ documents and then exposes the many moves that led to the collapse of Enron. The director focuses on the chief leaders of the corporation as his principal characters in order to develop the story as a human tragedy. Throughout the course of the film‚ each leading character is revealed. All players were found to be distinct in their strategies and methods. However
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Last Lecture Don’t judge a book by its cover. You hear that expression all the time. However‚ it couldn’t be applied greater than the book titled‚ “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch. When I first looked at the book‚ I expected to encounter a story filled with nothing but sadness. However‚ after reading this National Bestseller‚ I found that I had discovered a tale of life. “The Last Lecture” documents the life of Randy Pausch in the form of short stories that exemplified the kind of man
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Bonnie and Clyde represented what a criminal was at their time‚ both being wanted all over the United States and going on a crime spree that extinguished many lives‚ while joined hand in hand as two of the most dangerous people of their time. With the death counts stacking up so did their infamy gaining them fame for what they’ve done wrong. People have always romanticized and exaggerated criminals since rebellion was first defined. However this was just the ruthlessness of a two criminal banded
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This proposal discusses the scandal that occurred with Wells Fargo Financial Services Company. Provides banking‚ investments‚ insurance‚ consumer and commercial finance along with mortgages. The scandal started to get investigated in 2011. The Wells Fargo account fraud scandal is a corruption scandal that was very controversial because there were literally millions of fraudulent bank accounts that were created on behalf of Wells Fargo employees. These accounts were created without the consent of
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The Last Lecture: Response Paper Casey Artigliere University of Delaware I don’t know where to begin or how to respond. I am so saddened by his story and so impressed by both Randy Pausch’s resume and his attitude. I think he is incredibly… cocky‚ but I give him leave to be so and respect him for all he’s done‚ his obvious quirky uniqueness‚ and the legacy he left behind. But that is not why I cried through ¾ of the
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Orion IB Philosophy Analysis of Car Radio by twenty one pilots Before I start this analysis‚ I would like to point out that this interpretation of this song will be biased in two ways. I am a Christian and my interpretation will be based on my beliefs. My second bias is that I think that this band is one of the most lyrically powerful bands ever and is honestly probably my favorite band right now. The first line of this song is “I ponder of something great.” Tyler Joseph‚ the singer of
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In 1935 the Public Utilities Holding Act was passed which led eventually to the breakup of privately held utility companies. Bear Stearns became an aggressive trader in the expanded market for securities being issued to place the utilities in public hands. In the 1940’s‚ the firm became a large player in mergers and acquisitions‚ particularly in the freight and transportation industries as cars and trucks began to replace railroads as the primary mover of people and freight. A once booming rail industry
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Albert Dunlap was once acknowledged and advertised as the "toughest CEO" to turnover corporations in financial crisis and Albert so-called turnover the companies back to financially strong terms. Moreover‚ the ethical issues raised quickly while Albert Dunlap was in full control of Sunbeam Corporation establishment. Albert Dunlap actions were from consequential ethics perspective that leads Sunbeam Corporation to inflated the organization for only one year. Therefore‚ it has taken one year or several
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HealthSouth is an inpatient rehabilitation company that owns and operates over 125 hospitals across the country and in Puerto Rico. I began working for HealthSouth in January of this year and will use my organization for this class. Our company serves patients who are overcoming debilitating illnesses such as stroke‚ head injury‚ multiple trauma‚ and orthopedic conditions to name a few. The focus is to work as a team in an interdisciplinary and collaborative manner in order for the patient to gain
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Is Enron Overpriced? More from Fortune FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune It’s in a bunch of complex businesses. Its financial statements are nearly impenetrable. So why is Enron trading at such a huge multiple? By Bethany McLean March 5‚ 2001 NEW YORK (FORTUNE) -- In Hollywood parlance‚ the "It Girl" is someone who commands the spotlight at any given moment -- you know‚ like Jennifer Lopez or Kate Hudson. Wall Street is a far less glitzy place‚ but there’s still
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