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    Natasha Germain Prof. McMaster 2 October 2012 ENGL 3535 Reality Shaped by Romantic Obsession: Examine the Effects of Social Hierarchy on the Female Voice in Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko The narrative perspective of Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko attempts to tell this travel journal from the first person perspective. The female narrative voice is what pushes and pulls the readers in all directions through her detailed log of colonialism. The importance of the first person perspective in Oroonoko is it allows

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    The Enron Scandal

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    Trip Winkel Finance 303 May‚ 27 2005 Dr. Namorato The Enron Scandal Enron was established in 1930 as Northern Natural Gas Company and joined with three other companies to undertake this industry. The four companies eventually began to break apart between 1941 and 1947 as a result of a public stock offering. In 1979‚ Northern Natural Gas was placed under new management when it was bought by InterNorth Inc. In 1985‚ Kenneth Lay‚ CEO of Houston Natural Gas Company devised a transaction

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    WorldCom Scandal A summary of WorldCom fraud would include having to describe the greed that would eventually destroy one of the largest communications companies in the United States and world. A humble motel owner‚ Bernard Ebbers took a small long distance company in 1983 and turned it into one of the most successful businesses in the country. It was not so much the business operations that caused the company to grow but the aggressive acquisitions that made the company grow. In its day‚ CEO Bernard

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    A Scandal In Bohemia

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    has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories‚ instead of theories to suit facts" (Scandal‚ 3). For his cases‚ Holmes gathers up data and information in any way he can‚ one being the art of disguise. The use of disguises play a significant part in crime solving because they allow Holmes to conceal his identity so he can gather information and ultimately deceive society. In “A Scandal in Bohemia”‚ the King of Bohemia hires Sherlock Holmes to retrieve a photograph from Irene Adler‚

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    The Rampart Scandal When officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Internal Affairs bureau began shadowing Rafael Perez‚ watching their fellow cop steal massive amounts of cocaine from evidence lockers in order to sell it on the street‚ investigators thought they had a major misconduct case on their hands. They didn’t know the half of it. The perception of the Los Angeles Police Department has ranged from being the best police force in the United States to being a blatant racist agency

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    Watergate Scandal

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    The Watergate Scandal Essay written by Unknown The Watergate Scandal was a series of crimes committed by the President and his staff‚ who were found to spied on and harassed political opponents‚ accepted illegal campaign contributions‚ and covered up their own misdeeds. On June 17‚ 1972‚ The Washington Post published a small story. In this story the reporters stated that five men had been arrested breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. The headquarters was located in

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    Olg Scandal

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    province of Ontario. The OLG‚ characterized by its core values‚ integrity‚ respect as well as accountability‚ is always expected to perform the duty of care to its clients. However‚ the organization was hit by a scandal which exposed fraudulent behavior within its operations. The scandal was revealed by CBC`s documentary The Fifth Estate‚ in an episode titled `Luck of the Draw` which revealed the plight encountered by a senior citizen‚ Bob Edmond‚ who was conned of his rightful winnings of 250‚000

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    Everyone finds love one way or another‚ but in “The Great Gatsby” it’s much different. The author‚ Francis Scott Fitzgerald‚ fell in love with a girl‚ Zelda‚ well she ended up leaving him because he was poor‚ and she would be living a lifestyle she’s not used to. When Fitzgerald gets money‚ and becomes well off Zelda comes running back‚ they get married‚ travel together‚ and have a kid this is when he wrote “The Great Gatsby”. Jay Gatsby is not in love with Daisy‚ he loves the idea of being with

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    A Scandal in Bohemia

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    Tammy Coleman Dr. Wilson The Bohemian Scandal In Conan Doyle’s short story “A Scandal in Bohemia” (1888)‚ Sherlock Holmes can tell that the stranger possess great wealth before he speaks a single word. Sherlock Holmes analyzes everything when it comes to people. He uses their appearance‚ how they carry themselves‚ and what kind of objects they have on them. The author uses descriptive words to describe the way the stranger looked. This essay will prove that Sherlock Holmes is so observant

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    The Enron Scandal

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    Introduction 2 2. History 3 a. Formation 3 b. Operations 3 c. The Success 4 d. All that glitters is not gold 4 e. The Fraud 4 3. Products 5 4. Enron Scandal – The Company Fraud 8 f. What Happed? 8 5. Techniques used in the Company Fraud 9 g. Revenue Recognition 9 h. Mark-to-market accounting 9 i. Special Purpose Entities 10 j. Executive

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