Archimedes: An Incredible Man or An Incredible Fraud? Archimedes was considered throughout his lifetime as “the great geometer”‚ but did a man as great as this truly exist? Should he be ranked with Newton and Gauss? Archimedes was born 287 BC in Syracuse‚ Sicily‚ which was a Greek City at the time. No one knows his last name or much about his family life because there are no official records. He was educated by a man named Euclid in a school located in Alexandria‚ Egypt. Archimedes lived in a
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The Fraud of the Century: The Case of Bernard Madoff December 2008 Case Study 11 Maria E. Delgado Madoff Ponzi Scheme Bernard Madoff took his investors for $65 billion over the course of nearly two decades. His list of victims includes billionaires‚ celebrities‚ individual investors‚ banks‚ and charities. His scheme was revealed when he confessed in March 2009‚ when he pleading guilty to the charges against him‚ and was then sentenced to 150 years in prison. Madoff was successful for so
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Based on the vertical analysis done on the income statement‚ further explanation would be needed to explain the decrease in gross profit (as a percent to sales) over the three year period while overall expenses increase each year on both a percent-to-sales and total dollar amount increment. I would also be curious to understand why cost of goods sold is increasing year-over-year – are raw materials increasing‚ are inventory levels too high and we are writing off obsolete inventory‚ is part of the
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ANDREW WAKEFIELD AND THE MMR AUTISM FRAUD In February 1998‚ Dr. Andrew Wakefield‚ a British gastroenterologist‚ published a research paper in which he linked autism and bowel disease to the measles‚ mumps‚ and rubella (MMR) vaccine – creating a public health crisis in England and raising questions about vaccine safety in North America. Additional studies have since shown that the data presented was fraudulent‚ and after ten years of controversy and investigation‚ Dr. Wakefield was discredited
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the People In modern warfare‚ it is important to consider‚ effectively winning the hearts and minds of the people. This is especially important if the war being fought is a civil war‚ as ultimately the most a government has to fear is its own people. Successfully doing so is to show your force as more of a power for good than that of your enemy‚ or barring that being the lesser of two evils. The CCP succeeded due to the peasantry‚ a long neglected vast majority of rural Chinese laborers who were
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THE CONCORD REVIEW 57 THE DEATH OF PHILIP OF MACEDON Amalia Skilton ho caused the assassination of Philip II‚ King of Macedon from c. 355 to 336 BC? Was it his wife Olympias‚ his son Alexander‚ or some other person or group? The answer is critical‚ for it shapes the modern world’s understanding of Alexander the Great more than does any other issue. Did Alexander exploit conflicts between Macedonians‚ arranging his father’s death in order to become King‚ or was he innocent of the crime‚ creating
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Famous people and their privacy Like most children‚ you and I probably once fantasized about being famous when we were older. Whether it’s mesmerizing thousands with music‚ or having a star role in an action movie‚ being a famous celebrity is something most people in North America covet in at least one point of their life. But famous people are always persuaded by photographers and reporters‚ which destroys their privacy‚ and enables the public to know the daily life of every celebrity. Celebrities
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Summary Christine Pinsent-Johnson has written a story titled “The Visitor”. At the beginning of this story the town of Copelin‚ Newfoundland was slowly dying and lots of people were leaving to find a better life. William wanted to leave to but his dad‚ Graham-Percy‚ didn’t want to have to find a new job because he knew he would never find one as good as his current job. Will hadn’t been very happy with his dad lately; he wanted him to just stand up and state his mind‚ not to agree to everyone
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people “We cannot change the cards we are dealt‚ just how we play the hand.” ― Randy Pausch‚ The Last Lecture tags: advice‚ last-lecture‚ life‚ randy-pausch 1317 likes like “Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.” ― Randy Pausch‚ The Last Lecture tags: experience 1051 likes like “The key question to keep asking is‚ Are you spending your time on the right things
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stronger and stronger. Everyone probably has a telephone or computer so people have various communicating software to connect with their family‚ friends‚ or other colleagues. Some software‚ such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and WeChat‚ became very popular today. However‚ in the article “The Pleasure of the Texting" Charles McGrath thinks that texting message can hurt a relationship. In my opinion‚ WeChat can strengthen a friendship because people can communicate with their friends every time and everywhere. In
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