Case study 10.1 - THE RISE AND FALL OF WORLCOM Bernie Ebbers built WorldCom‚ Inc. (now part of Verizon‚ Inc.) into one of the world’s largest telecommunications firms. Yet he and chief financial officer (CFO) Scott Sullivan have become better known for creating a massive corporate accounting fraud that lead to the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. Two investigate reports and subsequent court cases conclude that WorldCom executives were responsible for billions in fraudulent or unsupported accounting
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| PROJECT BASED LEARNING | SMART HOUSE/HOME | | Foundation in Computing | March 2011 Intake | This document contains the requirements for the Foundation in Computing March 2011 intake’s Project-Based Learning initiative. It is a group project assignment that covers certain aspects of the coursework assessment for the following subjects: Introduction to Computing (COMF 0314)‚ English 1 (COMF 0013) and Practical IT Skills (COMF 0324). The project contributes 15%‚ 20% and 20% to the final
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1 Katherine Mansfield “The doll ’s house” The world of the adults seems to be in conflict with the world of the children in Katherine Mansfields “the doll house”. The dolls house represents this conflict by pointing out the divide between the upper and lower class citizen which all the adults clearly understand and the children don’t fully understand or believe in. Throughout the story we see the clear line that has been drawn by the adults in regards to the upper and lower class. The
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may be called an apartment building‚ apartment house (in American English)‚ block of flats‚ block‚ high-rise or‚ occasionally mansion block (in British English)‚ especially if it consists of many apartments for rent. Apartments may be owned by an owner/occupier by leasehold tenure or rented by tenants (two types of housing tenure). The term apartment is favored in North America (although flat is used in the case of a unit which is part of a house containing two or three units‚ typically one to
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Walk Through‚ or Not to Walk Through October is not only the month for fall‚ but the month for Halloween. Halloween means costumes‚ trick-or-treating‚ scary movies‚ and last but not least--haunted houses! I dread going to a haunted house. Unfortunately if I do not go‚ I get teased by my friends. Learning how to walk through a haunted house is scary but possible to do. As my friends and I stood gazing at the run-down house‚ my body shivered‚ as though‚ chills had just trickled down my spine. The
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Buying a House Buying and owning a home is a part of the American dream. For many people‚ it’s the biggest financial transaction they’ll ever make. That’s why doing it right the first time is so important. Sometimes‚ buying a house can feel like a dizzying set of rules and regulations. Luckily‚ armed with the right knowledge and know-how‚ you can start realizing your homeowner dreams. The first time buyer should know how to get his financials in order‚ how to start looking for houses‚ and finalizing
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If you were starting over in an empty house without any of your accumulated belongings‚ what would you need to make it feel like home? That’s the question four of us‚ longtime good friends‚ were discussing over a cup of tea. And the question continued nonstop in my thoughts after our tea-drinking stopped and I went home. Understand – my home is my joy‚ my hobby‚ my comfort. I love the antique clock on the mantel‚ the family photographs that make me smile‚ our wedding-gift silver that can turn
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Source one is an extract from M. Arthur from a book called ‘Forgotten voices of the great war in 2002‚ Mrs M. Hall wrote this piece. This extract is useful to tell us about working women in the war as we know that the work was dangerous “so and so’s gone”‚ we can tell that women were injured and also killed during working in the factories. As from our own knowledge we know that factories did blow up –for example: Silverton on the 9th of January 1917; killing 69 and injuring 400. We know that working
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House Cleaning Kelly P Kay GEN/200 March 14‚ 2001 Lynn What House Cleaning Keeping a house clean is a problem quite a few single working parents have‚ between taking care of children and working a full time job‚ house work seems to get the short end of the stick. Activities can be hectic upon the return from work and school for the parent and children. During preparation of dinner and completion of homework‚ vacuuming the carpet doesn’t seem that important. Too often homes fall into disorder
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The Fall of Rome The Roman Empire was one that pertains to modern politics‚ in that‚ by studying Rome ’s trials and struggles‚ a modern nation might be able to overcome its own problems‚ perils‚ and challenges‚ and use its own opportunities‚ wisely. Therefore‚ it only makes sense for people of today to want to ask the question of why Rome fell. Some say that since all states and empires in history have fallen‚ the real question that should be asked is why Rome lasted for so long. Although it
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