HOLLYWOOD IN THE TWENTIES (CONTD...) *HOLLYWOOD SCANDALS AND THE CREATION OF MPPDA *CECILE B. DEMILLE *”THE CONTINETAL TOUCH” LUBITSCH AND OTHERS *IN THE AMERICAN GRAIN *ERICH VON STROHEIM HOLLYWOOD SCANDALS AND THE CREATION OF MPPDA Since the earliest days of the Nickelodeon‚ moralists and reformers were very much disturbed by the corrupting nature of the movies and their effects upon the American youth. Powerful pressure groups were created to protect the American audiences from the
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Speed Scandal Speed Scandal directed by Hyeong Cheol Kang delivered a heart warming‚ crafty humorous family film‚ which captured all audiences’ heart in 2008. Digging deeper into the film and analyzing the examples of family values and celebrity social status‚ Speed Scandal effectively shows the authentic Korean pop culture and how they are highly valued in Korean society. Hyeoung Nam (played by Cha Tae Hyeoung)‚ was just an ordinary wealthy man working at a Dj radio station. Hyeoung’s life
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The Credit Mobilier Scandal was illegal manipulations of contracts by a construction and finance company associated with the building of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1865-1869. This incident established Credit Mobilier of America as a symbol of post- Civil War corruption. Credit Mobilier was part of a complex arrangement where a few men contracted with themselves or assignees for the construction of the railroad. Trustees and certain manipulators got extremely large profits but impoverished the
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The Bernard Madoff “Ponzi Scheme” scandal was the biggest and lasted the longest financial fraud in the history of the US. Bernard Madoff was a financial adviser‚ and also the former chairman of the NADAQ. He established his investment firm named “Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC” in 1960. The Madoff Fraud is a typical “Ponzi Scheme”‚ in order to attract investors to give money to him‚ he convinced people to hand over their life saving‚ and promised them high returns rate‚ and then he
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The games weren’t suspended until 12 hours after the first murder‚ and then were only suspended for 34 hours ("Munich 1972"). During this time‚ a mass was held in the main stadium to honor the victims‚ but under the insistence of the former International Olympic Committee President‚ Avery Brundage‚ “the Games must go on” (“Munich 1972). Prior to the Games‚ Dr. Georg Sieber‚ a German forensic psychologist‚ was asked by Olympic security experts to develop 26 emergency scenarios to help plan event
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But over the past few months‚ the famous Wells Fargo name has been hurt by a scandal. Wells Fargo has created about 2 million fake bank and credit accounts between 2011 and 2015. With the banks nervous response in front of Congress‚ and disturbing stories of mistreated workers‚ it has only added fuel to the fire. Now there is talk that the scandal has put serious damage on the Wells Fargo name. Negative attitude towards the company has risen to 52% from 15% before
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celebrity sex scandal tape. The lawsuit really changed everything‚ especially for Hulk Hogan. Good for him‚ he won the $140 million lawsuit from Gawker after he was alleged to have sex with his friend’s wife. They just publish it without their consent‚ in which it’s the real turning point for Hulk Hogan and his family. Gawker has gone bankrupt‚ and they sold it to Univision after they shut it down. Scandal specialists and fixers were kept employed by keeping the celebrity sex scandal tape of the stars
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The “Black Sox” Scandal In the early 1900s‚ baseball was the American pastime. Baseball players were the idols of the young‚ the old‚ and everyone in between. Baseball games were played everywhere from sandlots to stadiums and radios in homes across the nation were tuned to baseball. Attendance and profits were on the rise; between the first World Series of 1903 and the World Series of 1919 revenues had increased by 50% (Everstine‚ 1998). The money was too tempting and greed changed the wholesome
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Case Study: Columbia / HCA and the Medicare Fraud Scandal Central Facts of the Case X In 1997‚ Columbia/HCA Corporation was the largest health care company in the world X In 1996‚ Columbia Hospital Corporation was named the ¡§Most Admired Company¡¨ by Fortune magazine « Clearly they were a well-respected‚ well-trusted company not too long before they were raided‚ and during a time that they were under investigation (not known to the public at the time) for fraudulent activity X Columbia
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Ethics‚ Greed‚ & Psychology within the Libor Scandal Ethical dilemmas within the business environment have always garnered considerable attention and reaction from all global stakeholders. Issues such as fraud‚ insider trading‚ discrimination‚ bribery‚ and compensation are only some of the ethical problems that have disrupted the global financial system. In response to these ethical issues‚ stakeholders have undertaken various protective measures; for example‚ businesses have progressed
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