The Fall of the City Alden Nowlan O utside‚ rain fell with such violence that great‚ pulsating sheets of water seemed to hang suspended between earth and sky. Squatting in the attic‚ Teddy watched raindrops roll like beads of quicksilver down the glass of the high‚ diamond-shaped window‚ and listened to the muted banjo twanging on the roof. Blinking‚ he shifted his position and transferred his attention to the things that lay around him on the floor. In the centre of the room stood a fort
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The Qin dynasty (also written as Ch ’in) was brief‚ 221 B.C. - 206 B.C‚ but much was accomplished during this 15-year period. It was the first dynasty whose emperor ruled over a unified China‚ following his defeat of seven warring states. One currency and a single system of weights and measures for the entire empire were created and a standardized Chinese written language was established. Construction of a national highway system and the Great Wall of China were begun. The name‚ China‚ even originated
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Q1- Who were the key stakeholders involved in‚ or affected by the collapse of Enron? How and to what degree were they hurt or helped by the actions of Enron management? Ans- The key stakeholders affected by the collapse of Enron were its employees and retirees. Stakeholders and mutual funds investors lost $ 70billion market value. Banks were also affected by the meltdown of the company. They included big banks like J P Morgan Chase and Citigroup. Not only the stakeholder and bondholder lose out
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1 Why did the external auditors and the board fail to detect the company’s true economic condition? For external auditors‚ the failures could be largely attributed to the lack of independence between external auditors and Enron and the existence of conflicts of interest. From 1993‚ Enron started to outsource its internal audit functions to Anderson. Besides‚ conflicts of interest gets aggravated when the cross-selling of consulting services by auditors increases a lot. And consulting fees to auditors
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A Literature Review of The Rise and Fall of Alexandria Book Review of The Rise and Fall of Alexandria How the modern world was actually established is often overlooked and attributed to the powers and domination of Athens and Rome. What authors Justin Pollard and Howard Reid urge readers to understand‚ however‚ is the significance that the city of Alexandria had on Western Civilization. Both authors have worked in British and American television‚ and are accomplished in the film/documentary
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Confucianism as an obstacle Overtime Confucianism was molded into different things and were exploited by many different groups for their own agendas. This truly showed during the Qing dynasty. The monarchy used it to rein over people’s lives and to get them to do what they wanted. While Confucianism had strict rules to begin with it became much worse and very different with the intervention of the monarchy “This relationship of ethical hierarchy existed between families (represented by scholar-bureaucrats)
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hundred and fifty years the Gupta empire provided political unity‚ good administration and economic and cultural progress in North India. The glories of the Gupta age are partly because of the Gupta art‚ sculpture and architecture. The Gupta dynasty produced a number of great rulers successively. They were great conquerors‚ patrons of art and science & they themselves were men of letters. Of them‚ one great king was Samudragupta‚ son of Chandragupta. After more than three hundred years of division
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In ancient China there were many dynasties‚ many religions‚ and many accomplishments. China is one of the biggest countries in the world and the culture and art of the Chinese have influenced people everywhere including the name we call our plates and silverware. Without China we wouldn’t have nearly as much as we do now. The dynastic cycle is an important political theory the Chinese have and is a big part of the political side of the Chinese culture. The mandate of heaven is also a big part of
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The Aquino Family Servillano Aquino Benigno Aquino‚ Sr. (former Tarlac assemblyman); son of Servillano Benigno Aquino‚ Jr. "Ninoy" (former senator); son of Benigno Sr. Benigno Aquino III "Noynoy" (former congressman and senator‚ current president); son of Ninoy Agapito Aquino "Butz" (former senator); son of Benigno Sr. Teresa Aquino-Oreta "Tessie" (former Malabon congresswoman and senator); daughter of Benigno Sr. Paul Aquino‚ son of Benigno‚ Sr. Bam Aquino‚ (incoming senator); son of
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During the Han dynasty‚ a new philosophical age that would influence and become the center of Chinese thought‚ emerged. Confucianism‚ a philosophy that emphasized on the rightness of life‚ humanity‚ and nature‚ concentrates on moral actions and thought. There are many focuses within this philosophy‚ however‚ three major ideas present in Confucianism are the attainment of social harmony and respect‚ self-discipline‚ and later on‚ attaining an invaluable perspective for seeing nature as valuable. These
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