history. But there is no single reason behind the collapse of Lehman Brothers. There are misuse of accounting tools and standards‚ unethical management and weak corporate governance‚ which lead to the failure of such giant investment bank. Examiner “ANTON R. VALUKAS” wrote the detailed report on the failure of Lehman Brother on about approx. 2200 pages‚ which I used to study cause of Lehman Brother failure. Off balance sheet finance with use of accounting tool Repo‚ play an important role in the collapse
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essential electronic PC frameworks rose inside the Forties from concurrent advances in gadgets‚ material science‚ and arithmetic (Shneiderman‚ 2007). These revelations were made by some know early researchers‚ for example‚ Charles Robert Darwin and Anton Van Leeuwenhoek Charles Robert Darwin
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Oil prices have risen to an ultimate level; congress must look into the still tiny alternative energy market. In a minimum of fifty years fossil fuels‚ which include petroleum (oil)‚ natural gas‚ and coal‚ will all run out. Alternative energy is a renewable and the most productive type of energy for the USA and the world (United States. Department of Energy). Every person on this planet is provided with a dirty and unforgiving energy source‚ fossil fuels. Fossil fuels destroy and tarnish the once
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Gattacan‚ which he should have already adopted. In this scene‚ Vincent also begins to question his belonging to his dream‚ almost giving up on the mission altogether. In a scene at the end of the film‚ swimming back to shore on his back after beating Anton in ‘Chicken’‚ there is a shot of the clouds clearing‚ allowing the stars behind them to come into view. The clearing of the clouds is symbolic of his path finally being cleared of obstacles‚ which include external complications as well as his own doubts
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personalities. An example of this is Anton‚ he is a strong‚ capable man with perfect genetics‚ but in hearing Vincent’s view‚ “He had everything except desire‚” we see that he lacks determination and drive‚ relying on his natural ability. Another example is Vincent himself‚ listening to him speak the audience begins to like him as although he is the underdog he has a strong will and desire to succeed. A particularly empowering scene being the ‘chicken’ race that Anton and Vincent partake in as young adults
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Assignment Scenario #2: 1. What messages is the individual saying through his or her words and actions ? Through Tamiko words‚ the individual is saying about relationship . She said:" Anton probably didn’t mean anything by it. I don’t want to get anyone in trouble.” According this words‚ we can know about Tamiko wants to argue about this comments‚ but she is thinking about the relationship‚ it is more important to her. However‚ she
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discrimination‚ the society where Gattaca is based proves otherwise; rejecting both the desires and dreams of un-enhanced individuals known as the in-valids. Anton‚ Vincent’s father‚ becomes instantly ashamed of Vincent’s genetic ‘destiny’‚ in turn giving his name to his next son‚ who is genetically engineered as elite. Seen as being fearful of ‘inferior’ blood‚ Anton refuses to become Vincent’s blood brother‚ putting both his status of elite and ‘blood’ ahead of his ‘blood’ relations. Further‚ when Vincent is
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The film’s title is based on the letters G‚ A‚ T‚ and C‚ which stand for guanine‚ adenine‚ thymine‚ and cytosine‚ the four nucleobases of DNA. Vincent Anton Freeman is the protagonist of Gattaca. He‚ unlike most of his generation‚ was conceived without genetic selection‚ and is therefore at risk for many disorders and has a shortened life expectancy. Vincent dreams of becoming an astronaut‚ but knows his genetic inferiority makes this dream almost unattainable. He therefore does the only thing he
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marked the beginning of mental therapy as we understand it today. At a time when methods reminiscent of medieval superstitions were being viewed with suspicion. His theories bridged the gap between ancient superstitions and modern psychotherapy. Franz Anton Mesmer (1733-1815) was born on the 23rd of May 1733 at the village of Iznang near Switzerland‚ on the German side of Bodensee (Lake Constance). He was originally intended for the church and studied at Jesuit University of Dillingen‚ Bavaria where he
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parents are against friends of their children or against a person their child wants to marry. They see only skin-deep beauty‚ but appearance is deceptive‚ whereas their child knows this person from different sides and can judge him or her fairly. Chekhov‚ one of the Great Russian writes‚ said: “Everything should be beautiful in a person: his face and his clothes‚ his soul and his thoughts”. I completely agree with him and believe that to consider a person beautiful‚ we need to find beauty both physically
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