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    Case Synthesis: Morgan Stanley 1. Basic Empirical Facts of the Problem Insider trading is the possession of confiedential information for the purpose of gaining advantage in trading (Heakal). In 2014‚ Frank Tamayo‚ who received confidential information from a law institution employee Steven Metro‚ provided tips to a broker of Morgan‚ Vladimir Eydelman‚ who was charged for insider trading. Metro was employee of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett‚ a law firm which provide mainly mergers and acquisitions services

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    ironic was when New England was settled. Two good examples of the irony during the settlement of New England were the religious and political repressions. The religious repression in New England was a great example of irony. This is so because Puritan separatist groups moved across an ocean to find religious freedom. Some went to Holland‚ but they quickly realized that Dutch culture was not for them. In consequence‚ some separatists moved to the New World. When they got to New England and landed

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    Enlightenment‚ transcendentalism‚ and puritan theology: 3 philosophies that shaped 3 centuries in America. Since the time periods of each philosophy overlapped with the others‚ all 3 had similarities as well as differences. From these philosophies came different writers with different views‚ shaping American prose. A major Enlightenment author was Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine wrote a piece called "The Age of Reason." In this piece he fully encompassed the ideologies of the Enlightenment. These included

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    Puritan perception and modern day perception though sometimes still can be viewed as similar have changed drastically over time. There are several concepts that were viewed as shameful in Puritan times that people in modern day will just look pass. For example‚ going against the bible by sinning was look upon way more harshly than in today’s society. There are still concepts Puritans had to deal with that we still see being took into affect today‚ such as shunning. The act of shunning can be done

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    The Puritans emphasized religious obligations and followed strict guidelines pertaining to the Bible. They broke away from the church of England and became their own religion following the teachings of the Bible as well as the Old Testament. Most Puritans settled in New England‚ but immigrated to the Americas to escape religious persecution. They believed that God was the only being capable of forgiving at a full capacity‚ the sins committed. As well did they believe that man could only forgive

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    Edmund Gettier challenged the classical analysis of knowledge as justified true belief‚ demonstrating two cases where a true and justified belief is held‚ but not necessarily knowledge - Is Justified True Belief Knowledge? (1963). Showing that justification is insufficient for demarcating mere true beliefs from knowledge as belief and truth can correlate by luck. In what follows‚ section-one will outline the classical analysis of knowledge and Gettier’s challenge to it‚ focusing on Gettier’s first

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    with Kemper himself as to what was happening throughout the case from both sides of the story. The product of a broken and abusive home‚ Edmund Kemper grew up timid and resentful‚ with a perception of his own inadequacy. Before the age of ten‚ Kemper graduated to living targets‚ burying the family cat alive and subsequently cutting off its head‚ returning with the gruesome trophy to his room‚ where it was placed on proud display despite

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    foundation for all beliefs and expectations for the culture. A story that will be told for all generations. It may never be known which story is the true one. One of the more interesting comparisons in cultures is that of the Native Americans and the Puritans. The Iroquois‚ a Native American tribe‚ believe that the world was not actually created but that it already existed. There was a sky world and an ocean that laid below. The sky world was full of sky people‚ and among the sky people was a pregnant

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    Women in Puritan society were strictly confined to traditional roles within their family and community structures. They were solely relegated to serve their husband and their household. These circumstances were made apparent in the journal of John Winthrop as well as the letters between him and his wife. The statements made in John Winthrop’s journal regarding Anne Hutchinson are descriptive of the restricted roles of women in the commonwealth. The way in which Margaret speaks to her husband

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    and afterwards America experienced this period of enlightenment subsequently forcing out all remaining Puritan views. With this new exposure to the enlightenment‚ America and it’s colonists begin to develop ideas largely dissenting away from traditional Puritan views on total depravity where ‘God is all‚ and man is nothing.’ The beliefs of ‘self-reliance’ or emergence began to trump the Puritan views and exposed all colonists in thinking for themselves‚ acting independently from other people‚ and

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