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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Ancient History Essay on the Rise of Octavian Discuss the rise of Octavian Gaius Octavius was born in 63 BC‚ the year of Cicero’s consulship‚ into a wealthy and respected family (Octavii) from the countryside south of Rome. With his birth‚ the future of the Roman Empire was radically changed. He was to become one of the most powerful men the world has ever seen‚ using his wit and ruthlessness to achieve the ultimate positions in the Roman Empire…becoming ‘tribunicia potestas’ and ‘imperium maius’
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The rise of Christianity put an end to the classical age of Europe with the help of the Romans‚ Christianity spread much faster. Rome was one of the main centers of Christian development. One of the Roman emperors‚ Constantine‚ let freedom of conscience for the people‚ made Christianity on a full legal equality with any religion in Rome‚ and later it was the official religion of the empire. The Roman Empire aid the spread of Christianity in many ways. Because the Romans are tolerate of religion
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A primary factor that led to the rise of Stalin was due to the weakness of Leon Trotsky‚ who was one of the strongest competitors that Stalin faced in succeeding Lenin as leader of the Communist Party. However‚ there are actions taken by Trotsky that weakened himself as an opposition. For example‚ Trotsky believed in permanent revolution‚ and he sought to promote and incite revolutions all over the world. However‚ he failed to convince his fellow Party members of his idea of world revolution. In
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HITLERS RISE TO POWER (1923-1934) Author -*Simon lugwisha* INTRODUCTION Adolf Hitler’s rise to power began in Germany in September 1919] when Hitler joined the political party known as German Workers’ Party the name was changed in 1920 to the National Socialist German Workers’ Party‚ commonly known as the Nazi Party. This political party was formed and developed during the post-World War I era. It was anti-Marxist and was opposed to the democratic post-war government of the Weimar Republic
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African American History Since 1865 Robert Bryant History 204 Instructor Dennis Neill October 9‚ 2014 African American history since 1865 Introduction The America that was there after the conclusion of the civil war is nothing like the America we recognize presently. Significant events have occurred since 1865 that have shaped our understanding of what America is today. Major industrialization and urbanization‚ equal rights for all citizens and the two major world wars that have shaped
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The Rise of the KKK By: Kylee Tyler-Breimon As a result of the Red Scare and also anti-immigrant feelings‚ groups bigots used anti-communism as their excuse to harass any group that wasn’t the same as their group. One of these groups was known as the Ku Klux Klan‚ or the KKK. The Ku Klux Klan was a secret organization that used terrorist tactics in an attempt to restore white supremacy in Southern states after the Civil war. This group was devoted to “One hundred percent Americanism”
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The Rise of the Roman Empire started around 133-30 BCE. During this time‚ there were three triumvirs‚ Crassus Gaius Julius Caesar‚ and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus. When Crassus died in Parthia‚ in 52 BCE‚ the Senate appointed Pompey as the sole consul of Rome. This broke the Republican rule where there should have been two consul’s not just one. Caesar refused to resigned his position that was ordered from the Senate and seen the moved as a unjust action to oust him from power. He refused to resigned
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it is today. More specifically‚ Black History Month is celebrated in February annually. February is the month in which the achievements of important African Americans are acknowledged. On December 8‚ two of the most famous African Americans in the 1900s‚ entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. and comedian Flip Wilson‚ were born. Sammy Davis Jr. was born December 8‚ 1925 in New York‚ New York. Davis had one sister named Ramona Sanchez. Sammy Davis Jr. was raised by his paternal grandmother originally‚ but after
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With the fall of the Roman Empire‚ and leadership within changed. Because of this‚ the position of the papacy would change dramatically in the area of authority and response to threat. The papacy came to be the one living relic of times gone by‚ yet its job title in time would be revamped. The power that the papacy achieved was not quick. Also‚ rather than being a simple and extendable increase in power‚ the power that was achieved came about through a roller coaster of situations. The papacy
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