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    Based in Houston‚ Texas an American energy‚ commodities‚ and services company named ENRON CORPORATION was Ranked number 7 on the fortune 500 list in 2000‚ it was one of the most famous and largest integrated natural gas and electricity companies in the world. The company went bankruptcy on December 2‚ 2001. But before that it marketed natural gas liquids around the world and was working as one of the biggest natural gas transmission systems in the world‚ with transmissions over a massive area of

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    In 509 B.C.‚ Rome became a republic‚ a government in which power is controlled by the common people. It was under this Republic that Rome grew and expanded by conquest into the most powerful nation in the world at the time. As Roman territory increased‚ however‚ politicians and generals became more and more powerful and hungry for power. A series of events during the 1st and 2nd centuries B.C. led to the demise of the Roman Republic. Under the reigns of Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar‚ the Roman

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    Throughout history‚ conquering has been a way to prove superiority. Everyone wanted to be the best and don’t care what they have to do to get there. The Mongol Empire around the thirteenth century was no exception. They took over many powerhouses of Eurasia and the Mongol Empire is considered one of the largest land empires to ever rule. Though to most the Mongol Empire was a vast and omnipotent empire‚ China and the Middle East’s economy as well as their politics experienced devastation post Mongol

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    CILM Book Review 0834172 IB3A20 Critical Issues in Law and Management Book Review Enron‚ Titanic and The Perfect Storm - Nancy B. Rapoport Student No: 0834172 Word Count: 1500 1 CILM Book Review 0834172 Two years after Enron filed for bankruptcy in 2001‚ Nancy b. Rapoport wrote this essay expressing her unique perspective on the real cause of Enron’s demise. This essay catches the reader’s attention instantly‚ because unlike abundant other articles written on the biggest

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    Group 10 November 19‚ 2010 Members: AC 516 8:30-10:30 Alfie Mae Mañaul Sir Sevilla John Vershir Lumacang Agapito Yang The Rise and Fall of Enron As one of the world’s leading electricity‚ natural gas‚ communications and pulp and paper companies with claimed revenues of nearly $101 billion in the year 2000‚ Enron should have not ignored the importance of transparency which gives assurance. Transparency is defined as the quality or state of being understood and

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    The Enron scandal A brief on Enron’s history  Enron was formed in 1985 by Kenneth Lay after merging Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth.  In the early 1990s‚ he helped to initiate the selling of electricity at market prices‚ The resulting markets made it possible for traders such as Enron to sell energy at higher prices‚ thereby significantly increasing its revenue.  As Enron became the largest seller of natural gas in North America by 1992‚ Enron pursued a diversification strategy

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    Alphonse Capone was born on January 17‚ 1899‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York to Gabriele and Teresina Capone. He grew up in a rough neighborhood and was a member of two gangs; the Brooklyn Rippers and the Forty Thieves Juniors. Alphonse did well at school until the 6th grade when he was expelled for retaliating against a teacher who hit him. He was fourteen at the time. He became part of the Five Points gang in Manhattan and worked in gangster Frankie Yale’s bar‚ the Harvard Inn‚ as a bouncer and bartender

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    The Nazi party affected many people around the world through both the Holocaust and World War II. Hitler had a plan to exterminate all the Jews‚ and propelled this idea through the Holocaust putting Jews in concentration camps and killing them. Hitler’s evil plan caused one of the world’s biggest tragedies‚ World War II. <br> <br>Adolf Hitler‚ who was the leader of the Nazis‚ was born in Austria just across the border from German Bavaria. Hitler would begin to read his fathers history books about

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    Instructions:   Using the links given to you in the link you were given‚ find the  answers to the following questions from the different sources given.    If the Roman Empire is considered to be one of the  world’s most mighty‚ powerful‚ and successful  civilizations‚ what caused its collapse in 476 A.D.?    Military‚ Government‚ & Politics    Group Member Lauren‚kelvin ‚Malik‚angie    BIG IDEA:  Governments create law codes and political bodies to organize a society. What is  the role and responsibility of the military

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    analyze is Piggy.The quote that really represents piggy is “But Piggy.For all his ludicrous body‚ had brains.”.I found this quote on page 78.This is a perfect representation of how one of the most disliked protagonists in this story is really the smartest character in the story.He was completely incapable of any type of athletic abilities yet He can out think most of the children there while yet being one of the most intelligent characters in this book.He completely understands the situation at any

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