What Went Wrong: Case Study of a Selected Corporate Scandal “In Texas‚ Robert Allen Stanford appeared to be yet another flamboyant billionaire. But in the breezy Caribbean money haven of Antigua‚ he was lord of an influential financial fief‚ decorated with a knighthood‚ courted by government officials and basking in the spotlight of sports and charity events on which he generously showered his fortune.” This quote from an article in The New York Times portrays the life of Mr. Stanford‚ owner of
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The Iran Contra Affair Scandals‚ never really a matter but did this not mean that they were non-existent. Scandals do exist in the United States the biggest scandals are the one where everybody is involved I’m referring to the presidential scandals. Society took notice of how government was keeping information a secret. So U.S citizens dove in deeper to the political region to discover these unknown facts. Presidential scandals became more known after LBJ pentagon papers. Then suddenly Nixon’s
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could look up to their sports heroes with pride and think that they someday would want to be just like them?”‚ (Finnegan 4). This question is now being asked more often than ever. The sports stars we look up to and admire are surrounded by talks of cheating. One prime example of this happening is the case of Reggie Bush. Reggie Bush was a running back at the University of Southern California. At USC‚ he acquired many awards and he broke many records. Bush‚ along with Coach Pete Carroll‚ led USC
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Drug abuse and cheating is one of the main reason professional athletes get suspended or even banned from sports (Carroll). This abuse of rules has been seen through the eras all the way from Shoeless Joe Jackson to Sammy Sosa. People may never understand what an athlete can do with a second chance. Although many athletes are caught cheating and abusing the rules in professional sports‚ offenders should only be punished for a short while and allowed a second chance. The 1919 Major League Baseball
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The company took part in complex arrangements in which a several of the partners contracted with themselves for the construction of the railroad. As a result of this scandal‚ Credit Mobilier stocks paid dividends of three-hundred and forty-eight percent in the first year (Hoops 59). The real scandal took place not in the west‚ but in the House of Representatives‚ where Oakes Ames "sold" stock at par value to "where they will do the most good (McPherson 585)." In the investigation of the Credit
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Between the 1860’s and 1890’s‚ the west of the United States got its name "the Old West" and a reputation of being violent. Now there are many movies‚ books‚ television shows‚ and many other things based on the Old West having: cowboys‚ gunfights‚ rough towns‚ and Indian attacks. Some people may believe that the Old West really was like this‚ but I think the west wasn’t any more violent than other areas of the United States at this time. Less people lived in the west at this time so one murder may be
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Islam and the West: Conflict‚ Democracy‚ Identity Akeel Bilgrami‚ Columbia University This short essay analyzes the deception and self-deception in talk of ‘the clash of civilizations’ and proceeds to diagnose what is wrong in the standard understanding of Islam in the Western media today by looking to the abiding history of colonial relations with Islam down to this day and also looking to the relation between ideals of democracy and the formation of religious identities. The essay closes with some
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Deontology and the Categorical Imperative Applied to the Adelphia Communications Scandal In July of 2002‚ five officials of the Adelphia cable-television company were arrested on the charge of gross corporate fraud conducted by members of the Rigas family. The events which transpired during the Adelphia scandal were some of the most egregious to date with an estimated "$100 million‚ hiding more than $2 billion in debt the family incured‚ and lying to the public about Adelphia ’s operations and
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Cheating Fiasco A relationship is meant for two people only‚ but some can’t seem to count. In today’s society‚ there are more people being unfaithful to their mate everyday as if they were never committed to them‚ and that is just selfish. Cheating does not only affect someone emotionally‚ but also physically. The pain after a breakup from cheating can make a person have a negative outlook about being in a committed relationship‚ and this can also stop them from being happy with someone who can not
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The Veil and The West When it comes to Women in Islam much has been written about their dress‚ hijab‚ veils and burqas. Katherine Bullock and Asma Barlas are examples of such examiners; these two women investigated the veil and western politics of the body. Katherine Bullock observes veiling in her book “Rethinking Muslim women and the veil” by critically examining western media’s representation and perceptions of the veil. She also takes it one step further by interviewing sixteen Muslim women
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