Review Essay No one would listen By Joseph Kiobbo‚ Newman University No one would Listen: A True Financial Thriller. Harry Markopolos‚ ed. New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons‚ Inc. 2010. Pp. 345. $17.35 (hard cover) This book brought out the failures of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in America’s history‚ as orchestrated by Bernie Madoff. Harry Markopolos caught up with Madoff’s Ponzi scheme earlier on in his career and saw all the red
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Some people say that physical exercise should be a required part of every school day. Other people believe that students spend the whole day on academic studies. Which opinion do you agree with? Give specific reasons and details to support your answer. Today we are live in a world when millions of people attend schools every day. They plan to get knowledge required for their successful carrier. Some hold the opinion that schools should be concentrated on academic studies‚ while the others accent
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TOEFL iBT™ Quick Prep Volume 1 Go anywhere from here. TOEFL iBT™ Quick Prep INTRODUCTION Introduction About the toeFL ibt™ test The TOEFL iBT test measures your ability to use and understand the English language as it is read‚ heard‚ spoken‚ and written in the university classroom. As the most accepted English-language test in the world‚ more than 7‚500 universities‚ agencies‚ and other institutions in more than 130 countries accept TOEFL scores as part of their admissions criteria
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Developing many different skills is better for success than focusing on one skill. Currently‚ it is no exaggeration to say that pet business is highly developed because of those who love to keep pets. Many of my friends are keeping pets in their home‚ and I used to keep dogs‚ too. While some people feel unfavorable with keeping pets in their home‚ others argue that keeping pets is a part of their lives. As far as I am concerned‚ I would like to say that it is reasonable to spend much money in keeping
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I’m sure that everyone at least once in his or her life thought: “If I could go back in time‚ I would…”. I think every person has something in their past that would want to change: some people regret about mistakes they’ve done‚ others about things they wanted to do‚ but didn’t resolve to. Mine would be that if I could go back in time I would pick one of the gifts I am good at and focus on one of them. I am a multi-talented person. It must have been because as a pastor’s kid I had to be ready to function
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Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America. He is also the winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He made history in 2008 when he won the U.S. presidential election. He is the first African American to be President. Obama’s charisma‚ intelligence‚ and powerful speeches have made him extremely popular with many Americans. He has been very successful with his message for change. Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961 to a black Kenyan father and white American mother. His parents
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order Ross to do? 3. In Scene 3‚ why does Shakespeare most likely have the witches speak in rhyme instead of blank verse? 4. How does Macbeth show his ambition and curiosity about becoming king in Scene 3? 5. Duncan says to Macbeth‚ “Would thou hadst less deserved‚” in Scene 4‚ line 18. What does he mean by this? 6. How does Lady Macbeth know that Duncan is coming to her castle? 7. What does Lady Macbeth’s greeting in Scene 5‚ lines 51-55 show about her feelings towards Macbeth’s
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Who would you be if you have never experienced sadness? Would you be who you are today? I don’t believe you would. You see‚ emotional balance plays a big role in enhancing your experiences. You must have equal parts of joy and sorrow in order to live a balanced life. Without it‚ you would have no way to learn from your mistakes. Having an ebullient attitude will always lead you to a better life. However‚ in order to know what ebullience is‚ we must be capable of learning from our bad experiences
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NAME: ADE AJOSE COURSE: ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1 INSTRUCTOR: DR JACOB SIZI DATE: 02-09-2014 A SUCCESSFUL PERSON What really is success? What makes an individual successful? According to Merriam-Webster mini Dictionary‚ success is defined as‚ “the act of achieving something good that you have been trying to do‚ or something that has a god result or is very popular. The word ‘success’ originated in the mid-16th century from Latin ‘successus’ ‚ from the verb ‘succedere’
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to our society. Sub idea Ⅰ: Statistics show that there are three university students in every five volunteers in our country. They play an important role in volunteering work. Sub idea Ⅱ: More students‚ after furthering study abroad‚ tend to go back to our country or their hometown to devote themselves in order to make our country stronger and better. Sub idea Ⅲ: Things like joining the army‚ donating blood or money etc. are insignificant‚ but most of the people do these are young generation
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