may have contributed to its collapse. The company successfully seized the opportunity created by deregulation to create a new business as a market maker in natural gas and other commodities. Enron successfully influenced policymakers to exempt the company from various regulatory rules‚ for example in the field of energy derivatives. This allowed Enron to enter various trading markets with virtually no government oversight. Arguably‚ regulation might have prevented Enron from taking some of the risks
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What does it mean to be a conspirator? Is it someone who is involved in the harmful or illegal activity‚ or is it one who plots the crime? In the tragedy Macbeth‚ written by Shakespeare‚ Macbeth‚ driven by greed and ambition‚ carries his wife along with him through his mischievous acts to expedite being crowned king. However‚ Lady Macbeth is not to be held accountable for the crimes committed because of her mental instability and lack of involvement. Lady Macbeth can not be held accountable for
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The period of Reconstruction that followed the American Civil War was a horrible moment in the nation’s history‚ with the goal of reconciling the wounds of war and reintegrating the Southern states into the Union. However‚ the potential of Reconstruction was short-lived‚ as it was plagued by political conflicts‚ racial violence‚ and conflicting interests. The debate over who was responsible for the downfall of Reconstruction remains contentious‚ with arguments implicating both the North and the South
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psychological. So if we dont have a control on our psychology‚ then how can we be morally responsible for the consequences of the actions that arise out of that psychology? In order for us to be morally responsible for our actions we have to have created our own psychology‚ but this is impossible. So since we never had control on what our character is or how or psychology is then how can we be morally responsible for the actions that arise from our psychology? Therefore‚ Strawson concludes that
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Macbeth Essay macbeth is responsible for his own fall. In William Shakespeare play Macbeth the main character Macbeth the war hero ends up with a very tragic ending due to his own stupid choices and influences by his wife lady macbeth and the witches. In the beginning macbeth was a very loyal and noble man who would not be known to do something so awful as to kill his king and friend. In some ways macbeth only can be blamed for his downfall as he was the one who physically murdered the king
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Who I think is responsible for the ‘Rena Disaster’! ! The Rena Disaster was a oil spill disaster that happened off the coast of Tauranga in New Zealand on the 5th of October 2011. The crash was cause by the grounding of the Rena Ship on the Astrolable Reef at 17 knots. I think that the captain of the Rena (Mauro Balomaga) was the one responsible for the disaster. ! ! First of all‚ I think this because it was mostly the Captain’s decision to take the shortcut on the way to the Port
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Dido tragically committed suicide after Aeneas left to continue his adventure. Although she was manipulated by the gods‚ she is ultimately responsible for her own fate. Dido was affected by many tragic events that were completely out of her control. However‚ these events were created with the intent of either helping Aeneas get to Italy or to prevent him from getting to Italy. Cupid made her fall in love with Aeneas‚ because Venus wanted to guarantee Aeneas’ safety (1.782-821). Juno gets her to
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Gatsby ‚ reveals a story about events that led to a elegant man’s downfall. Jay Gatsby was a fashionable man‚ one who you can say was higher up in society‚ one who strongly pursued the American dream. However‚ corruption and greed runs in most individuals and after being gunned down by the antagonist‚ George Wilson‚ who can you really say was responsible for Gatsby’s death? A expeditious judge would be the man who murdered Gatsby‚ right? I mean he pulled the trigger so ultimately he has all the blame
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endeavour to create reasonable happy‚ contented lives for ourselves and our families. So‚ some questions must be asked. Where and how did Willy Loman lose track and focus? To what extent is he responsible for his own downfall? To enable us to understand Willy Loman’s
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Is “Z” a responsible citizen? Explain by providing examples from the film. In my opinion I would say Z is a responsible citizen because he stood up for what he believed in even though he wasn’t the strongest person around. Z found out the way him and his colony were living was not normal‚ so as a strong courageous man he stood up amongst his colony. In this movie Z shows bravery by finding Insectopia‚ as we can see during this scene he was going against others and it tells the audience how Z stood
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