Enron Ask Why? How Unethical and Illegal Behavior Ruined Lives Brief History of Enron Enron was an energy company based in Houston‚ Texas that dealt with the energy trade on an international and domestic basis. Enron formed in 1985 when Houston Natural Gas merged with InterNorth. After several years of international and domestic expansion involving complicated deals and contracts‚ Enron became billions of dollars in debt. All of this debt was concealed from shareholders through partnerships
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Amanda Sanchez November 7‚ 2012 English 101; Professor Lehman Essay #3 To fix or not to be fixed I feel as though there are a vast amount of reasons why school uniforms are necessary. School uniforms provide a professional and judgment-free atmosphere in school. Uniforms allow students to avoid the distractions of street clothing and the necessity of constantly changing dress codes to keep up with evolving fashions. Students have plenty of other creative outlets in school‚ such as writing
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Well lets start by learning what parole is and how it came about. What is Parole? Parole‚ in criminal law‚ pledge of good conduct given by a person convicted of crime as a condition of release from imprisonment before the expiration of the term of confinement. The word parole is also broadly used to denote such a conditional release or period of liberty. Parole is usually granted to a prisoner in recognition of past good conduct‚ both in prison and earlier. A sentenced criminal may be released on
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laboratory. Science is one of the most important reasons as to why we venture into this barren desert‚ and we have made and continue to make important scientific discoveries in the Antarctic. We have made discoveries like: How the atmosphere and the oceans ‘work’ and how they are linked‚ how much Antarctica has moved etc. Old explorers like made the first journeys across the vast continent and became ingrained into history books for doing so. Captain Cook was one such explorer‚ he travelled in the 1840’s
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Why Study Literature? Thursday in one of my Introduction to Literature courses‚ one of my students said‚ "Ma ’am‚ I have a question. No disrespect‚ but...." We all know the feeling that comes with any question or remark that begins that way. I thought‚ "Oh boy. Here it comes." "...Why do we need to learn this? Is my commander going to send me a poem and ask me to explicate it?" This question always flummoxes me--not because I have no answer‚ but because the answers are so obvious to me
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Many feel that laws should be enforced to protect individuals who use self-defense to stand their ground. Imagine the horror people encounter when facing reoccurring violence‚ using extreme forces such and shooting may be the only way for them to survive. However‚ numerous places all over the world consider victims as criminals for defending themselves and there is debate about whether or not it is morally acceptable for victims to use deadly force as a response to repeated violence. The public has
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Captain Smith should be held responsible for the loss of lives. How far do you agree with this statement? In the beginning of the 20th century‚ tensions were simmering. In Europe‚ people without wealth or any other privilege grew impatient and Ireland started planning a nationalist movement for independence from England. Travel kept developing more and more – it kept getting faster‚ easier and cheaper‚ although it was not always safe. In April 10th Titanic‚ begun its maiden voyage. Although
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The process of teaching children to get along with everyone‚ no matter their differences‚ is a rough task to accomplish‚ which is why I am very thankful for my primary educators and all of their hard work to help me grow as a person and be successful; without their efforts I would have not been able to reach my fullest potential as a soccer player or as a team captain. I am also appreciative of my elementary teachers and coaches for chastising me to teach me discipline‚ I am able to humble myself
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However‚ Lieutenant Colonel Cohen had a bad case of hemorrhoids and was unable to lead the mission. Lieutenant Colonel Cohen’s operations officer‚ Captain Baum was appointed to lead the mission in his stead.5 Baum’s forces consisted of ten medium Sherman tanks‚ six recon light tanks‚ three self-propelled one-hundred five millimeter guns‚
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Social Security Privatization: Should We or Should We Not? Social Security Privatization: Should We or Should We Not? Everyone has their opinions of Social Security. Many feel Social Security is their savings and the government should not mess with it or use it for paying off other debts. Others believe it should be privatized and that person should be allowed to do what they wish with their Social Security. I am hoping to touch on at least two points for each side of the argument. Before
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