Jack Roth 10-28-15 Period 1 Funeral Compare/Contrast These two passages both deal with funerals and narrate the observances of them. The first anecdote describes a funeral as an entertaining view on how society lavishes social classes. This is shown through a mildly sardonic tone. The second passage describes the depression that the narrator feels within and around oneself, including a somber tone. Each short story differs in attitude through diction, details, and syntax. In the first narrative
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Ally Shea Syntax 1&2 1/11/2016 Woolf varies among different sentence structures and lengths, creating a sense of passion and urgency. Woolf uses an exclamatory sentence, changing a declarative sentence into a burst of passion and excitement. Woolf states, “ how sudden and complete is our immersion!” insisting and furthering her previous mentioned urgency in relation to poetry. Her use of an exclamatory sentence illustrates a sense of urgency and accomplishment. Woolf’s exclamatory sentence allows
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The Ponzi scheme is named after an Italian immigrant named Charles Ponzi. Charles Ponzi is known for financial crimes by conning investors into giving him millions of dollars. He would pay investors through returns funded by other investor’s money. His returns was investigated by the Boston Post, which lead to his arrest and later conviction. He was brought up on 86 counts of mail fraud and was sentenced to 14yrs in prison. Charles Ponzi died in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with no money (biography.com)
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Early life Prahalad was the ninth of eleven children born in 1941 in to a Kannada speaking family in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. His father was a well-known Sanskrit scholar and judge in Chennai[citation needed]. At 19, he joined Union Carbide, he was recruited by the manager of the local Union Carbide battery plant after completing his B.Sc degree in Physics from Loyola College, Chennai, part of the University of Madras. He worked there for four years. Prahalad called his Union Carbide experience a
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lure billions of dollars away from huge charities, as well as wealthy individuals in both the United States and Europe by getting them to invest in his hedge fund. He did so by claiming extraordinary returns (generally in the low double digits). His scheme eventually reached a staggering $50 billion under "management" (Armstrong, 2008). Mr. Madoff was born on April 29, 1938; he graduated from Far Rockaway High School in 1956. He then enrolled in Hofstra University Law School from which he did
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REPORT OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL Case No. OIG-509 Investigation of Failure of the SEC To Uncover Bernard Madoff's Ponzi Scheme Executive Summary The OIG investigation did not find evidence that any SEC personnel who worked on an SEC examination or investigation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC (BMIS) had any financial or other inappropriate connection with Bernard Madoff or the Madoff family that influenced
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“If It Quacks Like a Duck” Assignment 2 – Bernard Lawrence “Bernie” Madoff Business Law I March 4, 2011 Bernard Madoff Abstract Unethical behavior…sounds bad doesn’t it? But what employee can truly say that he is completely innocent of any unethical behavior in the workplace? Some of the most common unethical business behaviors are fudging work hours, making phone calls on business lines and photo copying of personal paperwork. Simple acts such as these are highly unlikely to have an
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Con artists make money through deception. They lie, cheat and fool people into thinking they've happened onto a great deal or some easy money, when they're the ones who'll be making money. If that doesn't work, they'll take advantage of our weaknesses -- loneliness, insecurity, poor health or simple ignorance. The only thing more important to a con artist than perfecting a con is perfecting a total lack of conscience. What does the average con artist look like? Despite what you may think, he
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Alex Fox Enrollment # 714477 Course ACCT 4235 Lesson 1 1) A 2) D 3) A 4) D 5) A 6) B 7) B 8) C 9) D 10) D 11) D 12) B 13) B 14) C 15) B 16) B 17) C 18) D 19) A 20) D 21) C 22) D 23) A Case 3: 1) Customer Fraud 2) Consumer Fraud/ Investment Scam 3) Employee Embezzlement 4) Management Fraud 5) Vendor Fraud 6) Customer Fraud Case 7: 1) Fraud is being committed against the firm in this case by Bob. Fraud occurs when a person intentionally cheats or tricks others
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4. Martha Stewart’s Lost Reputation Discussion of ethical issues 1. What was the basis of Martha Stewart’s reputation? 2. Why did MSO’s stock price decline due to Martha Stewart’s loss of reputation? 3. Who is Martha Stewart’s target market? 4. What qualities were associated with the Martha Stewart brand, before the controversy? Which of these were affected by the accusations of insider trading, and how? How would you find out for sure? 5. What level of sales and profits would MSO have
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