and prison time. Matthew Lee, a senior vice-president in Lehman’s finance division, outlined six allegations of unethical accounting in memo sent on 16 May 2008 to Lehman’s senior managers, who asked Ernst &Young to investigate. In discussion with partners at Ernst& Young, he highlighted controversial “ repo 105” transactions that artificially boosted Lehman’s balance sheet by $50 bn. However, the London-based accounting firm took” virtually no action” and Lee lost his job. Whistle-blower
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The history of Mormonism reads much like a fairytale. It began in the early nineteenth century, in upstate New York. In the heart of a period plagued by religious tension and conflicting claims, a young man by the name of Joseph Smith Jr. sought to determine his position with God, and which church he should join. Shortly thereafter, Smith’s prayers were answered. Over the next several years, Smith experienced several substantial manifestations, including
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English essay ”The Flowers” By Alice Walker The afro-american writer Alice Walker has written a short story named the flowers from 1988. The main character in the story is a little girl named Myop. Myop is a 10-year old black girl growing up in poverty, because she is a child of a sharecropper-family, (which was not unusual at that time). She is a really curious girl that loves to explore new things. She likes to play by herself in the woods and look after findings and flowers to pick. One
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The challenges for providing effective HIV prevention program to young adult are pretty similar for women and children, which we discussed in the last week. But there are some differences. Young adults always refer to teenagers, such as college students. Teenagers have high-infected rate of HIV, 10 times than others. And one of the biggest challenges face to young adults is that many teenagers are lack of knowledge about HIV/AIDS. Take Chinese students as an example, many students do not have sex
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of this Wall Street icon is, unfortunately, not a new one, as we’ve seen in the stories of Enron, WorldCom, and others. In a report released by bankruptcy court-appointed examiner Anton Valukas, Lehman executives and the firm’s auditor, Ernst and Young, were lambasted for actions that led to the firm’s collapse. He said, “Lehman repeatedly exceeded its own internal risk limits and controls, and a wide range of bad calls by its management led to the bank’s failure.” Let’s look behind the scenes at
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Jake Weiss Mr. Madden Brit Lit 122A 1 April 2015 The Man Searching For a Purpose In Mary Shelley’s narrative Frankenstein, the main character Victor Frankenstein is a promising science student with a bright future, although confused and overwhelmed with what he can provide to society, he is desperate to find what his purpose in life is. Victor is a student attending the university at Ingolstadt. There he learns about modern science and quickly begins to master all that his professors are
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Have you ever read a book that's so sad that it left you wanting to save the monster or creature? The book “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley focusing on abandonment of relationships formed through creation, labor and death which creates such a feeling in its readers. “Frankenstein” is a type of autobiography where the author uses her experiences in these areas and works out her own fears in the novel. In the beginning of the book “Frankenstein” she demonstrates abandonment with Victor Frankenstein’s
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“Papa, please don’t leave me.” I cried out as I tried to grab on to his silky, lavender, buttoned-up shirt. He was packing his clothes and shoes while waiting for a cab to pick him up. “Wh-why are you leaving me?” I asked, almost shouting, as he moved before I could grab his shirt yet again. “I'm sorry Holden, but I just can’t stay here with you.” My dad says as he inches to the door. “Why dad, why can’t you stay with me?” I plead, feeling sadness creep up my spine. “Holden, you just wouldn’t
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In a world full of judgement, the Frankenstein family face a massive amounts of obstacles they must overcome. In the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, multiple societal standards are shown against the monster and the Frankenstein family. With the choices made and the creation of a monster, the family is outcasted by society. When the monster is created he is harshly judged by his appearance, leaving him to live a sorrowful life. When death is brought upon the society and also members of the Frankenstein
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The creature I have chosen that is morally ambiguous is Frankenstein's creature. He is morally ambiguous because throughout the text his actions are cruel, but the way he was brought into the world plays a large role. Victor’s abandonment of the creature played a large role in his outcome; Victor is ultimately responsible for his actions. Actions have consequences. When Frankenstein abandoned his creature, he doesn't take it lightly. He seeks out human interaction wherever he can find
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