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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Malicious Falsehood Malicious falsehood exists to protect against statements which themselves are not defamatory but are untrue and cause damage. It is possible to have a statement which is not defamatory and a claim in libel or slander would not succeed but a Claimant still has a claim in malicious falsehood. An example of malicious falsehood would be a situation if somebody says that a solicitor has retired from practice. As a consequence this could cause financial loss through lost
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SOUND WORKS: The different ways that sound works is by a wave called the longitudinal wave. Like it said in source 1 "The longitudinal wave is a wave that travels in a single direction which means how loud the sound is and the pitch of the sound will vary and will depend on the amount of energy that was sent out as the wave was released’’ . so when the longitudinal wave is released it goes to the brain so that the brain can translate it and tell you what it is.Another way sound works is by hearing
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Great posts. You both make valid points on how best to make the ethical decisions for the hospital. As mentioned nonaleficence would be the ethic principal that should govern the decision process. Floating the nurse my not initially present as a valid option however looking at the situation from a financial aspect the hospital must consider how to best maintain and keep the patient safe with balancing how to continue to keep the hospital running. The hospital is in a financial crisis and is unable
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What are some examples of imperialism today? How is it different or similar from the past? Explain Today imperialism has ethnic conflicts intensifying and it’s crazy how this world is getting. Not everybody is realizing what is happening though but the little problems from fifty years have increased almost rapidly. No matter what state a person visit they will have imperialism happening because the creation of unequal economic‚ cultural‚ and territorial relationships between states. Imperialism
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Case 3 Crossing Borders 1. What competencies are appropriate to ensure greater effectiveness of U.S. employees operating in a maquiladora or other non-U.S. organization? The competencies appropriate to ensure greater effectiveness of U.S. employees operating in maquiladora‚ or other non-U.S. organizations‚ are as follows: · The ability to understand the need for an environmental scan‚ and interpret what the environmental scan highlights‚ before reaching their work destination. This can help
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“I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.”it means that he said some things that people did not like and they thought it was hell.Harry S. Truman‚ (born May 8‚ 1884‚ Lamar‚ Missouri‚ U.S.A he was the son of John Anderson A cattle trader Martha young truman he was named harry because of his mother’s brother He was given the middle initial “S”but no name for his grandfathers‚ Anderson Shippe Truman and Solomon Young. 33rd president of the United States (1945–53)
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NEPOTISM Nepotism describes a variety of practices related to favoritism; it can mean simply hiring one’s own family members‚ or it can mean hiring and advancing unqualified or under qualified family members based simply on the familial relationship. The word nepotism stems from the Latin word for nephew‚ especially the "nephews" of the prelates in medieval times. While attitudes toward nepotism vary according to cultural background‚ nepotism is a sensitive issue in American business. Many companies
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There are so many ways reading is an advantage to your learning. People read so they can improve on their vocabulary by reading words that they don’t know‚ and using the dictionary they will know what the word means. Reason why reading is an advantage is that it gives you a glimpse into other cultures and places in the world. While reading like “National Geographic” it gives you an insight on other people lifestyles‚ customs and their ethnicity of their people. It also gives us an aware about
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What are some consequences of the Columbian Exchange? The Columbian exchange was a movement that changed the Americas permanently. The Americas were inhabited by the Indians which lived in tribes. When Conquistadores such as Cristobal Colon arrived they brought in much more than just people. Food‚ animals‚ diseases and new customs changed America. First of all the Native American population decreased because of slavery and illnesses a ninety percent. This was a huge change in the population
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