In The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper‚ historical romance is apparent through settings‚ characters and plots. Cooper is considered by many critics to be the father of the American historical romance. Fred Lewis Patee said‚ “Not only was Cooper the pioneer (of the historical romance) in America‚ and thus worthy of the highest praise‚ but in many respects his romances have never been surpassed.” (212) Cooper celebrated the creative spirit of the individual and had a deep
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Connor Roche Research Paper JAMES FENIMORE COOPER James Fenimore Cooper was an important literary figure of the 1800s‚ best known for his novels. He is perhaps most noted for his greatest work of literature: The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757‚ a tale that chronicles the journey of several English people and a few Native Americans during the French and Indian War‚ also known as the Seven Days War. Cooper’s work on this novel and others such as The Prairie reflects his different
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Cal by Bernard MacLaverty Cal by Bernard MacLaverty tells us the tragic story about a young‚ unemployed Catholic named Cal Maclusky. He lives in Northern Ireland in an ulster where mostly Protestants live and is the son of a stubborn widowed abattoir man who refuses to leave his home even though their house had been firebomb threatened several times. Cal’s life is tough and trouble always seems to find him‚ his mother died when he was eight‚ Protestants give him a hard time and as if that wasn’t
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In the case of Bernard Madoff‚ an overview was provided that describes the fraud of the century. As a result of the Ponzi scheme‚ social attitudes toward the investment industry were lukewarm. I will describe the highlights of the case. First‚ Bernard Madoff started a stock trading business in 1960 that was highly successful. This business consisted of buying and selling stocks that were not on the New York Stock Exchange. Conversely‚ once Pete Madoff came into the business‚ Bernard created the investment
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the case of Bernard Madoff the fraud of the century‚ did he have help in creating and sustaining the Ponzi scheme? I believe that the prolonged nature of the scheme required assistance from other parties. First‚ the stock trading company that was heavily involved in until the arrival of his brother Peter Madoff has been cleared of wrongdoings. Family members were employed at this company. However‚ the investment company where the fraud occurred did not employ family members. Bernard hired employees
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Initially‚ my personal values distracted from my ability to sympathize with Bernard Ebbers conviction. His defense team argued that the trial judge wrongly instructed the jury that it could convict Mr. Ebbers on the basis that he engaged in “conscious avoidance” of the fraud at WorldCom. It is evident that Ebbers took a blind eye to any consideration to analyze the good stuff from the bad stuff in this situation. He failed to calculate the considerations of utility and as a result he is paying the
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turn‚ others to slip down the proverbial “ethical slippery slope” and on the path to committing fraud. Cynthia Cooper‚ the Vice President of Internal Audit‚ was among the people who were pushed to compromise. When pushed‚ however‚ her instinct and ethical values could not be overrun by her personal desire to see Mississippi’s pride continue on in its deceptive success. Cynthia Cooper loved her company. She loved it because she too had been born and raised in Mississippi. The later location of
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The Fraud of the Century The Case of Bernard Madoff Summary of the case In December 2008‚ the highly respected American businessman Bernard Madoff made the headlines when the US authorities accused him of orchestrating a $65 billions Ponzi scheme which is the biggest financial frauds of all time and made of him “ The Conman of the Century”. Bernard Madoff also called "Bernie" is a former American businessman‚ stockbroker‚ investment advisor‚ financier and the former non-executive
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Reading Response Journal #2 --- The Natural The second section of The Natural‚ by Bernard Malamud‚ resumes the story of Roy Hobbs fifteen years after the shooting incident with Harriet. The manager of the New York Knights‚ Pop Fisher‚ reluctantly takes a chance on the aging star‚ signing him to a minimal contract. The team is not very accommodating towards Roy‚ largely due to the fact that they are very protective of their current leader‚ Bump Bailey. Roy and Bump experience numerous power struggles
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The Bernard Madoff Ponzi Scheme Describe three types of illegal business behavior alleged against Mr. Madoff and for each type of behavior‚ explain how the behavior is illegal or unethical in the conduct of business. Three illegal business behaviors by Madoff were conspiracy‚ securities fraud‚ money laundering‚ and perjury. Conspiracy is “Agreement between two or more persons to commit an unlawful act or to accomplish a lawful end by unlawful means” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ 2011). Although
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