WorldCom ultimately headed the company towards the disgrace that ensued in the biggest bankruptcy in American history. After this act the company terminated the service of the top executive including Scott Sullivan‚ the Chief Financial Officer and David Myers‚ the Senior Vice President and Controller. Myers knew that the accounting entries were made without supporting documentation‚ were not in conformity with GAAP‚ were not disclosed to the investing public‚ and were designed to allow WorldCom to
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Port Richmond‚ with a total population of around 26‚000 residents‚ has two very distinctly defining social‚ economical and physical characteristics. West of Aramingo Avenue‚ a dividing line for the neighborhood‚ there is a younger‚ diverse‚ and more impoverished community. Contrastingly‚ to the east of Aramingo Avenue‚ Port Richmond is a middle class‚ aging in place‚ white and historically Polish community. Population and Age For most in the neighborhood‚ unity‚ labor‚ and the industrial economy
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1. David Rothenberg’s central thesis revolves around the concept that technology acts as an agent of human evolution‚ and is the extension of human presence in the world. 2. Rothenberg formulates his argument by qualifying the generally accepted beliefs about technology and nature as recognized by Heraclitus‚ Aristotle‚ and Plato. He contends that technology coincides with the human intent that originally prompted the action. The main argument presented focuses on the idea that there is a continuous
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“Natasha” by David Bezmozgis is a love story. It traffics in disappointment and features “at least one cold heart.” The story has a duplicate plot story that shows how young adults have changed through time whether to deal with issues such as love‚ relationship‚ family‚ believes‚ and society. Natasha would be a good text for Thai high school classes to explore as the text encounters a lot of heavy issues that would help young adults to be aware of the consequences the outcome‚ social environment:
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Psychologist and educator David Elkind was born in 1931 in Detroit‚ Michigan. He and his family moved to California when he was an adolescent. He received the Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1952‚ and his Doctorate in Philosophy (Ph.D.) from UCLA in 1955. He also received an honorary Doctorate in Science from Rhode Island College in 1987. After receiving his Ph.D.‚ Elkind was a research assistant to David Rappaport at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge
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individual uses the English language‚ the interaction between social groups and in the way different countries are utilising the language. The numerous dialects in use in the UK demonstrate the diverse nature of the English language. Dialects include variations in syntax‚ morphology‚ lexicon and phonology. It has been argued from a prescriptive perspective‚ by linguists such as Quirk and Greenbaum‚ that dialects are not true forms of English and that there needs to be a `common core of English` (Quirk
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Walden‚ written by Henry David Thoreau is highly cyclical text in nature. This cyclical structure contributes to prominent themes in the book such as nature‚ simplicity‚ and independence‚ and enhances the motif of the individual versus society. The aim of this paper is to examine the ways in which the text is cyclical‚ and analyze how this structure supports greater themes present in Walden. Ultimately‚ the cyclicality of the text manifests itself in concepts of time and seasons‚ the rhetoric
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chem labYoav Arjang 9/30/2012 AP Chemistry Lab Report I. Introduction: a) Title: The Establishment of a Chemical Equation Using the Method of Continuous Variation. b) Purpose: the continuous variation method is used to establish a chemical equation by displaying on a line graph the change/difference in temperature caused by the composition of acids and bases in the solution
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David Edward Byrd is an American born graphic artist. His styles include Art Nouveau‚ Vienna Secession and Art Deco. He was inspired by such artists as Joe Leyendecker‚ a German born illustrator‚ who is responsible for The modern image of Santa Claus‚ the fat man in the red fur coat as well as baby new year during his time at the Saturday evening Post which he work at for over 40 years. Leyendecker was also a notable influence on Norman Rockwell. http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/1081556 Other
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of Responsible Commerce: Group 5 October 2010 Assessment 3: Case Study Report Sexual Harassment in the Workplace – David Jones and Pricewaterhouse Coopers Kristy van Duin‚ Li Yutao‚ Pablo Arenas‚ Jace Burgess Executive Summary The following report looks at the increase of Sexual Harassment claims within Corporate Australia that have been lodged with the Australian Human Rights Commission over the last decade. David Jones Pty Ltd and Pricewaterhouse Cooper are two prevalent cases which have
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