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    public from fraudulent practices but in the end it is just a law and all laws can be broken. Some critics have pointed out the “Madoff scandal as a prime example of how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has failed” (Fuller‚ 2009). But just because a system fails doesn ’t mean you give up or stop it means that you need to perfect the system. So where does the government go from here? Do they make more laws or add more

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    ESSAY TITLE Why did the 1798 rebellion in Ireland fail? Student name: STEVEN HEMPKIN Date: 25 February‚ 2013 Word count: 1420 Signature: To understand the failure of the 1798 rebellion we need to consider the nature of Irish society prior to the rebellion. The upheavals of the 1600s resulted in the confiscation of almost all land owned by Catholics.[1‚ 2] The Penal Laws aimed at the Catholic majority and the dissenters meant that Ireland in the 18th century was dominated by

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    Why did Prohibition fail? Prohibition took place in January 1920 with the 18th amendment and ended in December 1933 with the 21st amendment. Prohibition was the period of time in the USA where making‚ transporting‚ distributing or selling alcohol was illegal. Prohibition failed because the crime rates went up‚ the authorities were corrupted‚ there was a lack of public support‚ there was problems with enforcing it‚ big businesses started booming when bootleggers came in and the profits that the

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    History Homework - Vietnam Why did the USA fail in Vietnam? America failed in the Vietnam War for various reasons; the people of Vietnam liked the communists of North Vietnam. The Americans bombed and killed the Vietnamese. The people of Vietnam hated the Americans in the end. The Americans tried to bomb the Vietnamese into submission and failed. Also when they were in open warfare America was successful‚ but when it turned into a guerrilla war America failed‚ that’s why America used napalm‚ to try

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    British‚ the Treaty of Amity‚ Commerce‚ and Navigation‚ commonly known as Jay’s Treaty was created. This treaty did nothing to help America. All this treaty did was hurt the American economy because large corporations couldn’t trade with the British West Indies‚ further divided the country between Federalists and Anti- Federalist‚ and only prolonged the

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    Lord Chancellor‚ The Lord Treasurer and the Archbishop of Cantebury who was synonymous with the poll tax and then proceeded to sack London destroying scores of buildings including the Savoy Palace. The government lacked any significant military capability and so decided to follow a policy of conciliation with the King meeting the mob and its leader Wat Tyler first at Mile end and then at Smithfield. At Smithfield Wat Tyler left his army and proceeded towards the King with the intention of

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    Why did Phillip II launch the Armada and why did it fail? In the summer of 1588‚ the catholic king of Spain‚ Phillip II‚ came up with a plan to conquer protestant England. He would collect his army from the Netherlands and a huge fleet of 130 ships across the channel‚ with the help of France. Why did Phillip launch the Armada?- Phillip launched the Armada for many reasons. When Elizabeth became queen‚ Phillip asked her hand in marriage‚ but she refused. This angered him‚ as he hoped to keep power

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    political and economic aspects. There was little infrastructure and industry. The Provisional Government failed to meet the expectations of the workers and peasants‚ and did not function efficiently. Because of the weaknesses‚ Lenin and the Bolsheviks were able to overthrow them easily in October later that year. The Provisional Government did not have the support of the masses. They had not been elected and were comprised of intelligentsia and the middle class. They made some liberal reforms‚ such as

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    Why Nations Fail

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    Decisiones ------------------------------------------------- Jessica Bluhum Monroy When the two American economist‚ Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson wrote Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power‚ Prosperity‚ and Poverty‚ they simply tried to give society and answer that everyone does but no one seems to know the explanation: why some nations fail but other are successful? As we saw on the last reading of Huntington‚ political institutions are the primary responsible for the economic growth and success

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    Why Relationships Fail

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    that the most important thing to do is set the layers of love; loyalty‚ trust‚ respect‚ communication‚ and fidelity and a strong‚ solid foundation for a genuine friendship. As a result‚ mutual trust and respect will surely make a relationship last. Why is love important in a relationship? Love plays an important role in our lives‚ in our relationships and just anywhere. When I say love‚ I mean‚ you care for this person more than anyone else. You can see yourself with this person for a long time. If

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