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The fraud perpetrated by Bernard Madoff, which was discovered in december 2008, is based upon a ponzi scheme. Madoff took money from new investors to pay earnings for existing customers. The greater the payout to reting and withdrawing customers, the more revenue or clients he would need to start an “investment relationship” with. The ponzi…

Thurgood MarshallIntroductionOn June 17, 1991, a pivotal era in the history of the United States Supreme Court, and indeed United States history as a whole came to an end with the retirement from the court of Justice Thurgood Marshall. Having served to the age of 82 is remarkable enough, but what makes Marshall’s nearly 3…

1. Introduction: The problem or issue the author addresses is who should control the means of production – the private or the public. 2. Summary of the article/argument. von Hayek counters Galbraith’s The Dependence Effect by pointing out that the crux of the argument relies on a flaw that ultimately leads a faulty conclusion. While…

In this essay, Classical and Positivist theories of criminology will be explored and critically discussed to explore the impacts that they have had on modern day policing, introduction of laws, and police practice. The essay will first look at the history of the Classical Theory looking at Beccaria and Benthams classical school of criminology and…

There were two really typical functions for the hearers in the WorldCom dirt. One function being that of the Whistle-blower played by Cynthia Cooper a former head audit executive at WorldCom. She blew the whistling on an $ 11 billion accounting fraud strategy. Since bring outing the dirt, Cooper has been talking publically about her…

Physical Abuse is when a person inflicts non-accidental physical force that results in pain, impairment or bodily injury. Sexual Abuse is direct or indirect involvement in sexual activities without consent, as well as being physically forced into sexual activity without consent. Emotional/Psychological abuse is when a person uses threats, bullying, tries to control another’s mind…

In Scene 1 of Act 3, the story unfolds on a street in Venice where Salanio and Salarino are deep in worry over hearing that Antonio has lost a ship. Shylock makes an entrance, catching the attention of Salanio and Salarino who inquire about any updates among the merchants. Shylock, however, can only speak of…

It is made clear in the first clause “That all servants imported andbrought into this country, by sea or land, who were not christians in theirnative country…shall be accounted and be slaves.” The comparison withthis statement can be seen as though a servant would be looked upon as aslave making the comparison between a slave…

            Tim Appenzeller’s essay “The End of Cheap Oil” takes a straightforward approach to the problem of the world’s dwindling oil supplies and revises the common view of this dilemma.  The problem, he says, is not simply that the world’s oil supply is finite, but that reckless consumption may eventually make oil prohibitively expensive.            …

The world is filled with hate crimes, racism, and bigotry among various ethnicities. The movie Crash portrays instances of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Stereotypes involve simplified views or notions about a race or a group of individuals. Prejudice entails holding preconceived judgments, irrational suspicion, or hatred towards a specific group, race, or religion. Discrimination involves…