Essays on Bad Faith.

According to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary «to plagiarize» means to use someone else’s words or scientific ideas and present them as one’s own, without providing proper citation and acknowledgment of the original source. It is strictly forbidden to plagiarize, because the person, who plagiarizes another researcher’s work, commits literary theft ("Plagiarize"). Plagiarism is considered to be a fraudulent act, since it involves stealing someone else’s ideas and lying about it ("What is Plagiarism?"). If the original research was recorded in a book, article or any other source, it becomes an intellectual property of the author, which ...

Development of sciences, broad distribution of scientific methods make academics mediate about research ethics. The ethic problematics gains a special acuteness and popularity with the rapid growth of the qualitative research methods. Researching various sensitive topics in the scientific world, the ethical divisiveness quite clearly manifests itself with multiple methodological decisions. Ethics (from Greek “etika”) is a philosophical discipline learning morale and virtues. In the sphere of modern scientific activity, ethics deals with peculiarities of moral relations inside the scientific community, determining codes of conduct, norms and rules. Social sciences worldwide accumulated substantial experience in dealing with this problem. ...

Charles Bukowski’s book “the Devil was Hot” is a short story concerning business and friendship with the devil. As the writer begins, he seems to have had wrangles with his wife called Flo before he decides to drive off west towards the beach. At the beach, he is exposed to a roaring sound from the nearby building. A barker claims to have a devil in the cage, and he shows him to the public at a costs of 25 cents. The writer then pays for the penny so as to glimpse the devil who later starts talking to him like had known ...

The history of the United States’ participation in the World War II starts with the surprise military strike caused by the Japanese Navy on December 7, 1941. There are many theories concerning Pearl Harbor – some say the US government knew the Japanese were coming, others agree on the fact that the United States naval base was caught off guard. Due to the evidence related to this question it is possible to form a definite point of view so this paper is going to dwell upon Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory. Unlike their president, the American people did not want ...

My name is (name) and I was charged with a crime in July of 2004. At that time I was a single parent with one child in college and another living at home. I also had my brother living with me at the time as well. It is unfortunate that it was my brother that reported me the San Diego Fraud Unit, but I was charged with living fraudulently in my mother’s home. My mother purchased this home in 1997 and transferred power of attorney to my control in an attempt to convince me to move to California. However, my ...

“The Return of Martin Guerre” is an excellent work by Professor Zemon Davis. The book was first published in year 1983. For any academic historian, restating the actual and authentic story of the Martin Guerre is certainly a deceitful exercise. The book talks about the major events that took place in rural France around four hundred years back. During that time only few participants or actors were capable to write their stories. Therefore, accurate and direct information about the case is available only few modern sources, and those sources drive the story. ...

The problem of identity theft has become a popular crime in the United States and other countries in the last decade. More individuals are losing their personal information because of cyber criminals who source the innocent victim’s social security number, bank account numbers, names, and credit card numbers. This personal information is then used for different reasons. But, despite the number of reasons for engaging in identity theft, it is the victims who suffer the consequences as they lose their identity in a number of ways. This growing white collar crime is popular among criminals who seek to use the ...

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Product life cycle has 4 stages namely; the introduction stage, growth stage, maturity stage and decline stage. In the introduction stage, the product of a company is in its early stages where it has just been launched. In this stage, the company has not yet started to receive any profit from the product which has been introduced or launched. The product is usually promoted, marketed and distributed during this stage and it faces no competitions from similar products of different companies. During this stage, the company which has introduced the product in the market or launched the ...

Frederick Douglass was a great man and truly brilliant public speaker, who spent his life working to abolish slavery and guarantee equal citizenship rights for blacks. He did not make a moral argument for nonviolence although he strongly denounced the United States for betraying its own principles of liberty and democracy for all. In his rhetorical situation, he was addressing white audiences that he hoped would be sympathetic to their cause, and had strong criticism for white Christians who had often been indifferent to the situation of blacks and failed to live up to the highest principles of their faith. ...

There can be many reasons for and importance of developing skills when it comes to detecting deceit. Such skills can prove to be useful in the field of criminal justice and law enforcement. Professionals who work in these fields often engage in interviews and interrogations with suspects, witnesses, and other key persons involved in a subject incident, and making sure that every key person is telling the truth is often vital to the process of solving cases or even in gathering information in a surveillance operation.

Detecting deception can be considered both a science and an art. There are many tricks and ...

What Is Identity Theft? How Can Identities Be Stolen? What Can Be Done To Reduce The Impact Of Identity Theft On Victims? Identity theft is the wrong use of somebody’s personal information to commit a crime. It is a scam that is always in the media because of its high occurrence. This fraud normally leads to one getting a credit, merchandise or a service that is no entitled to. Victims cannot easily realize that their identity is stolen till when they are denied credit or employment, when a debtor comes to seek for payments that an individual never took. The advancement of ...

Descartes’ skepticism and confusions about self-believe, truth and knowledge are expressed in his First Meditation. He is confused by the nature of his sensory beliefs because most of the times they tend to mislead him. His distrust for his senses does not mean that he distrusts all of them. He only happens to distrust some of them when the conditions for trusting such senses are poor. He will trust his senses when the conditions are such that they are favorable and conducive to be trusted. The other thing that makes Descartes skeptic about life and self-belief is in ...

Adoption of technology has grown widely and most people worldwide use technology in their day to day lives. Technology has resulted to improvements in many aspects of live ranging from communication to the use of technology devices to perform operations. In the event of using technology, there are positive impacts and the negative impacts. The positive impacts are obvious that it has made life easier, while the negative impact includes lack of privacy and emergence of internet fraud. In the event of being absorbed to technology and its impacts, technology acts were implemented in order to protect the rights ...

Introduction Ethical behavior is an essential requirement in any activity. All Individuals have a responsibility to perform their activities in a professional manner within the acceptable moral ethics. Ethical standards are upheld both in the national constitution and corporate constitution of any company. Any individual or corporate that violates any outlined ethical law is liable to prosecution in civil and industrial courts. Ethical misconduct in the company range from inappropriate dressing, corruption, nepotism, racial discrimination and many other ethical frauds. To safeguard the reputation of an organization against a fall out with the society, the culprits should be held accountable for ...

The article From White-Collar to Red-Collar Crime discusses the dangers which white-collar criminals may pose. Although typically assumed to be nonviolent offenders, that when threated with the prospect of being caught and imprisoned, many white-collar criminals are willing to resort to committing very violent acts. The article describes the violent acts committed by white-collars criminal moving into the violent crime arena as red-collar crime.

Perpetrators of white collar crime are not all high level executives anymore. Technology has made it easier for ‘street criminals’ to commit white-collar crimes. Many people including those in law enforcement may be under ...

U.S. v. Waldon

The decision in this case is an affirmation of the United States Court of Appeals of the decision rendered by an inferior court concerning the death sentence of the appellant. The defendant sought the reversal of the death penalty passed on him by relying on some irregularities committed by the grand jury. The appellant claimed the trial judge acted contrary to the language used in the Federal Death Penalty Act (FDPA).

Waldon was the deputy sheriff at Jacksonville’s Sheriff Office (JSO). Between 1994 and1997 he served on the SWAT team. In April 1197, Waldon was ...

God created human beings to work, and He has authority over humans to perform duties to the extent they are capable. In the first book of the Bible, God creates work into the real meaning of humanity. He creates human beings in his own image, and God himself is a worker. He places Adam in the garden of Aden for the reason of working it. In different parts of the scripture, God commands humans to work to their level best. Work carries on through to the end of the Bible. Having been created in the image of God, accountants tend ...

Securities Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission have an important role to play in the US Economy. While the function and objetcivbe of SEC is to protect theinvestors by ensuring that all the public listed companies provide fair and accurate financial information through their mandatory SEC Filings every year. It also ensures order and efficiency in capital markets which facilitate capital formation in US economy. Thus, the approach of SEC, assure that the securities market in US Capital Market are fairly traded, which helps the investor to take high- risk gambles and allows them to make sound financial ...

Rob and Bunny Sherman want to file a suit against the Church of the Divine Light. They allege that one year ago, their 15 year old son called Rob Jr., was coerced into staying in the church. He was threatened by being told that if he left, he would be thrown into the eternal fires of hell. He was brainwashed and began believing that the church was his new family. He was also told to demand money from his parents to cater for his upkeep. Rob Jr. stayed in the church for a period of approximately six months. Rob Sr. and ...

Instrumentation for the Detection of Deception Specialists in the area of criminal law often face many challenges related to human factor. Deception is one of such challenges that hinder the process of solving the case. For this reason, certain techniques and instrumentation for the detection of deception were developed. Polygraph is probably the most known instrument created for such purposes. However, even the polygraph does not give the results of 100% accuracy. The test on polygraph is based on the physical reactions of an individual to one or another question that may indicate whether this individual is lying ...

likelihood of victimization can be attributed to differences in the personal lifestyles of victims” (Meier & Miethe, 1997, p. 232; cited in Berg, 2006). There are disparities in demographic profiles (age, gender, income, educational background, race, marital status and residence) that increase the preponderance for perpetuators of internet identity thefts to occur. These factors include the following: sharing personal information (birthdates, addresses) in social networking sites, paying with credit cards, mobile phone users who do not secure personal information, disclosure of children’s social security numbers, and finally, high-income as well as high-profile people . Likewise, the demographic profile of ...

First and foremost, the email message was received accidentally; meaning, it was not intended for my personal or professional consumption. As such, the initial response should be to make the sender aware that the email was sent accidentally to me. Secondly, since the message contains details (restructuring plan) that is still a plan at the onset, I am not in the authority to disclose any part of the message to anyone, even to my co-worker who could potentially lose his job. The response was corroborated by legal instructions cited herein: persons who “receives a misdirected communication containing ...

Dante’s Inferno is replete with symbolism. Inferno is a comprehensive, overarching allegory and Dante uses symbols throughout to explore the different themes such as violence, fraud, evil, God’s justice, immortality and more. Some of the symbols that Dante employs are simple and easy to understand such as the beast Geryon (with the head of a man and the body of a serpent, it symbolizes deceit) while others involve biblical and other classical references (the fall of Satan). Divine Comedy on the whole symbolizes the spiritual quest of man. Dante also uses symbols as an allusion to the sins that men ...

Children’s products and foods is an enormous market offering great profits and potential growth for companies. While giving parents increasing difficulties in raising and managing their children. Modern commercials are becoming increasingly influential on the things children want and tends to go against what their parents want or know is best for them. In America and the rest of the industrialized world the fight against child advertising is in full swing by governments and various campaigners. In an effort to enact better regulation and standards for making commercials geared towards children, as well as fighting for improvements in ...

A commonly utilized social network media referred to as Facebook is a characteristic feature in the social life of the American college students. However, the safety of the social networking site remains a mystery (McNally, 2012). Is there a possibility for identity theft in Facebook? Various reports circle around regarding the identity theft, sexual assaults and stalking. The three problems arise in the social network site due to the forms of the enlisted information (McNally, 2012). The listing of personal details on the profiles of the network site further exposes users to the possibility of identity theft. Exposing a user’s full ...

Dell is one of the largest companies in the computer and technology industry. It was established by Michael Dell, and currently it operates as a public limited company. According to a requirement by SECP (Securities and Exchange Commission) all companies including Dell have to file 10-K report at the end of every fiscal year. This reports contains financial records, and a statement regarding the internal controls are procedures that are present in the company. There is an audit committee for the company that looks that all the legal and financial matters of the companies are in compliance with the instructions issued ...

The world is now a global village; with increased connectivity, we have an increase in a number of theft threats, abuse and frauds. Number of organized frauds is increasing day by day; we all have to play a role as it is our prime responsibility to make the world safer, secure and resilient . Computer crime defines to any crime that includes networks and computers, and since everything is computer based, about every crime is computer crime nowadays. Computer crimes are one of the largest growing illegal activities nowadays. Technology has brought everyone closer, but everyone includes criminals too. Nowadays everything, every ...

The Central Intelligence Agency also known as the CIA was created in 1947 and was lead by the DCI (Director of Central Intelligence). It is one of the main sources of national security intelligence in the United States. However, foreign policy is not made by the CIA. The CIA’s influence is in the international scope, and is greatly feared by Americans. However, legal power is not in the hands of the CIA. One of the roles of the CIA is collecting intelligence reports and giving analysis along with performing stealthy action towards the issues. With the help of ...

Effect of amount of pornography consumed by men on satisfaction wife has on the relationship and the self esteem, trust, and intimate issues the wife developes

Pornography is problematic in modern society. There is increased evidence that pornography has led to failed marital relationships. Pornography is getting treated clinically using therapist to help save relationships in the society. Young men in the society are hooked to pornography. Internet survey through filling of questionnaires helped to carry out the research. The survey got conducted on both men and women but had a high number of men. Some analyses have shown that ...

Ethics in Financial Environment The Financial environment is constantly growing. With increasing technology and various means to commit a fraud, ethics are extremely important. The employees as well as the business owners are required to be aware of the ethics and also follow it religiously. For any business to survive or to overcome any hindrance, ethics are of great help. The financial environment consists of various activities involving different institutions as well as people. The employees as well as senior members are tempted to commit a fraud and manipulate the accounts of the organization. There are various reasons which require ethics ...

The Cherokee Nation was a very contentious matter in the quest of the United States (US) to expand its territorial domains westward of North America during the 19th century. Although the Cherokees, regarded by the US as an Indian tribe, have asserted their right to sovereignty over part of what is now known as the state of Georgia, they are nevertheless subjected to a series of paper trails by the US government that, in turn, led it to acquire jurisdiction over their lands. It is from that moment where calls for an independent Cherokee Nation grew stronger, yet President Andrew Jackson ...

Ethical values of honesty are often debatable in modern parlance. On one hand, there is our conscience that constantly guides our morality; on the other hand, there are numerous obligations to meet the ever-increasing competition in professional life and society. As one strives to meet these daily demands, is it not always possible to be judgmental and profess the truth. Questioning whether it is ethical to lie is futile. Ethics is based on our individuality, which is often shaped by our upbringing, culture, and society. It is understandable that lying is a form of deception, dupery and pretense, but often ...

Identity theft is the misuse someone else personal information or details without the consent. It is also defined as accessing or using someone’s personal information to commit fraud. Identity theft can take place when a person is deceased or alive (Stickley, 2009). With the increase of technology, identity theft has been on the increase. Identity crime may lead to the loss of personal finances and other important assets such as credit cards and mortgages. Thus, this essay gives detailed information about identity theft and how it can be resolved.

Fraudsters use the personal information to commit different crimes. First, ...

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About Amazon.com 3 E-Commerce Solution Key Elements of Amazon.com 4 Technology Infrastructure 4 Datawarehouse and DataMining 6 Datamining to operational efficiency and acheiving sales goals 6 Network Security Threats in E-Commerce Applications 7 Controlling Network Security Threats in E-Commerce Applications 8 Payment Gateway 9 Conclusion 9

Introduction E-Commerce is a present day business methodology addressing various needs of organizations. It enables consumers and merchants to reduce costs and simultaneously improving on the quality of products and services. It ...

Rene Descartes had a philosophical treatise published in 1647 called the meditations on the first philosophy (Statile et al. 2010, pp.548). His book has six different meditations that include meditation of the things called doubt, meditation of the nature of the human mind, meditation of the existence of God, meditation that concerns true and false, meditation that concerns the importance of the material things, and the meditation that concerns the differences between mind and body.

This mediation called skeptical doubts starts as the mediator makes a reflection on some of the beliefs during his lifetime that now he attest as falsehoods. ...

The research topic for a qualitative study was To investigate the presence, use and effectiveness of crisis management plans in differently sized companies. The collapse of giant energy and commodities company-Enron-in early 2000 was a revelation in crisis management. Although embroiled in financial fraud, massive debts, human resource wrangles and other issues that need to be addressed as crises, many companies both big and small have failed to institute crisis management plans (Hodak, 2007). A study into crisis management requires for the establishment of descriptive rather than quantitative issues. In this case, the qualitative study shall be looking at the nature ...

John E. Ouelette, CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) narrates the true story of fraud perpetrated via e-bay online auctions. Ellie (Eleanor) Wallace is a 63 year old widow with three grown-up sons, and runs a small business of brooches, rings and trinkets. Her husband had left her sufficient money to live comfortably but Roland Granger, an experienced antique sales person, woos Ellie and convinces her that they should operate together in the antique business. He divorces his wife of 7 years, moves in with Allie and the couple gets married. They start their business (Classic Collections) with Ellie’s capital. Ellie’s ...

Media are the main source of information around the world. It comes in many forms like newspaper, magazines, televisions, radios, among others. “Weapons of Mass Deception” is a derogatory phrase used by a few people to depict the United States President George W. Bush's claims for Saddam Hussein. Bush claimed that Saddam Hussein owned weapons of mass destruction as rationalization for the war on Iraq. In a broader sense, the goals of different factors like, terrorist groups, politicians, military, etc. get linked together with an increase in media coverage of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Media have been in existence ...

1 a). In the context, Frankfurt writes“Liars must believe they know the truth first, however, bullshitters don’t need to know the truth.” What then, do you believe to be a fundamental difference between lying and bullshitting? Answer: Liars must know the truth and they consciously fabricate a lie. Their intention is to oppose the truth. However, bullshitters don’t have a strong stand for or against the truth. Their intention is to get away simply with exaggeration and extrapolation. A person talking bullshit is unconcerned with the truth and is loose with her/his words. There are laxity and aloofness towards the ...

The Welfare Act or PRWORA (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act) which was passed in 1996, was done with the intention of helping the families who were unable to afford health care. This also included families who had children and were receiving SSI (Supplemental Security Income) who would eventually be eligible for medical health insurance from the government. The act was designed to replace a program known as the AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children). The guidelines that are required to be followed for an individual to become eligible for TANF include dependents who are also qualified. They ...

Human beings, when left to control themselves, will always tend to organize themselves into hierarchical divides because of their social nature. The strongest groups always dominate power and try to control others who are considered weaklings. These groups are commonly referred to as organized crime units. The transnational organized crime units are a type of organized crime group which are composed of self-perpetuating personalities who operate on a transnational basis to attain financial gains, influence and power both legally and illegally. These crime associations employ violence and corruption to safeguard their underhand activities. They have set up transnational organizational structures that ...

The occurrence of identity theft has not seemed to diminish with today’s technological advances. On the contrary, it seems to be more prevalent than ever before. “In 2012, for instance, about 12.6 million Americans were reportedly victims of identity fraud. This is an increase from the approximately 11.6 million who were victimized in 2011 and 10.2 million who were victimized in 2010.” Previously, it was harder for anyone to steal personal information. Short of actually stealing your wallet and credit card, thieves would either have to watch someone enter a credit card number or go dumpster diving for ...

Individuals hold different ideas regarding ‘reality.’ People base these concepts on sensorial perceptions, which mean that some of the experiences one holds about the world revolve around a deception, which prevents them from understanding the truth. Plato dug into the idea of sensorial deception in “The Cave” and “The Matrix,” which mimicked the story and explored realism of deception.

The matrix raises questions relating to reality, which resemble those asked by Plato in “The Cave.” Plato asks readers to envision human beings as captives who live in a dark cave located underground. Furthermore, he insists that individuals live in this cave ...

Introduction Identity theft is act of stealing an individual’s information and using it for a profit at the other person’s expense. According to research, recent studies show that thousands of people report to be victims of identity theft each year. Perpetrators of these crimes also often are not arrested because identity theft often takes time before it is realized. The rapid advance of technology in the past decade has enabled this crime. This criminal activity has threatened individual identity, privacy, and funds security. Through technology, identity has become a commodity that can be purchased since it could be ...

Introduction: This film describes the dirty trick made in a top TV quiz show during the 1950s that led to the general belief that many of the popular TV quick shows at that time were rigged, and that contestants were given the answers before the show. This incident is considered a milestone in the TV spectrum because it suddenly pours cold water on a sizzling show that many people were excited to watch. The appeal of this quiz program is not focused on the scandal, but on the result. The readers of this paper will find it interesting to read because it ...

One of the most highly celebrated playwrights of the 17th century is known by the name Moliere, who wrote a classic comedy titled “Tartuffe”. Beyond the comedic elements of the play is the composition of characters that the contemporary literary discourse would agree to be unique and compelling. Tartuffe features the character named Orgon that is often described as a dunce, idiotic, and a sucker. However, despite the negative connotations about Orgon’s character, the other side of him provides a clue to his connection with Tartuffe. The discussion will focus on what Orgon see in Tartuffe and how such scenario also happens ...

Poverty in the United States is difficult to determine . Usually considered a poor family of three , annual revenue $ 8,000 or less. Many poor have an income far less than this "minimum " amount. Difficult to live poor . They do not earn anything , or do not earn enough to have enough for food and other needs . Many live in dilapidated houses or truscheby , and there are all the homeless living in shelters . They can not afford any medical care or higher education for children. Most Americans are concerned about the existence of poverty in their country . In the end , the ...

The research paper deals with the problem of Benghazi attack of September 11th 2012 as well as the reaction of official authorities and mass media on the tragedy. According to official sources it cost the lives of 4 American citizens, including that of the US ambassador. The opinion of state officials, such as the US president, the chief of the CIA, senators and American leading journalist are provided to address the main problem raised. Key words: Benghazi scandal, president, administration, journalist, senator It is on a daily basis thatthe entire world witnesses the events of international magnitude and ...

Deception is a deliberate act to mislead people involved in criminality. Deception acts as a balance between disclosing enough information that satisfies the interrogator while hiding any information that can lead to detection. Interrogators control the information and impression management to maximize the detection of deception. The strategy of deception prepares and recounts fictitious accounts of a target event. Investigators rely on deception as a chief tool to lure culprits to give them facts related to crimes. Police interrogators often rely on psychological procedures that use deception as a key component. The interrogation procedures encourage rational people to make rational decisions in the context ...

Relationship between trust, respectability, risk, and white collar crime, and how the relationship differ when crime involved is conventional, rather than white collar. White collar crimes are in most instances committed by people of high authority, and who command higher respect in societal set up. These people, in most of the occasions come from successful businesses either as owners, managers, or in a senior position able to make command, and decisions regarding the business. Government personnel have also in the recent past been involved in white collar crime, and this trend has been on the increase not only on ...

Breach of data security particularly in publicly website environment such as the social media encompasses a serious implication of damage to one’s identity and reputation. Apart from the possibilities of identity theft, the other implication of data security breach caused by exposure of professional and personal information in the social media is the cost associated to losses. It is apparent that social media has changed the landscape of social communication on every level. As much as ordinary social media users are affected by data security breach, business organizations are also affected by the same dilemma due to losses resulting ...

Identity theft affects both individuals and corporate entities. Whereas personal identity theft has been prevalent in the contemporary society, corporate identity theft has been on a steady increase. This form of crime, which involves unauthorized use of a corporate’s information to perpetuate elements of a crime such as fraud, is more attractive and lucrative to criminals than stealing an individual’s identity. Corporates deal with millions of dollars and have so much money compared to individuals. While there are many wealthy individuals within the society, stealing from a company appeals to criminals because it is less personal and the proceeds are higher ...

The article relates to the degrading ethical standards in marketing research. Many marketing researchers find it necessary to give misleading information to their study participants, which often lead to potential negative consequences of deceptive marketing practices.Theoretical critique The article provides a conceptual starting point, where managers can develop a complete understanding of deception in marketing research that includes ethical analysis from a theoretical point of view of consequentialism. Methodological critique The method used by the researchers is valid as it sets the necessary ethical standards for a theoretical point of view; hence it provides the correct conclusions.

This research provides practicing ...

Currently, over 80 percent of business transactions are governed by contractual agreements. In recent years business contracts have become significantly more complex with complicated legal language and a numerous of terms and conditions governing the terms of the contract. Contracts is an agreement binding two or more people. The agreement can be on behalf of persons or companies they represent. There are certain legal requirements that must be adhered to for a contract to be enforceable, but they are seldom an issue in business contracts. The business contracts do not have to be written because they are enforceable in a court of ...

Insurance fraud is considered as one of the major risks in the business industry as well as one of the most serious criminal offenses. Criminal acts in insurance may involve various types including automobile property, worker compensation, life insurance, personal injury, residential and commercial property claims as well as health insurance. Insurance fraud has negative effects on society and the economy. Companies and government actors are doing their best to detect insurance scams, to prevent them and put an end to them. Fraud has a negative impact on the insurance sector including the loss of billions of dollars. Insurance ...

Hitler was smart, charismatic and evil. Those are deadly virtues for a man seeking a position for dictator. He used these skills to his advantage. He not only was smart, but he had the ability to create art. His paintings were rejected, and this ranged him. He did not like being rejected. Hitler showed all the signs of the classic narracistic traits behavior. He could pretend to care for others but in reality he did not give a care for them. The faking empathy and loving he showed inspired his loyalty Nazis to follow him to the end of the earth. ...

The recent global financial crisis of 2009 had far reaching implications for numerous sectors of the economy of the United States. The crisis also affected other institutions in other countries. In the United States, one of the industries that took a severe beating from the 2009 financial crisis was the banking industry. The crisis resulted in banks finding themselves in hitherto uncharted waters. It was a terrain which many banks found difficult to navigate. Indeed, some of the banks were even on the brink of being wound up. While the financial crisis played a role in the challenges that faced these banks, ...

If Murder, Fraud, and Bribery are Acceptable in a Host Country, is it OK for a Company to Participate in those Activities in Order to Remain Competitive? When a company’s management decides to open an office overseas, it may face new challenges. It often happens that the host state may offer worse economic, social and political conditions for company operations as compared to the country where the company is originally headquartered. For example, the company based in a developed state (such as Singapore) may take the challenge to expand its clientele through a presence in a developing state (such as Zimbabwe). Obviously, the ...

Winford Plc is a company that has been awarded a contract by Westriver Borough of operations of the local swimming pool. In order to manage the sales and revenue generated by the services offered, an accounting system, has been developed. The main components of the new system in relation to sales revenue and tickets from vending machines will include principal documentation, the processes involved and the records to be kept.

The Principal documentation of the new system will be made up of two parts. The first part is the user documentation. The main purpose of the user documentation is to assist ...

Trust is a significant for organizations, teamwork and efficient negotiations. Despite this, trust violations have been very common in my working life. Trust violations are incidents that decrease the core values in and trusting intentions toward a person. Violation of trust happened when a coworker exploited the trust I had on her by neglecting to fulfill expectations. We had planned to work together on a project that could lead us to a promotion, but she did not participate in the project, yet demanded the evaluation based on this project. She violated the trust I had by exploiting dependencies. Similarly, I experienced a violation of trust ...

Business law and ethics

Bankruptcy can be defined as the inability of a person or an entity to repay some debt. Bankruptcy is mostly used in legal framework where a debtor fails to honor his or her outstanding debts to a creditor in the course of business. Bankruptcy in big corporations involves long court battles as they try to relieve themselves out of the huge debts that may have been accrued over time. In the legal entity bankruptcy is instituted to try free up the debtor's obligation in paying the debt he or she owes the creditor. Bankruptcy proceedings involve measuring and ...

Introduction to Criminal Justice System essay

Every democracy the world over prides in respect for the rule of law. The phrase “Rule of Law” encompasses three vital elements that are essential for the proper functioning of a democratic government. The phrase was popularized by a distinguished English jurist, A.V. Dicey who argued for a government that had respect for the rule of law. However, the phrase owes it origins to Greek where Aristotle said that the law should govern and that the rule of law is better than the rule of man. It is in recognition of the tendency of man to ...

The article ‘The theory of moral sentiments’ depicts and provides illustrations of the sentiments and feelings that people have in different situations and when dealing with different individuals. For example, the feelings of sympathy, pity and compassion where people generate emotions and feeling for the misery of other people. This sentiment depicts the human nature of passion for others and it is among the common laws of the society. Therefore, human beings have the fellow-feeling when others are facing misery. The fellow-feeling corresponds with the feelings of gratitude towards faithful friends who did not depart a person in their difficulties. ...

Organized crime refers to a network of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals in an organized manner and who are engaged in illegal activities. Such criminal organizations are well organized with a clear chain of command and segregation of duties among its members in much a similar way to a lawful organization or government. The only distinction between organized crime organizations and other lawful organizations is that they are engaged in illegal activities. It is organized crime organizations that are usually responsible for transnational crimes. Transnational crimes denote crimes that have significanteffects in more than one country. This is because such transnational crimes ...

In order to attain or maintain competitive advantage, retail organizations must take particular care in establishing return policies. Introduction In the United States, retail stores have to mention clearly their return policies in order to deal effectively with customers all over the world. Return policies can be defined as the conditions on which a retail store can take its product back and replace or return the product and refund the actual amount to customer. As most of the customers do not utilize the retail store return policies moderately and indulge in fraudulent activties with the company (Grannis, 2011). ...

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The storyline follows the execution of Farquhar Peyton, a Southerner who falls prey to a trap set by the Northerners during the Civil war. The major cause of the American Civil War was slavery with the Northerners being against it while the Southerners supporting the same (Symonds). Social Realism can be defined as a means adopted to describe certain circumstances using written and painted media. In the case of “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” the author brings to light the actions of the characters while at the same time; he uses the major ...

SRA strategy for to focus its efforts on federal government departments and agencies within the national security market SRA International was established in 1976 though as Systems Research and Applications Corporation. Two years later the company initiated its operations while in 1984 a parent company was enacted as SRA International Inc (SRA, 2009). The company had been help publicly since 2004. The company has been successful in its operations where it has been exchanging stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. The headquarters are located in Fairfax, Virginia with over 42 operational offices in fifteen states and the District ...

With the advancement of technology, there have emerged other forms of crime. There are new forms of crimes which are undertaken by online perpetrators. Unlike physical crimes, the perpetrators of these crimes are located miles away (Moore, 2010). Virtual crimes take place with the help of computers. They are undertaken with computer networks and computer programs which are malicious. Physical crimes are undertaken without any assisting complex technologies. This paper will focus on the issues that surround the virtual and physical crime and what distinct the two forms of crimes. The paper will further espouse the requirements that are ...

The separation of duties within Kudler Fine Foods is important as it limits the amount of power any one individual holds (Gregg, Nam, Northcutt & Pokladnik, 2013). It also enables the management of conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts of interests, as well as prevents fraud. It requires that for certain sets of transaction, no single person will be able to perform all the transactions within the set (Ferraiolo & Kuhn, n.d.). As an example, fraud can be prevented in the handling of money by having one sales person take the order while another sales person marks ...

Identity theft is a crime that is characterized by wrongly acquisition and use of another person’s data in deceptive and fraudulent manner typically for economic or other purposes. In the United States, the Department of Defense prosecutes cases of identity theft and fraud. The congress passed Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act which prohibits the use or transfer and without legal authority a means of identification of another person. The transfer of another person’s data should be unknowingly and with the intention to commit, abet or aid unlawful actions that constitutes the violation of the law or constitutes felony. ...

The contract entered by the 17-year-old son, who is a minor with Don is voidable. The contract can be invalidated on the ground that the contract of sale that was entered between him and Don can be annulled since the son is only a minor and he was not the designated representative of the company. Hence, once the contract is nullified, the effect is that it is as if there is no agreement at all. This is due to the fact that the minor cannot represent the company since there is no board resolution to empower him to enter the contract.

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1. Persuading others is not an easy task. This is mainly because it mainly involves in making an individual agree with what one is telling them. A number of communication skills are important in ensuring that one can persuade others. For example, in their line of work sales people are tasked with the job of persuading people to buy their product. Thus, the sales people must employ certain skill sets that will allow them to convince others. The first is being confident. In order to be able to persuade people one needs to be confident. Confidence is synonymous ...

The Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a 2005 romantic comedy drama movie written by Tyler Perry. It is a movie about a couple, Charles McCarter and Helen McCarter. After 18 years of marriage, Helen is thrown out of her matrimonial home by her husband and replaced by Brenda his mistress who is younger than Helen. Helen is forced to move in with her grandmother Madea where she tries to reconstruct her life and she meets Orlando. At first, she is not sure if she can ever love again but through her relationship with God, she is able to forgive Charles of ...

Arguably the most controversial philosopher Descartes’ works have raised different points of view among modern philosophers. His most prominent work – Meditations of First Philosophy endeavors to explain the existence of the human being. He endeavors to explain the difference between body and mind through various skeptical arguments. In the first and second meditations, Descartes is seen to be troubled in understanding who he is and whether or not he exists. The philosopher casts doubt on various perceptions that he has had to believe in the past, which actually turned out to be false (Descartes et al 1996, pp.34). The ...

- Briefly discuss the benefits and limitations of the organizational grapevine.

Organizational grapevine refers to the informal communication network that exists in organizations. It allows transferring information (including gossip) among members informally and is based on personal relations and trust. Although grapevine is hard to formally define or implement in the decision-making, the costs and benefits of grapevine cannot be ignored. Firstly, grapevine is usually faster in transmitting information and could allow managers to make more rapid decisions. Grapevine information is usually more flexible as it is not confined within formal communication frameworks. The use of grapevine communication channels ...

I intend to discuss the nature of being a person. Firstly I will be touching on the German philosopher Kant regarding his theories on personhood and consciousness in terms of their literal personhood. I then will be moving on to broader issues surrounding the subject using philosophers like Nietzsche and Descartes to understand what is means to be a person. Plato was quoted as saying “The brain was the seat of the soul” while Aristotle and Kant both agree that an intellectual consciousness is how define someone that is alive. With that in mind Terri Schiavo, to Kant would not ...

This paper is aimed at discussing the Housing Crisis in the USA during year 2007 and it’s after effects. This paper starts with a brief introduction of the topic and then proceeds to the causes which lead to the housing crisis in USA during year 2007. After discussing the causes of the crisis, the early stages of the crises are briefly described which is followed by the actual development of the crisis. The effects of the crisis on US economy are mentioned afterwards which is followed by a brief conclusion of the paper. This paper has been prepared using several ...

As the authors point out in the opening chapter of Moral Issues in business, "Stories of business corruption and of greed and wrongdoing in high places have always fascinated the popular press, and media interest in business ethics has never been higher" (Shaw et alt, 4). Part of this fascination must stem from humans interest in "bad new" of disasters terrorism and threats to peaceful living. Some of the interest might be a self defense mechanism that seeks to guard against unwanted circumstances that could happen in people's lives through protection themselves of the knowledge of what has happened to ...

Failing to obey tax laws is the act of failing to file your tax returns or knowingly filing the wrong information to the tax authorities. Tax evasion as it is commonly known has severe consequences on the business owner and the business The most common consequence for failing to comply with tax laws once the relevant authorities catch up with the offender is criminal consequences. Once tax evasion is noticed by the relevant authorities they assess the amount of money the offender has not paid the government, once the amount is determined the offender is then prosecuted in a ...

At will employment is an American law which allows the termination of the employer-employee relationship without any liability thereafter. It should be protected because of various reasons. It gives the employee is freedom to strike, quite or cease working at any time without following any procedures. This makes the life of the employee very interesting in the work place for they are free to act according to their will. The employee is protected against being forced to act contrary to public policy. Employer cannot sue the employee for refusing to do what they consider to be immoral. The employee ...

The Lincoln-Douglas debates, held in seven Illinois cities in 1858 in the lead-up to the U.S. Senate election, were of vast importance in galvanizing the nation into their two different belief systems, which led directly to the election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency in 1860 and resulted in secession of the most of the slave states and the Civil War. The correspondence between the two men to arrange for the debates provides a glimpse at the goals and the characters of both men. Here, we will take a look at the letters exchanged between Lincoln and Douglas to arrange for ...

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Evaluation on the ethical and unethical researches revealed that the credibility, authenticity and validity of the research outcome is highly reliant on the type of research. Ethical research is based on the ethical codes and conduct, guidelines, etc and the important considerations of this type of research includes, maintaining respect, dignity and anonymity of the participants; reducing the risks or harm to the subjects; protecting the rights, privacy and confidentiality of the individuals and avoiding misrepresentation and deception of facts and information. In unethical research the ethical principles and practices are not followed and hence research outcome ...

The divine command theory dictates that whatever god says is morally correct is morally correct and whatever god says is morally wrong is morally wrong. This makes moral dilemmas as easy as looking it up in an instruction manual. This in theory completely resolves the issue of subjectivity in morality. For evil to exist in this theory god would have to be evil himself or he/she/it would have to be good or neutral and allow evil because if god is all powerful, they should be able to stop the evil but have purposefully allowed it instead for some ...

Travis Tygart, the head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) was interviewed by CBS News reporter Scott Pelley on the subject of Lance Armstrong and doping. Tygart was very satisfied with the outcome of the lawsuit against Armstrong for illegal use of performance enhancing drugs for many years. He became famous winning many awards as a cyclist but life has changed for Armstrong. His Tour de France titles were taken away and he is banned from sports for his lifetime. Tygart said that if the government had lost the case and the decision had been in favor of Armstrong – ...

KPMG-the largest tax-fraud case in U.S. history The charges against KPMG under the deferred prosecution agreement were based on the premise the organization was helping the rich clients to evade taxes. The tax evaded amounts $2.5 Billion, but they agreed to pay $456 million in penalties. KPMG and the government got into an agreement whereby complying with the terms agreed upon it will not face criminal charges. In the year 2005, the nine parties involved in the multi-billion tax fraud were. The individuals include; Jeffrey Stein, former Deputy Chairman; KPMG, the former tax services Vice Chairman John Lanning, ...

The voter identification laws have brought controversy and suits in the courts of law. The policy is seen as discriminative by those opposing it, while its supporters see it as a way of preventing voting fraud and malpractices. This paper shall analyze the voter identification law and policy, with focus on California State, in determining its value in the society.

Help America Vote Act (HAVA) 2002, created the requirement of a voter ID for first time voters who register by mail. The requirements must be met the first-time one vote’s in any state in a federal election - even regardless of ...

An unknown author in the 14th-century wrote “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”. “Arthurian” stories. It takes place during the Christmas holiday that King Arthur and his subjects are celebrating. It’s a celebrating that is taking place in the prime of their life, “the happiest under heaven.” (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) This mood is interrupted when a strange visitor, The Green Knight Arrives riding a green horse. The purpose of this essay is to establish is the Greene Knight is an evil character, or villain as will be the term used throughout this analysis. We will try to ...

I searched for a car, automobiles and motorcycles by category, from Germany Gold Supplier. After analyzing all the available options I landed on a Mercedes Benz ML 500 used car from Danimex GmbH, a verified Supplier. I was able to compare the car with other cars from other sellers. The process provides an instant access to various products from various companies enabling comparison for best terms of sale. It is also easy to compare the prices and choose a potential value depending on your affordability. The website also provides a mechanism of contacting the seller for negotiations.

Online sites like Alibaba provide a wide ...

REGIONAL STABILITY, GLOBAL SECURITY Regional Stability, Global Security: Finding a Workable Answer to Iran’s Nuclear Threat In the modern world, “rogue” states have become adept at wielding the threat of nuclear weaponry in the global political arena and wringing concessions from developed nations that have, at best, an imprecise knowledge of whether, and at what stage of development, nations like North Korea and Iran possess nuclear capability. It is a matter of intense interest among America’s intelligence and diplomatic communities to determine whether the persistently belligerent regime in Iran seeks political leverage against Israel and the United ...

2. Purpose Statement Living in the name of preconceived ideas is the essential in the late Victorian London, where things are not what they seem to be, but in the end they are: people, society, class, even love, they all hide under the mask of reputation and respect, lies and deceit, pride and prejudice, for expressing the essence of being yourself, as long as this satisfies and complies with what the society needs and desires. 3. Thesis Statement Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of being Earnest” mingles the social Moravians of the 19th century England with ...

- Horizontal analysis Competition Bikers has a moderate growth rate but its profitability growth is worrying. The profitability of the company tripled from year 6 to 7, but dropped by 84% between year 7 and 8. This is explained by the economic down turn experienced in year 7, leading to a sales decline of 15% in year 8. While it is easy to say that the reduced profitability is due to poor economic conditions, a further examination of the company’s income statement and balance sheet is necessary. In the horizontal analysis, the sales decline from a growth rate of 33% ...

Regarding cybercrime law, the argument by Kristoffer is sufficient as the most important crime that has the potential to bring damage to information within an organization is that which deals with fraud. Computer fraud is taking shape and is being experienced in different organizations. The proliferation of the internet and the increase in computer access has heightened computer fraud. Computer fraud cybercrime law is therefore the most important law that has been put in place. Computer fraud act has been changed and amended several times to adapt to the changing face of computer fraud. There has been the need ...

Letters From an American Farmer by Hector St. John de Crèvecœur, written around 1782, is a series of 12 letters written by Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecœur , a Frenchman who was naturalized as an American, who lived from December 31, 1735 – November 12, 1813. The letters were written before the American Revolutionary War as if to an interested European about the unique customs, enterprises, philosophies, and government style of the new American people who were subject to the rule of Britain across the ocean. His audience makes the tone and rhetoric of the piece very important.

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The seemingly endless series of scandals affecting companies raises many controversies, questioning the involvement of intelligent executives in unethical behavior. Company control has drawn world consideration when the giant firms such as Enron in UK and WorldCom in US downfall in 2001 and 2002 successively. This paper seeks to analyze the relationship between the various ethical and regulatory, as well as governance issues. The primary ethical principle that applies to accountants is integrity, objectivity, and competence. Integrity refers to being honest and forthright in dealings and communication with others; objectivity means impartiality and freedom from conflict of interest. ...

Petters Group Worldwide / Petters Company Inc. was a fraudulent Minnesotan investment company that was transformed to one of the greatest Ponzi schemes by its then C.E.O, Tom Petters. The scandal cost about $3.65 billion. This was mainly conducted through the sales of promissory notes to willing investors. In 1988 the company began a general brokerage business which traded, with outrageous discounts, close out and bankrupt company merchandises. The company would sell these merchandises to dominant retailers in the market like Wall Mart. The payments were made to a lock box account with a requirement for manufacturers or the source of goods to ...

Erickson was right when he said that there is too much ego identity because it is the subculture that makes people believe that their way of doing thing is the right way. The need for identity has taken the United States culture with greed. Indeed the economic and non economic dreams of the United States are based on the need for identity which has brought with it greed. The greed has been good in making the America as a country to practice a form of dishonesty. In addition, it is this greed to achieve the economic and non economic dreams that ...

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Activities that are carried out while trading in securities may have different impacts on the environment. In the first scenario presented, there are different individuals involved in a number of activities. The response by Julie displays people dealing in unethical tendencies, in the securities department. In Albert’s case, breaking into law offices to gather information to benefit people was both unethical and illegal. It is illegal to use information gained unlawfully to benefit companies when trading in securities. It was illegal for both parties to engage in such activities for their benefits. This response was true. In ...

The Vietnam is also commonly called the American War in Vietnam (Rosenberg, 2012). This war was fought between 1959 and April 30, 1975. Most of the American citizens were opposed to the war and they felt that America should not have gotten involved in the muddle. They felt that there was no need as to why the nation could lose much of its resources and soldiers in fighting a war which, in their eyes, was not bound to deliver any benefits to the nation. For the purpose of this paper, it is important to look at the cause of the ...

Rhetorical Analysis of the Fourth of July Speech of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass was a great man and truly brilliant public speaker, who spent his life working to abolish slavery and guarantee equal citizenship rights for blacks. He did not make a moral argument for nonviolence although he strongly denounced the United States for betraying its own principles of liberty and democracy for all. In his rhetorical situation, he was addressing white audiences that he hoped would be sympathetic to their cause, and had strong criticism for white Christians who had often been indifferent to the situation of blacks and failed to ...

In general, the term fraud may be defined as the act of being dishonest when undertaking an activity with the objective of gaining some advantage or benefits of which can lead to loss of confidence by the public when discovered. In the field of accounting, the word fraud means an intentional manipulation of accounting information by individuals working within the business entity with the objective of deceiving the public and the company due to selfish ambitions.

Most of the fraudulent acts that have being reported by the Federal Bureau of Investigation include those of corporate organizations. Similarly, results from ...

Question 1: Discuss the role that ethics plays in corporate finance. In addition, discuss if market forces reinforce ethical or unethical behavior. In most corporations, the proper ethics lacks leading to innumerable scandals; Enron’s scandal remaining an all-time favorite quotation (Summer, 2007). Summer continues to argue that ethics has the role of aiding in critical decision-making especially as regards to some conflicting goals. Second, ethics has the role of ensuring objectivity in as far as financial reporting is concerned. Summer posits further that ethics enables equal treatment of shareholders, in addition to, ethical transfer pricing coupled with ...

The concept of consumer protection can to be summarized as all efforts in developing structures and legal responses to outrage and crises developed by consumption of substandard products. Americans have in the past been subjected to consuming products that are a dangerous to the health. Once the dangerous nature of such products is known to the public, public outrage is usually the first response and such outrage is usually directed at any form of government, either federal or state. To this end, several government agencies and bureaucracies have been developed to address protection of consumers. These agencies have either federal ...

Many companies often hide their trade secret with the aim of achieving an economic advantage over its competitors. The secret may comprise of industrial or manufacturing secret as well as commercial secret. The use of the trade secret by an unauthorized party is considered a violation of the trade secret, as well as, an unfair practice. The protection of trade secret may form a part of the general perception of protection depending on the legal system or usually is a case law of classified information. This paper is going to look at three scenarios in which some people may or may not ...

Introduction

Organizational leadership is an important area in organizational psychology. Organizational leadership involves the selection, recruitment, training and development of effective future leaders in an organization. The main aim of this area of organizational psychology is to nurture and develop leaders in an organization who will ensure the organization is led in an appropriate manner today and in the future. There are many challenges faced in organizational leadership. Psychologically, the problem is divided into two sections. First, employees have to work under a manager or a supervisor, the satisfaction and efficiency of employees is influenced by the supervisor’s leadership style. ...

For organizations to perform exemplarily at the work place there is need the management of the organization to hire competent employees. Employees are the major stakeholders of any organization therefore their incompetency at the workplace has a substantial effect to their performance. Once employees are incompetent they perform poorly at the workplace. This affects the performance of the organization as well. In most cases incompetency can be caused by hiring the wrong person. Employees lack action is also a characteristic of an incompetent individual. Executing a task poorly, lack of understanding and lack of experience and skills are result of incompetency. Cynicism ...

Various efforts need to be applied to counter the detrimental features that are common in most public organizations. For instance, corruption is one of the vices that seem to affect almost all public organizations, and it takes different forms. To reduce corruption in public organizations, there is a need to develop a strong anti-corruption culture within the organization. Especially where finances are concerned, structures need to be set up to regulate any financial transactions. Employees in the organization need to be educated to facilitate the way they view corruption. Changing their perspective will assist in strengthening the organizations fight against corruption. ...

Regulation can be defined as the procedure of making rules that govern behavior. The rules can be imposed by the government, self-imposed or other bodies. Majority of regulations affect businesses and are imposed by the government because of market failure. Market failures occur when markets produce too much or too little of certain products, fail to distribute and produce products or services efficiently, imperfect competition such as market dominance and monopolies. In addition, market failures can occur in instances when the prices of goods or services do not reflect the full cost to society such as pollution. Market failure ...

Social desirability bias is a factor which could affect the results of any research study which involves methods of self-reporting by participants. Human beings have an inbuilt desire to portray themselves in the most positive light possible. Sometimes they are unaware of this tendency altogether and do not realise they are being dishonest in their answers. At other times, people are aware and deliberately respond in a way they believe to be socially favourable. Furthermore, social desirability bias can apply to everyday life, in addition to research studies.

According to Anton J. Nederhof (2006), “Social desirability is one of the most ...

America has been using paper-based voter registration system ever since the 19Th century. In the past, national election results have been plagued with inaccuracies and errors such that there is a need to create reforms in the voting system. Many eligible voters have also been locked out of voting during national elections because of problems related with the current paper- based elections. With the current technological advancements across the globe, the voter registration can be transformed into a more reliable system. Already, some states have ventured into the technologically innovative electoral process but others are still using the paper- based registration. ...

Fraud encompasses a range of illegal acts and irregularities whose principal aim is deception. It is specifically used to describe the intentional representation about a material fact believed to be right but it is false. This deceitful practice is knowingly done to deceive and mislead another party in the aim of depriving property or right. Christopher, et. al. (2009) explains fraud as deliberate trickery made in leading persons to believe something that one person knows is wrong and wants others to rely on and in event suffer losses. It is also used to describe the concealing of truth to mislead a party ...

Extra virgin olive oil is the purest of the classes of olive oil being produced globally. It unique taste, free acidity and well refined output with no additives distinguishes it from other categories of olive oil. This remains the secret of success of extra virgin olive oil over the years. Those positive attributes complement production practices and dedication of the extra virgin oil producers. The health benefits found to be associated with the oil and wide array of use contributed greatly to the uniqueness of the extra virgin olive oil. Recent studies have shown that a component of extra virgin ...

This memorandum is in response to the problem that the local authorities are facing when it comes to apprehending criminals involved in cybercrimes. The real and present challenges that local authorities are trying to deal with cybercrimes is the lack of necessary knowledge and equipment to be able to suppress the growing number of cases related to internet crimes. The growth of technology advancements overwhelms the current justice system because of the difficulty in pointing out the culprits. More and ore sophisticated technology are being used to commit cybercrimes and the local police has to be well equipped and ...

There have been several versions of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act since its first introduction in 2001. For the purposes of this discussion pertaining to whether the DREAM Act is a good idea or not this writer will take into consideration the most recent version, which was rejected by the senate in 2010 December. While the DREAM ACT appears, generally, to be a great idea, the provisions of 2010 legislation can be considered discriminatory in many ways. Considering the idea of providing people classified ‘illegal immigrants’ or undocumented who have entered this country illegally/ legally ...

The Rise of Prescription Painkiller:

OxyContin was developed by Purdue Pharma L.P., pharmaceutical company in Stamford, Connecticut. A controlled-release formulation of oxycodone hydrochloride, OxyContin was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1995 for treatment of moderate to severe pain; it was designed to give a sustained release of its active ingredient, oxycodone, over a period of twelve hours (Pacheco, 2002)

OxyContin has been placed in Schedule II of Controlled Substances Act of 1970, indicating that while it is very effective, there is still a risk of addiction. It carries a safety warning called the “black box” cautioning users not to crush, ...

In order to ensure that there exist a continuous good relationship with the plant controller and the other concerned parties. A proper way of handling this fraud should be taken, the director has various options to incorporate although some may not be very efficient. First of all the director can decide to employ enforcement of law, he can use a regulatory agency, private law Company, a team of external audits, or handle the issue in-house. When the in-house technique is employed, its applicability will depend on the breadth and duration of the problem and the available skills regarding in-house investigation. In-house ...

Computer technology offers a lot of advantages for people involved in a variety of spheres, including government, business, education, etc. With the help of computer and the Internet, it becomes possible for people to cross any boundaries. Internet is a powerful tool, which allows accessing a lot of resources with important information. Owing to this fact, Internet is considered to be one of the greatest technological and informational achievements. However, specialists suggest that at present time there is a lack of safety in the Internet. Although the majority of web-sites, which can be found in the Internet belong to certain business organizations or individual ...

The Social network movie depicts the establishment of Facebook, which is a social networking website and the lawsuits that followed due to its establishment. This paper critically analyses the lawsuits between Face book and the Winklevoss twins (Noughton 45). The paper provides an overview of the legal and ethical issues involved in the dispute between Facebook and the Winklevoss twins, the essay also reflects and discusses on the public policy favoring settlement agreements, and he various forms of ADR and their respective advantages and disadvantages in the context of the dispute between face book and the Winklevoss twins. In addition, ...

Dante’s Inferno presents the reader with a series of ‘circles’ that depict different layers of hell – each designed for a different sort of sinner. These circles are designed to hold and punish particular types of people for eternity. In this essay, I will choose three literary characters and discuss which circle of Dante’s hell is pertinent to them. The characters I have chosen are Okonkwo from Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, who I believe belongs in the first layer of Dante’s hell – ‘limbo’ – because he does not accept Christ as his personal saviour and, whilst he is ...

This paper will compare and contrast the three named novels: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Emma by Jane Austen, My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok as bildungromans – that is, novels about growing up. Each of the central characters – Emma, Huck and Asher – grow to maturity by the end of each novel, having struggled through various difficulties. The three novels were written at very different times and are set in very different societies, but they are linked by the growth and development of the central characters. This growth is moral, not merely physical and involves a ...

This paper seeks to make an evaluation of the business practices of three e-commerce websites, renttherunway.com, weartodaygonetomorrow.com and bellybumpboutique.com. The evaluation is on the security of the sites, confidentiality of information collected on the sites and an analysis on how well the sites handle the impact of international issues.

The three websites deal with rental of women clothing, with weartodaygonetomorrow.com offering purchase options not available in the other two websites. Bellybumpboutique.com specializes in rental of fashionable wear for expectant mothers. The main objective of the websites is to offer clothing rental for garments which may otherwise be too expensive ...