Essays on Horowitz

Abstract

The Madoff Securities scandal was one of the biggest Ponzi schemes to hit America. This essay would examine the Madoff scandal from an audit perspective since it was the complacency (or collusion) of the auditors that encouraged the perpetrator of this scam. While the scam that was pulled by Bernie Madoff, was both large and difficult to spot, its detection also helped expose a crucial flaw that existed in corporate America at the time. This was the lack of regulatory oversight in the Securities business. While one could lay the blame for this scandal on the Regulator, another important ...

LAB REPORT-CONTROL SYSTEMS

Abstract Filters are widely applied in many fields and are found in most of the devices. Such areas include low-pass filters installed in the landline telephones, a high-pass filters that are installed in the DSL modems with high-bandwidth and a band-pass filter installed in the cell-phone. The latter enables one to hear only the person to whom you are speaking, but not any other person around you even if they too are on their calls. Finally is the band-reject filter that helps to reject any AC power signal with a frequency of 50Hz or 60Hz when operating the sensitive ...

Introduction

Conscription means compulsory enrolment in the armed forces and has a history of centuries in several parts of the world. Mass conscription has played a major role in helping major powers display their strength on the armed front and overcome their enemies. Historically, conscription has been used a means to ensure the country has enough numbers to counter threats and defeat their borders. Even though conscription has been part of the national policy for several kingdoms of the past, the United States did draft before the start of the Civil War. As the South seceded, the Confederate states called ...

Abstract

Radio has definitely been one of the most significant technological devices for more than a century. From the moment of its invention in the early 1800s till new developments in recent years, radio has performed a lot of important functions. Throughout the history, radios helped to supply communication and provide entertainment to many cultures. More than one hundred years already, radio still remains a powerful force in American life that will also retain its potency for some time to come. This unique form of mass media has the potential to reach any people, even the illiterate ones. No matter ...

Questions and Answers

Questions and Answers

According to Krizan and Baron, group polarization is “the tendency of group members to increase the extremity of their position following discussion of a relevant issue” (Krizan & Baron, 2007, p. 191). There are three main reasons of group polarization. The first of them refers to the idea of informational influence. During the discussion, group members listen to the arguments of each other and fall under the influence of the dominant arguments changing their own position and making it more extreme. The second reason is the desire of group members to present themselves in a special way. ...

The relationship between the personal and the social is one of the greatest problems that humans face when they are in society. Every culture has attempted to tie people together, something that has always been controversial. One of the most difficult phenomena that scientists and philosophers have had to explain is the propagation of emotion between people. In this sense, the Tavistock model attempts to explicate the induction of emotional states in others through projective identification. It is important to contemplate such a process because it distorts reality not just for one person, but for others as well. For ...

Political Research Theory: The Feminine Mystique

Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique is considered the commencement of major women’s liberation movements. The 1963’s publication is the most popular of Friedan’s works because it endeared the author to women during the 1960’s. Subsequently, the 1970s feminists noted that the views expressed in The Feminine Mystique established the cornerstone of their movement. In the work, Friedan examined the frequent unhappiness that women of the 1950s experienced on a daily basis. The author described such lack of happiness as “the problem that has no name” (Friedan 15). Typically, women experienced a constant feeling of ...

Introduction

The case of Bernie Madoff is a good example of unethical practices can lead to corruption. Madoff, which is the former investment and a stock broker, is introduced around the globe as the only operator in the largest Ponzi scheme ever on record. This is because he turned its financial management firm into a huge Ponzi scheme that defrauded a lot of money from thousands of his investors. The paper will determine the regulatory oversight that was existing while the Ponzi scheme was operating. It also speculates on the main reasons why such plans were not discovered while investing ...

The Madoff Securities case was a phenomenal one, in terms of the sheer size of the funds involved, the duration over which the scam took place as well as the stature of the victims affected. In most comparable schemes, the victims are usually those who have a very limited understanding of financial products and such schemes mostly do not last very long. This paper will review the case by determining the regulatory oversight in place at the time of the scandal and reasons why this scheme was not discovered as well as delve into other aspects of the case.

Regulatory Oversight of the SEC

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Business Torts and Ethics

Business Torts and Ethics

The intruder has attempted theft in the apartment that is located in University Heights Apartments and has caused physical injuries on the residents. The resident manager and resident are badly wounded by the intruder whereas, the intruder is not wounded or assaulted in any manner. The actions of the intruder are considered highly illicit because he entered the apartment by force, which was also a private property and accounts for trespassing. The intruder also attacked the residents and considering this situation, this attack could also have been lethal for the residents. Civil actions incorporate such ...

Combating Terrorism: Extraordinary Renditions and Advanced Interrogations

Terrorist attacks have been the fiercest, threatening the national security of most countries. Various measures have developed to combat the crime of terrorism by different countries. The most common way of disciplining criminals is the use of judicial procedures where the suspects are proved guilty by the criminal courts and appropriate disciplinary measures applied based on the crime committed. However, other measures are used exclusively by some governments to punish the suspects of terror attacks. Among these methods is the use of extraordinary renditions, which involve surrendering the criminals to another country for interrogation and detention (Horowitz & Cammarano, 2013). ...

Executive Summary

This document is a communication strategy plan for Consolidated Electronics (ConsoE). It is a supporting and governing document that will assist in increasing the company’s visibility, profitability, and customer base. The Consolidated Electronics Strategic Communication Plan underpins the firm’s vision, values, and goals that guide the company’s strategy. The company aims at increasing profits to $175 from $125 million by boosting the worker’s morale and creating a positive public image of the enterprise in Denver and other customer bases. Educating and inspiring new employees from newly acquired entities to take up ConsoE’s vision and ...

Columnist individuals play an important role in the society. They are concerned with writing local articles in a magazine to raise awareness about a problem affecting a community by defending his or her argument concerning a public issue. An action to be taken by the leaders in power was of concern to writing the document in the magazine. In most cases it is normally repeated and published by the same writer on that subject. Article columns share some characteristics regardless of the author and they are, one, it must be precise and clearly states the point of view in ...

INTRODUCTION

With starkly different cultures and histories, the two countries have been recently pitted against each other regarding issues of austerity following the credit crises. This essay will attempt to evaluate and analyze the two countries’ electoral systems. In this endeavour, the text will attempt to confirm how each system addresses the issues of proportionality, representation of religious and ethnic minorities, durability and accountability. The essay is divided as follows. First is a theoretical discussion of electoral systems followed by a brief analysis of the two electoral systems in questions. Then a comparative analysis will attempt to classify the two ...

Geography: Public Spaces are places where everyone is welcome and is free to express their identity

Introduction Human Identity has been the topic of concern throughout the humanities, cognitive science, psychology, and psychoanalysis (Horowitz, 2012). The identity according to Dougherty (2006) is formed by natural environment and people’s reactions to the places. Though some places of the cities are called public spaces where the people come for various purposes, they are welcome but it is the social unwritten rule that they must abide by the rules and norms of the public places. Public places have traditionally being open minded according to Walzer (1995) and everyone can get access to the public places. For example, ...

Abstract

Research is a deliberate planned investigation carried out with the aim of developing and acquiring new technical or scientific knowledge and understanding. On the other hand, development refers to the application of the research findings or other useful knowledge to plan, design new products or improve the firm’s final products, devices, process of manufacturing, systems or services, usually before commercial production. Different firms account for R&D costs a bit differently depending on whether they follow local standards or international standards. The accounting for R&D cost has evolved since 1974 this has been due to views of different accountants on ...

Arguments against abolishing or replacing US electoral college with a national direct popular vote election of the president

Reasons to support US Electoral College

1. The system offers cohesiveness through use of popular support before a candidate is voted in as the president. 2. The system caters to the distribution of popularity of the candidate in all areas of the country to avoid imbalances. 3. Closely related to the above point, the system improves the interests of the minority in a diversified country to avoid alienation. 4. The system is less open to pensioned tendencies which can result in popularist views. 5. The system is hailed because of the stability it maintains in many instances ...