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Enron - a History and How the Company Imploded
Enron, a history and how the company imploded Abstract "Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash." (Paramount, 1986) The famous words of Admiral T.J. Cassidy in the high-flying action thriller Top Gun (Paramount, 1986) describe what occurred with Enron. Enron was a giant corporation (some say the largest energy company in the world), who depended on outside credit sources to finance its daily operations. In turn its credit-worthiness depended on its performance
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History of Computers
The earliest existence of a modern day computer's ancestor was the abacus. These date back to almost 2000 years ago. It is simply a wooden rack holding parallel wires on which beads are strung. When these beads are moved along the wire according to "programming" rules that the user must memorize, all ordinary arithmetic operations can be performed. The next innovation in computers took place in 1694 when Blaise Pascal invented the first "digital calculating
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History Captured Through Art
Nick Crimaldi English II Reaction Paper History Captured Through Art When viewing art it is important to be aware that the artist has created the piece for a reason. Let us not forget that most of the generations before us did not have the modern luxury of film. Because of this there are many works of art that have been made famous for their historical significance. Most common among these types of paintings are the
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Ages in History
Civilization has evolved from close to nothing. It started with the Paleolithic Age and then the Neolithic Age. The Paleolithic Age consisted of the hunters and gathers while the Neolithic Age consisted of the food growing cultures. With the hunting and gathering culture the males did the hunting while the females gathered fruits, vegetables, grains, and raised the children. By not cooperating with food gathering and the hunting part of life you were most likely
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Death on the Highway: Quality Problems at Ford and Firestone
On August 9, 2000, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. officially announced that it was recalling 6.5 million of its Wilderness AT tires, most of which had been installed on Ford’s popular SUV, the Explorer. It was reported that Explorers equipped with Wilderness AT tires had been involved in a large number of rollover accidents on the USA high way leading to more than 170 deaths and over 700 injuries, and more than 40 deaths in the other
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History of Animation
Computers have totally changed the way we create and work with images and graphics and games. Animation needs these computers and it’s sometimes hard to grasp the vast, fundamental shift that technology has caused in the creation and distribution of visual media, especially since the actual workings of the technology still remain a mystery to many. To give a brief history, from the seventh through to the thirteenth centuries, books-usually religious in nature-were created one
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The History of Math
The history of math has become an important study, from ancient to modern times it has been fundamental to advances in science, engineering, and philosophy. Mathematics started with counting. In Babylonia mathematics developed from 2000B.C. A place value notation system had evolved over a lengthy time with a number base of 60. Number problems were studied from at least 1700B.C. Systems of linear equations were studied in the context of solving number problems. The basic
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History of Rap
The History of Rap The most widely excepted definition of rap music is spoken words with a rhythm of bass, drums, and keyboard sounds. The words are spoken over the music and the accents and emphasis on words is important. Hip Hop is defined as the accompanying background music but is often used as a synonym to rap music. In this paper I will show how rap got its start and evolved into the culture
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History of the Royal Theatre, Bath
INTRODUCTION In 1700, Bath had a population of 3000 and was still a provincial, walled town. People came there to take the waters as a cure for arthritis and rheumatisms. Queen Anne was amongst these visitors in 1702 and 1703, and her visit made the city popular. Throughout the 18th century, the number of visitors rapidly increased and Bath became a city of pleasure_the elite would come there to spend the summer season bathing, playing
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The History on Madame Cj Walker
Madam C. J. Walker, was the first African American woman millionaire in America Sarah Breedlove Walker, known as Madam C. J. Walker, was the first African American woman millionaire in America, known not only for her hair straightening treatment and her salon system which helped other African Americans to succeed, but also her work to end lynching and gain women's rights. Cosmetics: The Lost Years : Notable women who paved the way for today's cosmetic
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History of the Defense Intelligence Agency
History of the Defense Intelligence Agency Bradley Barnes SS 110: World History Dr. Valerie Adams April 18, 2005 History of the Defense Intelligence Agency In the years following World War II, there were many turf battles fought between the intelligence agencies of the United States. The Central Intelligence Agency, which was created in 1947 with the passing of the National Security Act, won the initial battles. This agency had won both legislative status and
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Martin Luther Changed History
Martin Luther changed history in the 1500's. In 1517 Luther took a public stand against friar Johann Tetzel. Tetzel was selling indulgences by telling people they could buy there way into heaven. Luther was outraged by Tetzel's actions. In response to Tetzel Martin Luther wrote 95 Theses, attacking "pardon-merchants." On October 31, 1517, he put the 95 Theses on the door of a church in Wittenberg, and invited people to debate him. Someone copied the
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History of Sushi
Executive Summary: This report will cover about the sushi history, the practices in the past and also in the modern world as well as the ingredients and types of sushi. First of all, I will explain briefly about Japan and its culture, later on I will move on to sushi. Sushi has several types in general which are Sashimi, Nigiri Sushi, Hosomaki, Futomaki, Uromaki, Temaki, and Chirasy. Each type has a special composition and taste.
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The History of Sauces
The History of Sauces As in history, some say the Geeks was the being of civilization. They add an obsession with there reglious and philosophical meanings for there foods. Some of the earliest writing was written by the Geeks on food and how it should be used in ever day life. But little of it survived when war broke out in Egypt and the Alexandrian Library which housed the largest array of ancient text known
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History
An assumption that dominates American historical studies is that the wealth and prosperity of the country would be much less without the existence of a powerful central government. This theme is but part of a larger, and now international, orthodoxy that larger political jurisdictions, as long as they are "democratic," foster liberty and economic growth while smaller ones stifle it. In Europe, elites hold up an all-European government as the golden road to a brighter
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Ford Vs. Firestone
1. I don’t think any firm can guarantee complete product safety, especially companies as large as Ford and Bridgestone-Firestone. Both these companies produce such a large quantity of products that something is bound to go wrong. Also, no matter how safe a product might be there still can be potential problems with user error. An example would be how no matter safe Ford makes a car, there is still potential for an accident if the
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History of Radio Advertising
Radio Advertising Radio advertising is one of the earliest and most popular forms of advertising in today's world of mass media. Although television has shifted much of the audience away from radio it is undisputable that radio is always there. Radio is broadcasted everywhere twenty-four hours a day and always has the breaking news. Walter Cronkite, a famous broadcast journalist, started his career in radio and concluded, "Radio has its own special strengths and contributions.
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History of Rap Music
Rap music is truly an American minority artist creation of which students need to be proud. Unfortunately, rap music is not perceived by many Americans as an art form, but as a fad which they hope will soon fade away. One of my intentions with my unit is to show that rap music is not a fad, but a musical art form that has been around for over 20 years in the United States. In
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Burton History
Twenty-five years have gone by since Jake Burton, Carpenter, started making snowboards. His company today is the most successful and largest manufacturer in the world for snowboarding. A key success to Burton Snowboards was pushing to make snowboarding a sport. The idea came from building a better Snurfer, "the first snowboard, originally made by Sherman Poppen in 1965, where he nailed two skis together for his children to slide downhill sideways on" (Snowboard). Sport, not
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History of the English Language
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE The history of the English language is very extensively. It contains parts of French, Latin, German, Norse and of a few less known tongues. Before texts were written in English, they were mainly written in Latin and were reserved to be read only by the Pious and royal. The language how it is spoken today was formed only after Centuries of fierce battling, governments being overthrown, and a period of
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Ford Information System
Introduction An information system consists of input, processing, output, and feedback. With these activates the information system helps to produce the information that associations need to get better decision-making, problem solving, controlling operations, and creating new products or services. The information systems can assist a business in that they contain important information about an exacting client, place, or event that get place in the organization or the environment nearby it. Information systems are not as
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Cost/benefit Analsis of Ford Pinto
Ethical dimensions of „cost/benefit” analysis. Evaluate from a moral perspective the “cost/benefit” analysis conducted by Ford. One may ask what do we need ethics in business for? To answer this question, we need to know what ethics is, as well as, what impact it has on businesses, people and relations. Ethics is often defined as a set of rules, principles governing a group or a person; determining his/her behavior. It imposes a social responsibility on
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Qing History Intro
Unlike the Ming Dynasty, nomadic people called the Manchus ran the Qing Dynasty. As the Ming dynasty ended with the emperor committing suicide, the Manchus took control of China, founding the Qing Dynasty. Through the Manchus, the Qing Dynasty would grow to become the largest empire in the history of China. The Manchus were founded by Nurhaci who is also accredited with the ordering for the creation of the Manchu language. One of Nurhaci's greatest
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Mayan History
The Mayas. The Mayas population was so large because they had older people from the classic period. The Maya culture was the importance of urban centers and the religious life of the Mayas. The Mayas were never a true urban culture therfore the decline of the urban centers after 900 AD and it did not involve a social change or a religious change. The classic began a period of new creativity to the Mayan. Much
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History of Trade Unions and Ntuc
History of trade unions and NTUC A trade union is an organized group of employees in a particular sector, whose aim is to negotiate with employers over pay, job security, working hours by using the collective power of the members. They are funded by subscriptions from union members, and often offer legal advice and strike pay during disputes when members refuse to work. In general, the union is there to represent the interests of its
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