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The Miano Billing SchemeIn today's society, newspapers around the world are filled with stories of fraud and financial misconduct. Financial scandals such as the Libor Rate Rigging scandal, JP Morgan Chase, and the HSBC Laundering fiasco, have stunned the public and unsettled the very foundations of our economic system. This is why fraud risk assessment is such an important process in all organizations. It involves the pre-emptive actions of identifying, prioritizing, and addressing an organization's vulnerabilities to fraud both to internal and external. Every organization is different, and therefore, what gets evaluated and what is assessed depends on the organization. However, in the case of the Miano billing scheme, implementing some basic internal controls could have gone a long way in detecting and successfully preventing his fraud. Separation of duties is the basis of any effective internal control system. By ensuring two or more employees handle separate parts of a transaction, the organization creates a |
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Ghost Employee FraudThere is usually shock and disbelief when fraud is uncovered in a corporation. Fraud is a very general term that refers to the deliberate deception to secure an unfair or unlawful gain (Farrell, 1999). In the case of Katie Jordan, she used ghost employees to defraud her company. A ghost employee is someone recorded on the payroll system, but who does not work for the business (Wells, 2011). The ghost can be a real person who is either a current or former employee, or a completely fictitious person created by the perpetrator of the fraud. Katie's payroll scheme could have been prevented and detected at each of the stages involved in successfully utilizing a ghost employee. The first step is creating the ghost and placing it into the payroll system. Katie used both an employee who was already on the payroll, but had quit and a fake employee. Aramis Properties could have detected both ghosts during this phase with relatively easy steps. First, had Aramis investigated the W-2 forms, social security n |
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Early Puritan BeliefsThe Puritans were a group of English Protestants who emerged in the mid-to-late 1500's and eventually rose to become affiliated with one of the darkest and most troublesome periods in American history. To this day, many people still associate the Puritan name with witchcraft, violence and the harm that can occur when hysteria spirals out of control. The name "Puritan" was originally assigned to people that were considered extreme Protestants, and it refers to those who wished to distinguish themselves from the Church of England out of a desire to "purify" themselves from all similarities to the Catholic Church. There were two distinct types of Puritans: the "Separating" Puritans and the "Non-Separating" Puritans. The "Separating" Puritans believed that the Church of England was corrupt and that true Christians must separate themselves from it. The "Non-Separating" Puritans believed in reforming the Church of England. As a mor |
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The Second Coming and Things Fall Apart"Turning an turning in the widening gyre/ The Falcon cannot hear the falconer;/ Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold;/ Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world" (Lines 1-4 W. B. Yeats The first four lines of, "The Second Coming," by William Butler Yeats ring true throughout, "Things Fall Apart," and served as inspiration for Cinua Achebe. Reading those lines reminded him of what his elders told him as a child, about the drastic change in their clan when the white man came about. Achebe's characters are fictional, however they still reflect the feelings of his elders, and connect with The Second Coming, through events and themes that make up Things Fall Apart. The first two lines of the poem symbolize how the clan was stuck in a new and somewhat chaotic world in which the protagonist Okonkwo doesn't understand, and cannot adapt. He is the falcon, and the falconer are those who have changed. This is seen many times in the book, Especially when Obeirika, Okonkwo's best fri |
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Management and Organizational TheoryIn, "The Managers Bookshelf," there were many great readings on leadership, management, teamwork and organizational changes. All of which shed light on a tough topic to teach, which is management, because you can read and hear new ways to manage people but in reality it's all about implementation. This is done differently by every person and sometime its done in a bad way. Looking now at The managers Bookshelf again, there was only one reading on bad leadership and I feel this is a very important reading because if you know how not to be a bad leader then the only other option is to be a good leader by default. It sounds easy but in truth it can never by that easy, so we will also have to know what a bad leader is and how that even happens. I will also back this up with I real world example of what I feel to be bad leadership, and what could have been done to change that bad leadership based on the other readings. Barbara Kellerman gives us some good insight into what bad leadership |
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The Sex Trafficking CrisisThere are a few things that can create an outrage among the public, more than sex trafficking. However, once the term, "prostitution," is spoken, many people turn their heads without realizing the correlation between the two. There are many controversies regarding prostitution and sex trafficking. A number of recent editorials in, "The New York Times," "SFGate," and, "Dallas Morning News," have addressed prostitution related offenses. One side argues for prostitutes to be treated as criminals, while the other thinks prostitutes should be seen more as victims. I don't think the correlations between sex trafficking and prostitution is addressed enough, and many people have misunderstandings about the underground sex industry. The issue of sex trafficking is very unknown compared to a lot of other global issues currently. Many people don't know the gravity of the issue, or that there are approximately 30 million slaves in the world today; each slave on average is sold at $90 |
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Reason and FaithSt. Anselm's version of the ontological argument, is perhaps the most famous and arises in, "The Proslogion." Anselm deduces the existence of God, from the concept of God, and therefore his argument is a priori. "Proslogion Two," states, "God is that than which nothing greater can be conceived," even the fool, whom Anselm is trying to refute, must have an understanding of the idea God according to Anselm. The fool, "who says in his heart there is no God," (Psalms 14:1) has, "Two important features; he understands the claim that God exists. He does not believe that God exists." However, if the fool accepts the classical theism definition of the God, Anselm believes, "that which exists in reality will always be greater than that which exists purely in intellect." God is, "nothing greater can be conceived," it would not be using reason to then say, that he does not exist. To aid this, Peter Vardy gave the example of an envelope containing £1000. This envelope would evidently be b |
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Analysis of A Doll's HouseI do not regard, "A Doll's House," as a well made play. Typically, the formula for a play under this genre calls for a happy ending. The ending to Ibsen's play, is pretty far from happy. This play does not so much build up to a climax and then resolve itself in conclusion, it eventually implodes. However, I do not think this play can be labelled so simply as a tragedy. Henrik Ibsen was one of the first realist writers of the nineteenth century. The nineteenth century was a century influenced by change. In this period, what we call modern society, developed. In the modern society, the individual and common sense were in focus. The emergence of thinkers such as Darwin, Voltaire and Kant, had a huge impact on the era to come. Ibsen addresses matters that Kant is famous for arguing; those of human morality, cause and effect. Kant stated, "It always remains a scandal of philosophy and universal human reason that the existence of things outside us, should have to be assumed merely on |
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Concepts of Death and LifeWe often take our lives for granted, especially when we're young. We think we're going to live forever, but nobody knows what will happen. A person could be alive and well one moment, and dead the next. This shows the value of life and the uncertainties of death. Death is the, "great unknown," and that's why it's so frightening. Also, we perceive the inevitability of death long before it happens, which can be worrying, even tormenting. This fear and suffering keeps us from thinking seriously about death, as it impedes our happiness. We need to know how to do this, how to live in freedom, not being imprisoned by the future, and not being carried away by things in the present. When we can live our daily life deeply and genuinely, we begin to feel free and are able to live; we can see the true nature of life. You can arrive at a great freedom within you, and freedom is the essence of happiness. All of us are equal, as far as life and death are concerned; we are all going to d |
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Utilitarianism and Nichomachean EthicsThe very fact that people define happiness differently tells me that the perception of it may also vary greatly. Happiness is defined as fleeting as a momentary feeling or as lingering as a state of being. Two great philosophers in history, John Stuart Mill and Aristotle created moral theories in an attempt to structuralize this thing called happiness. In the ensuing paragraphs, I will discuss their similar yet different philosophical theories of happiness. To begin with, Mill presents the idea of happiness from a utilitarian standpoint. His definition of happiness explains that, "by happiness is intended pleasure, and the absence of pain; by unhappiness, pain, and the privation of pleasure" (P. 11). Happiness can be achieved through the promotion of pleasure and the absence of pain for the greatest number of people according to Mill. Mill also recognizes the hierarchy of the types of pleasure ranging from "animal appetites" related to base desires, to "elevat |
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Homer's Sympathetic Hero - AchillesIn Homer's "The Iliad," the author attempts to get his readers to sympathize with Achilles. He does this by showing the readers an inside on Achilles' emotions. Readers see Achilles from his lowest point when he is devastated about Patroclus' death where he is in tears, to his reintegration into battle because Homer wants his readers to see the mental strength of Achilles. Homer also uses characters like Agamemnon and Odysseus to show the audience Achilles' personality. Agamemnon is used to make the readers feel sympathy for Achilles because of the way he is treated by Agamemnon, and Odysseus is used to show the readers that even a character in the epic has sympathy for him. At the end of The Iliad, Achilles gave Hector's body back to Troy, which shows compassion. Homer uses these events in order to create more sympathy for Achilles. Homer starts his epic out with Agamemnon humiliating Achilles by forcing Achilles to give up his prize of war Briseis. Achilles feels like he is not bei |
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The Chosen by Chaim PotokIn Chaim Potok's, "The Chosen," two unlikely friends meet each other at a baseball game and become the best of friends. As the novel progresses, the story is about the friendship that evolves between Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders when Reuven has an injury and is in the hospital. Reuven goes to the hospital because Danny hit a baseball at his eye and while he is at the hospital, he listens to the radio about what is happening at Normandy. That is where the conflict between Danny and Reuven juxtaposes the invasion of Normandy. Both Reuven's friendship and D-Day are similar in nature because they both start as violent incidents but lead to a rather important change of events. D-Day took place off the coast of France in 1944 during World War |
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The Art Of 3-D PrintingDo you ever see the future when reading the newspaper or book, when skimming through your celebratory magazine? It's actually staring you in your face, "Printing." Printing is considered one of the most important inventions in history. The phenomenon of printing in all its forms has made it possible for us to promote our knowledge in the masses by the printing of books, newspapers, and magazines. Over the years with more technologies came the invention of the 3D Printer. The importance of this invention to our future can only be measured in time. 3D printing allows doctors to make kidneys, lungs, ears, and for engineers the manufacturing of cars, also for architects to build houses. Not many understand what 3D printing is, how it works and where it is applied. To start off, the history of printing goes back to when we duplicated images by means of stamps. Over the years, many modifications have developed to meet the needs of society, technology and science. From the basic start |
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The Science of ElectricityElectricity is a form of energy which is formed when electrons flow from one body to the other. An atom is made of electrons, protons and neutrons. The electrons are distributed in shells in the atom of an object. There can be only a restricted number of electrons according to the shell number. If there are fewer electrons in one shell then the electrons from the other body can flow to the object. So we can say the object is negatively charged. This flow of electrons is known as electricity. There are many ways to generate electricity. We can make a normal electric circuit in which the battery can provide electricity (electrons) which will flow through these wires and then light the bulb. Static electricity was discovered in the Greece during the 620-550 BCE when a Greek discovered that amber and fur attract each other when rubbed. no one was able to make sense of this discovery for centuries. Slowly the meaning became a little clearer when William Gilbert studied more about the stat |
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The Importance of Special Interest GroupsDuring a political election, it is hard to avoid the amount of propaganda being shown trying to influence your voting decision. These ads, commercials, and posters can come directly from the candidates themselves. What some people don't know is that propaganda also comes from special interest groups. Special interest groups (SGIs) are groups of people who share common objectives looking to change policies and such regarding their shared concerns. It is very important to know how special interests influence political process. SGIs inform and educate the public on their government, while holding much power, relating to their numbers and money amongst other things. Alongside this, they provide information to government officials in an attempt to influence policy. Donating time and money to propaganda is an effective way to influence policy, but there are others as well. These include lobbying, litigation, grassroots mobilization, and research. Lobbying is the act of trying to influence o |
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Post-Civil War Transformations in AmericaDuring the period between 1865 to 1898, the turn of the century was approaching the nation. The end of the Civil War marked this transition from a more agricultural nation to an industrialized one. Society in America was becoming significantly more urbanized and more diversity was introduced to larger cities on the east coast. This transformation of the United States from an agricultural to an increasingly industrialized and urbanized society brought about significant economic, political, diplomatic, social, environmental, and cultural changes. Amid the close of the 1800s, American society was being molded into an industrial powerhouse. A significant part of this transformation came from manufacturing and factories growing at an incredibly rapid pace. Along with the increase in manufacturing came the movement of thousands into large cities. The new found industrialization provided a growing need for more workers, leading to the population spike in the large cities such as New York an |
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Human Instinct in Lord of The FliesCivilization can be considered a state of highly sophisticated thoughts, manners and tastes in human society. One can distinguish between the civilized and the savage by observing their conducts. A civilized individual's demeanors are influenced by society's laws and their sense of morality while savages act on their instinctual and primitive urges. In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, a group of young boys are stranded on a deserted island, and here the aftermath of a world deprived of society and organization is brought to light. The decline of order and civilization on the island can be attributed to Ralph's lacking leadership qualities, discipline and authority among the children, along with men's innate capacity for evil and savagery, as well as the absence of adult presence on the island. Although his actions were of good intentions, his inability to assert his authority upon the children made Ralph a major contributor to the breakdown of organization and civilization on the |
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Macbeth - Transformation to TyrantTyrants are control-oriented people and expect to control those around them. Some leaders turn into tyrants due to insecurity and the commitment to maintain their power. In the process they become even more oppressive. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a regular soldier fighting for his king in the battlefield. When he manages to kill Macdownland he is given two new titles. After catching a glimpse of what power feels like he begins to crave more. This craving transforms Macbeth in irreversible ways such as becoming a murderer. Once a person becomes obsessive and a murderer, he can do anything for power's sake. Macbeth begins as an ambitious soldier, and his ambition makes him turn into a bloody tyrant. For instance he states, "To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus" |
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Perrault's Version of CinderellaFolklore, modern media, and historical events within the western world tell us that women are meant to be the fairer and weaker of the two sexes; while reiterating the idea that men are strong, and ultimately the saviors of women. This notion has been used to fortify the difference between the two genders. It claims that women cannot save themselves, or each other, and can only find their, "happily ever after," with the help of a man. Perrault's, "Cinderella: or The Glass Slipper," is the story of a mistreated girl, who eventually marries a prince, and goes on to live happily ever after. Within Perrault's, "Cinderella," women are illustrated as powerful, and are the sole characters that drive the plot. While the male characters within the story remain flat and generally unimportant. This story challenges the gender dichotomy that has depicted women as demure, and men as being critical in the lives of women. Perrault's, "Cinderella," is essentia |
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Movie Analysis - October Sky (1999)The movie, "October Sky," is based on the true story of Homer Hickam Jr., a NASA scientist. The movie was adopted from his autobiography, "Rocket Boys." The title of this movie, is an anagram to rocket boys (Movies: Rocket Boys). The movie showcases life of a young adult, Homer Hickam, a high school student in Coalwood, West Virginia. The townspeople predominantly work in the coal mining fields, where Homer's father is a respected supervisor. The townspeople witness the Russian-made satellite, Sputnik 1, in orbit around earth one night. After seeing the satellite, Homer gains interest in building rockets, and wants to enter the science fair. Initially he faces opposition from his family and friends, but is determined to learn about rocketry. Homer teams up with the school's math nerd, Quentin Wilson, and two friends Roy Lee Cooke, and Sherman O'Dell. Homer's endeavors are thoroughly supported by the boys' science teacher, Miss Riley. Initially they start testing with crude designs, |
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Grimm Brothers - Lessons Through Stories"Here's a knife, if the slipper is still too tight for you, then cut off a piece of your foot. It will hurt a bit. But what does that matter." Cinderella's stepsisters go to extraordinary attempts to win the prince in the original Grimm Brothers' version of the fairy tale, including slicing off parts of their feet to fit the golden slipper, before the prince spots the blood spilling out of the shoe. Even though fairy tales can be scary or carry obscure and unusual messages, as Melissa Taylor states in "Eight Reasons Why Fairy Tales Are Essential To Childhood," fairy tales show kids how to handle problems. Fairy tales are a common thread throughout the fabric of childhood in many parts of the world. The Brothers' tales serve as the foundation to many of the stories that are common in a variety of movies. The sanitized innocent Disney versions focus on the pretty princesses and the happy endings, which dominate our collective memory. If you ever had "Cinderella" read to you as a child, you probably won't be familiar with the above excerpt from the Brothers' version, in which t |
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Canadian HealthcareCanada's healthcare system consists of provincial and territorial based health insurance plans that provide universal comprehensive coverage for medically necessary hospital and physician services (Rakich, 1991). Canada created a universal healthcare system, better known as Medicare. Canada reformed the healthcare system in 1966, creating the Medical Care Act. The Medical Care Act established universal coverage for physician services under provincially administered programs (Johnson & Stoskopf, 2010). In 1984, Canada reformed the healthcare system once more, and The Canada Health Act was formed and named Medicare. Canada's healthcare system provides healthcare to all citizens in all the providences of Canada. The healthcare system is ran by the government of Canada. Canada's universal healthcare system has come under attack due to the increase in health cost, lack of new medical technology, and pharmacy cost. Canada has reformed the healthcare system many times in the past forty deca |
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Economic Benefits of Hydraulic FrackingLast quarter, I had an in-class debate on the positive and negative aspects of hydraulic fracturing, and after hearing the pros and cons of this advanced technology during the debate, I was in support of the use of this technique. I have a different view than my classmate. Many processes used in our country have positives and negatives to them, and in this case, I believe the positives outweigh the negatives. The current unemployment rate of the United States is around 8% and our economy continues to have its struggles. Hydraulic fracturing has the potential to change this issue. Using hydraulic fracturing will allow us to obtain natural gas domestically and decrease our reliance on foreign fuel and our reliance on foreign oil, which is one of the problems with our economy right now. If US money stayed within the nation's borders, our economy could improve significantly. Along with this, many jobs would be created. Workers are needed for drilling as well as driving water to the sites and water from the site to a water treatment plant. |
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Writing a Paper in APA FormatAbstract In the past, some students have had difficulties with the APA style. Therefore, this paper will provide future authors a brief summary of how to write a paper using the 5th edition APA format. Title page, abstract, first page of text, strategies to improve writing style, and the reference page are some of the topics discussed. An Example of Writing a Paper Using 5th Edition APA Style In the past, some students have had difficulties with the APA style. Therefore, Zubov and Hall (2003) thought it would be helpful to provide future authors with an example on how to write a professional paper using the 5th edition of the APA style. Title Page All papers should have a title page. The title page consists of the title, not longer than 12 words; author's name; institutional affiliation; and running head. In APA style, date is not included. However, for this class please add class code and semester. The preferred form of an author's name is first name, middle initial(s), and last n |
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Obama Speech - Equal Pay for WomenPresident Barack Obama visited Rhode Island College to talk about the economy and how important the policies to help women succeed are. This is something that Obama is really planning to push across the nation. Obama said "policies that ease financial and other burdens on women will help make the economy stronger overall." Obama being raised by a single mother is partly a reason as to why he strives to make this change happen. Rhode Island is one of the few states that has a paid family leave legislation. They make an effort to recognize and support working families. Obama said Rhode Island "has got the right idea" and the nation needs to broaden its laws for family leave. It's "good policy" that will benefit businesses and the economy, he said. He is using Rhode Island as a model for other states with hope that this could change many viewpoints. This speech |
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