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and coded as the only theme of each tweet. There were a large number of tweets (37.95%) complained about BBC’s nonfeasance as gatekeeper to report this specific issue, as the public service broadcast had covered little about the alleged electoral fraud. Satirical and aggressive comments constitute the second large percentage, followed by the tweets that mentioned the legal investigations of both police and the Electoral Commission. C. The comparison between the discussion in the…

Scheme” is an investment swindle in which some early investors are paid off with money put up by later ones in order to encourage more and bigger risks (“Ponzi Scheme”, n.d.). Essentially, the money collected from newer victims (investors) of the fraud is paid to earlier victims to provide a veneer of legitimacy (“The math of Ponzi Schemes”, n.d.). Charles Ponzi (Figure 1), born in 1882 emigrated from Italy in 1903 to the United States. In 1918, after being convicted and serving time for a…

The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga, is a novel that focuses on the life of Balram, the son of an Indian rickshaw driver. Balram is writing a letter to Wen Jiabao, an important Chinese official who has embarked on a diplomatic visit to India. He decides to tell Jiabao his life story in an attempt to educate the man about Indian entrepreneurship, because he truly believes that his story is more accurate than the political accounts he is sure the Chinese official will hear. Balram chronologically…

The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger, the book describes a young man,; Holden Caulfield.; After getting kicked out of pencey Holden has a fight with his roommate in which he is influenced into leaving the school two days early, he decides to spend those two days in New York before going back home meeting up with teachers, prostitutes, and his sister too. The book shows how a teen faces challenges of life. The author of the book, J.D Salinger, uses symbols such as, the F-uck you…

The documentary “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room” deals with “one of the most America's largest corporate bankruptcy”, as it reports the documentary itself. In fact, few years before the bankrupt, Enron was the 7th largest corporation in the USA that took 16 years to go from 10 billion assets to approximately 65 billion, but in only 24 days it went bankrupt. The movie describes and analyses how the company grew and then collapsed quickly and surrounded by a gigantic scandal that can be seen…

Dellway Investments Ltd & others v NAMA & others Introduction The appellants: DELLWAY INVESTMENTS LIMITED and Others The respondent: NATIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AGENCY and Others NAMA was set up to take over all the ‘bad loans’ from the banks when the financial crisis happened. The Government then put money into the banks to help them and to fix the balance sheets. McKillen took NAMA to court because NAMA took over all of the McKillen loans from the banks. McKillen said however that his loans…

by an individual or a group with the intention of making more money for organization when caught by the authorities or by any other means comes under Accounting Scandal. There are several accounting practice, which are developed in order to avoid fraud in accounting process such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles(GAAP), International Financial Reporting Standard(IFRS)…

1. Gordon Gekko, a man that is sentenced to jail for money laundering, comes out eight years later and finds himself with alone. He is in love with money and finds a way to get his millions that he once had, when Jake Moore (his daughters fiancée comes to him. Jake wants to take revenge for his mentors death, Gordon takes advantage of this and becomes and ally. Gordon gains Jakes trust and pretends to help him by telling him where to find a large amount of money. He tricks Jake and takes the…

Fraud Triangle The Fraud Triangle Theory created by Donald Cressey explains the three elements needed for fraud to be committed. These elements include opportunity, pressure or perceived pressure and rationalization. In the very publicized FIFA court case that included charges such as fraud, racketeering and bribery these elements were clearly present. According to The U.S Department of Justice (2015) , there was a total of nine FIFA Officials and five Corporate Marketing Executives who…

The author Salinger, makes Holden Caulfield this obnoxious, bad mouthing, cynic teenager. “...I left Elkton Hills was because I was surrounded by phonies.” (Salinger p 13). In the novel Catcher in the Rye, Holden goes through many obstacles and is trying to find himself. But during his exploration,we realize that Holden is growing up and is becoming a man. He shows this by making his own choices, by seeking advice and by the relationships he has made. First, by making his choices, Holden is…