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A Synopsis of the Case Facts Tony Menendez was an auditor with Ernst & Young before he began working for Halliburton as their Director of Technical Accounting Research and Training in March 2005. He was told by his new boss, Mark McCollum, the Chief Accounting Officer, that he was needed to be the “Smokey the Bear” in the accounting team (Eisinger, 2015). They had just gotten over a two-year accounting probe from the SEC shortly before Menendez was hired and he was supposed to do an assessment…

On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320, took off from La Guardia with 150 passengers and 5 crew members, bound for Charlotte, NC. Three minutes into flight it struck a flock of Canada geese and lost power in both engines. Air controllers tried to divert the US Airways plane back to La Guardia or a nearby airport in New Jersey. Captain Chesley "Sully'' Sullenberger decided he did could not safely land the plane in either of the airports, and glided the plane into the Hudson.…

There are many challenges one is faced in life that requires great strength and courage to overcome how we get through it determines one’s character. In the midst of it all finding oneselves can be difficult because we are so focused on the difficulties. In the Novel “Wild From Lost to Found on The Pacific Trail” by Cheryl Strayed the book is about a young women named Cheryl Strayed who loses everything and decides to go on a long distance hike on the Pacific Crest Trail a gigantic trail which…

One of the most common ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ is to get fit. Depending on the person, this can mean losing weight, gaining muscle or just being active. The podcast Barbell Shrugged, hosted by Mike Bledsoe and Doug Larson, is updated weekly with new content related to weightlifting and training. The topics vary greatly, ranging from How to Fix Your Lower Back to The Pros and Cons of Scaling Workouts. For each week’s topic, the hosts bring a special guest with an expertise in the area to be…

The Chicago Bulls handled their business (barely) against the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night. The undermanned Cavs weren’t able to overcome being without three of their starters against Chicago, eventually falling to the Bulls 106-94 in Quicken Loans Arena. The loss snapped Cleveland’s nine-game winning streak at The Q. “I had a lot of combinations out there that guys were not used to playing with, but I just thought we competed,” Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue said. “We played…

Coca-Cola was invented in Atlanta, Georgia in 1886 by Pharmacist John Pemberton. He created a flavored syrup, and took it to a nearby pharmacy where it was mixed with carbonated water. Everyone who tasted it considered it excellent! He had created a distinctive tasting soft drink that could be sold at soda fountains. In his first year of business, he sold an average of nine Coca-Cola’s each day. Today that number has increased to about 2 billion a day. Coca-Cola is recognized as the world’s most…

Society has transitioned from being polite and appropriate to utilizing sarcasm and acronyms. Using sarcasm has become a skill acquired by those with creative minds, straining to communicate in a less invasive manner than their initial triggered response. “Some language experts suggest sarcasm is used as a sort of gentler insult, a way to tone down criticism with indirectness and humor (Chin 109).” Generally speaking, normal communication will be intertwined with sarcasm when one person is…

Going for GMO Labeling Have you ever wondered what’s in your food? GMOs are a key component in most of our foods we eat today. You may have not known that several major food companies are not required to clearly label Genetically Modified Organisms on their food products. Certain states have specific laws over labeling GMOs, while others are still working to get laws passed over labeling GMOs. In America today we want to know if we are eating something that is not good for us. Americans today…

CULTURE, US Civil Religion: The American Way of Life by Friends of TFC • May 30, 2016 United States (TFC) –The most observed religion in America isn’t Christianity, it’s patriotism. America is widely regarded as a Christian nation with over 70% of the populace belonging to one of many different sects of Christianity. From a sociological stand point though, nationalism is by far the dominant religion in this country today. Though simply being prideful about one’s nation isn’t typically seen…

efforts to rebuild the South following America's Civil War.Radical Republicans wanted to punish the South for starting the war. They also wanted to be sure new governments in the southern states would support the Republican Party.I'm Frank Oliver. Today, Doug Johnson and I tell about this reconstruction.One way radical Republicans gained support was by helping give blacks the right to vote. They knew former slaves would vote for the party which had freed them.Another way Republicans…