Kenneth Burke

1. Kenneth Lay’s values and vision were not met by the business practices of Enron. Enron claimed to be an ethical company, but that turned out not to be the case. They lied to their stakeholders by telling them that the company was in great financial shape when in reality they were not. The reason for the lie was to make sure that investors kept investing in the company. The lies hurt many of their stakeholders because it eventually led to their downfall which meant loss jobs within the…

Each were aware of the enron code of ethics however they did no longer follow it. Kenneth lay former ceo become indicted on 11 crook counts of fraud and making misleading statements. Jeff skilling became indicted on 35 counts of twine fraud, securities fraud, conspiracy, making false declaration on monetary reviews, and insider buying…

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…

Sumitomo Copper Scandal (1995) Impacts on the Sumitomo Corporation The Sumitomo Copper estimated that the copper scandal, the financial scandal, gave rise to losses of $1.8 billion in June 1995. According to the company, the case would not affect their activeness and they would swallow the entire loss in the current fiscal year, which was about nine months after it took place. In order to cover the $1.8 billion losses, they would set aside a fund from the original executive bonuses and canceled…

What would a person do if his or her child asks, “Will you make it back home tonight?” The easy answer would be to leave his or her country, but that decision is not simple. Afghans center their life on their culture, family, and friends so it is not easy for them to leave their homeland. In the New York Times Op-Docs series “Afghanistan by Choice,” the film director, Alexandria Bombach, appeals to pathos through the juxtaposition of settings and individuals. Her emphasis on pathos conveys the…

Henry V is the final play in Shakespeare’s second tetralogy of history plays and, like the others, reflects the Elizabethan interest in history and politics. As a biographical text, the play cannot be separated from history as “history is a story in itself” (Angus 2) and there are multiple historical constructs within it. Henry V is both a signifier and signified. It is a reconstruction of past events from an Elizabethan point of view (signifier) and, from a modern perspective is a consideration…

about it, “In 1974, Kenneth Lay joined the Florida Gas Company, eventually serving as president of its successor company, Continental Resources Company. In 1981, he left Continental to join Transco Energy Company in Houston, Texas. Three years later, Lay joined Houston Natural Gas Co. as chairman and CEO. The company merged with InterNorth in 1985, and was later renamed Enron Corp. In 1986, Kenneth Lay was appointed chairman and chief executive officer of Enron.” (Bio.) Kenneth got an executive…

Unit 1 Essay The author changes and reveals the obstacle to foster hero growth throughout a story. Revealing Loki as the obstacle in the movie Thor, directed by Kenneth Branagh, made the hero overcome pride, grow emotionally stable, and reclaim his dominance. Fate and time were similarly revealed by the authors of Around the world in 80 day's Jules Verne, and The od ssey's Holmer.This helped transform the hero by establishing self-control, emotion, and the true meaning of life within…

Mesothelioma settlements Part 3 Mesothelioma verdicts if the plaintiff doesn’t agree to a settlement, the case will go to courtroom. In asbestos-related cases, the plaintiff will receive a verdict at the end of the trial. The compensation varies depending on whether the jury considers the defendants are legally responsible for their actions that harmed the plaintiff. In such cases, the legal responsibility would be for exposure to asbestos and the harm is often untreatable disease (mesothelioma…

do this. Take for example one of the bank’s ads, it says they are fully devoted to compensating those impacted, but how do you compensate someone who has seen reduced credit scores from bouncing a check in an account that there was supposed to be money in? (Hiltizk, 2016). How do you correct something that took customers years to establish? There seems to be no solid answer to these questions, only vague promises and an absence of a definitive plan in place to make things right, which making…