Kenneth Lay

When discussing two of the world’s major accounting scandals, it’s important to first define what a “scandal” is. The most applicable definition is as follows: “an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage.” Enron and WorldCom have certainly caused public outrage through their illegal, immoral, and unethical actions. While each scandal is in itself an expansive episode, they each have similarities and have both impacted the industry in ways that were…

Under communism, it's just the opposite”John Kenneth Galbraith. Communism is the social economic, and political philosophy that states that all the people should have the right to be able to have a share in all the resources. Everyone should work for the same amount of money, or more accurately everyone…

In 1998 philosophers Andy Clark and David Chalmers collectively introduced their idea of the extended mind. What this means is they believe that cognition and even belief transcend beyond the confinement of the human skull. By a number of means, Clark and Chalmers aim to prove that cognition and belief do indeed exist outside of the physical human brain. I completely agree with Clark and Chalmers in their conception that the mind is extended, however, I mean to refute application of the fourth…

Publius Vergilius Maro, usually referred to as Virgil, is recognized as the greatest of the Roman poets. His best-known work, the epic poem Aeneid, describes the adventures of Aeneas alongside his fellow survivors of the Trojan War. With many characters filling important moral and symbolic roles, Dido allows the protagonist to exercise an important Roman value, pietas. Dido’s character is present in the first half, books one through six, of the Aeneid. With all of this mention, she must be…

From the time children are able to understand words they are taught they require a certain amount of hours of sleep. The science of sleep can be traced back to the early 1600’s. Doctors will argue that sleep is the most important thing a person needs after food and water. Scientists have done extensive research on the benefits of sleep, but still the question remains on why is sleep necessary? Unfortunately, it is not a question with a simple answer. The absence of a concrete answer to this…

Physician Assisted Suicide: Why it Should be Legalized “I can’t even tell you the amount of relief that it provides me to know that I don’t have to die the way that it’s been described to me that my brain tumor would take me on its own” (Brittany) says Brittany Maynard, a 29 year old woman who was diagnosed with grade four brain cancer and had been told she had less than six months to live. So when worst came to worst, November 1st 2014, Brittany used physician assisted suicide to die peacefully…

Evil in Macbeth Macbeth is a play by the renowned playwright William Shakespeare that is based on a character named Macbeth, a courageous general turned villainous king of Scotland due to a flaw in his character that leads him to committing evil deeds. In this play, Macbeth runs into three witches that predict that, against all seemingly impossible odds, he will become king of Scotland. Once provoked by his wife, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth goes on to kill or become responsible for the death of a…

Art is complex, it is more than just an object filled with paint for it to be used as an antique for your living room set. Art can be used as an expression, positive or negative. Art can entice in many ways, for its concealed hidden message for the viewer to analyzed and understand the meaning than the art itself. Art is expressed in many alternatives as well, not just historic paintings from Picasso, Warhol. As well from the like of musicians, a certain creation something more presented than…

Media Objectivity is Corrupt with Bias Journalists are expected to adhere to objectivity when delivering news to the public. Media in general reports what will attract viewers but, when it comes to relaying information about world news, the coverage is presumed to be reported neutrally. Major international news outlets gain popularity because of the proclaimed fairness in reporting. When personal opinion effects what a journalist decides to report, it can have major implications on the…

agency is created to carry out their goal. Examples of agencies in the United States include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency, and Federal Communications Commission. Agencies are formed by an act of Congress, when they lay out what is called an organic statute that contains the purpose and structure of the agency, the agency then is in charge of implementing the purpose as laid out in the statues. The laws surrounding federal agencies are administrative laws. A…