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Harry Markopolos' decade-long investigation of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme

In late 2008, Bernie Madoff, a then-reputable career New York financial professional and a former NASDAQ Chairman, confessed to federal authorities that he had been running a tremendous Ponzi scheme from his financial investment and securities firm in midtown Manhattan (LeBor, 2010).

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Gender nonconformity and academic performance in school settings

In a society at any given time, there are preconceptions about what being feminine or being masculine (i.e., being a female or being a male). In this regard, a society holds that certain ideas, behaviors, activities, and so on are "right" for a person of a specific gender.

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Luc Faydherbe's Beguinage Church of St. John the Baptist in Brussels

Beguinage Church in Brussels, Belgium (Eglise du Beguinage) 1676 ("Brussels" Europe-cities) or possibly 1656 as is noted by Gilliant-Smith in the Story of Brussels (235) to replace a much more demure church built in the 13th-14th century for the Beguinage, is attributed to the Flemish Baroque…

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Irish-American drinking in O'Neill, Ford, and contemporary culture

The Irish have always been a strange contradiction. Lovers of booze, women, and fighting, they have also prided themselves on being representatives of unpretentious humanity, defenders of the Catholic tradition and faith.

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Olaudah Equiano's narrative and the Enlightenment antislavery movement

How are the views and opinions against the institution of slavery linked to the Age of Reason, also known as the Age of Enlightenment?

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Risk assessment for CyberTrans Ltd's wireless LAN infrastructure upgrade

This report discusses the risk and specifications for a logistics company, CyberTrans Ltd. The company offers next day delivery services in the entire U.K region for packages weighing up to 50 kg. They also offer a 3-day shipping service for consignments weighing over 50kg.

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Natural Way Products' market expansion and brand repositioning strategy

With the increase in awareness about health issues, many people are switching over to use of natural products from ordinary ones that use artificial methods of production. The same trend is rapidly increasing in the beauty industry.

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Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn: gentrification and neighborhood change

Bedford Ave. In this age when we are can all connect instantly to all other corners of the world with the click of a mouse or a few keystrokes on our phones, it is hard to remember that in most respects we all live in a very small neighborhood.

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Character development in three contemporary short stories

Character is one of the driving forces behind great literature. To the extent that a writer can create "real" fictional characters, characters who are both compelling and honest, characters who personify the human condition, characters who have resonance long after one's left them behind in the…

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M-13 gang origins, expansion, and relationship to terrorism

The M-13 gang, otherwise called Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) is one of the most dangerous gangs in the world.

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