Independent auditing is essential in public accounting world and to society as a whole. The independent auditor acts as a “gatekeeper” between businesses and society. It is their job to ensure that the information they allow through their gates is objective and verifiable. When the information is not, it can lead to disastrous results. Three … Continue reading
As everyone knows the United States has been involved in a massive war on drugs within the nation. More than $40 billion is spent annually to fund this massive war. And, this figure is only in regards to the actual war and not the results of it. It does not include the costs of the … Continue reading
I make my way to school on my favorite day of the week. Finally, Thursday has come. Friday is one day away and today we get to take our weekly drawing class. Some kids don’t take this class very seriously, but to me it is really the only important class I am taking in school. … Continue reading
“In the beginning, Andersen became successful because it followed clear guidelines and molded first-rate accountants…Together, growth and drift from core services challenged accountability and leadership. The decisions the firm’s leaders made at each point sent the firm down an ever more tangled path and, ultimately, to the firm’s collapse” (Squires, 22). Introduction Arthur Andersen was … Continue reading
I decided to go in a different direction with the TED talk that I chose. I went with something unrelated to any of my papers to try and expand my view a little bit. What I found was a talk done by Sir Ken Robinson, which was titled, “How Schools Kill Creativity.” This was an … Continue reading
In recent history natural gas has been explored as an alternate option to the large amounts of oil used by the United States. There have been claims that there is enough natural gas within the United States to finally give our country energy independence. Obviously anyone who hears the word independence starts paying more attention. … Continue reading
Arthur Andersen With a conflict of interest Needs to be set straight Arthur Andersen was a major accounting firm that had clients worldwide. One of their biggest clients was Enron. Turns out this would also be the client who would ultimately lead to the end of Arthur Andersen’s firm. I read an article about … Continue reading
I read an article in the Huffington Post about a very controversial topic regarding food today, which is the use of hormones and whether we should be worried or not. Hormones are being used to generate cows that produce more milk, salmon that grows twice as fast, beef cows that grow 20 percent faster, among many other … Continue reading
I chose an article by Byron York. The name of the article was What Republican Rebels will do next in Shutdown Fight. This article did not really sway my view, but led to more worries than I had before. When taking the quiz I was told that I was a Libertarian, which is true. I … Continue reading
While listening to “The Rise of the Sharing Economy” I found myself listening more and more to Milo Yiannopoulos. While this sharing economy seems to be a great idea, I can’t help but think that there are too many problems that are going to follow. One of the problems I see is that people will … Continue reading
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