Enron, the Houston, Texas based company, created in 1985, grew into the nation's seventh largest company in revenue by providing electricity to its consumers. ... Enron's reported revenue was based on its exploitation of a loophole in accounting rules that allowed it to book revenue from huge energy-derivative contracts at their gross value, not their net value as done with other securities dealings. In actuality, it used complex partnerships to keep some $500 million in debt off its books and hide its financial troubles so it could continue to get cash and credit to run its trading...

• Word Count: 510
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Zinn comes to the defense of almost every oppressed or subjugated group of people over the past 500 years. In his book, Zinn supplies countless primary source documents and quotations that compliment and support his contentions. ... During that year "there came a series of tumultuous strikes by railroad workers in a dozen cities; they shook the nation as no labor conflict in its history had done." ... The information contained in Zinn's book is very accurate, often with primary source documents to back up the information. ... Overall, it is an excellent book and should be read by all ...

• Word Count: 1049
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Hitler's clear intentions were made apparent in his book Mein Kampf where he revealed his fundamental purpose was to create a National Socialist state and eventually world conquest. ... With the withdrawal of the League of Nations in 1933, this highlighted the Nazi Party's intention to rebuild Germany by disregarding the treaty's restrictions. In 1935 Germany began rearming by increasing the size of its army to 500 000 men, and as a result of the Anglo-German Naval Agreement increased its Navy to 35% of that of the British. ... His actions to increase his army size, and reoccup...

• Word Count: 896
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Brave New World, a novel by Aldous Huxley was written at a tine in history when war had ravaged much of the nation, Depression was blanketing society, and people's wills were being put to the test. ... Brave New World is not intended to be a happy book, it is more Huxley's way of describing what he believes is coming to us. ... Brave New World addresses this conflict in a fictional future (approximately 500 years into the future) in which free will and individuality have been sacrificed to achieve complete social stability. ...

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In this book, Sister Helen displayed her belief that a human being is worth more than his/her worst act. ... That same year, there were dramatic cuts in health care and education funding statewide. 500 police officers were laid off in New Jersey after NJ State legislature spent $16 million to impose the death penalty. ... Those countries that do still impose it are usually poor, undeveloped and undemocratic nations. ... Although capital punishment has been apart of our history since our nation has first started, it is important that the US keeps up with the changing times and makes the app...

• Word Count: 804
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Since Gutenberg printed his first book more than 500 years ago, there have always been titles that have angered folks to the point of condemnation; to the point where they have thought that the books should be removed from the shelves, or even destroyed. ... The book Brave New World is author Huxley's shocking vision of a future utopia, which deals with the philosophical and ethical controversies brought by advances in technology and science. ... This book along with others encourages the individual to question their beliefs and the world around them. That questioning, the critical think...

• Word Count: 1130
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Islam was founded by prophet Mohammad about 500 BC and its teaching are strongly based on the Koran. ... Is one of the religions right now that is causing massive trouble to our nation since their purpose is to please their God better known as "Allah." ... Gautama wrote the Tripitaka a very long book(100 volumes). ...

• Word Count: 1082
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School