Greenwich did not do any “due diligence” which is the reason for getting sued because they did not check and that’s how Madoff was able to get away with the scheme. Greenwich should have seen that he was using his own money while he was pocketing the money from investors and they could have stopped him. 8. The SEC did not act upon the information by Markopolos because Madoff had a good reputation at the SEC and had many connections with the people within the SEC, so they didn’t even bother conducting an investigation. 9.
He was wrong. While his wealth led him closer to Daisy, he never won her back. He wants “too much” (132). His desire to have it all, the money, class, power, and Daisy, no matter the cost, has corrupted his spirit. His past is filled with illegal activity and cheating, and there is nothing he can do to erase it.
7 October 2015 The delusional Dreamer The Great Gatsby, not so “great” of a man. The title of the book can be viewed from many different points. Gatsby, in fact is the opposite of great. Gatsby is seen as the man that follows his dreams and never gives up, but in reality he is just the delusional dreamer with immature ideas and goals. Also, all that wealth Gatsby has is from illegal business, and this would totally reduce the greatness of a man.
He uses the money to buy a house but nothing in it. As he ages he decides to use prayer to try to escape the devil in the afterlife. Throughout the story Tom does many villainous and unethical behaviors, this makes him an antihero. He is particularly an American antihero because he shows characteristics of the American portrayal of the British at that time; the British are the definition of a villain to the Americans. Tom Walker is specifically an American antihero as he is selfish and only wants money, unfaithful in his marriage and deals, and is trying to fight back when he realizes consequences of his deal.
Othello, himself states “that thou be’st a devil, I cannot kill thee.” He then stabs Iago but only wounds him, showing that he thinks that Iago is the devil. In Elizabethan society he could be labeled a demon, or influenced by the devil if not the devil himself. Even if he is only a sociopath, there are many similarities between sociopaths and devilish doings. Poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( 1772-1834)saw Iago’s worst side and writes “a being next to the devil, only not quite the devil” He calls Iago’s behavior “motiveless malignity”. A trait that stands out is Iago’s ability to think out and plot what seemingly will be a perfect plan.
"I'm very nonjudgmental." As his two roommates had recently decamped, stealing his prize possessions and leaving him with ruinous debts to pay, his neutrality toward human character seemed not generous but stupid, a kind of prophylactic against learning from experience. Yet non-judgmentalism has become so universally accepted as the highest, indeed the only, virtue that he spoke of his own character as if pinning
It will change the values of the person, it will demean the things you once took pride in, "Let us get hold of the property," said he, consolingly, to himself, "and we will endeavor to do without the woman. "(Irving 5). The idea of riches enough for a king struck Tom - as the death of his wife meant nothing to him, except the fact that he had more money to indulge in his greedy self. The date 1727 was not particularly a 'technological' time where things such as computers, internet, and cell phones were invented yet, adding to the frugal character of Tom and the Devil. Hard work was much more evident back in the 17th century, as everyone had a part to contribute to the community.
It is straightforward that Gatsby is a villain for he has yet to commit any acts of heroism. What he does accomplish is his carelessness, his attempts to ‘conquer the unconquerable’ which ruins the lives of others and his own, and he shows his selfishness. In the book Gatsby is a person that has been blinded by his own greed. Since the beginning he shows his jealousy towards Tom, Tom having everything he has ever wanted: Daisy, friends, money, and love. The novel is not of a man who goes on a search towards love and freedom, but instead of a greedy man in attempt to steal the life of a
"They get to keep their jobs." Pavlo was stuck: He knew customers were taking in piles of cash yet refusing to pay their bills; he says his MCI bosses knew of the chicanery but refused to write off the receivable. Increasingly, he feared for his job and fretted about falling into legal jeopardy. He was drinking heavily--and growing resentful. Even if MCI sold out at a premium, Pavlo wasn't going to get rich like top managers.
The story begins with God angry because Everyman pays too much attention to his riches instead of acknowledging Him. God says, "Of ghostly sight the people be so blind, Drowned in sin, they know me not for their God. In worldly riches is all their mind." (271 Shorter Norton) This is the first time we see an example of deception. Everyman has turned his back on God and set his sights on things that are not deemed important at the time of reckoning.