"U.S. man convicted in 'enormous' tax scam that involved hundreds of Canadians"

The article "U.S. man convicted in 'enormous' tax scam that involved hundreds of Canadians" published in Yahoo News by The Canadian Press | Associated press tells a story of Ronald L. Brekke, who was found guilty of conspiracy and wire fraud. He had helped close to 1,000 people falsely claim millions of dollars in tax refunds. Brekke had told his victims that the U.S Treasury would pay tax refunds equivalent to their personal debts.”He prepared fraudulent claims worth more than $763 million, though only $14 million or so worth of the claims were paid out by the U.S. government, the IRS said.” The fraudulent plans began to go downhill once promotional material was found in a hotel room of Donald Mason which led authorities to Brekke. Another lead for authorities was when two of Brekke’s co-conspirators tried to cash checks worth around $350,000 dollars each. Brekke could face up to 20 years in prison.

SOAPST- "The Great Gatsby"

     The Great Gatsby is a very fun and interesting book to read. The speaker of the book is Nick Carraway, he is the narrator. He had graduated from New Haven and joined the army after. The novel takes place in the Summer of 1922 in New York. Nicked had decided to move to there to learn the bond business. The audience of this book are the readers. The tone of the novel can be considered to be mysterious and relaxed. So far the book is very appealing, I look forward to finishing the book and seeing what happens in the ending.

"Importance of language as a key to identity and to social acceptance."

     Language is key to being successful in this world. By hearing a person speak, one can gather much information about a person. For example, one may be able to determine the origin of the speaker by paying attention to their accent. Accents can not be completely fixed, however they can be reduced. It is not anyones fault that they were born outside the United States where english is not the native language and for this reason society should think twice before criticizing someone. The speakers level of education may certainly show upon their diction and syntax. Speaking in proper English may have been a sign of wealth during the old times. However with education being so openly available to many people one can learn to speak properly very easily. Language is the window to a persons individuality. Another example, if one uses profanity in their language this shows others that he or she is not well educated and is not under the influence of proper parental guidance.