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With the high-profile accounting scandals at the start of this century such as Health South, Enron,...

With the high-profile accounting scandals at the start of this century such as Health South, Enron, WorldCom, AIG, Lehman Brothers, and Arthur Andersen, the public's relative flattering opinion of the accounting profession faltered. Some businesspeople even suggest that "accounting ethics" is an oxymoron. As an accountant at the start of your career, can you do anything to reverse this perception? In addition to your answer, please comment on at least one answer from a classmate.

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