Enron - The #1 of "EVERYTHING"

The word “hubris” means, excessive pride or self-confidence. It is said by people that the reason Enron would collapse is because of this word.

In many ways, there are so much in common from the Enron movie to what we studied about last year. It all starts with the fruit of knowledge. It is because that we humans had eaten the fruit of knowledge that we know what is right or wrong. By doing this, Man knows there is power. When man gets power, they tend to want to rule, to want more. Here is an example right in front of us. We give men power, they want more; therefore he takes over more, and does little actions to get what he wants. It is just like a story, “If you give a monkey a peanut, he will ask for a banana, if you give it the banana, he will ask for a coconut to go with that banana.”

It is once said from Ishmael that mother culture hums in our ears. Mother culture tells us what should be done, and what the society wants. The way that the society works has made us into monsters, which only value things such as power and money. In Enron, people inside believe that as long as you have money, as long as you have power, nothing would matter, nothing should matter, not even killing people.

The two people which were part of this big event is Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling.
What had happened to them after being judged guilty?

Kenneth Lay:

Sadly, Kenneth Lay had died before his sentencing of the Enron incident. He was on a vacation in Snowmass, Colorado. They believed his death was due to a heart attack, which he had had before. It was July 5, 2006, 3:11 AM. Four days after the tragic incident, a funeral was held for him. It was a small funeral for friends and family with only about 200 people. After a week, a memorial was held for him. Many more attended this time, including George Bush. Since Lay was dead already, his conviction was cancelled.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Lay

Jeffrey Skilling:

Many people spoke for Jeffrey, trying to manipulate the idea of the actions he had done. Stating that he had done all only to save the company and that everything was for the company. This all happened starting on April 3, 2008. Until now he has been and is still in prison. Just last month, October 30th, 2008 he was moved into a low-security prison in Littleton, Colo.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Skilling

Source:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A370269
http://sidesplitters.catastrophe.net/arch/2002/enron-shredder.gif