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    Malaysia is governed by the Contracts Act 1950. Section 2 (h) of Contracts Act 1950 states that an agreement enforceable by law is a contract. ELEMENTS OF A VALID CONTRACT There are eight basic elements necessary to form a valid contract to be enforced by the law and they are Offer‚ Acceptance‚ Consideration‚ Capacity‚ Intention‚ Free Consent‚ Certainty and Valid object. I. OFFER In other words offer is a proposal. Under the section 2(a) of Contracts Act 1950‚ Offer is defined as “when one person

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    Company‚ said "The reason we have such a high standard of living‚ is because advertising has created an American frame of mind that makes people want more things‚ better things‚ and newer things." (Miller & Nowak‚ 1977‚ p. 118). https://www.shmoop.com/1950s/economy.html Television programs did not waste all of their influencing power only on consumerism. They also broadcast programs to picture an ideal American family and reinforce specific values. One of these values was the traditional role

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    look back at the 20th century and try to find our strongest and happiest moment it would seem that the 1950s till Kennedy’s assassination was our greatest time in that century. John F. Kennedy said in 1963‚ in his penultimate speech at Fort Worth‚ Texas that‚ “ the United States is stronger than it’s ever been in its history”. Why did Kennedy believe that? In American memory‚ the postwar 1950s seems to have gained an peaceful and happy surface. Looking back at old television shows such as Father

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    Professor Shi also captures the record of everyday life experiences and interactions as Marker did in his film. It may not picture the 1950s‚ but it did have similar everyday experiences. The video was a tribute to emphasize more on what he deemed as important or intriguing in everyday life or just city life in general. We see in Marker’s video how Beijing in the 1950s was still growing as an economic power and in Professor’s Shi’s video we see the change as he captures calming moments of everyday in

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    The message of the man’s man has become more violent. When it comes to soldiers‚ the common perspective is that the marines are the toughest‚ most macho there are‚ but how that is shown is drastically different between the 1950s and today. In a Marine recruiting ad from 1950‚ the majority of the footage was the men training‚ with only eleven seconds for the one minute and three second ad being from a combat zone (Audie Murphey

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    5th Edition‚ 2005‚ Oxford Fajar Sdn Bhd Abdul Majid‚ Krishnan Arjunan‚ Business Law in Malaysia‚ 2005‚ Lexis Nexis Malayan Law Journal Beatrix Vohrah‚ Wu Min Aun‚ The Commercial Law of Malaysia‚ 2nd ed.‚ Longman‚ 2000 Malaysian Contracts Act 1950 (http://www.agc.gov.my/) law of Malaysia/numerical table of laws/Act 1136 Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Contracts and Agreements 3. Offer/Proposal Objectives: Successful students should be able to:- 1. Explain the general idea

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    Remedies – The contract is voidable by the party coerced and damages may be available under the tort of intimidation. It is not provided for under the Contract’s Act 1950. - Coercion : Section 15 of the Contract’s Act 1950 - Undue Influence : Section 16 of the Contract’s Act 1950 - Mistake : Section 21 of the Contract’s Act 1950 1d) Rescission – party are restored to the position they occupied before the contract was entered into. The right to recint is lost where: - The representee affirms

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    be secured was Suwon Airfield. The 507th AAA Battalion‚ stationed in Japan‚ was ordered to “establish air defense (Korea 1950‚ 1996).” The battle for Suwon Airfield set the stage for remaining battles fought in the Korean War. Antiaircraft artillery battalions evolved into “air defense” entities. According to Koker (1990)‚ “The stated mission of antiaircraft artillery in 1950 was (1) to attack‚ destroy or nullify all forms of enemy aircraft and guided missiles and (2) to provide close support for

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    Did you ever wonder who was the first black man to win the Nobel peace Prize? Well it was Ralph Bunche. Bunche is the Noble Peace prize winner in 1950 for a arranged cease-fire between the Israelis and Arabs during a time of war. The Arab-Israeli war broke out in 1948‚ when five Arab nations invaded territory in the former Palestinian mandate (“Office of the Historian” 1). This war lasted till February of 1949‚ when the two sides reached an agreement‚ and Bunche was a major key in stopping fire

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    the music written by a certain person‚ and he describes the way that music made him smile (1-3). He misses the music from the past that could make people smile‚ and that could help them forget their troubles. McLean seems to be referring to the 1950s‚ which is clearer in the chorus of the song. As the speaker goes on‚ he says‚ “But February made me shiver / With every paper I’d deliver.” Here it is widely believe that Don McLean is referring to the death of Buddy Holly. He is said to have been

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