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    Promoters‚ as defined in Twycross v Grant (1877) 2 CPD 469‚ are persons who involved in the incorporation of a company. And the common law has extended the scope of “promoter” further in Tracy v Mandalay Pty Ltd (1953) 88 CLR 215. In this case‚ the High Court held that the promoters are not just these persons who take an active part in the formation process‚ but also these who profits from the operation of the company with a passive role. Applying this doctrine to the case study‚ Alicia can

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    of mice and men

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    Second appearance of Curley’s wife In ‘Of mice and men’ Curley’s wife’s second appearance in Crooks’ room‚ the reader discovers why Curley’s wife acts as such a temptress‚ and begins to feel sympathy for the character when it is discovered she is in fact extremely lonely. We learn that she uses flirting and seduction as a way of gaining attention and spending time with the men. She uses the excuse of looking for Curley to find some company‚ but then slips up‚ admitting she knew where Curley had

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    Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”‚ depicts how a woman temporarily achieves freedom in a patriarchal society. Chopin explores the entrapment of women in a male dominated culture. It is undeniable that Mrs. Mallard is oppressed by her husband and society. This is revealed to us soon after Mrs. Mallard receives the news of her husband’s death. Mrs. Mallard’s inner thoughts and true feelings towards her husband’s death support the argument that she was not only oppressed‚ but also yearned for a

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    Margin Call

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    Margin Call Margin call was a compelling movie that illustrates an early view of the businessmen who discovered early on the fatal truths of the mortgage-based securities during the crash of 2008. A risk analyst Peter Sullivan discovers that current volatility in the market has threatened these mortgaged-based securities‚ which were generating most of the firm’s profits. The losses according to the data would cause trillions of dollars to vanish and close the bank completely. The movie displays

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    In the novel Anthem‚ the society lacks technology in comparison to other places. The people are still using candles‚ when electricity has already been discovered in the past. This must mean that they had technology before‚ but they got rid of it for some reason. My theory is that they had technology before‚ but they were starting to get lazy and corrupt from it‚ so they got rid of technology. With the use of technology today‚ humans are getting more and more lazy. For example‚ in the past‚ people

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    anything away. One day‚ Fleming noticed blue fungal spores growing on one of his unwashed petri dishes (Wilson). Fleming almost destroyed the culture until he realized that all the staph bacteria had been eliminated. September1928 marked the discovery of penicillin; he seized the moment and changed

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    Essay 1 The Discovery of Antarctica According to Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ discovery means: “the act of finding or learning something for the first time‚ the act of discovering something.”1 With this definition in hand‚ the discovery of Antarctica is something that may not officially be determined. As it sits now‚ 1820 is the official discovery year with three reported sightings of the continent within months of each other. The speculation over the true discovery date and discoverer of Antarctica

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    Doctrine Of Discovery

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    The Doctrine of Discovery‚ also known as the Doctrine of Christian Discovery‚ has its root since 1452‚ even before the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492. All the activities involving Doctrine of Discovery are enshrined within the framework of Christendom or Christianity. It can also be divided into two basic ideologies: Discovering land and resources; and taking those resources by force. In the process of the conquest of the Americas‚ lands and resources were discovered on the Indigenous territories

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    Discovery of Dna

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    Discovery of dns Discovery of DNA By: Leslie A. Pray‚ Ph.D. © 2008 Nature Education  Citation: Pray‚ L. (2008) Discovery of DNA structure and function: Watson and Crick. Nature Education 1(1) In the attached article‚ Leslie Pray discusses how the discovery of DNA came about and what it took to develop and finally formulate the different forms of what we now call DNA. DNA wasn’t just discovered by 1 or 2 scientists but rather a group of scientist over many different years. She starts off by

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    Penicillin Discovery

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    Was the discovery of penicillin an accident? Who really discovered penicillin? Many believe that penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming‚ although he sparked the research for penicillin‚ he wasn’t the first. Penicillin had and still does have an effect on the medical world. Penicillin has a very rich history behind it‚ and it is still used world round. One significant story that led to the discovery of penicillin was the one of Alexander Fleming. Although Alexander Fleming is credited for

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