History of the Jury System Juries have been used in the legal system for over 1000 years. Originally they were used for providing local knowledge and information and acted more as witnesses than decision – makers. By the middle of the 15th Century‚ juries had become independent assessors and assumed their modern role as deciders of fact. Independence of the Jury Bushell’s Case (1670) – jurors refused to convict Quaker activists of unlawful assembly. The trial judge would not accept the ‘not
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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Temporary Employees During the 1990-2008 periods‚ employment in the temporary help services industry grew from 1.1 million to 2.3 million and came to include a larger share of workers than before (Luo‚ Mann‚ Holden‚ 2010). Employment in this industry has been very volatile because‚ temporary employees offer great advantages to businesses. As of today‚ businesses are using full time temporary employees as an alternative to reduce their cost and remain profitable
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This essay will give an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the minimum wage. There are many different opinions about whether a national minimum wage is a good or a bad thing for our economy and people individually and by looking into various different resources and researching thoroughly‚ a conclusion will be drawn to hopefully provide a fair and unbiased review. In the UK‚ there are 3 different bands when it comes to minimum wage‚ if you are between 16 and 17 years old you are entitled
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the advantages and disadvantages of representative democracy? Representative democracy is where the public people vote for and elect a person (called an MP‚ Member or Parliament) to portray and voice the opinions of the area the MP was elected in. They will take the views of their constituency on board when speaking in the House of Commons. A country which uses this is the United Kingdom. One of the advantages of representative democracy is that even with over 60 million people in the UK the system
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Discuss the arguments for and against the UK joining the European single currency. The European single currency is a common legal tender currently used by 17 of the 27 member states of the Euro zone. This single currency is known as the Euro which was first introduced as an electronic currency on 1st January 1999‚ where it could only be used for cashless payments. Then later on in 2002‚ the euro became a physical state‚ notes and coins. The intention of creating a single European currency was
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Natural resources are the building blocks on which modern society depends. Knowledge of their physical nature and origins‚ and the web they weave between all aspects of human society and the physical earth can lay the foundation for a sustainable society. We agree with the above statement because natural resources are important‚ as human beings would not exist without them. We use natural resources in everything we do. Therefore we should use our resources with minimal wastage and even ensure
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I tend to agree that young children can be negatively affected by too much time spent on the computer every day. This is partly because sitting in front of the screen for too long can be damaging to both the eyes and the physical posture of a young child‚ regardless of what they are using the computer for. However‚ the main concern is about the type of computer activities that attract children. These are often electronic games that tend to be very intense and rather violent. The player is usually
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Internet has developed the global among every thing in our life. In the last century‚ the world became smaller like a village. The users of the internet are increasing because of the interest for them from the free services. The communities have knowledge and benefits from the internet; however‚ some of them are victims own to this international network. The internet has many benefits for the population especially the communication; such as social networks and E-mails. For instance‚ Face Book
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Referring to relevant scientific literature‚ discuss critically on the benefits and limitations of CBT assessment in working with children‚ young people and families. The use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with children and adolescents has increased; Clark (2005) states treatments once designed for use on adults have now been adapted to be used with children and adolescents. Therapists believe that this is the best approach as it directly addresses a child’s thoughts and behaviour and teaches
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- Sources of Energy You Are the Energy EXPERT! We are very familiar with the different forms of energy‚ namely kinetic energy‚ gravitational potential energy‚ elastic potential energy‚ electrical energy‚ heat energy‚ sound energy‚ and even nuclear energy. However‚ there are other forms of energy that we can tap on. Do you know any? The Task You are to organise yourselves into groups‚ with five experts in each group. Expert 1: Geothermal energy Expert 2: Biofuels and Fossil fuels Expert
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