always on watch‚ being the first to respond to any emergency that falls on the general public. The first responders such as fire fighters‚ law enforcement‚ medical personnel‚ and utility workers each have a key role to play and often work in support of one another during terrorist attacks‚ attempting to suppress the disruption and widespread fear. In this essay‚ I will discuss the risks that first responders encounter while responding to terrorist attacks. The duties of first responders often depend
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The First Triumvirate The first triumvirate was and alliance between three prominent politicians‚ Crassus‚ Pompey and Julius Caesar. The Roman historian Livy described the First Triumvirate as ’a conspiracy against the state by its three leading citizens’. The agreement was unofficial and private. It was formed in the summer of 60-59 B.C. The first triumvirate however is a bit misleading in name. Not only was it never called that by the contemporary Romans‚ but it was a far more inclusive factio
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INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW The Law of Tort Core Reading: Lucy Jones‚ Introduction to Business Law (Oxford University Press‚ 2011). Chapter 11 on The Tort of Negligence (Refer to pages 340 – 374). Please note that we ARE NOT going through every single areas in relation to negligence. For instance‚ the area on nervous shock. Aims and Objectives: - To enable students to appreciate the general law of tort‚ especially the concept of negligence; To understand how this area applies
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S & S Air: Case Study: S & S Air’s Mortgage 3001-3 FNCE Financial Management Week 4 William Jones October 9th‚ 2012 Case Study: S & S Air’s Mortgage Background: S&S Air manufactures light aircraft. The owners of S & S Air‚ Mark Sexton and Todd Story‚ were impressed by the work Chris had done on financial planning. By using Chris’s analysis and looking at the demand for light aircraft‚ they decided that their existing fabrication equipment was sufficient‚ but that it was
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C.S. Executive Tax Law Dec.09 Solved Ans. 1 Qn. 1. (A) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given options in respect of the following having regard to the provisions of the relevant direct‚ tax laws (i) Income-tax in India is charged at the rate(s) prescribed by — (a) The Finance Act (b) The Income-tax Act (c) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (d) The Ministry of Finance Solution: (a)The Finance Act (ii) Under the Income-tax Act‚ 1961‚ depreciation on machinery is charged on
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First draft Free speech is a fundamental value for a democratic society. In the article “ Free Speech: Westboro Church Supreme Court Case Tests First Amendment” from Christian Science Monitor (October 2‚ 2010)‚ author Warren Richey discusses about the first amendment right and free speech implications in some court cases. The author mentions veriest leaders of large cults that propagate hateful speeches. He acknowledges cases like burning the American flag‚ a Nazi parade in the Jewish
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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." (Bill of Rights) The First Amendment‚ along with the rest of the Bill Of Rights‚ was put into force on the 15th of December‚ 1791. The Bill of Rights declares ten Amendments that protect US citizens’ basic rights and civil liberties;
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it insisted on the freedom and the autonomy of the individual” (Wolf). The philosophy of existentialism‚ and one of its greatest philosophers Jean Paul Sartre‚ were the motivation and inspiration to the arts and humanities during the 1940’s and 1950’s. First allow me to elaborate on the definition of existentialism and France at the start of 1940. Existentialism is a philosophical movement oriented toward two major themes‚ the analysis of human existence and the centrality of human choice. Existentialism’s
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The Role of Law LAW/421 August 6‚ 2012 Michael S. Green The Role of Law Laws are “the body of rules or principles‚ prescribed by authority or established by custom‚ that a state‚ community‚ society‚ or other group recognizes as binding on its members” (Ferguson Publishing‚ 1999‚ p. 105). The purposes of laws are to maintain peace and order‚ to define the rights of citizens‚ to secure justice‚ to harmonize conflicting interests‚ and to provide means for punishing wrongdoers. Laws are applied
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The 90’s was a decade of unbelievably talented athletes and major icons. Michael Jordan started his fame in basketball and is now known as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. In 1995‚ at age fourteen Serena Williams became a top competitor and became a pro in the game of tennis. Tiger Woods became the first golfer in history to win the U.S. Amateur title for three consecutive years. The 1992 Dream Team won gold for basketball at the Barcelona Olympics and was one of the first Olympic
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