Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the mischief rule. A strength of the mischief rule is that it helps to avoid absurd or harsh results. This is good because someone can be charged with something but if the literal rule was applied they could get away‚ but if the mischief rule is applied then the judge can change the meaning of the word and they wouldn’t get away with it. This happened in Smith v Hughes when prostitutes were soliciting men from a balcony but the act said they couldn’t do it
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seminars and summer camps providing them with physical activity other than being buried within their technology.” While there are tremendous benefits to information technology‚ the internet poses even greater risks for young people than other forms of media‚ as it has become the media mode preferred by the younger generation. As of 2006‚ and likely even more so today‚ more than 80% of
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There are several theories of criminal behavior and each of these theories have its own strengths and weakness. For instance‚ the strengths of psychological theory are they focused on the effects that childhood experience have on the developing personality‚ it takes both nature and nurture into account‚ this area has worked with other areas of psychology to produce the following: social learning theory‚ social cognition and artificial intelligence. But‚ the weakness of psychological theory is that
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The Revolutionary War was a tragic and painstaking war fought between America and Great Britain from April nineteenth‚ 1775‚ to September third‚ 1783. The main conflict was over America’s longing for independence‚ and Britain denying them of this freedom. Even though Britain was at the height of its power‚ and the United States had a ragtag army and limited resources‚ America was the unlikely victor. While Britain appeared to have the upper hand‚ America had a few unpredictable advantages. First
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The American Revolution started a decade ago after the Britain’s win in the French and Indian War; to pay off its significant war debts‚ Britain enforced several regulatory measures on the colonies‚ which generated outrage‚ protests‚ and eventually armed resistance from the colonists. First established during the American revolutionary war‚ the Articles of Confederation created a “league of friendship” among the 13 states by vesting them with equal authority in a weak government with only limited
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deserve to crumble. It was an ancient Greek city state known as Sparta. In Sparta‚ they would whip the boys as an athletic contest. Whoever could withstand the most pain won. Do the strengths of Sparta outweigh the weaknesses? No‚ the strengths do not outweigh the weaknesses because they were abusive‚ lacked education‚ and the boys were taken from their families at a young age. To begin with‚ Sparta would abuse the children. In document B it says “[Lycurgus] encouraged them to steal to get
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Discuss Strengths and Weaknesses of the Demographic Transition Model The Demographic Transition Model is a partially fact based‚ partially theoretical model that shows birth‚ death rates and population over time. There are 5 different stages involved in it and almost every country applies to a particular one of those stages‚ for example The USA is currently in stage 4 as its birth and death rates are quite low and constantly overtaking each other while the population is still rising reasonably quickly
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there is something wrong the healthcare provider should take them seriously and investigate the situation. The nurse was able to request an initial bedside evaluation from the attending. After evaluating the patient the attending physician made no management changes and verbalized his intention to return in an hour. The nurse showed weakness at this point when she did not agree with the attending physician’s decision‚ but did not voice her concerns. The nurse was not able to trust her gut feeling and/or
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because of their money‚ and the donations that they give and are able to give to political parties. If we put a maximum amount on and have donation limits on the amount of money that can be given by one person to a single party we will gain more control over our party nominations. So that the smaller parties can try and make an impact‚ and get the chance to be put on the ballot. This way more American’s will feel like their voice is being heard. There are many interpretations of the Constitution
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Through every obstacle Odysseus and his sailors face‚ Odysseus shows courage and wisdom that surpasses his shipmates’‚ but he also displays some of the same weaknesses they have. The sailors open the bag Odysseus received from Aeolus‚ who controls the wind‚ thinking that Aeolus had given him money. Instead‚ they release the winds and are blown off course. This act illustrates the greed of the sailors‚ but Odysseus also faults by his greed and arrogance on the island of the Cyclops. He wants so badly
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