Lawyer- Alice Judge- Mr. Reinhold Witness 1- Aztec merchant‚ Pochteca‚ Ollin Cuatl Witness 2- Spanish soldier‚ Aaron Vann Introduction- Lawyer- For the start I would like to thank your honour and members of the Jury‚ taking up your valuable time. My name is Alice Shiaw and as a lawyer‚ I am here to argue Hernan Cortez was guilty of the crime of destroying the indigenous culture of the Aztecs and I will be defending the Aztecs. I will prove his guilt by providing evidence that the Aztec economy
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examination transcripts involving the same witness. One the Friendly Counsel; the other the Cross-Examination: A Systemic Functional Linguistic Approach.’ After further research since the research proposal (Ferguson‚ 2012)‚ the terminology has been altered. The terminology is now in accordance with An Introduction to Forensic Linguistics: Language in Evidence (Coulthard and Johnson‚ 2007). Friendly Counsel indicates that the witness being questioned is their witness. Cross-Examination indicates that
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the big picture of the case so it was interesting to see it continue. The trial started off with expert witnesses the first one was called by the defense counsel. The expert witness was a doctor the defense counsel first asked him questions to establish the credibility of the witness. The defense counsel then asked his witness if he looked at the plaintiffs’ MRI and x-rays and he said yes. Then‚ the defense council continued asking if the expert found anything when looking at the plaintiffs’ physicians
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that there must be two pieces of evidence‚ to prove each essential fact. For example‚ DNA evidence could corroborate an eye witness testimony‚ proving person X committed a crime. This corroboration requirement no longer applies in civil cases‚ with the exception of some areas of family law‚ such as divorce‚ when another individual‚ not party to the marriage‚ must act as ’witness’‚ however this is not referred to as corroboration. Most legal disputes which get to court involve a dispute about the facts
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Chapter 2: Neurons and Glia 1. Introduction * Although there are many neurons in the human brain (about 100 billion)‚ glia outnumbers neurons by tenfold. 1:10 ratio. * Neurons are the most important cells for the unique functions of the brain. * Neurons sense changes in the environment‚ communicate these changes to other neurons‚ and command the body’s responses to these situations. * Glia‚ or glial cells‚ are thought to contribute to brain function mainly by insulating‚
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Play station 3 External Environment & Industry Analysis Porter’s 5 forces overall‚ the industry isunattractive for new entrants‚ and themain concerns are competitors andthe increasing number of substitutes [pic] [pic] Internal Environment Analysis This involves assessing the resources and capabilities of the firm in terms of strategic importance and relative strength‚ specific to PlayStation3 (see Appendix A.3 and A.4) (Grant‚2010). The following graph summarises this:
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formal than street language. In the first transcript the purpose of the detective whom is communicating with the witness is in charge because he starts the conversation off as he speaks first‚ and to show control he asks a question “So your boy’s name is what?” – This shows the control‚ but another purpose is to ask question to solve the crime that has been committed. The purpose of the witness is to show the behavior of how he responds to the detective and uses accent‚ dialect‚ sociolect (The dialect
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heavily depended on by law enforcement officers‚ jurors‚ and attorneys. Eyewitness testimony is a statement taken from a bystander or a victim‚ which highlights what the witness observed during the time of the crime. They can perform a number of tasks: recall events‚ identify culprits‚ and provide character evidence. And usually‚ if a witness shows no signs of bias‚ the jury will usually put a large amount of trust into the testimony. In fact‚ Justice Brennan of Oklahoma stated that “There is almost nothing
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intelligible testimony if he is able to understand questions put to him as a witness‚ and give answers which can be understood. See S55: “(2) the witness may not be sworn for that purpose [i.e. giving evidence] unless (a) the he has attained the age of 14‚ and (b) he has a sufficient appreciation of the solemnity of the occasion and of particular responsibility to tell the truth which is involved in taking an
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Religious and Ethnic Diversity For this assignment I have decided to pick for religion Jehovah Witness and for race I picked Blacks. I pick Jehovah witness because there are many people that think of them as a bother‚ a cult more than a religion. I know there have to be more to that religion that all the negative things that I continue to hear. I picked blacks as my race because I feel that is one race that I can best identify with because have gone through some of the same things over
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