Is an invitation to treat an offer? Discuss? Answer: Section 2(a)‚ Contracts Act 1950 provides that ‘when one person signifies to another his willingness to do or to abstain from doing anything‚ with a view to obtaining the assent of that other to the act or abstinence‚ he is said to make a proposal’. Case: M N Guha Majumder v R E Donough [1974] 2 MLJ 114 Facts: Property owned by the defendant was advertised for sale‚ and written offers to purchase were invited. The plaintiff viewed
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Benjamin Martin stipulates that no language can ever be permanently the same‚ but will always be in a variable and fluctuating state. Every existing language undergoes change with time. To the advantage of human beings‚ these changes occur gradually. Had this not been the case‚ people would be faced with the task of relearning their native language almost every twenty years. As a result of these changes occurring moderately and gradually‚ it change is hardly noticeable. Several English language changes
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Accounting for partnerships Accounting for partnerships – Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of partnerships. Identify and discuss the Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) that govern accounting for partnerships including both creation‚ operation‚ and liquidation. What are the tax consequences of partnerships. The legal definition of a partnership is pretty simple. It is an association of two or more persons who have not incorporated; and carry on a business for profit as co-owners
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This report will define the four types of abuse. The professional will discuss the causes‚ impacts‚ symptoms and strategies which are used by professionals using a multi-agencies approach through legal requirements‚ made through legislations to promote good practice‚ to support and empower children and their families. There are four main types of abuse including‚ emotional abuse where children are consistently in an emotionally unstable environment‚ which can lead to physical abuse‚ sexual abuse
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There is no universal category of Childhood. Discuss. To have a universal category of Childhood‚ all first hand and second hand experiences of Childhood must be the same to a certain degree. The term “universal” demands that all definitions and takes on the term must be the same without any equivocation. The interest in the concept of Childhood in terms of Sociology has increased massively since the 1980’s (Mayall 2002‚ James et al. 1998‚ Prout 2000‚ Lee 2001). Many Sociologists have analysed Childhood
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Discuss the biological approach in psychology. Refer to at least one other approach in your answer. (12 marks) The biological approach focuses on both the physiological and evolutionary aspects which explain human behaviour. The causal level of analysis incorporates physiological explanations‚ such as the effect of nerves and hormones on behaviour. According to biological psychologists‚ behaviour is controlled by the nervous system‚ which consists of the central nervous system (the brain and the
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Standard costs‚ flexible budgeting‚ and variance analysis--all are vital components of an effective cost accounting system. Standard Costs are predetermined costs that are usually expressed on a per-unit basis; they are target costs‚ costs that should be attained. One can think of a standard as a budget for a single unit. Standard costs are the building blocks of a flexible budgeting and feedback system (the comparison of actual performance with planned performance). Since the company’s main objective
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This essay will discuss the need for confidentiality and the nurse’s duty to keep information he/she is privy to‚ confidential. Brown et al (1992) suggest that a duty of confidentiality can be described as information that is disclosed which ought not to be disclosed further except within the relevant limits. Confidentiality is generally defined as the process of the protection of personal information‚ and is regarded as an integral part of a nurse’s role. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
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capitalism as our economic system. I wish to go over the history and birth of capitalism‚ determine why American founders chose it‚ and accurately compare a capitalistic view of economics to other economics systems around the world. Lastly‚ I plan to discuss the “American dream‚” the recent events that have started to thwart that dream‚ and what it will take to preserve that dream for future generations. American capitalism is the most effective economic system in
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Discuss reliability and validity of diagnosis A reliable and valid diagnosis is one which is correctly reasoned from a satisfying premise and agreed upon by psychiatrists using the same diagnosis system. However‚ there are many factors that make the process of determining a diagnosis intricate. For one to obtain a reliable and valid diagnosis‚ one has to be sure that the classification systems themselves are valid and reliable. Because the concept of abnormality is so complex it is particularly
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