BUS 670 Legal Environment of Business Business Entities & Liabilities Instructor Leah Westerman May 19‚ 2014 Businesses Entities and Liabilities “A business entity is an organization established as a separate existence for the purposes of taxes (BusinessDictionary.com‚ n.d.).” Some of the most common known business entities are; sole proprietorships‚ general partnerships‚ limited partnerships‚ corporations‚ and limited liability companies. Each business entity has its advantages and disadvantages
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------------------------------------------------- Mens Rea (Blameworthiness) Introduction Duff = “responsibility is a necessary but not a sufficient condition of liability” An actor is responsible when they are sufficiently blameworthy in causing the harm or committing the wrong = we blame those who have control over their actions (committing a crime is a mental process) * MR is the guilty mind. Note that it is not necessarily a moral/culpable judgment‚ and there can be involuntary MR e.g.
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CRIMINAL LAW THREE TYPES: Infractions- (like traffic tickets)‚ which are minor violations and‚ usually‚ the punishment is having to pay a fine. Felonies- are serious crimes like armed robbery‚ arson‚ carjacking‚ rape‚ assault with intent to do great bodily harm‚ drug dealing‚ and murder. This is only a partial list but the thing to remember about felonies is that you will have over one year in prison if convicted. Misdemeanors- are lesser offenses like assault‚ reckless driving‚ drug possession
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The poem Icarus by Edward Field weaves a story about what if Icarus survived the fall‚ and what his life would be. Usually‚ most stories of Icarus and Daedalus ends with Icarus’s tragic fall into the ocean‚ but not this poem. In this poem‚ Edward Field starts after Icarus’s fall and his life after. The poem “Icarus” the opposite of most stories and cleverly crafted by Edward Field uses three literary devices setting‚ characterization‚ and imagery. Edward Field cleverly uses the setting to adapt
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Jonathan Edwards’ sermon titled “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” set out to persuade followers of God‚ differing in age‚ gender and social status to renounce their sinful ways and surrender to the will of God‚ which resonates through this skillfully crafted speech utilizing the power of vivid description and metaphors. Edwards the master of intense imagery utilizes metaphors in his sermon quite artfully and the first description‚ among several others which captured my attention says “The glittering
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Describe the traditions of Bredgar Chambers as outlined in the text: Well-schooled in Murder. Bredgar Chambers is a school where discipline is on high priority. It is a boarding school where the students live. They have something like a dress code; they have to be dressed like rich people as the text says: “they were nice-looking boys‚ nearly dressed in grey trousers‚ crisp white shirts‚ and a yellow pullovers and yellow stripped ties.” That means that all students have to wear the same clothes
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Roles of Limited Liability Corporations and Partnerships Martin M. Komertz FIN 419 3/21/2011 John Wetherington Roles of Limited Liability Corporations and Partnerships In the following paper‚ I will look to identify the roles and differences between Limited Liability Corporations and Partnerships. Each has different advantages and disadvantages than the other. I will look to break down each and then identify which method of ownership would be the preferred method from an individual
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While completing undergraduate school work in information systems‚ Dallin Bourne and Michael Banks decided to start a business called ISys Answers which was a technology support company. During year 1‚ they bought the following assets and incurred the following fees at start-up: Year 1 Assets Purchase Date Basis Computers (5-year) October 30‚ Y1 $15‚000 Office equipment (7-year) October 30‚ Y1 $10‚000 Furniture (7-year) October 30‚ Y1 $3‚000 Start-up costs October 30‚ Y1 $17‚000 In April of year
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Character Essay Dave Pelzer was a young boy that survived one of the worst beatings in California’s history. In his book‚ A Child Called “It”‚ you too will learn to enjoy life a little bit more and to never give up. Dave was a skinny‚ malnourished‚ and weak boy that was brutally beaten‚ starved‚ and mistreated by his mother. He has short blonde hair and soft light blue eyes. Many times he came to school with bruises and and scratches all of his body covered up only by his old‚ unwashed‚ smelly
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Anne Bradstreet vs. Jonathon Edwards Adrian Ott Kiernan P3 Anne Bradstreet’s poem expressed her love in a way that no other puritans had ever seen before. She was practically bragging about the relationship she shared with her husband‚ she even dared to challenge other women to compare their relationships with hers. She was not the typical puritan woman but she did not break any of god’s laws. Her view of god and religion are more modern compared to most of the views of the people in her
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