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    Although‚ eye witness testimonies construct a fundamental basis in criminal or civil investigations they are falsifiable and therefore shouldn’t exclusively determine a verdict. When used as sole evidence‚ if the testimony is remotely questionable or a key word such as “resembled” is used‚ more evidence is needed to solidify the situation. In the case Scott Fraser speaks of‚ only eye witness testimonies were being used to convict the suspect. There was no DNA evidence‚ no murder weapon‚ and a description

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    my teaching as a new born lecturer in adult education. First; I will evaluate the concept of an “Expert teacher” and secondly; I will compare and contrast the values underpinning “Critial Reflection” and its relation to the notion of expert teacher as held and practiced in the context I have worked in as an Early Childhood lecturer in the Tonga Institute of Education. The notion of an expert teacher has a strong influence on my own personal belief‚ mainly because I don’t necessary agree with

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    Looking Askance at Eyewitness Testimony The use of eyewitnesses has been a constant in of criminal justice system since its very beginning. Unfortunately‚ people do not make the best witnesses to a crime. The person may not have seen the actual criminal‚ but someone that looks similar to them. The witness may lie about what he or she may have scene. Also the witness can be influenced by the police as to who or what they saw at the time of the crime. The witness or victims memory of the person

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    2010 HSC English Standard – Module B ‘Witness’ By Aiman Ahamad ------------------------------------------------- John Book and Rachel Lapp could never have a successful permanent relationship. Do you agree? Relationships may be permanent or temporary. Different relationship will experience obstacles but may receive considerable rewards. There are many factors that can affect the relationship between people like clash of cultures‚ their inability to conform to alternate societies and the fundamental

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    FIRST 10 MINS OF WITNESS ESSAY Peter Weir’s film‚ “Witness” reveals that besides our contemporary world‚ there are other “worlds” with their own values that are unique. These worlds conflict with the Western world through their variation in lifestyle. The Amish are a community of people who live peacefully in the midst of a robust‚ crime - riddled contemporary world. Weir presents a film that fits two genres‚ one of a crime and the other of romance. Within the first ten minutes of the film these

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    role in solving criminal cases in this country. A show-up normally occurs immediately or shortly after a crime has occurred. According to Lehman and Phelps (2005)‚ Using the eyewitness testimony law enforcement personnel can bring back anyone near the crime scene who they suspect is the perpetrator in hopes of detaining the correct suspect. Eyewitness’s testimony can be the key to recognizing‚ charging‚ and convicting a suspect in a criminal case. Moreover‚ in certain cases‚ eyewitness evidence could

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    WITNESS’ ANALYSIS The film “Witness”‚ directed by Peter Weir‚ is about the traditional Amish life versus the violent ways of the Western World. The film begins when an Amish boy named Samuel Lapp witnesses the murder of a policeman‚ and when detective John Book discovers it was an ‘inside job’ he gets shot and takes Samuel and his mother Rachel back to their Amish community. While nursing the bullet wound he stays with them for a week and learns the Amish way of life. He is not comfortable at first

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    Eyewitness testimonies are considered unreliable and were neglected for helping gather evidence in Steven Truscotts case. There are two witnesses that provided evidence that indicates that a car could have been present where Lynn Harper was rapped. George Edens found Lynn Haper’s body and said you could see car skid marks. Bob Lawson said he saw a car parked near spot but he had never seen a car there before. This all corresponds with Steven Truscotts statement that he left Lynn Harper near highway

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    1 Critical Review “Evolutionary Learning of Fuzzy Logic Controllers and Their Adaptation Through Perpetual Evolution” By Athula Rajapaksha‚ Kazuo Furuta‚ and Shunsuke Kondo Gayan Rantharu Attanayake‚ Reading for M.Sc. in Industrial Automation‚ University of Moratuwa (128802 T) and Gas. The development of the controller begins with; 1. Identification of an artificial neural network (ANN) model of the process 2. Designing of an initial fuzzy controller through genetic learning using neural network

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    Witness (1985) is a film directed by Peter Weir it demonstrates and explores the violence and how it is approached and viewed within two cultures‚ it is shown through various camera angles and shots‚ music and the narrative structure of the film. The scenes that demonstrate this are the murder scene‚ tourist scene and the symbolisation of the gun in the movie. Violence is highlighted in the murder scene because it shows the modern society evidently uses much violence to achieve things whenever necessary

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