than others. Racism has been around for as long as we can remember from the slavery in America to the discrimination against the Middle East targeted as “terrorists” today. Why is it that our own kind discriminate against one another? From what I have witnessed throughout the media is that those who discriminate against a racial group is due to their ignorance and lack of knowledge. What makes it the right to hate one another due to our race? Are we really that different from one another? In fact‚
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Torts are civil wrongs recognized by law as grounds for a lawsuit. These wrongs result in an injury or harm constituting the basis for a claim by the injured party. While some torts are also crimes punishable with imprisonment‚ the primary aim of tort law is to provide relief for the damages incurred and deter others from committing the same harms. The injured person may sue for an injunction to prevent the continuation of the tortious conduct or for monetary damages. Among the types of damages
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Liability * Employer’s liability for employee’s wrongdoing committed by employee in course employment- strict liability/ absence of wrongdoing by defendant * Employer will not be liable unless employer-employee relationship/ employee must commit a tort/ must be during course employment * Casual potency important * Must be committed by an employee- employer/employee relationship: * Distinguished between contract of employment/contract for employment * Ready Mixed Concrete (South
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Historical Background of Law of Tort: The modern law of torts has evolved through four main stages. In early stage when society was primitive private vengeance and self control were the only remedies available to the wronged person against the wrongdoer. He could get his wrong redressed with the help of his friends or relatives. The second stage of development of civil law was characterized by the state coming into existence when its functions were only persuasive in nature. It did not have enforcing
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Good morning. I am the 1st speaker for the proposition. The motion is that primary school students do not need tuition. Let me define the terms in the motion. Tuition in the local context is instruction we receive out of school premises. It is usually held in small groups or individually. Primary school pupils are students aged 7-12. I am going to talk about how tuition adds stress for the child for the child. The 2nd speaker will be talking about who’s responsibility the child’s education is? The
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Intentional Torts A. A person acts with intent to produce a consequence if: 1. the person has the purpose of producing that consequence; OR 2. the person knows to a substantial certainty that the consequence will ensue from the person s conduct B. Battery 1. An actor commits battery if he acts intending: a. to cause a harmful or offensive contact to person of other or a third person OR b. to cause imminent apprehension of such contact AND c
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We need to have gender neutral bathrooms installed throughout our campus because I firmly believe that the last location that you should feel out of place is when you are at school. This will also comfort any unsteady feelings of those who oppose sharing the bathroom with transgenders. For those who have taken their new gender as their full time identity they should be able to freely use the bathroom that corresponds with their identity and we should be protecting them of
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4.0 INTRODUCTION Occupiers’ liability generally refers to the duty owed by land owners to those who come onto their land. However‚ the duty imposed on land owners can extend beyond simple land ownership and in some instances the landowners may transfer the duty to others‚ hence the term occupier rather than owner. The term occupier itself is misleading since physical occupation is not necessary for liability to arise. Occupiers’ liability is perhaps a distinct form of negligence in that there must
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music improves every day. Music becomes an important element in our lives. I think traditional music and international music weighted the same. The following essay will discuss my views of music. Music used in a various way. For example‚ the advertisements. Entertainments and expressions‚ etc. Thus‚ we are surrounding by music every day. The sounds of music attract our attention on the advertisements if they play together. Music graps our attention. Music can also help the entertainments to be more
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TORTS – INTENTIONAL TORTS PRIMA FACIE Battery is the (1) intentional infliction of (2) a harmful or offensive (3) contact. Offensive includes acts damaging to a “reasonable sense of dignity.” No knowledge of contact is required. (Rationale: protection of personal integrity. Freedom from intentional and unpermitted contact. Offensive harm included b/c of mental injuries). ▪ To have a claim of battery‚ there must be a claim of fault‚ negligence‚ or wrongdoing on the part of
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