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    Do Judges Make Laws?

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    judges were to make law then they would be contradicting this doctrine. The legislative supremacy disqualifies the courts power to review the validity of legislation‚ refer to British Railway Board v Pickin . The objective of judges is to not make law but simply declare what the law had always been. Acts of Parliament are the highest form of authority and the courts hands are tied by it. But through the doctrine of precedent‚ the judicial function of declaring and applying the law has a ‘quasi-legislative

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    A Book You Have Read

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    The setting for The Diary of Anne Frank is in a “Secret Annexe” in Amsterdam‚ Holland. Anne and her family are not the only people that are hiding in the “Secret Annexe‚” the Van Daans live with them also. Anne draws a map in the book to show you a layout of the “Secret Annexe.” It’s pretty large‚ although with eight people living there‚ it’s quite crowded. The plot for the story was for Anne and her family to hide from the Germans until the war was over. Hiding was hard for the Franks

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    Do We Have Free Will

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    Do we truly have free will? It is the ability to make a decision without hindrance. Human nature‚ neuroscience‚ everyday life are contributing factors in free will. Human nature deals decisions that focus on the awareness of the conscious mind. For instance‚ free will enables humans to control and carry out their own decisions. Contrary to Freud’s belief‚ free will is dependent upon personal “motives‚ convictions‚ and intentions.” To specify‚ external forces do not completely establish human behavior

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    Yes and We Have You

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    is a castle on a cloud I like to go there in my sleep. Aren’t any floors for me to sweep‚ Not in my castle on a cloud. Cosette gets out from a hiding place in the wall a knotted grimy rag - this is her “doll”‚ the knot is the doll’s head. There is a lady all in white Holds me and sings a lullaby. She’s nice to see and she’s soft to touch She holds her doll to her ears and whispers these words: She says; Cosette‚ I love you very much. I know a place where no one’s lost I know a place

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    Beyond Rivalry

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    Beyond Rivalry By Elizabeth Stark Psychology Today During childhood‚ sisters and brothers are a major part of each other’s lives‚ for better or for worse. As adults they may drift apart as they become involved in their own careers‚ marriages and families. But in later life‚ with retirement‚ an empty nest‚ and parents and sometimes spouses gone‚ brothers and sisters often turn back to each other for a special affinity and link to the past. “In the stressful‚ fast- paced world we live in‚ the sibling

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    Return on equity

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    Return on equity or return on capital is the ratio of net income of a business during a year to its stockholders’ equity during that year. It is a measure of profitability of stockholders’ investments. It shows net income as percentage of shareholder equity. Formula The formula to calculate return on equity is: ROE = Annual Net Income Average Stockholders’ Equity Net income is the after tax income whereas average shareholders’ equity is calculated by dividing the sum of shareholders’

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    Beyond Conspiracy

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    aver‚ “Ninoy‚ hindi ka namin nakakalimutan”? The youth‚ especially‚ generally have only a vague notion of what the slain opposition leader stood for‚ and why he gave up his life. That’s a pity for Ninoy‚ but a tragedy for the youth‚ because it deprives them of the heroic example they need to energize and transform their own lives. Happily‚ the Foundation for Worldwide People Power has produced its latest documentary‚ “Beyond Conspiracy: 25 Years After the Aquino Assassination‚” which we previewed and

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    Management MGT330 Roles and Responsibilities of Organizational Managers and Leaders of the McDonald’s Corporation Leadership and management at the McDonald’s Corporation refer both to those entities that does the leading and to the process of leading. Leadership has been centralized and is somewhat controversial in the process of the movement of most organizations. Despite any claims of contrary in the roles of leadership‚ there is substantial evidence that leadership is positively related

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    Responsibility

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    Pvt Hogue‚ Ryan 15‚ AUG 2012 RESPONSIBILITY There is no philosophically well-settled way of dividing or analyzing the various components of responsibility‚ and some components are often ignored by philosophers. To take a more comprehensive approach‚ this article divides the responsibility of individuals into four areas of enquiry. Recent analytic moral philosophy has tended to ask two deceptively simple questions about responsibility like; “What is it to be responsible?” and “What is a person

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    Week Four Assignment: Market Structures and Maximizing Profits Shayne Paul Jedlicka XECO 212 October 30‚ 2011 Walter Schaefer Week Four Assignment: Market Structures and Maximizing Profits Three market structures involving monopolies‚ oligopolies‚ and competitive markets make up the economy in the United States. Each market has different characteristics making each an important part of the economy. Maximum profits are received in a monopoly market because of its control over the market

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