Blake v. Barnard 1840 A man put his gun at the head of another and said‚ ’Be quiet or I blow your brain out’. No assault. If the person did what he is told nothing would happen. Contrast: READ v. CROKER (1853). Byrne (Canada) 1968 Canada Supreme Court A man went into a bank. Having a jacket over his hand‚ he said: I have a gun‚ give me the money or I shoot. No assault. He did not show the gun. Persuasive precedent. Janvier v. Sweeny 1919 Court of Appeal Private detectives tried
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Surprising Dangers to the Fetus By: Jasreen Chahal and Shweta Saini 1. Perming: Chemicals can affect fetus Since there is a longer processing time‚ chemicals can get absorbed through skull Goes into bloodstream and into the placenta Strong scents cause migraines and nausea and increase sense of smell Hormones make the perm look frizzy and does not last as long 2. Laying on your back: Presses down on inferior vena cava (delivers blood from lower body to heart) Makes the woman feel dizzy
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Case Analysis: Students are obliged to pre-prepare a two-page outline of their answers to the stated cases/problems in the given tutorial. The faculty will ask individual students to deliver an oral summary of their outline answer to the tutorial problems. These answers‚ written and oral‚ will form the basis of the tutorial proceedings. Here is a “rough guide” to the seven headings under which any case should be analyzed: 1. Case History = what was the legal basis of the claimant’s claim? When
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MAJESTIC Bengal tigers‚ wild dogs‚ sarus cranes‚ ancient turtles‚ and Asian elephants—these are just some of India’s animal species in danger of extinction. Consider the largest land mammal‚ the elephant. The elephant’s ivory tusks are very much in demand. Japan is one of the largest users of ivory‚ and there is similar demand in China‚ where ivory chopsticks are still popular. How has the demand for ivory had an especially adverse affect on the Asian elephant? Some time ago The Times of India
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The Dangers Of Medicating Children With Behavioral Disorders Developmental and behavioral issues in children are being reported in epidemic numbers and those numbers are growing. One in six children are diagnosed with a developmental or behavioral disorder. Parents are left with difficult decisions to make. Should they seek psychiatric help for their child? Should they allow their children to be placed on medication for the disorder? The disturbing part is that most parents are not prepared
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Social Networking Dangers When was the last time you checked Facebook? Have you tweeted anything today? Research has found that 72% of online adults use social networking sites. Think about it. That’s almost three-fourths of all Internet users. Social networking can range from posting photos on Facebook to tweeting a little daily thought on Twitter. Social networks were originally created to stay in touch with people not often seen or to reconnect with old friends. Despite the fact that some
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The Dangers of the Cyberworld Social media sites allow people to be connected with friends and family‚ share photos‚ and exchange ideas. Social networking is very useful‚ but it can be a dangerous place for children if they are not careful. “During the last five years‚ the number of pre-adolescents and adolescents using such sites has increased dramatically” (Pearson). Parents should monitor their child’s social networking sites to keep them safe online. Social network public spaces are unpredictable
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Aleister Crowley’s Mystic Beliefs Dedicating his whole adult life to indulging in everything he believed god would hate Edward Aleister Crowley‚ was nick named by his mother as “The great beast of revolution whose number is 666.” Aleister Crowley spent his life performing sex magic‚ taking heroin‚ opium‚ hashish‚ peyote and cocaine‚ invoking spirits‚ and even once offering himself to Russian authorities to help destroy authorities. (Conspiracy zone 3) Crowley’s first act of action was to join Hermetic
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Name Course Fallacy Research Essay Date How Begging the Question Fallacy is Used Publicly and Personally Begging the question fallacy is used every day‚ all the time‚ and by everyone. Fallacy is defined as an invalid or false argument or statement to deceive someone to make him believe that what is said is true. Politics use fallacies most of the time to convince people that they are good candidates for a political position. Teenagers‚ use fallacies to convince other teenagers that doing something
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In 1957‚ Dr. William Coda Martin tried to answer the question: When is a food a food and when is it a poison? His working definition of "poison" was: "Medically: Any substance applied to the body‚ ingested or developed within the body‚ which causes or may cause disease. Physically: Any substance which inhibits the activity of a catalyst which is a minor substance‚ chemical or enzyme that activates a reaction."1 The dictionary gives an even broader definition for "poison": "to exert a harmful influence
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