1776: A Superior War Novel Pulitzer Prize winner‚ David McCullough‚ authored the intense and well-researched novel 1776 about the tumultuous times of American independence from the British Empire. He recreates scenes of heroic battles as well as dramatic encounters between diplomats with outstanding details to support his writing. In his acknowledgments‚ McCullough informs the reader that the material in his novel came from over 25 libraries‚ archives and historic sites in both the United
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DOCTRINE OF ULTRA VIRES-EFFECTS AND EXCEPTIONS CONCEPT The object clause of the Memorandum of the company contains the object for which the company is formed. An act of the company must not be beyond the objects clause‚ otherwise it will be ultra vires and‚ therefore‚ void and cannot be ratified even if all the members wish to ratify it. This is called the doctrine of ultra vires‚ which has been firmly established in the case of Ashtray Railway Carriage and Iron Company Ltd v. Riche. Thus the expression
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Sermon of the Mount v Buddhism Doctrines Buddhism arose in the eastern part of central Asia‚ the Tibet region‚ round the fifth century before the born of Christ. Its founder‚ Buddha‚ was an Indian native known by the name of Siddhartha Gautama. In search of spiritual discipline‚ he sought until he achieved what he believed some kind of enlightenment. After which he dedicated his life to pass his Bohdi‚ perfect knowledge‚ to others. Many centuries on‚ Buddhism is widely spread among the highly
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine ME ME Legal 500 Professor Grey May 4‚ 2014 Abstract This paper will summarize the employment-at-will doctrine and evaluate eight (8) scenarios. In the scenarios‚ I will determine whether the employee can be fired for certain actions and what action should be taken to limit liability on operations. I will specify each theory that best supports my decision. I will also decide whether or not to adopt a whistleblower policy. I will also include
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Plain View Doctrine Misty Basford Kaplan University Plain View Doctrine This rule gives police officers the ability to seize evidence involved in a crime without a warrant if the evidence is in plain sight. This rule is limited by probable cause which requires police officers to have probable cause and believe the items in plain view are evidence before they seize them. The fourth amendment does prevent unreasonable searches and seizures. There are two ways the rule can be used. 1. The officer
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Presidential doctrines are essentially set as a precedent for the country to follow. Doctrines are statements made to get a specific message across and are usually reserved for times of intense international and political crisis or upheaval. The Truman Doctrine‚ for example‚ stated that the United States should give support to countries threatened by Soviet forces or communist sedition; whereas the Bush Doctrine was directed towards terrorism. Both doctrines‚ however‚ served as a prototype for future
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this announcement was the Monroe Doctrine‚ asserting the limits of any further European colonization. In the early 19th century‚ the fallout of the Napoleonic Wars left European powers in disarray. With a power vacuum created‚ Spain and Portugal focused on reclaiming their former colonies in North America. Simultaneously‚ fueled by Enlightenment ideals and disaffection for colonial rule‚ Latin America was inspired by a movement of independence. The Monroe Doctrine established the United States as
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The Truman Doctrine The Truman Doctrine is an American foreign policy which was to pledge Soviet political expansion during the Cold War. It was declared to the Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12‚ 1947‚ and settled on July 12‚ 1948‚ when he promised to comprise pressures to Greece and Turkey. Straight American military force was not involved‚ but Congress took economic aid to provision the economies and militaries of Greece and Turkey. More generally‚ the Truman Doctrine implied American
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In this post‚ I will discuss the viewpoint of the critics who believe that the doctrine of the Trinity supports polytheism. According to McGrath‚ in the early part of the nineteenth century‚ Thomas Jefferson was one of the first leading critics to speak against the doctrine of the Trinity. Jefferson referred to the doctrine as “metaphysical insanities (McGrath‚ 299).” He argued that these metaphysical insanities “hindered the religious growth of humanity‚ in that they represented relapses into polytheism
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was the Truman Doctrine formed? When Harry S. Truman took over from Roosevelt in 1945 he made it clear that he intended to contain the spread of communism and his get ‘though plan’ with Stalin was an example of the lengths he was willing to go to. In 1947‚ in an immediate response to the British government announcing that it could no longer afford to keep its soldiers fighting Communist rebels in Greece‚ 2 months later Harry Truman and his cabinet came up with the Truman Doctrine. It barley took
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