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    QUESTION Often in practice‚ necessity and private defence has always been confused. Discuss the fundamental differences between the two. DISCUSSION The two grounds of justification known as necessity and private defence are closely related. In both cases the perpetrator protects interests which are of value to her‚ such as life‚ physical integrity and property‚ against threatening danger. The distinctions between these two grounds of justification are the following (Snyman C.R: 2008): (1) the origin

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    Ballad of A Mother

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    thing I would not doFor you‚ Beloved‚" said he."Then go‚" said she‚ "to your mother dear  And bring her heart to me. "Without another word‚Youth left and went to his mother dear. And opened her breast and took her heart.He did not shed a tear! Then back to his Maiden fair he ran‚Unmindful of the rain;But his feet slipped and he fell down And loud he groaned with pain! Still in his hand he held the prize That would win his Maiden’s hand; And he thought of his mother dear So kind‚ so sweet‚ so fond.  And

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    About Compass's Invention

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    The compass has served as a navigational aid to many tourists‚ travelers‚ and numerous explorers. Though the compass has served well in navigation‚ it has affected and improved mankind greatly. In China‚ building was refined in many ways by the compass. It has enabled many to find positions‚ direction or route. No one knows when‚ where‚ or by whom the compass was invented (dEstaing and Young 153). We do know though‚ that there were numerous inventors of the compass. The first compass was invented

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    A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor light source.[6] LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many devices and are increasingly used for other lighting. Appearing as practical electronic components in 1962‚[7] early LEDs emitted low-intensity red light‚ but modern versions are available across the visible‚ ultraviolet‚ and infrared wavelengths‚ with very high brightness. When a light-emitting diode is switched on‚ electrons are able to recombine with holes within the device‚ releasing energy

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    Weiji Li Essay 2/3/15 The Daughter of Invention  "The Daughter of Invention" is one of the stories from the novel "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents "(1991)‚ which relates the experiences of the author’s experience of her family’s immigration from Dominican Republic to America‚ the author‚ Julia Alveraz‚ uses her personal experience to show the intercultural idea of identity formation‚ the struggles an immigrant family do to the new culture‚ and the internal and external conflicts such as

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    Mother Tongue

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    Raise. Native. Source. Origin. Protector. These are all words that can be interchanged with the word “mother.” Like anything else all language has an origin. Likewise‚ language is something that comes from a source but changes‚ or is raised‚ over time. Different languages are native to different people and some language is protected over time‚ whether through books or the human mind. In her work “Mother Tongue‚” Amy Tan explores the creation of her language and her mother’s role in it through her literary

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    Steve Jobs’ leadership styles Y Thi Nhu Dang Bristol University I. Introduction Some one once said that “Smart people learn from experience‚ but wise people learn from the experience of others”. To become a good leader‚ I’ve learnt a lot of things and experience from books‚ documentaries‚ films and so on written about great leaders such as Napoleon Bonaparte‚ Bill Gates‚ Mark Zuckerberg and so on. In all of them‚ the one that interest me the most is Steve Jobs. II. Steve Jobs’ leadership styles

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    Mother Terasa

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    Mother Teresa was a person that was admired and respected. She was a person that made an impact on your life and made people loot at the world with a different eye. Even though the world is full of good people‚ great humanitarians‚ people who donate billions of dollars‚ who raise their voices to make a difference‚ Mother Teresa stands out in the crowd‚ she was a very unique person. Agnes was born on August 27‚ 1910 in Skopje in Macedonia and given the name of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Teresa was the

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    their home. Mothers have reasons for their choices‚ whether it’d be staying at home or continuing to work following the birth of their child; the choices they make can have different effects on everything around them‚ from the development of her child to their very own mental health. In the United States‚ financial necessity has been the general reason in which women have decided to work (Siegel and Hass 523). Many of us know how expensive raising a child can be which is why many mothers decide to

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    Mother and Eric

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    Eric Birling quotation’s Point: The first description of Eric is shown in the stage directions when said Evidence:“In his early twenties‚ not quite at ease‚ half shy‚ half assertive” Explanation: in this quotation we learn more about the character Eric “early twenties” suggests that he is young and has a lot to look forward to in life. The word “half shy half assertive” suggests that Eric could be feeling awkward within the celebration of his sisters Sheila’s engagement also it could mean that

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