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    Actus Reus

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    Actus Reus AR = the conduct element. Prescribes what needs to be done‚ in what circumstance and with what result (but not necessarily all three). Result: V is killed (note that we don’t really criminalise results in themselves‚ but rather the causation of results). Conduct: in rape: penetration. Circumstance: property belongs to another. All crimes have an AR. It is possible to have missing MR elements but this is not so for AR. Omissions Stephen LJ: “It is not a crime to cause death or injury

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    CAREER PATHWAYS INTECHNOLOGY AND LIVEHOOD EDUCATION (CP-TLE) Home Economics I Beauty Care Module 3: Basic Designs in Manicure Quarter 1: Basic Manicure Manicure services are given to both male and female customers. EXPLORE Your Understanding Hello ! Welcome .Do you want to be like the person who is doing the manicure in the picture? You can become one‚ because in this module‚you will learn the basic concepts and principles of Basic Manicure . With a little practice and the right materials

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    AP World Chapter 12 Notes

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    Reunification and Renaissance in Chinese Civilization: The Era of the Tang and Song Dynasties Chapter Thesis I. Rebuilding the Imperial Edifice in the Sui-Tang Era Sui Excesses and Collapse The Emergence of the Tang and the Restoration of the Empire Rebuilding the World’s Largest and Most Pervasive Bureaucracy Institutionalizing Meritocracy: The Growing Importance of the Examination System State and Religion in the Tang and Song Eras The Anti-Buddhist Backlash II. Tang Decline and the

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    Katniss (Suzanne Collins‚ 5.) Both governments dislike the idea and act of rebellion. “It was then that Diana Moon Glampers‚ the Handicapper General‚ care into the studio with a double-barrel ten-gauge shotgun. She fired twice‚ and the Emperor and the Empress were dead.” (Kurt Vonnegut‚ 138) “Harrison Bergeron’s” government killed two people who just wanted to be free of their handicaps because they rebelled. “Twelve defeated‚ the thirteenth obliterated.” (Suzanne Collins‚ 18) This quote was talking about

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    Gandhi

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    Gandhi Between 1858 and 1947 the British ruled over India. The system of governance was instituted in 1858 when the rule of the British East India Company was transferred to the Crown in the person of Queen Victoria‚ who was also called Empress of India‚ and lasted until 1947‚ when the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two sovereign states. Gandhi went to South Africa at the age of 24 and worked there as a legal representative for the Muslim Indian Traders. He spent there 21 years

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    Razumovsky‚ which Razumovsky married Teplov’s cousin. By having Teplov as his advisor and secretary‚ it gave Kirill a lead and advantage to win the election in 1750. Kirill was a Hetman (a Cossack military commander) of Ukraine. In the fall of 1764‚ the Empress Catherine II ousted (drove out) Kirill of Hetman power and started offensive against those left of the political autonomy of the Left-Bank Ukraine. Aside from having Teplov as his advisor and secretary‚ one of Kirill’s main reasons for holding power

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    If it wasn’t for the great despots of the 18th century‚ The Enlightenment would have never happened. The despots included such great thinkers as Fredrick the II‚ Peter the Great‚ Katherine the II‚ and Maria Therea. These great minds inspired others to think in a different way. People began to question religion‚ governments‚ and economic fairness. Without them we would not have had the scientific method that has lead to many of the inventions that we have today. They not only had a huge impact on

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    Program Note Mother Goose Suite‚ Maurice Ravel Maurice Ravel was born on March 7‚ 1875‚ in Ciboure‚ France‚ and died in Paris on December 28‚ 1937. At the age of 14‚ he was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire and studied under the famous French composer‚ Gabriel Fauré. ‘Although he had none of his own‚ Ravel loved children. Throughout his life‚ he kept his ability to see the world through a child’s eyes‚ and he never outgrew his passion for creating elaborate toys and reading fairy tales aloud.”[

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    The Taj Mahal

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    Mahal‚ also known as Arjumand​  ​ Bano Begum. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan ruled from 1628 to 1658. He married Arjumand​  ​ Bano Begum in 1612 A.D. He called his wife Mumtaz  Mahal or Crown of the Palace‚ because she was very precious to him. The Empress Mumtaz used to accompany her husband in his journey and military campaigns. In 1631‚ on a campaign at Burhanpur with the Emperor‚ Mumtaz​  ​ Mahal took her last breath giving birth to their 14th child. It is believed that‚ her dying wish to Shah Jahan

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    In the fictional short story “Harrison Bergeron”‚ Kurt Vonnegut characterizes Diana Moon Glampers as cruel through her actions. Diana Moon Glampers is the Handicapper General‚ which is synonymous to supreme controller of every soul in dystopian America. And‚ wow‚ she takes the ´controller´ part to a new level. Firstly‚ Diana’s wicked use of the handicaps help portray her as cruel. Handicaps are a vital part of dystopian America’s agenda to keep everybody ‘equal’‚ but they’re nothing short of fiendish

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