HSC Legal Studies Yasmin Bradbury Meaning of crime 1.1 A crime is an act or omission‚ harmful to the public that is punished by the state in criminal proceedings‚ initiated and pursued by the state. The Elements of crime: Actus Reus‚ Mens Rea 1.2 For the prosecution to obtain a conviction‚ they must prove the existence of all elements of a crime to the requisite criminal standard of proof‚ being beyond a reasonable doubt. With the exception of strict liability offences for a criminal
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LEGAL STUDIES Term 1 syllabus notes: The nature of crime The meaning of crime An act or omission committed against the community at large that is punishable by the state‚ e.g. when a person commits a murder or even a minor offence such as speeding. The elements of crime Actus Reus: A Latin term‚ which means the guilty act. Actus Reus means that there must be an action or physical movement. Mens Rea: A Latin term meaning guilty mind‚ which means
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In my opinion‚ everyone of age should have an Advance Directive drawn up‚ in the case of an emergency‚ they are not just for older people; One should especially consider having one in place if they are suffering from a chronic condition. Advance directives provide an individual with options‚ in that one can make decisions about life-sustaining procedures in the event of a terminal condition‚ vegetative state‚ as well as end-stage conditions. Life is unpredictable‚ to say the least; things can take
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The Importance of Advance Directives Tara J. DiDonato Axia College of University of Phoenix The Importance of Advance Directives While most people do not speak about end of life issues either because of their background or religion‚ it is not only for the elderly‚ we should all make our wishes known. According to the Pew Research Center‚ (January 2006)‚ “42% of Americans have had a friend or relative suffer from a terminal illness or coma in the last five years and for a majority of these
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Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School Year 12 HSC Modern History Personalities in the Twentieth Century Assessment Task 3 – Research and Oral Presentation Task notification and outline Weighting: 30% (Research 20%‚ Oral presentation 5%‚ Source analysis 5%) Assessment task due date: Monday June 22nd 2009‚ by 3:30pm. Scripts of presentation must be submitted via www.turnitin.com‚ details of which will be provided in class. A copy of your powerpoint and script should also be emailed to your
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patients wishes concerning their care are undefined. The protection of those who are on the edge of death or terminally ill and are unable to speak for oneself is an important factor that should be discussed‚ planned‚ and prepared for the future. Advance Directives are a written legal document in which it was created for this very purpose while making those final moments a little less difficult on
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Topic: Is Hamlet primarily a tragedy of revenge? Within “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare there are numerous events of revenge. Starting with Claudius’s envy of King Hamlet and ending with the murder of the king. Hamlet tries to avenge his father’s death by murdering Claudius but mistakenly kills Polonius. Claudius tells the news to Laertes right after the death of his father. Claudius hopes that Laertes will take matter into his own hands and slaughter Hamlet. Claudius needs Laertes to go after
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16-12 Hamlet Final Essay The play Hamlet is a classic example of a tragedy. The entire plot of the play revolves around the characters scheming against one another for personal benefit or revenge. The characters in the story attempt to entrap other characters with a plan that always leads with death of the entrapped person. The three main examples in the play of characters entrapping other characters is Hamlet killing Claudius‚ Claudius killing King Hamlet‚ and Laertes killing Hamlet. The
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Throughout the play Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the main character‚ Hamlet‚ goes through many changes as a character. In the seven soliloquies of Hamlet we see his thoughts on the pointlessness of existence‚ his thoughts of committing suicide‚ and his thoughts on death‚ suffering‚ and action. All of the soliloquies in Hamlet show us how Hamlet’s character changes and develops over the course of the play and how Hamlet becomes a stronger character then he was at the beginning of the play. Act
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In the story Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the sane Hamlet occasionally switches between the realms of sanity and insanity. When madness suits Hamlet ’s purpose‚ he puts on an "antic disposition" (I.V.173). On the other hand‚ when sanity proves worthy‚ Hamlet goes back to being logical. Hamlet claims he is "mad north-north-west" (II.ii.376)‚ meaning he is crazy sometimes and sane other times. Therefore‚ to achieve his short-term goals‚ Hamlet shifts between sanity and insanity‚ this ironically
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