Running Head: DID THE FCAT WORK IN FLORIDA? Did the FCAT work in Florida? Chris Wiginton ITT Technical Institute‚ Tampa FL EN3220 Instructor: David Ali Hatami Axdahl 9 November‚ 2014 Abstract By exploring viewpoints both for and against the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)‚ the question of “Did the FCAT work in Florida?” may never be answered‚ but it is a topic worthy of research‚ debate and discussion. Unfortunately‚ and to the detriment of the education for Florida’s kids
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The Florida Mental Health Act commonly known as “Baker Act.” This policy is found in the Florida Statute 394 and became effective on 1972. The Baker Act Law was name after Maxine Baker a former State representative from Miami whom sponsored the act. The law and treatment of mental illness in the state of Florida dates back to 1874 by government statutes. In 1971the Florida legislature enacted Florida Mental Health Act. This was a comprehensive revision of Florida’s mental health 97-year-old law.
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Informed consent is when a patient gives permission for a treatment or procedure with knowledge of all possible consequences. In the case of Canterbury vs. Spencer‚ Canterbury was given all of the information about the procedure. In this particular case it seems that even though the patient did not have all the information‚ there really was not any type of unwanted effects after the surgery. The court ruled in favor of the doctor‚ however if this case is judged only on issues of informed consent‚ there
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Defects of Consent A defect of consent is a situation where a party’s declaration does not reflect his actual intent. This difference between declaration and intent may be caused by other parties‚in order to make someone to form a contract with themselves. Fraud and Duress are this kind of defects. Roughly‚fraud is deceiving someone by hiding certain facts or giving them a wrong impression/information in order to make them form a contract and duress is scaring or threatening someone to make
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Natalie Terzian Parents Consent Analyze the fact whether or not minor should have the right to obtain birth control without parental consent. How about allowing a minor to have the ability to with draw information based on birth control and contraceptives? Are minors physically and mentally mature to make these choices on their own? If teens should have such a right to make these life-altering decisions on his or her own should everyone else be held accountable if anything went wrong? We believe
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Mairs is a writer afflicted with multiple sclerosis. In her essay‚ "Disability"‚ she explains how the media fails to accurately portray individuals living with a debilitating disease. This causes people with a handicap to feel inadequate‚ isolated‚ and lonely. Consequently‚ the media’s lack of depiction hinders the able-bodied person’s ability to understand‚ interact‚ and accept disability as normal. Mairs wants disability to be portrayed in everyday life that way others can be aware of those
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person. In your answer you should consider: a. Tom’s liability for sending the letters to Stan and causing his depression; b. Robert’s liability for tattooing Tom and causing him to contract Hepatitis C; and‚ c. the effect‚ if any‚ that Tom’s consent to the tattoo will have on Robert’s liability. OUTLINE ANSWER
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FREE CONSENT Meaning * Agreement or act of assenting to an offer * No consent no contract Free Consent – Consent is said to free when it is not caused by * Coercion * Undue influence * Fraud * Misrepresentation * Mistake Flaw in consent * Coercion When person compelled to enter into contract by use of force by other party Coercion is the committing or threatening to commit any act forbidden by Indian Penal Code 1860 or unlawful detaining
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Protecting the Idea and Other Legal Issues for the Entrepreneur Steve Lipscomb ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬_____________________________________________________________________ I. Statement of the Problem World Poker Tour Enterprises has become the most compelling market that harvest success but in the long run becomes the perfect representation to be the most difficult business models for which to provide any intellectual property protection for its many competitors that had almost copy its original
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Q1 Advise Brad as to his rights against the University of Kew Brad could sue the University of Kew in negligence‚ contract and misleading.少写了consumer contract Action against University of Kew in negligence Pure economic loss In this case‚ Brad suffered pure economic loss. Brad completed the course but finally did not become either a CPA or CA on the basis of his Doctor of Accountancy course. Besides‚ he could have earned $300‚000 a year as a management consultant. What is worse‚ he went to
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