In the case of Ex parte die Minister van Justisie: In re S v Van Wyk 1967 1 SA 488 (A) the defendant successfully pleaded private defence where upon the minister put forth the following question: could a person ever be justified in using lethal force to protect their property? The court decided unanimously in the affirmative with judge Steyn stating that “if the use of necessary force is justified ... then it is not clear to me why deadly force must be excluded from that principal…proportionally
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George Washington is well known for what he accomplished during the American Revolution. Selected as the first Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army‚ the choice of Washington was an easy decision‚ due to his mere size and stature‚ but also his prior military experience. The outbreak of the American Revolution started with the Battle of Lexington and Concord that took place in Massachusetts. This lead to the Olive Branch Petition attempted by the Second Continental Congress‚ which did not work
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things but she never lost her passion. Her name was Maria Tallchief. The first Native American Prima Ballerina. Elizabeth or Betty Marie Tall Chief was born on January 24‚ 1925 in Fairfax‚ Oklahoma‚ to Alexander and Ruth Porter Tall Chief. She lived on an Osage Indian Reservation with her parents and her older brother‚ Gerald and little sister Marjorie Tall Chief. Her great-grandfather Peter Bigheart had negotiated with the United States government in 1906 with the oil reserves that
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John Winthrop was a religious Puritan leader‚ who led a large migration from England to America. Winthrop was a jack of all trades hence the title Mark W. Crilly selected; Magistrate‚ Minister‚ and Merchant. Winthrop at some point worked as either a magistrate‚ minister‚ and‚ merchant often times he would do two or more jobs simultaneously. Often times he would remain in his current position until he has accomplished a goal that gave him leverage in one or both of the other fields. Each of the ventures
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Criminal Justice July 20‚2013 Ethics and Professional Code of Conduct 3 There are several reasons why ethics and integrity are important for a police chief or county sheriff. One reason that ethics and integrity are important in this position as they set the model for what all the officers underneath them should act like. They should be completely above reproach
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What makes a good ruler‚ in Confucius’s view? A good minister? Confucius became famous as a sage of China during the era of Philosophers. He had influences on the civilizations of most of eastern Asia. Confucianism has some points that highlight what makes a good ruler or a good minister. In Confucius’s view‚ a good ruler won the confidence of the people. He emphasized this by saying that “The art of governing is to keep its affairs before the mind without weariness‚ and to practice them with undeviating
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been observed to express the point of views of particular groups they represent. One of these documents was from Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians‚ from the Indian point of view. The other document was from the Populists Party‚ largely representing the farmers and working classes of the 1890s. The time period of both documents roughly range from the 1870s through the 1890s. Chief Joseph’s speech was called “An Indian’s View of Indian Affairs”. In his speech‚ he speaks from the Indian’s perspective
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Chief executive officer is the most important figure in strategic managementprocess. S/he plays many roles in an organization. Planning‚ organizing‚leading‚ and controlling are the major parts of management activities that amanager performs. Actually‚ strategic management is the top-levelmanagement. It covers all the management functions because it starts fromplanning such as environmental analysis and strategic choice‚ associated withorganizing and leading in implementation phase‚ and lastly also
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ROBERT BORDEN When WW1 started in 1914‚ Britain controlled Canada’s foreign policy. As the war raged‚ Canadians disagreed over Canada’s future role in the British Empire. But some people sided with the Conservative Prime Minister Robert Borden‚ who wanted Canada to remain in the British Empire. His government used Propaganda to keep Canadian patriotism at a high pitch‚ during the War. To maintain the strength and numbers at the front lines‚ Prime Minster Robert Borden passed the Military Service
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A Chief Lieutenant of the Tuskegee Machine: Charles Banks of Mississippi Pilots of the Ground Charles Banks‚ the subject of this appealing biography was a seemingly well-known Black leader‚ like such as Obama Baraka and Jessie Jackson. Banks status‚ demeanor‚ and power were unlimited‚ way beyond his hometown of Clarksdale and Mound Bayou‚ Mississippi all-black towns. Born in 1873‚ in Clarksdale‚ Mississippi‚ Banks spent most of is life in this well known racially discriminating and violent town
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