TOPIC: THE MAXIM IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO DEFENCE‚ SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THE GHANA LEGAL SYSTEM SINCE MANY OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE RURAL AREAS ARE ILLETREATES. IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO DEFENSE This maxim can also be translated as ignorance of the law is no excuse. When one is found guilty of a crime the accused tends to hold unto the saying that he did not know that what he did is unlawful thereby ignoring that fact that ignorance of the law is no excuse or defense. This maxim
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information which they’re not ready to accept‚ they will usually return to the phrase "ignorance is bliss". Ignorance is not bliss; it is merely a dose of anaesthetic which wears off in time. Being ignorant does not mean being happy‚ ignorance is lack of knowledge. Ignorance should never be a way of life for a fully grown human because knowledge always means power and ignorance never means bliss. For a child‚ however‚ ignorance of things they cannot accurately comprehend yet may be beneficial. I have always
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Battling Ignorance Ignorance will be the death of this country. We cannot prosper for much longer as long as ill-informed people keep making decisions they deem ’acceptable’. People don’t take the time to understand a situation and usually use information taken from false data and others’ biased opinions. Ignorance effects the rich and the poor‚ the powerful and powerless‚ and the famous and common people across the globe. As Emma Goldman said‚ "the most violent element in society is ignorance." Picture
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Prosperous societies are based upon tolerance and knowledge. Whether that knowledge be learned or practiced‚ it needs to be present in order for the ignorance to die off. “Not ignorance‚ but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge”- Alfred North Whitehead. Ignorance is not understanding. Ignorance is fear. Our nation right now is full of it. The ignorance‚ the misunderstandings‚ the fear. We have a country full of people stuck in their old ways and not willing to move forward‚ despite how advanced
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1984: Ignorance is Strength The novel 1984 reveals a society comparable to that of the year 1984. This society has progressed‚ and continues to progress in the direction pointed out by George Orwell. “Impossible!”‚ everyone says. “We would never allow ourselves to be controlled that way!” These same people go home and turn on their televisions in order to soak up some more “truths” presented by their “honorable” leaders. These
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Some say that ignorance is bliss‚ but being ignorant is not always a good thing. It could cause a person to miss signs of something bad that is happening all around them. They might not even realize that is is happening until it is too late. The control of information lead to oppression in the Russian Revolution because Joseph Stalin believed that the state ultimately had all the power. His beliefs are still being practiced today in modern governments around the world. Orwell’s novel shows how control
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Ignorance + Fear = Racism Racism is really another word for ignorance. It’s another way of saying that nature should have had only one type of flower or tree. It’s another way of looking at the world with your eyes closed to diversity and change. Racism is another word for fear. Fear of the unknown is understandable‚ of course‚ and for many of us those of different races and creeds are the great unknown. Most of us are brought up in a particular environment with a particular type of people
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through life without looking at the fine print. “Ignorance is bliss” is the mantra that these people follow‚ and the underlying reason for why people decide to choose this path of life is closely linked to how basic human nature is programmed in everybody. This is in reference to how the human brain will naturally rationalize negative situations in hard to detect‚ discreet ways‚ all in the name of your brain trying to protect your emotional system. Ignorance‚ may‚ in fact‚ be bliss. Naturally‚ your brain
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND The director was Tim Burton. The main idea of the movie is Alice Kingslenigh who as a child went to this magical place but as she got older she forgot all about it unless she was dreaming. But when she was a teenager at an engagement party sort of thing she say the rabbit from her dreams. As she fallows it is falls down the rabbit hole back in to Wonderland. Where she is reunited with the mad hatter‚ the Cheshire cat and many more. Who make her remember her past there and help
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Plato‚ in "The Republic‚" describes humanity’s inability to escape the pit of darkness known as ignorance due to a limited perspective. Unfortunately‚ society is not fully aware of the limited perspective‚ because people choose the easier path; as a result‚ even when civilization is pointed towards two different paths- one towards knowledge and enlightenment and one towards a much easier decision- it chooses to remain in the darkness. The prisoners would rather allow their imaginations to cloud
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