crimes quickly became an important mechanism of social regulation. The justification for this mechanism lies in the assumption that the criminally insane are irrational and therefore non-responsible of their crimes. As we examine the history and implications of the insanity plea‚ a few questions should be kept in mind---1. How can we be sure that a person is indeed insane (he could be putting on a show) and 2. Should a mentally ill person be punished at all. Today in our legal system‚ there are numerous
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in 1994‚ South Africa has witnessed the acceleration of its already high unemployment rate. South Africa currently has one of the highest unemployment rates internationally. This is the culmination of a long-term‚ yet steady‚ rise in unemployment that started as early as the 1970s (Seeking and Natrass 2006)‚ but which has rapidly accelerated in the post-apartheid period. South Africa as a developing country has faced a crisis of the high rate of unemployment in recent years. In the South African labour
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BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS OF EXCHANGE-RATE CHANGES BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS OF EXCHANGE-RATE CHANGES Market Decisions On the marketing side‚ exchange rates can affect demand for a company’s products at home and abroad. A country such as Mexico may force down the value of its currency if its exports become too expensive owing to relatively high inflation. Even though inflation would cause the peso value of the Mexican products to rise‚ the devaluation means that it takes less foreign currency to
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important factors in determining the relative emphasis placed by policy-makers‚ in S.A. on prevention as opposed to treatment of HIV. ’ One of the major problems affecting the South African country is the spread of HIV. The country is believed to have the most number of HIV victims than any other country. As seen on the diagram‚ South Africa has the highest adult HIV prevalence. (GRAPH) Only 10% of the children who need treatment are able to have the benefit of undergoing treatment; this causes the country’s
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the policy of “separate development” that formed the cornerstone of apartheid...The use of language policy as an instrument of control‚ oppression and exploitation was one of the factors that triggered the two great political struggles that defined South Africa in the twentieth century – the struggle of the Afrikaners against British imperialism and the struggle of the black community against white rule” DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION‚ 25 November 2002‚ HIGHER EDUCATION ACT‚ 1997 The language policy
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Implications of Affirmative Action on Business ` Affirmative actionprograms‚ as we know them‚ are less than 50 years old‚ and are usually viewedas a series ofpositive steps taken to ensure the representation of minority groups in fields that have traditionallyexcluded them. It protects both racial and ethnic minorities‚ as well as women‚ in the areas of education‚ business‚ and government. Affirmative action‚ whichhas its roots in the Constitutional ideal of equal opportunity‚ is the government’s
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IT workforce trends- implications for IS programsSummary - The article “IT workforce trends: implications for IS programs“ has shown the research‚ which helps us understand current and future staffing needs‚ and the IT skills and capabilities desired in internal IT departments and by IT service providers. The article as well as conducts the study in an IT workforce study support the emphasis of business content by IS curriculum guidelines of schools. Business domain and project management skills
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North and South: This is a very big novel. When compared with the satire of society that Jane Austen offers‚ Gaskell offers so much more in exploring the big issues: societal structure‚ economy‚ religion‚ and a woman’s place in society. There is even political dissidence in the form of Frederick! And of course‚ the moral is in the ending – Margaret marries Thornton‚ whom she once considered beneath her in class. And she exclaims “I am not worthy.” when they finally speak of their love. Compare
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1.4.2.1 Implications on Learning Styles According to the LSQ‚ I can introduce myself as a reflector. Once‚ my manager asked me to come up with reasons for low deposit base at my branch. Even though I had my own opinions‚ it was hard for me to answer at the moment without analysing facts appropriately. Hence I promised to observe facts and present them in our next gathering. First I collected data such as client base‚ current portfolio‚ deposit statistics and illustrated graphs on growth and decline
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<http://ezinearticles.com/?Mind-Tricks---Six-Easy-Ones&id=150870>. Kahle‚ L Koivisto‚ M. & Revonsuo‚ A. 2007‚ ‘How Meaning Shapes Seeing’‚ Psychological Science‚ vol. 18‚ no. 10‚ pp. 845-849. Neal‚ C.‚ Hawkins‚ D. I. & Quester‚ P. 2004‚ Consumer Behaviour‚ Implications for Marketing Strategy‚ 4th edn‚ McGraw Hill‚ Roseville. Neri‚ P. & Levi‚ D. M. 2007‚ ‘Temporal dynamics of figure-ground segregation in human vision’‚ Journal of Neurophysiology‚ vol. 97‚ no. 1‚ pp. 951-957. O’Toole‚ C. 2008‚’ A little mash marketing
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