Thermopylae. In 480 B.C.‚ our dutiful and fearless Spartan king took a mere 300 warriors with him to hold off encroaching Persian invaders‚ led by the imposing God/King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro). Think tens of thousands of Orcs descending upon the stronghold of Helm’s Deep‚ protected by only a couple of hundred Men and Elves. Here‚ in this high-concept battle film‚ these Persians also arrive filled with reckless hate. What can a mere 300 warriors do? "Sparrrr-tahhnns!" Show those weak Persians a thing
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the appellant for the due performance of the contract is liable to be forfeited on the mere allegation of breach of contract without sufferance of actual loss or damage and in the absence of determination and quantification of the actual loss/damage suffered by the respondents? 1.1 To what extent can the amount of compensation be awarded to the aggrieved party in case of no actual loss or damage but due to mere breach of the terms and conditions stated in the contract . 1.2 Whether in case of liquidated
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and mere things boils down to the notion that mere things are replaceable while human life is not. For example humans mourn the death of a friend‚ while we can make new friends‚ the friend we lost can never be replaced. Kant very clearly sets human life apart from all forms of life and objects. While Kant does not disagree that animals and other mere things have value‚ he does argue that they only have value because they provide value to humans. He reasons that humans have dignity above mere things
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on Jamieson and Harkins’s (2007) mere effort account. This was suggested by Harkins’s (2006) analysis of the effect of evaluation on performance‚ which argues that evaluation
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not incompatible to a free press. Pervasive/Influencing publicity is not per se prejudicial to the right of an accused to a fair trial‚ and that there must be allegation and proof of the impaired capacity of a judge to render a bias-free decision. Mere fear of possible undue influence is not tantamount to actual prejudice resulting in the deprivation of the right to a fair trial. Hence‚ the court allowed pro hac vice the live broadcasting. Almost a year after the Maguindanao Massacre‚ the National
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At this moment it is necessary to remind that‚ for Sorel‚ the general strike is ’the myth in which socialism is wholly comprised‚ i.e. a body of images capable of evoking instinctively all the sentiments which correspond to the different manifestations of the war undertaken by socialism against modern society’ (Sorel 2004‚ 118). In other words‚ this myth is what precisely constitutes the proletariat. As Bottici argues‚ ’Sorel presents the general strike as a means for creating a class consciousness
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The source of this is that patriarchal society defines woman as object‚ as a mere body‚ and that in sexist society women are in fact frequently regarded by others as objects and mere bodies. An essential part of the situation of being a woman is that of living the ever-present possibility that one will be gazed upon as a mere body‚ as shape and flesh that presents itself as the potential object of another subject’s intentions and manipulations‚ rather
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I. Introduction More and more people are turning to the services of professional caterers for weddings‚ private dinner parties and corporate events for good reason. It takes a lot of preparation and planning to run successful event or party. With the help of a professional catering service‚ you can relax‚ enjoy the event and spend time with your guests. Caterers generally provide food but are increasingly providing a wider array of event planning services such as decorations‚ equipment hire (tableware
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chance I now plan to take full advantage of. Thank you teachers‚ for all that you have taught me - lessons that extended well beyond the four walls of a classroom‚ for providing me with myriad opportunities for all round development and values in life. Mere saying thanks is not enough. But our knowledge has expanded well out of the boundaries of the four walls Okay. I won’t make my speech way too lengthy because I know what a torture it is to stand right there and listen to all the blabber. So first
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The Power of Attraction and Intimate Relationships Defined Jaime Hernandez National University The Power of Attraction and Intimate Relationships Defined Webster’s dictionary describes attraction as “a force acting mutually between to particles of matter‚ tending to draw them together‚ and resisting their separation” (Merriam Webser ‚ 2013). Some scientists and psychologists have attempted to understand attraction and predict it as if there was a clear science to attraction. Truth be
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