1. Explain why the Hearsay Rule was developed and why the admission of hearsay in a criminal trial may violate the defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights. a. Hearsay is an out of court statement offered in court to prove the truth of the matter asserted. The Hearsay Rule was developed in order to prevent unreliable testimony from being admitted in court and misleading the jury. Hearsay was considered unreliable because it was not given under oath‚ cannot be heard and observed by the jury‚ and cannot
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a person with good character will have good ethics and vise versa. Do you agree with the Waiter Rule? Does it provide useful insights into who might be ethical or unethical leader? Should cooperate boards consider character when hiring someone for the top position? I agree with the Waiter Rule! I feel like someone who is truly nice and with good character will treat everyone the same. This rule provides great insight on who might be an ethical leader. With so many ethical scandals as mentioned
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Understanding Evil in the Hunger Games How can you stand by and watch those who create evil‚ continue? Albert Einstein once said‚ “The world is dangerous to live in‚ not because of those who do evil but because of those who look on and let them do so”. This quote relates to The Hunger Games on many levels. This paper will attempt to explain the meaning of Einstein`s quote‚ along with the ramifications of condoning evil by three distinct characters in The Hunger Games. The characters identified as
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Eligibility Rules HSM/240 September 8‚ 2011 Eligibility Rules The eligibility rules for benefits and services vary according to each human service agency. According to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD Gov.2011) and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA. Gov. 2010)‚ the following table depicts a few examples of how the eligibility requirements can be similar and different for the same need. |PROGRAM & AGENCY |TYPE OF MONEY
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The purposive approach This approach has emerged in more recent times. Here the court is not just looking to see what the gap was in the old law‚ it is making a decision as to what they felt Parliament meant to achieve. Lord Denning in the Court of Appeal stated in Magor and St. Mellons Rural District Council v Newport Corporation (1950)‚ ‘we sit here to find out the intention of Parliament and of ministers and carry it out‚ and we do this better by filling in the gaps and making sense of the enactment
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RULES OF PROCEDURE The formal session will be declared by the Chair. ROLL CALL 1. Present- When delegate answers in a present‚ he can say Yes‚ No or abstain during voting for a resolution. 2. Present and voting- When the delegate answers the roll call in a present and voting‚ he has to vote decisively on a resolution and has the option of only saying a Yes or a No to the resolution during the voting. He cannot Abstain. QUORUM This is the minimum number of members required for the committee proceedings
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Hunger Games Description The two words I would chose to describe Katniss Everdeen would be rebellious and strong. She is rebellious in every way when it comes to the broken government that is ruling. She turned the death penalty she received into a way to show her government that the people are strong and that they would stand up. The word strong represents her very well. Not only is she physically strong but also mentally. She comes up with different ways to out smart people in the book
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How much political conflict exists between the main British political parties over the future of economic policy? There has always been some form political conflict between the main British political parties over the subject of economic policy. Even when there was a general consensus between Labour and the Conservatives – from 1945 to the late 1970s when they were both committed to Keynesian economics – there were some aspects of their policies where there was conflict. Under the leadership of
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United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea UNITED NATIONS Vienna‚ 2009 UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION Sales No. E.09.V.9 ISBN 978-92-1-133672-6 Contents Resolution adopted by the General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Questions/Main Ideas: Notes: QOD: What is one thing about your historical background that would help people to understand you better? In what ways does the lack of this knowledge change your relationships? In what ways could the gaining of this knowledge help your relationships? (23 paragraphs) QOW: How does the author of To Kill a Mockingbird build historical context to help the reader develop a better understanding of setting‚ plot‚ themes‚ and characters?
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