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    Marina Carr’s adaptation of Euprides’ Medea in a contemporary Irish context of the boggy midlands‚ By the Bog of Cats tells the story of Hester Swane and her resistance to enforced exile. The play showcases the societal tensions among class and societal groups‚ particularly among Travellers and the settled community. Hester‚ the Medea figure in the play is forced into an impossible situation. Outcasted as a member of the Travelling community and threatened with eviction and the loss of her child

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    The Public Prosecution Service v. William Elliot and Robert McKee is a case relating to fingerprint evidence that was ruled inadmissible due to unlawful means of evidence collection. This caused dispute over the validity of the inadmissibility submission by the defence counsel‚ however‚ I believe the fingerprint evidence was rightfully dismissed from the court. On October 6th 2007‚ William Elliot and Robert McKee were arrested for the theft of building materials on the premises of Aluminum & Plastic

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    1. From the book‚ why might a Prosecuting attorney act unethically? Provide a few examples? In the book prosecutor attorney misconduct takes place is because it works. This utilitarian rationale assumes that the intended good that results (conviction) outweighs the possible negative consequences (misleading the jury‚ undermining the adversary process‚ and possible erroneous convictions). An example given in the book is the case Miller v. Pate‚ where the prosecutor concealed from the jury that the

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    Medea’s Transformation Medea is a play featuring a title character who is a very unusual woman. Brad Levett’s essay “Verbal Autonomy and Verbal Self-Restraint in Euripides’ Medea” exemplifies the thoughts of three authors after discussing how Medea relates to a Greek hero that was invulnerable in all of his body except for one minor spot and/or the play resembling a Greek tragedy that narrated the fate of a warrior after memorable battles. These scholars believed that Medea “comes into conflict with

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    and misplaced loyalty can produce evil results..(Wilson) In the plays of Medea and Titus Andronicus we are shown that a specific model of loyalty is morally correct and that loyalty to our families is more important than being loyal to the state‚ but in fact neither model is right because loyalty can be given to anyone who we have honesty and/or intimacy

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    Case Two Plaintiff: Jane Chambers (Prosecution) Defendant: Giorgio’s Grill (Defense) SUMMARY Jane Chambers‚ filed a personal injury action alleging negligence by the defendant‚ Giorgio’s Grill. She alleges that she slipped and fell on a wet napkin‚ breaking her leg. The defendant denied any negligence. Giorgio’s was a restaurant which became a night club after certain hours. It had a tradition of both the wait staff and customers throwing paper napkins into the air as the music

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    Prosecution of Victor Frankenstein Today we are gathering to discuss the tragic death of William Frankenstein. Unfortunately‚ this innocent child is a victim of the unfortunate events that have recently passed. However‚ we are not here today to discuss how we feel about the loss of him‚ but rather what will happen to one of the two possible perpetrators. The two being Victor Frankenstein and the Creature that he created. However‚ I will be prosecuting Victor Frankenstein because his lack of compassion

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    Burden of proof is the responsibility of the prosecution also known as the people. This is because the 5th amendment of the Constitution gives the right to any U.S. citizen who has been accuse of a criminal offense the right to a trial by judge or jury because they are innocent until proven guilty. This is where burden of proof becomes important to the case and hard for the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. During a trial the prosecution will have to use and show evidence to show not

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    Medea practice essay- by Thomas McKernan Because Medea has supernatural powers she cannot represent the cause of women in society. Euripides brazenly outlines that the essence of his play‚ “Medea‚” will revolve around the denigrating role of women in a patriarchal society. “Medea: Of all creatures that can feel and think‚ we women are the worst treated things alive. (31)” The playwright uses metaphor and symbolism to translate his message of egalitarianism through his work. Euripides very much

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    The Power of Fate vs. Free Will in Medea and Macbeth Throughout both Medea and Macbeth‚ there is a clear and heavy presence of the gods. This begs the question‚ are the characters in charge of their own destiny‚ or are their fates already written? Fate is described as “that which is inevitably predetermined; destiny.” It can be said that it is the gods who are in charge of creating the character’s fates. In both Medea and Macbeth‚ there is a common theme of placing too much trust into fate‚ rather

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