motivated by hatred or prejudice towards particular features of the victim’s identity should be treated differently from ‘ordinary’ crimes. Perhaps one of the most recognisable and most significant piece of legislation is the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Within this act if somebody commits one of the many offences on the list (see Table 1.1) and in turn demonstrates‚ or was motivated by‚ hostility on the grounds of race‚ then that offences becomes a separate ‘aggravated’
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to be the best; a man with ambition; a man who refused to lose; a man called Bruce Lee. Even now‚ after all these years‚ we still remember this name‚ and join the passion of this master’s soul. We can say that his spirit is not dead. His name has been linked in people’s words‚ and his image has been etched in people’s minds. From the hills and shores‚ we still listen to Bruce Lee’s battle call. Childhood Bruce Lee was born on the 27th of November‚ 1940 (the Chinese year of the Dragon)
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Joseph Brant was born in 1742 and his Indian name was Thayendanegea. Thayendanegea meaning he who places two bets. Joseph’s father was a sachem of the Iroquois Confederacy‚ which was to where the Mohawks belonged. Whereas Brant’s mother was not a Mohawk like his father. Brant did become a war chief but never rose to the rank of sachem. His parents were said to live at the Canajoharie castle in New York. Even though his family would have been a consideration and he was the grandson of one of the
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Joseph Conrad grew up in the Polish Ukraine‚ Polish Ukraine is a huge‚ fertile plain between the counties of Poland and Russia. Polish Ukrainewas a divided nation‚ that held four languages‚ four religions‚ and various of different social classes. Many of the families inethis area were Polish-speaking inhabitants‚ including Conrad ’s family. They belonged to the szlachta‚ a hereditary class in the aristocracy on the social hierarchy‚ combining qualities of gentry and nobility. Despite the areas poor
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Law Assignment 13-03-2013 1. “The HRA 1998 provides powerful protection for individuals in many aspects of their lives.” * To what extent is this statement true? Illustrate your answer by reference to areas of law with which you are familiar. Before 1998‚ the United Kingdom did not have a piece of document that specified the basic rights of the English people. However‚ in the year 1950‚ the United Kingdom Government signed the European Convention on Human Rights‚ to protect people’s
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Daina Joseph Topic : Cyber Bullying INTODUCTION Attention Getter: Cyber Bullying victims are 2 out of 9 times more likely to consider committing suicide. Cyber Bullying caused the death of a 13 year old girl named Megan Meier. Purpose: To inform my audience about Cyber Bullying. Importance to Audience: Cyber Bullying Happens every day and can cause others to lead to suicidal thoughts. You can gain something from this speech by being informed on how to stop Cyber Bullying or prevent it from
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Joseph Conrad: An Innovator in British Literature Joseph Conrad ’s innovative literature is influenced by his experiences in traveling to foreign countries around the world. Conrad ’s literature consists of the various styles of techniques he uses to display his well-recognized work as British literature. "His prose style‚ varying from eloquently sensuous to bare and astringent‚ keeps the reader in constant touch with a mature‚ truth-seeking‚ creative mind" (Hutchinson 1). Conrad ’s novels
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José Rizal: A 1998 Film The film “José Rizal” by Marilou Diaz-Abaya is not foreign to me. I have watched it before and believed its contents. It is amazing to see all their efforts in trying to recreate the life story of our national hero‚ Jose Rizal. The movie is very convincing as well. However‚ after attending KASPIL1 classes‚ I found out that not everything I know about Rizal is correct. After watching the movie again‚ I found details that alter the truth. One of the mistakes made in the
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The Animal Welfare Act of 1998 Republic Act No. 8485‚ also known as The Animal Welfare Act of 1998 (full text)‚ is an act to promote animal welfare in the Philippines. It is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2120 and House Bill No. 9274‚ and signed into law on 11 February 1998 by President Fidel V. Ramos. WHAT IS SECTION 6 STATES? SECTION 6: It shall be unlawful for any person to torture any animal‚ or to neglect to provide adequate care‚ sustenance or shelter‚ or maltreat any animal or to
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Joseph Stalin dominated the soviet scene to a degree unequaled in the United States by Truman or even Roosevelt. Stalin was born in the Russian empire’s southern province of Georgia in 1879. He began studying for the priesthood but was thrown out of seminary for revolutionary activity and some believe because of laziness. After the 1917 Bolshevik revolution he climbed to prominence in the new ruling communist party thanks to his administrative skills and adroit political maneuvering and building
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