crime as he was drunk. This meant that the actus reus and the mens rea did not coincide at the time of the killing. Despite this‚ the House of Lords found the accused to be guilty. Lord Denning stated that‚ “he cannot rely on this self-induced drunkenness as a defence to a charge of murder… the wickedness of his mind before he got drunk is enough to condemn him‚ coupled with the act which he intended to do and did do.” The basic rule for what amounts to a state of intoxication was
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Michael and Susan Henchard. It is a complicated plot of emotions‚ rivalry‚ betrayal and tragedy. It gives an insight into the human weaknesses and emotions. Michael Henchard‚ the focus for this essay‚ sells his wife at an auction in a fit of drunkenness and bitterness. His foolish actions leave him alone and regretful. After an attempt at finding Susan and his daughter‚ he vows not to touch alcohol for twenty-one years. He goes in search of work and moves to Casterbridge to make something of himself
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My drinking despite efforts to control consumption has recently resulted in overconsumption‚ to a destructive point. Despite periods of abstinence during the past ten years I have been drinking all my life. Some periods without excessive drunkenness and some periods of heavy drinking; since being married for 7 years to my wife Mei Wen‚ who does not drink or use drugs my drinking has impacted her life in a way that I see is hurtful toward her and our relationship. It was the most recent overboard
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In Sharon Pollock’s “Doc”‚ the commonplace is juxtaposed with the spectacular as she transcends time and memory in a dramatic representation of a domestic family relationship turned sour. There are many examples of how Pollock accomplishes this‚ specifically by incorporating dramatic units such as the monologue spoken by Bob in the second act. At this point in the play‚ it is clearly known that the family relationship is deteriorating and that Bob has a dependence on alcohol. This dramatic unit ties
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were early or conservative humanists‚ Francis Bacon (1561-1626) represented later or agnostic and skeptical humanism. In France‚ pious classicists like Lefèvre d’Étaples (1453-1536) were succeeded by frank‚ urbane‚ and devout skeptics like Michel Montaigne (1533-1592) and bold anti-clerical satirists like François Rabelais (c.1495-1533).Humanistic contributions to science consisted mainly in the recovery of Greek scientific literature which evinced a more accurate and acceptable body of facts and ideas
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New York. It is because of these people that Nick ultimately realizes that he is one of the most honest people that he knows. Careless characters in The Great Gatsby make the decisions they do because they are blinded from reality due to wealth‚ drunkenness‚ or selfishness. Jordan Baker is a professional golfer and one of Daisy’s friends. Throughout the novel she could be viewed as selfish and dishonest which makes her careless. She would do just about anything to get her way‚ and cares for nobody
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for people were the temperance reform‚ the abolition reform‚ and the prison reform. The temperance reform became a reform because drunkenness became out of hand. People were getting drunk at weddings and at funerals and even fell into the grave if they were too drunk. The drunkenness resulted in families suffering from domestic violence and poverty. The overly drunkenness led to the American Temperance Society being formed and the Cold Water Army being formed for children to participate. Neal S. Dow
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When Christoford Colombo first discovered the Americas‚ it was a great opportunity for the Europeans‚ especially the Spaniards. They decided to claim the new land for their own. Christopher as he is known now‚ first set eyes on the land of North America on October 12‚ 1492. The following paragraphs were written by various men‚ they include bias and factual accounts of when the Americas were found. Most of the writings of the men from the country of Spain include bias in one-way or another. Christopher
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to point toward the truth enunciated by Jaspers: ‘There is no tragedy without transcendence’” (9). * “If tragedy and religion thus share a common involvement‚ so too do tragedy and philosophy. ‘To be a philosopher is to learn to die‚’ muses Montaigne. ‘True philosophers‚’ says Socrates‚ ‘make dying their profession’ (Phaedo 67E). ‘Those who really apply themselves to philosophy in the right way are always preparing themselves for dying and death’ (Phaedo 67A)” (13). * “It does urge that
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aggression and expressing or releasing it. We cannot escape the fact that aggression‚ violence‚ and intoxication are all part of our being as humans. As we have seen‚ alcohol can be a facilitator for social bonding. The variations in expressions of drunkenness‚ when and where it is characterized by either violence or passivity‚ are dependent on the need for bonding‚ the characteristics of the bonded group itself‚ and environmental conditions. Many people say that they are just “social drinkers‚” consuming
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