Committing a crime always comes with a consequence‚ especially when it’s murder. There are many different classifications to justify just how unlawful the case is. First-degree murder is defined as an unlawful killing that is both willful and premeditated‚ meaning that it was committed after planning or "lying in wait" for the victim. Second-degree murder is ordinarily defined as: an intentional killing that is not premeditated or planned‚ nor committed in a reasonable "heat of passion"; or a killing
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Plato proposes in his philosophy The Allegory of the Cave that most people are bound to their obliviousness and materialism‚ either by willful rejection or ignorance‚ which in turn makes them metaphorically blind to the true nature of reality. For instance‚ the people chained within the dark cave is a symbol for the world we currently reside in (or was resided in)‚ and the chains represent each one of us‚ who are either knowingly or unknowingly chained to the material world. The shadows the cave
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the 19th century‚ following recommendations by Macaulay. British imperialists thought themselves as bringers of light in the darkness of the primitive societies which they were about to rule and transform. However‚ Macaulay brutally called for the willful destruction of a civilization which he praises to the skies and acknowledges as superior to that of Britain itself. Macaulay believed that India’s strength was in its rich culture‚ high moral values and people of high caliber and to rule India he
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“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” The power of the mind is unstoppable; Mohandas Gandhi born in India in 1869 was one man who could control his life with the muscle of his mind. Known for leading the Indians to independence and using non violence tactics as a way of protest‚ Gandhi is remembered as the leader of the Indian Nation. Mohandas Gandhi believed that how people behave is more important than what they achieve. With this as his guide
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Military Funeral Protest Fight in High Court WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices on Wednesday pondered the vexing question of whether the father of a dead Marine should win his lawsuit against a fundamentalist church group that picketed his son’s funeral. Westboro Church protest at military funerals because church members say God is angry at America for its general acceptance of homosexuality‚ and protesting at military funerals and many believe it an effective way to draw attention
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Helen Palsgraf‚ Respondent‚ v. The Long Island Railroad Company‚ Appellant Facts A passenger carrying a package‚ while hurrying to catch and board a moving Long Island Rail Road train‚ appeared to two of the railroad’s (Defendant’s) employees to be falling. The employees were guards‚ one of whom was located on the car‚ the other of whom was located on the platform. The guard on the car attempted to pull the passenger into the car and the guard on the platform attempted to push him into the
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The day I was born was a wonderful but scary day for my parents because the doctors found out that during my delivery my umbilical cord was wrapped around my neck. I was unable to be delivered by natural means‚ which forced me to be delivered by cesarean section. As I groom I ate properly and had no birth defects. When my mom gave me baby I really liked vegetable flavors. My mother was able to stay home and take care of me daily for three months until she found me a good babysitter and had to return
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GROUP DISCUSSION Electronic media like mobile phone‚ tabs‚ computer and electronic games give impacts on young people today. Many aspects of their lives are affected. Discuss which aspect of life of a student most affected by electronic media. Candidate A : The Study Habits Candidate B : The Social Relationships Candidate C : The Family Relationships _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A: Good morning to everyone
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Nadia Chatarpal Chatarpal 1 Dr. Llizo Intro to Philosophy 6 December 2013 Bluffing or Lying? Consider the case of a man slyly cheating you at your own business to win money. If he never did anything lawfully wrong‚ would it still be deemed as his wrongdoing‚ as for how he has slyly stolen your money? Though we must remember that every human activity aims at some end that we consider good‚ we must be ready to accept the consequences and flaws in all of humanity‚ and understand that the
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QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Should Jack Thompson be held in contempt of court under Michigan law for the statements he made in a letter sent to the media and Judge Friedman two days after rejecting Thompson’s action initiated against Take-Two in an effort to stop the release of the video game "Bully?" II. Under the Michigan statute‚ should the game "Bully" be held a public nuisance harmful to public health‚ affecting public morals? BRIEF ANSWERS I. Yes. Jack Thompson should be held in contempt
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