When looking at the term ex-post facto one must understand that it is the use of the law that makes the law retroactive from the time that a law is passed from a governmental body (Brody and Acker‚ 2010). This meaning that the if an action has been committed by a person and was not a criminal offense at the time‚ but later after a law was passed making the same action a criminal offense with the law punishing any person that had committed the crime before the law was passed. When the writers of the
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The use of deus ex machina at the end of Sophocles’ ‘Philoctetes’ serves as a final anchor point to tie together the events which unfolded prior. Heracle’s intervention allows us to reflect on the nature of events in the play and the themes of the play. Finally it gives us insight into divine influence and the role of fate. Throughout the play‚ the characters have conflicting objectives‚ ideals‚ etc. Neoptolemus struggles with an internal conflict between doing what he thinks is right‚ and what
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Assignment 1 Ex nihilo: creation from or out of nothing. The very idea of something coming from nothing goes against all logic and science. Yet‚ when we talk about the creation of the world and the creation of art‚ the concept is easy to grasp. Take the creation of the world for example. In the Bible‚ it says God created the world in seven days‚ each day adding to what He had created the day before. The world began in darkness‚ nothing in existence. Just by His words‚ God created everything
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1-Determine how each corporate culture differs from the other. The two companies I have decided to discuss in this term paper is Federal Express (Fed Ex) and United Parcel Service (UPS). Both of these companies are logistic companies which specialize in delivering freight‚ cargo‚ and shipping services. Both of these companies cater to customers by making door to door deliveries locally and internationally. Both companies have both ground and air shipments but their prices do vary. UPS on the
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Evyn Newman FedEx Marketing Case January 26‚ 2015 Company Analysis FedEx targets the small package shipment market. Their mission is to be efficient for their customers while having the option to generate new volume. Their goal is to enter the air cargo market and they need the Courier Pak in order to gain a competitive edge. The main benefits of the CP are its high profit margin and the small amount of volume they take up. The variable costs of the CP are much smaller than Standard Air Service
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“Once arrested‚ a person will rarely ever gain freedom from the system”.(92) Depending on the state an ex-convict lives in‚ it varies as to what freedoms and rights will be restored. Many states won’t allow convicted felons to vote‚ some states won’t allow the ownership of a firearm‚ even though the many of the offence were not violent. Also‚ according to Alexander book‚ other rights denied to ex-convicts are‚ cannot enlist in military‚ obtain federal security clearance‚ cannot obtain federally
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1. What is the molecular weight of Na+? 22.99 2. What is the molecular weight of Cl-? 35.45 3. Which MWCO dialysis membranes allowed both of these ions through?50‚ 100 and 200 4. Which materials diffused from the left beaker to the right beaker Urea‚ NaCl and glucose diffused 5. Which did not? Why? Albumin‚ because it is too large to diffuse Activity 2: Simulating Dialysis 1. What happens to the urea concentration in the left beaker (the patient)? Its concentration gradient
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The film‚ Ex Machina‚ brings up the different views one can have on technology and humanity. Ava is the subject being tested by Caleb to see if she can possibly have a consciousness of her own. As a machine‚ she is highly intelligent but it is uncertain whether she has her own will or if she’s only acting the way she was programmed to. By the end of the film‚ it can be seen that Ava clearly takes initiative‚ using her abilities as a female‚ to get Kyoko on her side‚ kill Nathan and then leave Caleb
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An Ex-Mas Feast Summary Uwem Akpan’s story‚ “An Ex-Mas Feast” is a story of the struggles that one family goes through to give gifts on their upcoming Christmas season. Akpan introduces the reader to the struggles of the main characters‚ which directly ties into the details of impoverished town that they live in. Jigana‚ one of the story’s main characters‚ starts off as a naïve 8 year old little boy who was anxious to start going to school. In a stark contrast‚ Maisha‚ the eldest sister
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Smith Alicia Vikander as Ava Oscar Isaac as Nathan Bateman Tiffany Pisani as Katya Sonoya Mizuno as Kyoko Symara A. Templeman as Jasmine Elina Alminas as Amber Gana Bayarsaikhan as Jade Claire Selby as Lily Corey Johnson as Jay the helicopter pilot Ex-Machina is the story of a introvert programmer‚ Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) who wins a competition and gets a chance to visit the house of the CEO Nathan (Oscal Isaac) in the beautiful mountains. Caleb is made to fly to the middle of a huge estate where
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