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    Actus Reus/Mens Rea

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    unawareness of what might occur in the course of his actions. Causation Factual Causation The prosecution must show that the it was the act of the accused was the cause of death. If it wasn’t "but for" Angus having a loaded gun‚ Chris would not have died. Legal Causation The prosecution must show that the accused conduct was the substantive and operating cause of death and that any intervening act did not break the chain of causation. In R v Hallet‚ the accused rendered the victim unconscious

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    Chapter 18: Remedies for Breach of Contract Election to discharge: self-help remedy Types of Judicial Remedies • Common law remedy of damages • Common law remedy of an action for a fixed sum • Equitable remedy of specific performance • Equitable remedy of injunction Limitation Act • Judicial remedies may be barred by lapse of time due to LA • S 6 LA: no action against breach of contract after 6 years have passed (unless party unaware of breach) • LA does not apply to any legal action rooted

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    epidemic in society. The acceptances of tattoos are increasing although‚ there are still few who stereotype tattoos as someone who is negative and partakes in risky behaviors. References Carmen‚ R. A.‚ Guitar‚ A. E.‚ & Dillon‚ H. M. (2012). Ultimate answers to proximate questions: The evolutionary motivations behind tattoos and body piercings in popular culture. Review Of General Psychology‚ 16(2)‚ 134-143. doi:10.1037/a0027908 Dickson‚ L.‚ Dukes‚ R.‚ Smith‚ H.‚ & Strapko‚ N. (2014). Stigma of ink: Tattoo

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    We have an idea of the infinite 3.An idea of an infinite could not be caused by a finite thing 4.God is infinite 5.Only an infinite God is adequate to cause this idea 6.God exists An argument such as this implies a specific understanding of Causation. According to Descartes‚ everything from object to idea must have a determinate cause. That is‚ finite existence is not self-generating but rather the product of something else. The cause in question depends upon the degree of formal and objective

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    A Study of Chulahatthipadopama Sutta This sutta is an extract from the sutta No. 27 of Majjhimanikaya(MN)‚ the middle discourse collection of the teaching of the Buddha. It was preached to a renown Brahmin‚ Janussoni‚ in Savatthi at Anathapindika monastery‚ in Jeta’s wood. The sutta particularly talks about the inferential knowledge one can make in judging the wisdom of the Blessed one . Hence it discusses about the validity of knowledge in Buddhism by metaphor and the spiritual attainment of the

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    be done or not? It is completely unfair to deny these privileges to people because their relationship doesn’t fit the state’s definition of one. 3. Homosexuality is an accepted lifestyle nowadays with most evidence strongly supporting biological causation. For too long homosexuality has been considered a form of "deviant sexual behavior". Those making these accusations should examine the history books and the psychological research. Throughout our history going all the way back to ancient Greece‚

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    long before anticipated these arguments like the “First Cause” argument. 1. Everything must have a cause 2. God is considered the first cause of everything. 3. Buddhist theory of causation says that everything must have preconditions for existence. 4. Therefore God cannot exist because of the theory of causation. The argument most frequently used by Buddha is what is now called the “Argument from Evil” or the “Argument from Dukkha” (suffering or unsatisfactoriness). This argument states that

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    Max Beerbohm once said‚ “History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other." Beerbohm’s quote completely differs from what historians do. Historian’s jobs are to study history of a particular period‚ geographical region‚ or social phenomenon. Even though historians may look at same issues‚ each historian brings a particular knowledge to the issue that may have never been noticed previously; therefore Beerborhm’s quote can be challenged. One way to see the different viewpoints historians may have

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    Reasoning: In recent years‚ the state of Maryland has decided a number of cases dealing with liability for injuries that occurred on the property of the defendant involving two different parties. On the basis of the premise liability claim‚ our client has a case against the hotel. The premise liability claim is based on common law principles of negligence and derives from an establishment’s lack of supervision‚ care‚ or control of the premises. RESTATMENT (SECOND) OF TORTS §344 (1965). According

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