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    Krama

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    someone sow good seeds they will reap good harvest. If someone sows bad seeds they will read bad harvest. In the language of science‚ kamma is explained the law of cause and the effect: every cause has an effect. There is another name law of moral causation. In the Dhammapada‚ kamma is explained in this matter: mind is the chief for all good and bad states. If someone speaks or act with a bright heart happiness follow them like a shadow that their shadow which never leaves. On other hand if someone

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    into habituation and sensitization. ++ Habituation ++ -is a decrease in behavioral responsiveness that occurs when a stimulus is repeated frequently without a subsequent reward or punishment. It’s a very simple type of learning which has roots in ultimate causation (evolutionary cause): it increases fitness by allowing animals to distinguish between "real" stimuli‚ and those that do not produce results. In other words‚ some stimuli are ignored either because they do not have benefits‚ or the animal would

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    conviction under s. 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (OAPA) are based on the misdirection’s made by the judge during the trial. There are three main misdirection’s for the appeal‚ which can render the conviction unsafe‚ include: Consent‚ causation and intention. The appellant Billy was convicted under s.18 OAPA of the offences against the person act for causing grievous bodily harm to the victim Anita. 2. BACKGROUND 2.1 Billy and Anita was in a 12-year long relationship and they lived together

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    ASSESSMENT OF UNDERLYING CAUSES OF MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OLD AT RWAMAGANA DISTRICT HOSPITAL. CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nutrition is a key sector for a country’s sustainable development. It contributes to achieving the Millennium Development Goals‚ to which Rwanda has committed itself as a member of the international community. Malnutrition in an individual or at the community level impacts negatively on the well-being of the individual as well as on the community’s development

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    Although Mrs Costello did not work on the factory floor‚ her duties took her all over the premises. In common with other inhabitants of the local area‚ however‚ she would also have been exposed to a low level of asbestos in the general atmosphere. Causation The general rule at common law is that a person suffering injury must show on the balance of probabilities that the defendant’s tort (most commonly negligence) caused the injury or condition. But for the defendant’s wrongdoing‚ the claimant would

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    Seven Principles of Insurance With Examples The seven principles of insurance are :- Principle of Uberrimae fidei (Utmost Good Faith)‚ Principle of Insurable Interest‚ Principle of Indemnity‚ Principle of Contribution‚ Principle of Subrogation‚ Principle of Loss Minimization‚ and Principle of Causa Proxima (Nearest Cause). 1. Principle of Uberrimae fidei (Utmost Good Faith) Principle of Uberrimae fidei (a Latin phrase)‚ or in simple english words‚ the Principle of Utmost Good Faith

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    AP Biology Summer Assignment Chapter 50.1: An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere Ecology is the scientific study of how organisms interact with the environment. When studying Ecology scientists want to know‚ where organisms live‚ why they live there‚ and how many are there. Ecology and environmental biology both stem from Darwin’s interest and observations upon the distribution of organisms and how they adapted to their specific environment. Darwin concluded that the environment interacting

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    Negligence‚ duty and Breach of Duty. To constitute a legal action against some one’s negligence‚ several requirements to be fulfilled. First one is that there must exist some duty of care towards the plaintiff by the defendant. The second one is that the defendant should breach such duty of care imposed on him. The third one is that the negligence done by the defendant should be the cause of the harm resulted to the plaintiff. The fourth one is that the harm should have some monetary value.

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    “The Departed” and its theories The movies describes a major theme of “The Departed” as one of the oldest in drama—the concept of identity—and how it "affects one’s actions‚ emotions‚ self-assurance‚ and even dreams.” Many years later‚ an older Sullivan‚ now in his mid twenties‚ (Matt Damon) is finishing his training for the Massachusetts State Police with classmates‚ including fellow cadet Barrigan (James Badge Dale). In another class are Cadet Brown (Anthony Anderson) and Billy Costigan (Leonardo

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    for motion‚ which states that whatever is in motion is put in motion by another. God therefore is the First Mover and he gives us the will to move. Second‚ is the formality of efficient causation‚ which suggests that a thing can not be the efficient cause of itself. There has to be an order of efficient causation and something is always caused by another thing. Cause has to be created by an uncaused. In this case‚ God is the First Efficient Cause and it is because of him that all things exist. The

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