Briefly explain the meaning of‚ and reasons for‚ strict liability. For strict liability offences it can be said that the prosecution does not have to prove the existence of mens rea for one or more of the elements of the actus reus of the offence. It is often said that no mens rea is needed for strict liability offences. This is probably an over simplification. A more complete answer would be that the prosecution does not have to prove the existence of mens rea for one or more of the elements of
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brother was born in 1975 and I was born 9 years later. Not only is there a cultural difference between the rest of the family‚ but also a semi-generational difference between my brother and myself. In the Philippines‚ it is‚ from my understanding‚ a strict custom to always show respect to your elders‚ never talk back‚ and take care of your elders. However‚ here in the US‚ it generally isn’t so with the new modern culture emerging. The American culture emphasizes equality‚ and the by-product of this
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Briefly explain the reasons of application of halls. Explain why you are suitable to HKU’s hall life. Specify additional information if any related to home living environment and/or travelling not covered or mentioned in Section C and D above: Since my family size is a bit big‚ we need to share rooms and facilities. Thus‚ our living condition is rather crowded. On the other hand‚ commuting time to school is time-consuming and long (more than one hour and forty-five minutes). I have to ride minibus
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Compare and contrast any two sociological theories and briefly evaluate them. In the following essay I am going to compare and contrast the theories of marxism and functionalism‚ looking at the topics of the family and education. Functionalism has a macro-structural approach to society. It looks at society as a whole and is known as a consensus perspective i.e. everyone agrees on social norms and values and people work together to maintain society. These norms and values are learned by social
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Two countries is a beautiful poem by Naomi Shihab Nye. The poem is clearly inspired by the poet’s own life as she is a woman of two worlds: Palestine and America. Nye makes use of an extended metaphor throughout the piece‚ representing herself as skin. This is done in a double entendre sort of way‚ symbolizing a negative connotation in the first stanza and weaving its way into a positive meaning in the last. In the first part of the poem‚ skin is utilized for its description of being the exterior
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use of words. Our body language‚ the way we dress‚ the importance we give to arriving on time‚ our behavior and the physical environment in which we work‚ all convey certain messages to others. • It is a two-way exchange of information – Communication is sharing of information between two or more persons‚ with continuous feedback. • It is a process – Each message is part of a process and does not occur in isolation. This means that the meaning attached to a message depends on what has happened
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without getting involved with some kind of financial intermediary in one way or another. Although all have similar functions‚ yet they are different. They are as follow... Banks versus Non-Banks - A Brief Comparison A sharp distinction has been drawn between the commercial banks‚ on one hand‚ and all other financial institutions on the other‚ such as life insurance companies‚ property and casualty insurance companies‚ savings and loans associations‚ credit unions‚ mutual saving banks‚ mutual funds‚ and
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neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh.“At least 14 people‚ including one child and two women‚ died when three coaches of Hampi Express overturned following a collision with a goods train‚” G.K. Jalan‚ the railways’ regional public relations officer‚ told AFP.He added that 30 people had been injured.The accident occurred before dawn‚ according to Chandralekha Mukherjee‚ executive director for information at the railways ministry in New Delhi.“It appears that the driver of the passenger train overshot a signal
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A. Identify and briefly explain three functions of religion (9 marks) Marxism believes it acts as the ‘opium for the exploited working class people’. Religion would cushion the pain of oppression and exploitation in unequal societies such as in a capitalist society. It legitimized and maintained the power of the ruling class – helps to maintain the status quo by preventing the less powerful from changing things. Feminists see religion as a conservative force because it acts as an ideology that legitimates
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Identify and briefly explain three reasons why the New Christian Right might have failed to achieve its aims (9marks) The New Christian Right is a politically and morally conservative‚ protestant fundamentalist movement. The aims are extremely ambitious as they wish to make abortion‚ homosexuality and divorce illegal. They want to turn back to a time before liberalisation of American culture and society began. The New Christian Right may have failed to achieve its aims because the group lacked wide
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