Lissa Gallucci Writing and Rhetoric Amy Bertken 20 February 2012 Short Essay Two: V for Vendetta Every person has his or her own unique story. The series of events that occur in an individual’s life help shape the person they are and help them figure out who they want to become in the future. In the graphic novel‚ V For Vendetta‚ by Alan Moore and David Lloyd‚ the character‚ V‚ recognizes the importance of overcoming one’s past in order to make positive changes and accomplish what they truly
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Mincey v Arizona 437 US 385 (1978) Court History The Appellant was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The defendant was convicted in an Iowa District Court; the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the lower courts decision. The United States Supreme Court granted cert. Facts During a narcotics raid on petitioner’s apartment by an undercover police officer and several plainclothes policemen‚ the undercover officer was shot and killed‚ and petitioner was wounded‚ as were two
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mitigating the sentence.4 The seminal case of R v Fernando5 (“Fernando”) adumbrated the oft-cited Fernando principles6 which comprehensively set out the considerations when sentencing indigenous offenders. Key amongst these considerations is the relevance of indigenous background‚ poverty and alcoholism to mitigation. Subsequently‚ the Fernando principles have had varying degrees of influence in the sentencing jurisprudence across the other states‚7 the general trend being a reduction in length of
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Case Brief Case name‚ citation‚ and court Walker v. Quillen 622 A.2d 1097 (Del. 1993) Supreme Court of Delaware Key Facts A. Quillen owns a piece of land known as Bluff Point‚ B. Walker owns a piece of land close to Bluff Point where there is a narrow dirt ‘’public’’ road. C. Implied easement states that Quillen is entitled to cross over a portion of Walker’s land to access Bluff Point. D. Water access was not feasible for access to Bluff Point. E. Walker said
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CRJ 150 McCleskey v. Kemp The case began with Warren McCleskey‚ an African-American man who was sentenced to death in 1978 for killing a white police officer during the robbery of a Georgia furniture store. McCleskey appealed his conviction and sentence‚ relying on the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment and the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of Equal Protection to argue that the death penalty in Georgia was administered in a racially discriminatory -- and therefore unconstitutional--manner
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POWELL v ALABAMA United States Supreme Court 287 U.S. 45 (1932) FACTS: Nine young black boys riding in an open train car were involved in a fight. When the fight ceased‚ two white women claimed the black boys raped them. Once the boys got off the train in Scottsboro‚ Alabama‚ police picked them up and placed them in jail. The men appeared in court‚ frightened‚ and unrepresented. The defendants were charged with a capital offence and therefore had the right for counsel to be appointed to them
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Ar. B. V. Doshi B. V. Doshi was born in Pune‚ India. Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi (26 August 1927) is an Indian architect‚ considered an important figure of South Asian architecture and noted for his contributions to the evolution of architectural discourse in India. He studied at the J. J. School of Architecture‚ Mumbai. After having worked for four years between 1951-54 with Le Corbusier in Paris‚ B. V. Doshi returned to Ahmedabad to supervise Le Corbusier’s projects. His studio‚ Vastu-Shilpa
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Some contemporary Scholars like Quentin Skinner define the state today as "a locus of power distinct from either the ruler or the body of the body of the people." (Skinner‚ Foundations of Modern Political Thought‚ II‚ p.355). Yet‚ others would argue that the potency of the word "state" derives from the fact that it means both ruler and people. In other words‚ the state is at the same time loved for its promise of order and stability for the whole community and feared for its threat of coercion by
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Assessment Item 1 Supreme Court of New South Wales Decision Peter Smythe v Vincent Thomas (2007) NSW SC 844 (3 August 2007) Part A Question 1 The case was heard in the New South Wales Supreme Court‚ Equity Division. Question 2 The name of the judge was Nigel Rein Nigel Rein was an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of NSW (Equity Division). Question 3 Plaintiff is: Peter Smythe Council for the Plaintiff is: B Kasep Defendant is: Vincent Thomas Council for the Defendant is:
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Page 1 ICLR: Chancery Division/1949/CANNON v. HARTLEY. - [1949] Ch. 213 [1949] Ch. 213 [CHANCERY DIVISION] CANNON v. HARTLEY. 1948 Nov. 19‚ 22. ROMRE J. Settlement - Deed of separation - Covenant to settle after-acquired property - Breach of covenant Volunteer’s right to claim for damages. A volunteer who is a party to a deed and a direct covenantee thereunder is entitled to damages for breach of a covenant contained in the deed. By a deed of separation made on January 23‚ 1941‚ between the defendant
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