The respondeat superior doctrine makes employers directly liable for harm caused by their employees as long as they are acting within an official capacity. These actions must be within their scope of employment‚ relate to their work and take place during working hours and in the area they work (Walsh‚ 2014) The narrow issue is whether or not Mr. Mellon legally responsible for Mr. Bundy’s actions under the doctrine. Betty would be required to prove that Mr. Bundy was acting in the scope of his duties
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For a “brutal‚ cowardly attack” on a 27-year-old man‚ run over and left for dead‚ Agustin Caruso pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday and was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison. In his decision‚ Superior Court Justice John McMahon said Caruso showed a “cold and callous disregard for the life and welfare of Christopher Skinner.” Court heard that‚ according to the agreed statement of facts‚ 19-year-old Caruso was drunk on vodka and high on cocaine when he left a bar in the Entertainment District with
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EMBA Spring 2015 Superior Manufacturing Company Managerial Accounting DR.: Khalid Hegazy Assignment Presented by: Mona Abdallah Student ID : 131239 Superior Manufacturing Company Question1: Do You Agree with Water’s decision to keep product 103? As per below calculations‚ dropping Product 103 will result in more loss while they were making a profit in case of keeping all of the 3 products. Based on this‚ I agree
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In the article‚ “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior‚” the author Amy Chua‚ talks about how “Chinese mothers” identify different than “Western mothers.” Amy has two daughters and was brought into the U.S. at the age of one. She writes this to show how she raises her daughters as westen kids brought up by a Western father and a Chinese mother. She writes this to inform mislead people about the common stereotypes of Chinese kids that tend to be the best at academics. Chua joins the argument that Western
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Panttaja‚ an ex-professor at Tufts University‚ argues in “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior”. Panttaja uses the role of Cinderella’s mother to highlight the heroine’s unsavory actions. Cinderella and her mother constantly employ treacherous tactics to manipulate people in the name of riches and power instead of love‚ as readers have been led to believe. Panttaja’s article‚ “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior” begins with her talking about how many people don’t give credit to the role Cinderella’s
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Division in Political Attitudes in Bolivia In Latin America‚ most countries suffer of repeated economic crises‚ unacceptable levels of poverty and increasing levels of inequality‚ as Judith Teichman mentions in her work “Redistribute Conflict and Social Policy in Latin America”‚ and Bolivia is no exemption. All the problems the country has gone through reflect in the political instability since 1982‚ when the military dictatorship leaded by General Luiz Garcia Meza ended (Luis Garcia Mesa Tejada
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Classification and Division: Levels of Friendship A great sense of humor‚ adventurous‚ honest and great advice are all characteristics that come to mind when people think of the word “friend”. Friends are an essential part of living. They help one another when life gets rough‚ and it is always a good feeling to have a friend with you. We always want to share our thoughts with someone who understands us‚ and who shares common interests. Since humans are social creatures‚ it is no wonder friends
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Germany 1945-1990 WEST: Adenauer 1949-63 He faced three main issues when he came to power. First‚ 2 million Germans were unemployed and that very clearly showed by the poor performance of the economy. Second‚ his party the CDU did not obtain a full majority and depended on the votes of the liberals in order to stay in power. Third‚ by 1949‚ the existence of W Germany wasn’t quite official yet as they had been no post WWII peace treaty yet and thus the FRG’s existence was still unclear. 1955
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The idea of difference or strangeness dominates the human psyche. We‚ as a species‚ believe that we are ‘different’ from animals. Even as individuals‚ we believe that we are different from the ‘others’. Such a belief‚ which is the outcome of social‚ cultural and religious moorings shapes our identity. It also develops our perspective‚ shapes our attitude and defines our understanding of the world around us. In a multi-cultural and multi-religious country like India‚ the interests of various groups
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South-North Division in Korea Korea is an East Asian country‚ which is surrounded by the sea on three sides‚ but unfortunately divided into two parts-South Korea and North Korea. Korea is bordered by China on the north and by the navigable Yalu and Tumen Rivers‚ both of which flow from Paektusan‚ the highest point in Korea at 9‚000 feet (Weightman 360). Korea has four seasons and a monsoon climate with warm‚ humid summers and cold‚ dry winters. Continuous rains from June to July are a phenomenon
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