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    placed on Christ ’s head while being crucified was said to be the eglantine plant. So with this in mind‚ the reader has to decide weather the Prioress is named for a heroine of romance or for the Blessed Virgin in terms of the rest of her portrait painted by Chaucer (1). I am not entirely sure which Prioress Chaucer wanted us to choose‚ I believe that he intended that the name be equivocal. I believe that Chaucer was playing on the fact that he knows his readers will make a choice‚ regardless‚ and

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    Whether Casino Ltd. (the parent company) and Caterers Ltd. (its wholly-owned subsidiary company) are considered as separate legal entities. Additionally‚ whether the concept of corporate veil applies to the corporate groups (between Casino Ltd and Caterers Ltd). 2. Is it possible to lift or pierce the corporate veil of corporate groups on the basis that: (a) there is an implied agency relationship between the companies in the group? (b) the subsidiary company is incorporated to avoid a contractual

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    to the veil of incorporation; that a registered company is a legal person separate from its members . By separating the management from the investment‚ a company enables the investing public to have a share in the profits without being involved in management of business‚ In the meanwhile‚ a company hires the best of employees who handle the whole management of the company. “The company is at law a different person altogether from subscribers

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    Business Law “The doctrine laid down in Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd [1897] AC 22 has to be watched very carefully. It has often been supposed to cast a veil on the personality of a limited company through which the courts cannot see. But that is not true. The courts can‚ and often do‚ draw aside the veil. They can‚ and often do‚ pull off the mark. They look to see what really lies behind” - Lord Denning in Littlewoods Mail Order Stores v Inland revenue Commissioners [1969] 3 All ER 422.

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    MD.KHAN Paper No:4 The pressure of racial segregation was reaching a boiling point in 1963 in Birmingham‚ Alabama. After being arrested for his part in the Birmingham Campaign‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote an open letter in response to “A Call for Unity”‚ written by eight white clergymen from Birmingham. King’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is a true call for unity‚ as he clearly states and points out facts that the

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    Asia‚ or in Bedouin lands a face veil for women is either rare or non-existent; paradoxically‚ modern fundamentalism is introducing it"‚ writes Ibrahim B. Syed‚ Ph.D. In the name of Allah the most Beneficent‚ the Most Merciful Literally‚ Hijab means "a veil"‚ "curtain"‚ "partition" or "separation." In a meta- physical sense‚ Hijab means illusion or refers to the illusory aspect of creation. Another‚ and most popular and common meaning of Hijab today‚ is the veil in dressing for women. It refers

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    Beloved: A Historical Healing Toni Morrison’s Beloved reconceptualizes American history. In her novel‚ Morrison tells a story of the struggles of a newly freed black mother who becomes a slave to her own internal captivity. Beloved differs from conventional textbook history because it presents the firsthand thoughts and experiences of African American ex-slaves. By giving these slaves a voice in her novel‚ Morrison resists and subverts the Euro American discourse that has concealed the horrible

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    religion‚ and social classes‚ through drawings and words. Right from the start of the book‚ Marjane Satrapi gives an example of gender roles. She explains her younger self’s view on the veil. “Then came 1980: The year it became obligatory to wear the veil at school. We didn’t really like to wear the veil‚ especially since we didn’t understand why we had to.” she states on page three. On page 75‚ Marjane draws a picture of a

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    empty trash can through his old Boss ’s window‚ Mookie is showing he no longer wishes to live with a double consciousness and symbolized the destruction of his life and pursuit in becoming an accepted American for he no longer wishes to confront the veil that stands between the two social

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    My Pet For the past year my family and I have cared for my Betta‚ Ghost. Ghost is a Veil Tail Betta‚ the most common type of fish in the Betta class. My pet is easily forgotten because he blends into his home so well. This Betta has an attitude like most males and is not afraid to show it. I would like to share details about Ghost’s habitat and unique characteristic. Ghost’s one bedroom abode is a one gallon pentagon tank. Ghost’s home is filled with filtered water set at room temperature.

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