Sherman Alexie: Superman and Me “I loved those books‚ but I also knew that love had only one purpose. I was trying to save my life” –S. Alexie. Faced with an alcoholic father‚ fears of being rejected‚ and instability‚ Sherman found his happiness in reading books. At an early age he watched as his father collected multiple books and literature he could get his hands on just so he could read. Alexie quickly adapted to what his father was doing and eventually started reading as well. “My father loved
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cannot recover damages if he suffers harm * To prove‚ must have: * Full knowledge of the risk * Section 5F & 5G * * an unpressured decision to run the risk in question (voluntariness) * Common law * A person who was constrained by the circumstances and was constrained from making a free choice will not be regarded as acting voluntarily * This is not met if: * P has a brief interval to make their decision
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* Intentional Torts – involve intentional‚ rather than merely careless conduct; assault/battery‚ invasion of privacy‚ false imprisonment‚ trespass to land & the interference with chattels. * It is enough if one intends to do the act even if they did not intend to do wrong or cause damage b/c the law wants to protect property interests. ASSAULT AND BATTERY * Assault – occurs when the defendant intentionally causes the plaintiff to reasonably believe that offensive bodily contact is imminent;
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their decision unanimous? 5. Ratio/Principles Applied = what principles of law did the court lay down as the basis for deciding the case? Were there any qualifications or restrictions or dissensions to the principles stated by the court? 6. Reasoning = what was the underlying rationale given by the court for adopting the principle or principles which it applied? 7. Critique of the Case = Is the case still good law? To what extent has it been interpreted/applied in subsequent cases? Has it
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Adams v Lindsell (1818) The defendant wrote to the claimant offering to sell them some wool and asking for a reply ’in the course of post’. The letter was delayed in the post. On receiving the letter the claimant posted a letter of acceptance the same day. However‚ due to the delay the defendant’s had assumed the claimant was not interested in the wool and sold it on to a third party. The claimant sued for breach of contract. Held: There was a valid contract which came in to existence the moment
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Blake v. Barnard 1840 A man put his gun at the head of another and said‚ ’Be quiet or I blow your brain out’. No assault. If the person did what he is told nothing would happen. Contrast: READ v. CROKER (1853). Byrne (Canada) 1968 Canada Supreme Court A man went into a bank. Having a jacket over his hand‚ he said: I have a gun‚ give me the money or I shoot. No assault. He did not show the gun. Persuasive precedent. Janvier v. Sweeny 1919 Court of Appeal Private detectives tried
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MANDATES Piec vs. Caisse d’economie polonaise (p. 59) (MIDTERM 2) Grandma = Stephania Wojcicka Bad Boy = nephew Tadeusz Wojcicki Niece (Margaret Wojcicka) is executor of will |Facts |Three mandates: | | |Gma goes on extended trip‚ gives power of attorney for banking matters to Bad Boy | | |Niece has
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In the literary text “Because of Mr.Terupt” by Rob Buyea takes place in Snow Hill Middle School during the time period of the school year.It tells the story of several different characters‚ these characters are Peter‚ Luke‚ Jeffery‚ Anna‚ Danielle‚ Alexia‚ and Anna. Who want to get through the school year and past all of the hardships and troubles along the way‚ they must fight against the heart aching problem of their beloved teacher being in a coma. In order to achieve this goal‚with few bad memories
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Sherman Alexie’s promotion of Indian culture Sherman Alexie promotes the understanding of Indian culture through his literary works‚ including “War Dances‚ the Business of Fancydancing‚ and Indian Killer.” Sherman was an alcoholic‚ and he used to abuse alcohol. Once he published his first book he’s been sober ever since. Sherman writes about Indian culture because he grew up on an Indian reservation. Even though his stuff is fiction most of his poems‚ books‚ etc have a story behind them. He says
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[G.R. No. 117103. January 21‚ 1999] Spouses RENATO S. ONG and FRANCIA N. ONG‚ Petitioners‚ v. COURT OF APPEALS‚ INLAND TRAILWAYS‚ INC. and PHILTRANCO SERVICE ENTERPRISE‚ INC.‚Respondents. FACTS: Petitioners were paying passengers of Inland Bus (owned and operated by Inland Trailways under a Lease Agreement with Philtranco)‚ iIt was driven by Calvin Coronel. Around 3:50 a.m. on February 9‚ 1987‚ when the Inland bus slowed down to avoid a stalled cargo truck in Tiaong‚ Quezon‚ it was bumped from
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