with the identification or testimony of the eyewitness(s) of a crime. In fact‚ as a report written in 2007 claims‚ “Eyewitness misidentification is widely recognized as the leading cause of wrongful conviction in the U.S.‚ accounting for more wrongful conviction than all other causes combined.” (The Justice Project‚ 2007) One reason for an eyewitness being an unreliable source of concrete evidence is the memory of the witness – in that it is like the memory of every one else. Memory is not infallible
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Analysis of the Modern Credit Risk Measurement and Management of UK Investment Banks 1. Introduction In the morden society‚ risk is not an unfamiliar state for no matter individuals or Financial Institutions. Especially for investment banks‚ risk is an essential factor for daily operating activities. If there is no risk in bank’s daily operations‚ the value of the bank’s investment could only be the risk-free returns‚ which violates the final targets of investment
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11/8/12 Is Nick a Reliable Narrator‚ Step 5: Rough Draft “Essay” Is Nick a Reliable Narrator? Nick Carraway‚ from the book The Great Gatsby‚ is a reliable narrator for the story because he uses lots of detail when he describes events or situations‚ he is able to give an exact date‚ time‚ and place‚ and not only does he give his side of the story‚ he can relay stories that other people tell him accurately.
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enforceable in a law court.Such agreements donot rise to contractual obligations and are not contracts. Essential Elements of Valid Contracts All agreements are contracts if they are made by free consent of parties‚Competent to contract‚ for a lawful consideration and with a lawful object and are not here by expresslydeclared to be void.Thus the essential elements of a valid contract can be summed up as follows: 1.Agreement 2.Intensions to create legal relationships 3.Free and genuine consents
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SCIENCES more reliable than the knowledge we gain from the HUMAN SCIENCES? When I first pondered over the question in class confidently my thoughts were natural sciences‚ of course‚ but before long I was left bewildered. I realized I had taken the reliability of all sciences for granted‚ who’s to say any one is more reliable than the other? What even makes something reliable? I strongly believe the reliability of knowledge soundly depends on the variety of WOK’s backing it‚ the more ways something
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RELIABILITY‚ VALIDITY AND REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE IN RESEARCH John and Webb (2002‚ p.148) distinguishes between validity and reliability‚ arguing that the first one is the extent to which a research is capable of measuring what it is supposed to be measuring and the second one is the extent to which a research delivers consistent results. Validity and reliability measurement instruments are free of bias and random error. Haynes and Heiby (2004‚ p.47) propose some questions addressing sampling adequacy
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Assignment 1 – Understanding the legal requirements for a valid contract The essential elements for a contract‚ who apply in all cases‚ are: 1. Offer- made by offeror to the offeree ‚ it is very important to distinguish this from invitation to treat ( which invites offers to be made) 2. Acceptance – Offeree accepts the offer that has been made. Rolls Royce Car 3. Consideration- Something of value passes between the two parties e.g.: A
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melting point‚ within one or two degrees Celsius. This is in opposition to a mixed‚ or contaminated substance‚ which will have a broad melting range. Therefore‚ when we mix our unknown with samples of phenacetin and acetanilide‚ whichever mixture has a more accurate melting point will tell us what our unknown is. It is also important to make sure that the resulting melting points are close to what the proven melting points of the substances are. Reaction Name of substance structure molecular
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Parry‚ E. a. (2009). Factors influencing the adoption of online recruitment. Personnel Review ‚ 38(6):655-73. Plumbley‚ P. (1985). Recruitment and Selection. London: Institute of Personnel Management. Price‚ J. (1997). Handbook of organisational measurement‚. International Journal of Manpower‚ ‚ Vol.18 Nos.4/5/6‚ pp404-10. Torrington‚ D. I. (1991). Employee Resourcing‚. London: Institute of Personnel Management.
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Q: Discuss the difficulties relating to the recognition and measurement of intangibles generally and of brands in particular. Refer to the example in Enigma plc in your discussion. According to IAS 38‚ an intangible asset defines as “an identifiable‚ non-monetary asset without physical substance” including brand‚ computer software‚ patents and copyrights. As this typical asset has no physical substance‚ it is really difficult to recognize and measure it. This essay mainly aims to explain the
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