By: Miriam J. Baer‚ Deputy Legal Counsel Have you ever been involved in a real estate transaction in which you were not certain whether the parties had a binding contract? Perhaps the buyer and seller had reached an oral agreement when another buyer made an offer on the property. Maybe one of the parties got "cold feet" and wanted to back out of the deal even after signing the contract. To determine whether parties have an enforceable contract‚ you must be familiar with two basic concepts of contract
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When Do Kids Become Adults? When do you truly become an adult? When you turn 18? When you are old enough to drive? Or when you can fully comprehend and understand your decisions on your own. There are many beliefs based around the transition from childhood to adulthood. Some are set around religious belief‚ whereas others are influenced by scientific research or evidence. There are rituals all around the world to celebrate a child’s coming of age‚ but when exactly is that? It’s my belief
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WHEN DOES AN AGREEMENT BECOME A CONTRACT? (1) There must be some consideration for it According to Section-2(d) of the Indian Contract Act‚ 1872 “When‚ at the desire of the promisor‚ the promisee or any other person has done or abstained from doing‚ or does or abstains from doing‚ or promises to do or to abstain from doing‚ something‚ such act or abstinence or promise is called a consideration for the promise.” According to Section-25 “Agreement without consideration‚ void‚ unless it is in writing
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Kurdish Notables and the Ottoman State by Hakan Özoğlu Review by: Buşra Özdemir‚ 211553806 Published by State Univ of New York (February 2004) Series: Suny Series in Middle Eastern Studies Hardcover: 192 pages Rise of Kurdish Nationalism This book examines the issue in the context of Ottoman Empire. It focuses primarily on understanding the social‚ political‚ and historical forces behind the emergence and development of Kurdish nationalism in the Ottoman context which it was born. Also‚ this
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What are black holes? Most people define them as dark chasms in space which “suck” in anything that gets near them. Although this description of black holes is not necessarily wrong‚ there is a lot more to black holes than what many know. The following paper discusses such things. Before such a terrifying body as a black hole comes into existence‚ it starts off as a beautiful‚ bright star. While most stars usually end up becoming white dwarfs‚ which are what stars become after they have
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What do members of minority groups gain and lose as they undergo a process of assimilation the process by which minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture. As a minority you gain and lose it can be positive or negative. Every culture is different as we all know as a minority you have to adapt to the norms. As a minority you gain certain things such as learning a new language although it might be very difficult‚ given the right for a better education‚ being independence the
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Study guide: Afghanistan Fall 2011 Essay questions: When did Afghanistan become an independent state? What events prompted the declaration of independence? Explain factional (Khalq/Parcham) divisions within the PDPA. -The party was divided into factions‚ with the Khalq and Parcham being the two largest ones. The split was mainly due to ideological and economic reasons. The Khalq supporters consisted mainly of ethnic Pashtuns from rural areas‚ while Parcham supported consisted mainly
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WWII Minorities DBQ In the mist of the countries involvement in one of the most grueling wars in history new barriers were broken to make room for an equal America. Although true equality was not reached‚ these short four years would lead to the turning point in American acceptance toward diversity‚ both in and out of the work place. The movement of thousands of men overseas create a substantial gap in the work place‚ creating a never before seen chance for women‚ Blacks‚ and immigrants to flood
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The final name was a combination word-play on the insect‚ beetles and the word‚ beat (Wikipedia). Being a drummerless band‚ the group invited back Pete Best to become their drummer. They originally knew of him during the times he played with John back in the day with The Black Jacks. Now that they were complete‚ they attempted to get a contract from Parlophone‚ a record label in June 1962. The head producer at Parlophone‚ George Martin‚ loved the band
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Hindenburg‚ but why did he get this prestigious honour - why did Hitler become Chancellor? There are four main reasons as to why this happened‚ and they are as follows: the Weimar government ’s weaknesses; his own leadership skills and the Nazis tactics; the Great Depression; and political manoeuvring between von Schleicher and von Papen. It is to be shown‚ however‚ that it really down to the involvement of von Schleicher and von Papen that Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany‚ when he did. Firstly‚ Hitler
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