Literature review: Pinnel’s Case was criticized of its unfairness judgment because Pinnel could go back on his promise that he had made to Cole. There were 4 main criticisms responded to this rule which were stated by Hickling. The first criticism is that "The Rule Of Pinnel’s Case" is a dictum. However‚ it had been used for 200 to 300 years until Dening J developed the promissory estoppel. Next‚ it is also criticized as it illegally extended the doctrine of consideration from creating a contract
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Managing and Resolving Conflicts in a relationship Sonia Pabon Kaplan Institute Interpersonal Communication Mr. Muliken November 26‚ 2012 The topic that I have chosen to discuss throughout this paper is Managing and Resolving Conflicts in a Relationship. This topic is very important to me simply because‚ I personally see a lot of relationships failing‚ including some of mines due to lack of resolving and managing conflicts correctly. By the end of this paper I hope that I have helped the
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February 14‚ 2012 U.S. History America vs. Other Nations America has been a country of change‚ industrialization‚ movement‚ evolution‚ cooperation‚ and leadership‚ but the most common theme that the Unites States has seen time and time again has been conflict. But what is conflict? Conflict is defined as coming into collision or disagreement. The United States has been involved in many distinguished conflicts with other nations such as Mexico in the Mexican War and Great Britain in the War of
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How far do you think industrialisation and technology have impacted on the family institution? Technology and industrialisation have a great impact on the family institution to large extents. Technology has contributed to the growth of industries. It is the growth of a society in which a major role is played by manufacturing industry. Technology is affecting quality time. Functionalists believe that industrialisation led to an increase in the nuclear family type. The nuclear family is a type
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Meet Ann Putnam Jr. at 12 years old who played a very important part in the witch trials of 1692 as one of three afflicted kids.Anna was the daughter of the Salem witch trials leader. She was born on October 18‚1679 in Salem Massachusetts‚she was one of three children‚ Thomas and Ann were her siblings and she was the eldest. In March‚1692 she proclaimed to be affiliated. At this time‚ Ann’s Mother Ann was still mourning the death of her daughter and she claimed that later she had been attacked
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extension of slavery‚ as many Northerners wanted the new territory to become a free state with no slavery‚ and many Southerners wanted slavery to expand. Numerous compromises were conceded‚ to try to resolve the sectional conflict‚ for example the Wilmot Proviso of 1846 attempted to exclude slavery from any territory gained as a result of the war. The Calhoun Doctrine issued in 1847‚ and known as ‘The Platform of the South’‚ asserted that the territories were common property of all the states. However
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Informative Essay The Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 forever changed our judicial system. Twenty innocent citizens from Salem all the way to Boston‚ Massachusetts were killed because they were falsely accused of Witchcraft. Nineteen men and women were hung and one man was pressed to death because he would not “admit” to practicing witchcraft. A lot of these deaths were the cause of ten “afflicted girls” who accused innocent men and women‚ in one case even a child‚ of practicing
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This paper will look at Ridley Scott’s use of distinctive characteristics from both science fiction and film noir‚ in the multi-generic film Blade Runner. In order to do this‚ we must first establish what the main characteristics are for film noir and science fiction respectively. These can be divided into visual style‚ structure and narrational devices‚ plots‚ characters and settings and finally worldview‚ morality and tone. The reason why it is important to know these genres‚ is because genre
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Unit 4: Jackson and Antebellum Era Chapters 13-19 The chart must be typed following the format of the example (including numbering items). All definitions and examples must relate to this time period. Follow the format of the example; relevance must be numbered and separated by a line space. Historical Relevance means how an event it connected to other events that occur at the same time or how one event impacted or led to another event. How do events in history relate to one another
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U.S. History 11/05/2013 Jackson Question #1: Nullification Crisis Question #2: Jacksonian Democracy Indian Removal Westward Migration Black Hawk War- Alabama and Mississippi - Abraham Lincoln - Preventing white settlers from moving in on Indian land Assimilation- Sue in court Cherokee Tribe - Romanized their language to make it their language using our alphabet - Literate - Gold rush- 1820s Worcester vs. Georgia - “Cherokee are a nation‚ they aren’t just people
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