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    A PLEASANT PERSPECTIVE OF OUR PROFOUND CONVICTIONS      The healthy and urgent need to express ourselves through our actions finds its supreme manifestation when we are able to crystallize our actions via our daily creations. The above statement has made a strong impression in my intellect and in my altruistic emotions. Every day I am more convinced that after having experienced our special methodology of finding new applications‚ practical applications of our knowledge will be what give us the tools

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    The Wrongful Death. “All things that we ordainèd festival Turn from their office to black funeral; Our instruments to melancholy bells‚ Our wedding cheer to a sad burial feast‚ Our solemn hymns to sullen dirges change‚ Our bridal flowers serve for a buried corpse‚ And all things change them to the contrary.” (IV‚v‚90-96) It is well known that Romeo and Juliet die at the end of the play. I feel that Tybalt is the best person to blame for their death in Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare. Romeo

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    The Evolution of Risk Instruments have been used since the early 1980’s. The Post Conviction Risk Assessment also known as “PCRA‚” was developed by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The PCRA was created because 5 districts out of 16 chose to use a commercially available risk and needs tool. The AO got together with developers build the tool we call today PCRA specifically for federal probation. This tool was developed between October 1‚ 2005 and August 13‚ 2009. In the past few years

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    In the legal arena‚ a wrongful death is any death that resulted from one party’s behavior or negligence. The deceased’s survivors or dependents may then bring a lawsuit against the responsible party. This type of legal action is a civil suit that typically seeks damages for the survivors or dependents. Attorney Shayla Reed of Reed Law Offices PC‚ LLC‚ is a wrongful death‚ automobile accident‚ and injury attorney serving clients throughout the Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ area. Here‚ Attorney Reed shares three

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    Unit 3 Law review- Purposes of Criminal Law- Exists to label wrongful behaviour‚ to identify violations and impose sanctions. Labelling ‚ identifying‚ and sanctioning wrongful behaviours achieves two things: retribution and the protection of society. Actus Reus: The guilty act. To prove actus reus‚ the Crown would have to demonstrate that a) there was no consent‚ b) force was applied. Mens Rea: The guilty mind. Done with criminal intent or knowledge that what he/she did was against the law

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    Employment Law-Wrongful Dismissal Sandy Baratta (former Oracle Vice President for Global Alliance) vs Oracle (software and Hardware Company).2000-San Fransisco. Sandy Baratta claimed to have been fired for her pregnancy and whistle blowing against co-workers. The pregnancy termination claim was based on some deprecating comments made to her by the Oracle Vice President about pregnant executives. Sandy claims she was fired just after she had made a report about Oracle software group lifting some

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    Mumia Abu Jamal In Mumia’s conviction there wasn’t any fair consideration for him as a person. So in a way you can not really consider it an actual trial. For it to have been called a “trial” there would have had to been more justice involved in the process‚ the court was completely unfair towards Mumia. Trumping charges and fabricating lies so that he would land in jail. Mumia Abu Jamal was born in Philadelphia on April 24‚1954. In his youth he was involved in Black Nationalism‚ an organization

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    Imagine being responsible for guilty convictions of innocents. The feeling of remorse would hopefully prevent someone from convicting more than one person. But some might never have that feeling. They might just have a feeling‚ or hope‚ of not being caught. Fred Zain surly hoped that he wouldn’t get caught. A forensic scientist is bound by ethics in whatever they do. As a true example of unethical conduct‚ Fred Zain was responsible for over 100 wrongful convictions (Principles and Practices). His unethical

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    Mikayla Creek JOUR 195h Mar. 26‚ 2018 “Citizen Kane” Lists “Citizen Kane” Lists LIST ONE BUSINESS PRINCIPLES Conviction: Conviction is necessary to see out a goal. It allows people to concentrate. This is especially important within a business. It means the difference between prosperity and failure. Taken from the article “Why the Best Leaders have Conviction” by Travis Bradberry it states‚”When a leader is absolutely convinced that he’s chosen the best course of action‚ everyone who follows

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    Corporate Executive Criminal Conviction Corey Elliott‚ Jordan Graves‚ Gwendolyn Hall‚ Monica James‚ Mitchell Stonebarger ETH 321 June 29‚ 2015 John Pierce Introduction In this paper‚ we will be discussing the food safety enforcement through criminal prosecution. We will also cover the threat within the food safety industry discussing and reviewing the following: the unethical conduct of the food safety industry. The crime committed in the food safety enforcement industry. Also how the food industry

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