Opinion Case Studies Samples For Students

Forensic Evidence 1: Kumho Tire Co. V. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137 (1999)Facts
Patrick Carmichael was driving his minivan on July 6, 1993 when its right rare tire burst was causing the van to turn over. As a result, one passenger died, and several others sustained injuries. Carmichael, enjoined by the survivors and the deceased’s representatives, instituted an action against the tire manufacturer and distributor. They claimed that the accident was caused by a fault in the tire. The claimant’s case by and large relied on the expert opinion of a tire failure analyst. According to the expert opinion, ...

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF AUDITING

Introduction
An Audit report is a formal disclaimer or opinion given by either an internal auditor or an outside auditor (Collings, 2011). The audit report, after completion, is handed over to the consumer, the company or organization in which the evaluation was done, so as to show assurance of service. The report can then be applied in decision making by the user or can be put to other uses. The audit report is a very paramount instrument when it comes to reporting financial information to businesses or organizations. The International Standards of Auditing (ISA) are the professional standards and guidelines ...

Teamwork has become an integral part of contemporary culture at work, at schools and even at religious institutions (Cain, 2012). It has been promoted so much that in some areas it feels excessive and arises hot disputes. In my point of view current “fashion” for collaboration is related to business environment which becomes tougher every day. The need to survive in competitive market reality facilitate companies’ strive for constant improving and performance increase, and teamwork is considered to be one of the most efficient tool for it.

Working in a team provides a wider view for a problem solution. ...

Gideon v. Wainwright - 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
Gideon v. Wainwright - 372 U.S. 335 (1963)

Clarence Earl Gideon was accused with breaking and entering in order to commit a petty larceny – the crime which is qualified as a felony pursuant to the Florida law. As Gideon appeared in court, he announced that he would not be able to afford legal representation of a counsel thus asking the judge to appoint an attorney at the state`s expense. The judge denied defendant`s motion on the grounds, that under the Florida law the state can appoint a counsel for the indigent defendant ...

1. Outline the three most important points – in your opinion – in the Chairman’s statement [pages 2]

Answer:

Referring to the Chairman’s Statement included in the beginning of the annual report, we found the following significant points that may be of interest to all the stakeholders:
i)Consistent steps towards expansion:
The company, in response to increasing demand for data services has been consistently investing in mobile and fixed capabilities that will assist them in expanding their network and offer service differentiation. The company has also kept its focus on balancing the long-term needs of the business with ...

- Abstract
This decision of 1911 related to an anti-trust suit brought by the United States against a group of 65 corporations collectively known as the American Tobacco Company. The United States argued that the organization resulted in an unlawful restraint of the tobacco business, similar to the one found in the oil business under the Standard Oil decision that had just been decided. American Tobacco stated that the purchases were just a matter of diversification within a fragmented market and not done with an intent to monopolize. The Court disagreed, affirmed the lower court decision, finding for the United States.
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The struggle for sustainability in rural China

Evidence from scholarly material has shown that there is an assumption on issues concerning the environment in rural China. These stereotypic opinions have been largely generated by the general public as well as the aforementioned scholars. The first assumption being that the Chinese people do not care about their environment as they are more concerned about their economic development. Secondly, it is assumed that even if the people cared about the environment and were concerned about the pollution, there is little they could do to stop it because the central government has put more emphasis on economic development than ...

Brief of Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

Decided
Decided June 19, 1961
Character of Action
The case of Dollree Mapp v. State of Ohio (henceforth Mapp v. Ohio) was brought before the Supreme Court of the United States in March of 1961. The case was brought before the Supreme Court after an incident with local law enforcement and a search of Mapp’s home. The defendant was initially convicted in the Cuyahoga County Ohio Court of Common Pleas. The conviction was later affirmed by the Ohio Court of Appeals, and after the affirmation by the Court of Appeals ...

A. People v. Watson
B. 30 Cal. 3d 290, 637 P.2d 279, 179 Cal. Rptr. 43 (1981).
C. Decision &Year Decided
In the year 1981, the California Supreme Court rendered a verdict convicting the defendant of secondary murder on the conduct of causing a fatal accident as a result of reckless driving. The court found rationality in concluding that the defendant’s behavior was deliberate and unprovoked, and he consciously disregarded human life. However, it can be argued that the court failed to define exactly when the conduct of an intoxicated driver can be regarded as an implied malevolence. ...

Dennys Rodriguez v the United States 575 U.S. ___ (2015)

The United States Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States
The Judge Writing the Decision
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Facts of the Case/Brief Summary
The main issue for the court’s determination here was the constitutionality of an extended traffic stop, search, and seizure using a law enforcement officer’s detection dog to cover areas not initially covered by the reasonable suspicion of an offence having been committed. The brief facts are that the appellant was driving in violation of the laws of Nebraska State. Officer Struble ...

The US government created a Committee on Public Information (CPI) that was to focus on managing the nation's propaganda efforts, staging pageants, turning out advertisements, press releases, billboards and creating films. The committee was responsible for providing an American ideology of World War I as it intended to educate the American public and gain support for the war (Creel, 1920).
The United States recognized the strength that public opinion carries and therefore the government wanted to use this force. One of the ways that the US government tried to influence public opinion from the excerpt was through creating an ...

What Sandel is trying to achieve in his analysis of the “elderly mother-nursing home case.” What is more important: respect or compassion?
Described case in a hospital is bringing the reader in a situation of ethical dilemma. I regard this situation as a very critical and emotionally hard. Probably this is why Sandel is using it, in order not to simplify the choice and make people understand that sometimes life can demand difficult decisions. Two beloved and close to a person people: mother and brother. It is clear that after losing a brother person will try to prevent probable ...

505 U.S. 833 (1992)

George L Smith

Dr. Thompson
I. Introduction
In the 1973 case Roe v. Wade, the United States Supreme Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed that a woman has a constitutional right to decide whether or not she wants to have an abortion. Prior to the decision, most states had prohibited abortions other than in the case where a pregnancy was dangerous to the woman’s health. In finding that a woman has a right to choose, the Court held that the choice was a private decision that the state had no authority to interfere with, at least ...

The decision taken by the Court of Special Appeals was to reverse the judgment that had been previously made in the case of Hovnanian Land Investment Group vs. Annapolis Towne Centre. The intermediate court had made the decision by determining that that the existence of a “non-waiver” clause was not dispositive for the waiver inquiry, the determination is a factual one which requires resolution of inferences and disputes. Taking the judgment positively the court was able to and the legal principles in which the court made its decision was the existence of waiver clauses. This judgment was also beneficial in ...

Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales, 125 S. Ct. 2796 (2005)

Type of Action

The type of action in this case was in issue.
Facts of the Case
Jessica Gonzales the plaintiff in the case was a woman who had undergone some form of Separation. She and her husband were estranged and she managed to get a restraining order to keep her violent estranged husband away from her. The husband managed to disobey the restraining order and when she went to the police station complaining that her husband was violating the restraining order that had been issued by the court. One time, ...

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The Flitland Crown Court convicted Dr. Arthur Jones for the crime of murder for withdrawal of life-support treatment to premature-born Baby X. Prior to his conviction, Dr. Jones did not dispute the antecedent facts that led to the death of Baby X. He reasoned out that the offense was committed to give way for the more viable Baby Y. There was only one available life-support system, and the question was, to whom he should administer the life-support treatment, to less viable Baby X or to more viable Baby Y?
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ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT V. NEWDOW, NO. 02-1624
Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow, No. 02-1624

Introduction

On 24th march, 2004 the case between Elk Grove Unified School District and Newdow was heard in the U.S supreme court. The court was to determine and rule on two essential issues concerning the case. The Supreme Court was therefore to determine whether Newdow who was the plaintiff and a noncustodial parent had standing in challenging recitation of the pledge by Elk Grove Unified School District. If the court ruled in favor of the plaintiff then, it was also to determine ...

- The main reason that causes differences in market expansion strategies is the peculiarity of markets. In the United States, where the company owns about two thirds of the outlets, the market is well known for the company’s executives, so they can easily operate the business. They know the consumer, know his preferences and tastes, so different operating decisions are made easily, without any help from outside. However, when it comes to other markets (international), things are much more complicated there. Every country, even every region within the country is very different from each other, therefore, in order ...

Miranda v. Arizona, Terry v. Ohio

Facts of the case
Ernest Miranda kidnapped and raped an 18-year old woman on her way back home from work after parting company with her coworker on alighting from a bus they had both travelled in. The victim could not identify the perpetrator even though police brought in several suspects. At one stage t police suspected her complaint itself. They made undergo lie-detector test but the test neither could confirm nor deny her innocence. However, after a week of the incident, the victim on her own found the victim and gave leads about him ...

Vision of a Model Research Center

Rachel’s style of leadership in ICCR is definitely a transformational one given that the research center was her idea and all other employees seem to be following her vision. One of the assumptions of this kind of leadership is that it believes that people tend to follow those who inspire them. This is evidenced in Rachel’s leadership as she even has women in her organization looking up to her as a role model. Rachel is also a transformational leader as can be seen by the fact that she believes in injecting energy and enthusiasm into ICCR; this is why she ...

INTRODUCTION

Sanctuary cities have increasingly captured the public eye in recent history. Most distressing has been the recent murder of 32 year old Kathryn Steinle by Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, an illegal immigrant in San Francisco recently released from prison . The murder has caused issue because, “in the eyes of staunch immigration-enforcement advocates,” Lopez-Sanchez’ murder of Steinle is the direct result of liberal cities’ policies of protecting undocumented immigrants through a patchwork of laws surrounding the topic .
The issue has been exacerbated by the recent rhetoric of some Republican presidential candidates, such as Donald trump, who “blamed immigration policy for Kate ...

Nationalism and the Press

Nationalism is a feeling of loyalty and devotion a person has towards his country. It is a sense of national consciousness where an individual praises his country and places primary emphasis on the country's culture and interests as opposed to other nations. Nationalism can lead to uniformity of thoughts, actions and assumption among various individuals in a country. Nationalism is a major cultural defining factor in any state. It mainly depends on a country's ideology and way of life. The press, on the other hand, is an independent body that sensitizes the citizens on various aspects of life including ...

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Introduction

It is impossible to avoid those racy headlines or steamy news in the newspapers or television about a person or group of persons or a certain condition or situation that is a threat to societal values. The mass media has always played an important role in shaping the society and its views. The term “moral panic" was coined by Stanley Cohen in 1971 to illustrate responses of the public and media to the disturbances in the society. According to Cohen, those elements that deviated away from the core values of law abiding ...

Identification of Crimes and Defenses

Fact Summary: After taking cocaine, Nino and Bill decide they want more. Nino comes up with an idea to “scam” some more from Thomas, the boyfriend of Bill’s sister. On the way to Thomas’ house, Nino explains the details of the scam to Bill. Before arriving however, Nino drops will off and gives him a steak knife and tells him, “I may need protection.” After waiting 45 minutes, Bill walks to Thomas’ house and knocks on the door. Nino rushes out and begins beating him and cursing him for not keeping to the plan. In the process of beating ...

1. Foundationalism is a mode of justification which is primarily based on a system of beliefs. These beliefs are critically analyzed and they either gain merit or lose justification based on the emergent findings of their critical and exhaustive analysis and interpretation. Foundationalism further asserts that there are some self-justifying statements that do not need any further justification. There exists some statements which are self-evident. These statements are in themselves considered irrefutable truths and do not need any form of justification. Coherentism argues that a statement gains justification only upon discovery of other statements that lend support to the argument statement. Every ...

Introduction

This Journal aims at exploring the idea of opportunity as it regards to social entrepreneurship process. The article brings out this concept by first explaining the meaning of social entrepreneurship. To precisely define the meaning, the article explains a scenario where 13 families in Denmark moved into small trailers as they built their own homes from scratch. To do this, the families recycled unprocessed materials and used bricks or timber to come up with the houses. It therefore came to understanding the social entrepreneurs focus on enhancing social value rather than making profit. They use opportunities to overcome social and ...

- Chet is an executive of one of the biggest plant of the Norris Company. The work pressure is very stiff, and there is a lot of things that he expects to do in any particular. Looking at Chet schedule for one particular day, one can see that several principles of time and stress management have been compromise. Although, Chet is trying to improve the situation sincerely, there is a lot going on his mind. Even the basic principles of stress management and time management have not been following resulting in stress, time-loss and poor work-life balance. Chet is right in ...

Criminal Law

Question 1:
The exclusionary rule remains to be relevant in our present legal environment. According to Slogobin (2013, p. 345), the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Mapp v. Ohio stated that the exclusionary rule is derived from constitutional origin and stays completely undisturbed which means that the Fourth Amendment mandates the suppression of illegally seized evidence
in spite of its effect on the police and an efficient means to prevent police misconduct. As an effect, any evidence that is illegally obtained and violates the Fourth Amendment for unreasonable searches and seizure is inadmissible in ...

Summary

The 1872 case, In Re Slaughter-House Cases, 83 U.S. 36 (1872) [83 U.S. 36 (Wall.)], the U.S. Supreme Court in response to appeal of Supreme Court of Louisiana decision on three cases reviewed under “An act to protect the health of the City of New Orleans, to locate the stock landings and slaughter-houses, and to incorporate 'The Crescent City Live-Stock Landing and Slaughter- House Company" enacted 8 March 1869, and enforced 1 June the same year offers precedent to municipal ordinances for the control of keeping or slaughter “any cattle, beeves, calves, sheep, swine, or other animals, or to ...

Miranda v. Arizona, Terry v. Ohio

The case involves an appeal in the U.S. Supreme Court against conviction of Ernest Miranda for rape and kidnapping of a young woman and sentencing him for 20 to 30 years of imprisonment on each charge to run concurrently.

Facts of the case

Ernest Miranda, a young Mexican man about 28 years old, kidnapped and raped an 18-year old woman Lois Ann Jameson while she had been returning home from Paramount Theater in downtown Phoenix where she worked along with a coworker and after she got down from the bus alone. After complaining to the police, Lois could not identify ...

- The PricewaterhouseCoopers is the auditor for Vanderbilt University for the financial statements as at June 30, 2012. The opinion of the auditors is unqualified, and they make an assertion that in their opinion, the statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Vanderbilt University as June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011. This opinion means that after examination of the statements, the auditors did not find any issues which could have affected the materiality and objectivity. This essentially implies that it is the opinion of the auditors that the financial statements were prepared in accordance ...

Philosophy

John Stuart Mill writes in his Utilitarianism: “It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool, or the pig, is of a different opinion, it is because they only know their own side of the question. The other party to the comparison knows both sides.” First, summarize the main ideas of the theory of Utilitarianism. Then, explain this quote and discuss its significance in Mill’s Utilitarian account of pleasure and pain.
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), in his “Utilitarianism” (1879/2004), defined a good action as the ...

Assignment 1

On Mary’s case, it is not ethical for her to use the e-mail account of her company for her personal ASLTS business. Even though her situation in a way forces her to do so she should weigh the ethical issues involved there. It might happen that her account is done on a background check and it becomes known that she is not using it for purposes of the company but for her own personal interest. This might result into issues that may affect the company in a negative way leading to loss of profits or bad company image. On the issue ...

The probation department is a critical constituent of the criminal justice system. Probation officers have a fundamental obligation to the system and society at large to ensure that they facilitate the administration of justice in a fair, just and objective manner. They attain this essential duty mainly by preparation of presentence investigation report, which gets then submitted to the court of law. The report should be based on the defendant's character, criminal history, background, his family life and any other relevant facts that the officer may deem fit to aid in the administration of justice. The report will then be used by ...

In the case of the request for a second meeting between Shirley and Jeannie, with Kelly supervising, I believe it is quite necessary to do this, especially after the events of the first meeting. Despite the fact that it would be quite tense to go through for all parties involved, it would foster a much better work relationship between everybody if another meeting was attempted, this time with a greater attempt at fostering amity with Shirley and Jeannie. Obviously, there are some incredible discrepancies between how Shirley should be doing her job and how Jeannie feels she should be doing her job, ...

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During the great depression, both President Roosevelt and Hoover developed a set of interventions that were meant to revive the economy of the United States. The New deal was established by President Roosevelt and was against some of the strategies that were employed by President Hoover. Roosevelt embarked on a tactful mission to arrest the situation by influencing the congress to enact 100 legislations. The legislations were of great significance in the transformation of the US economy.
President Roosevelt championed for the formation of partnerships between the government and the business community. President Hoover’s interventions advocated ...

Abstract

This paper intends to evaluate a case study that proposes Nestle with business plan. The case focuses on various essentials such as strategy formulization, SWOT analysis, and Porter’s Five Forces Model to generate insights and develop systematic framework accordingly. However, clear mission and vision is absent, which introduce various ambiguities in plan. Over the years, Nestle faced various environmental challenges that altered decision-makings and corporate earnings. However, the company has some strong competitive advantages and competencies that differentiate their products from competitors. Among these advantages, research and development (R&D) activities is a noticeable investment made by Nestle. The ...

Business Case Study: Yahoo. Inc!

Background
This paper seeks to examine Yahoo Inc. and give an in-depth analysis into the business financial, market, and general performances on the years 2010 and 2011. It further identifies the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing the business in its operations and finally gives recommendations that could induce improvement of the business processes and approaches in a bid to increase its competitiveness, performance and stability in the market. It’s purely an objective compilation based on factual information derived from the company’s annual reports and an analysis of the same in the global market context.

Stakeholders and customer need

Yahoo is ...

CONTENTS
I. Executive Summary 3
II. Introduction 3

Question 1 5

A. Should Google Continue with Projects like Google Loon and Google Fiber? 5
B. Is the Innovation Model of Google Sufficient to Foster Innovation, or should it Change It? 7
C. What Steps Should Google Take to Increase the Confidence of Analysts and Investors in Its Innovation Strategies 9
III. Question 2 – What Should Google Do to Preserve Entrepreneurial Spirit 9
IV. Conclusions 10

References 12

Executive Summary
Among all the companies, which drive innovation, Google, Inc. enjoys a special place. The projects of this company changed the way people do business, the ...

Critical reading is the step of literature analysis preceding critical writing. It involves studying the facts and arguments in the text, their impact, examining the interpretations which may be conveyed, and forming your own opinion about the author’s views, ideas, or conclusions. (What is critical reading, 2016). Critical approach to reading is a significant part of academic research. No paper should be accepted blindly, each opinion must undergo examination and analysis. A critical reader must make his own opinion concerning the subject matter and his own attitude to the author’s ideas. To do that, you must treat ...

Chapter 1

Questions to consider

Dr. Maria Hunt the special education supervisor
What are the facts of the case?
Jake has been having learning disability over time. However, his teacher, Ms. Rose Weiss has been teaching him to overcome the learning challenge. Jake was making progress. As of September when Jake joined the learning disability class, he could not read three-letter words. After receiving one-hour instructions in a day with a focus on reading and presented with one hundred basic sight words, Jake could read them with an eighty percent accuracy. When given twenty single syllable nonsense words, he could also ...

Cinematograph has many stereotypes. Films show images of Black people that started to form since the Civil War or even earlier. These old stereotypes combine with new believes about African-Americans. The “Mammy” is the famous example of “ancient” images. This character was often presented as “maternal, obese, non threatening, deeply religious, unattractive woman” (Ngobili). The Mammy played a role of the mother or mentor for her white employers and often cared about them more than about herself or her own family. The Brash Women or Saphire is an opposite stereotype. This is a type of “rude, loud, malicious, stubborn, ...

1. Tell me whether each of the following statements is descriptive or normative, and briefly explain your answer:
a. Genetic screening could reveal an individual's tolerance for or susceptibility to chemicals used in the workplace.

First of all, it is important to understand that normative statements explain about how things should be. Conversely, descriptive statements give an opinion about what an individual or persons think about a certain thing or phenomenon. In the case of this statement, it is a normative statement because it explains about how things in workplace should be. The statement advocates the idea that genetic ...

Executive summary

Headquartered in Calgary, Canada Talisman Energy develops, produces and markets petroleum and natural gas globally. Being one Canada largest independent oil and gas company, its existence commenced in 1992 after British Petroleum (now BP) sold its subsidiary in Canada. Talisman Energy primary regions of operation were mainly in North America, North Sea, and South East Asia. The company achieved a phenomenal growth rate due to several key mergers and acquisitions that are apparent in its large and diverse number of holdings. In 2008, Talisman Energy listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The ...

CMN598 Rhetoric of Social Issues

12-05-2014
Abstract
Advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and digital media have led to transformations in the way humans communicate and interact. One of the latest waves of the new media is a social media tool that have “introduced new communication patterns, created new forms of expression and stimulated wide civic participation” (Bardici, 2012). In the recent past, social media platforms have become important in driving social change. A case in point is the Arab Spring. In Egypt, for instance, social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube were instrumental in fuelling the revolt that led ...

Having graduated from Queens University with a degree in economics and history and having to obtain a Masters in broadcasting journalism, Adam Kaminsky was in a position to make the solution required. Through his advanced knowledge in journalism, he could use the magazine advertisements. This is because he would be in a situation where he could control the marketing environment since he had advanced knowledge in this marketing field. The magazine advertisement would be a possible solution in essence that the magazine recommended is accessed by people in senior positions who may provide a chance to expand the business since they are well connected.
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Introduction

The United States Supreme Court, in the course of its interpreting the tenets of the Constitution, has commonly regarded the 12 man jury panel as critical to the satisfaction of the right to a jury trial by an accused in court, as ruled in Thompson v Utah (1898). However, the High Court has backtracked from this position in recent times, with Justice Byron White enumerating the reasons in the decision of the Court in Williams v Florida (1970). In the decision in Williams, the Court gave several reasons as their justification from retracting from the decision in Thompson.
Among ...

Why the team is ineffective

Leadership is an integral part of any profit making corporation. Corporate leadership is remarkably similar to the rudder of a ship. The rudder can either direct the ship to a cataclysmic disaster or guide the ship safely to the shore. Since its inception, Decision Tech has been at the helm of the corporate world. It had high grossing sales compared to other technology companies. Within a short span of time, the company started having major leadership troubles. Subsequently, the morale of the employees dropped and so did the monthly sales of the company. The team became ineffective in its service delivery. As a consequence, ...

Communication Barriers

Introduction
Communication involves a sender transmitting information or an idea to the receiver. Communication helps better understand a person and enable to resolve disputes that may arise. It is important for information to be simple for it to be effective. The receiver must understand the information that is being delivered to eliminate misunderstanding, which most of the time cause frustration and misunderstanding. Excellent interpersonal communication skills create a productive work environment because one can be able to connect better with the work makes.

There are many barriers to effective communication. Barrier may occur at different stages in the process of information ...

Genetic testing for children is a task that should be applied according to needs. In their article, Ross and Moon are focused on how to test genes, in which cases, and are trying to find out whether it will be correct in ethical and personal aspects. The article consists of the following parts: Introduction, Ethics Overview, Testing High-Risk Children, Identification of Career Status, and Conclusions.
In the opinion of Ross and Moon, recent success in gene discoveries brought many problems to life including those that are related to ethical standards. In any case, the authors do not give specific ...

Facts

On the evening of May 18 1985, the defendant and his friend Peter Maskorich were drinking. They left the bar at around midnight. In the early morning hours, the defendant and Maskorich wound up racing the defendant’s boat in Sacramento River. There were no floatation devices in the boat. At 3am, Gary Bingham heard noise and he went outside and saw a boat with two people inside at the bend in the river. Rodney and Susan Logan who were fishing also saw an aluminium boat with two men in it. The boat had no running lights and it was ...

People v. Poplar 20 Mich. App. 132, 173 N.W.2d 732 (1970) was an appeal filed in the Michigan Appellate Court by Marathon Poplar seeking to set aside a conviction of lower court that had found him guilty of aiding and abetting the crime of breaking and entering and of assault with intent to commit murder. The facts of the case which gave rise to the appeal are as follows.
On December 3, 1964 in the early morning hours, two men, Clifford Lorrick and Alfred Williams broke into the Oak recreation park building. However, before they could steal anything from ...

The deceased, Carol Hoffman was murdered by her husband on the or about the evening of 10th or the early morning of 11th August 1981. They had earlier on spent the day together with their children and everything seemed fine. However, when they went to bed at night, David wanted to make love to his wife and when she refused, he choked her to death. After his wife’s death, David went to the basement of the house to call his mother (appellant) and asked her to go and sit in the living room. Sitting in the living room ...

Legal Environment of Admin

Minimum Procedure: Matthews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
Issue - Does receiving a notice and opportunity to comment in writing a valid ground to cut a person’s legal benefits without going through a full evidentiary hearing? This is the central issue pertaining to the interpretation of due process in the Fifth Amendment.
Decision - The Supreme Court ruled the due process in the Fifth Amendment does not require evidentiary hearing given that the right to receive notice and opportunity to comment in writing was provided to the plaintiff.
Reasoning - The court argues that the determination of the ...

Inflation is one among the greatest economic worries in the United States today. Surprisingly, even the most learned economists have failed to come to a consensus over the inflation trend of the country. On the 9th day of May 2009, Krugman and Meltzer wrote two articles with conflicting predictions regarding the trend of inflation. In the New York Times articles, Meltzer (2009) predicted that the economy of the United States was to experience an inflationary trend for the coming years. On the contrary, Krugman (2009) argued that the economy of the United States was to expect a deflationary trend over the ...

Abstract

A lot of effort has gone into research in the field of marketing. There are numerous scholarly and peer-reviewed articles available in the print and electronic media today. What makes this paper so interesting is that it juxtaposes a number of papers written by eminent personalities who have contributed to making our understanding of the subject more reasonable. On the question of who would be a better professional sales person, Barrows (2007) talks about the dynamic market forces such as global competition, changing customer expectations, and new communication technology necessitating the need for a more knowledgeable person, while Ichniowski et al. (1996), ...

1. The name of the organisation, the industry it operates in and the issue relevant to ethics and corporate governance with which it was connected.
a. What were the conditions at the organisation that led to this example of poor corporate governance? (5 marks)
b. What were the outcomes for the board of directors, the shareholders, the staff of the organisation, its customers and the general public? (5 marks)
The processes and structures for control and direction of firms is corporate governance. It is concerned with the associations between board of directors, management, control of major ...

Before a claim is filed in court, there are considerations a party has to bear in mind. These are regarded as pre-action considerations. They assist in determining factors such as the type and validity of the claim, the right parties, and the costs vis-à-vis the award. Essentially, they assist a party in determining whether litigation is the best option and if so, how it will be conducted.
Candy Tang wants to sue Sid Ho for injuries sustained because of an accident that occurred due to Sid’s negligence. The injuries have prevented her from carrying on her work as a professional ...

What if anything, Sony should do to turn around the sales of PS3?

Sony should carry out extensive research about its market and the nature of products that consumers want. Research is the process of collection and analysis of data through a systematic method. In order for a research, to be effective it has to be based on an objective or several objectives. The two main types of research are qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative research entails the collection of data that are of non – numerical form. On the other hand, quantitative research involves the collection of data that are of numerical form. There are several ways through which a research can collect data (Burrow, 2012). ...

Question One: From the story, what do you understand by the term utopia? Does Omelas give the definition?

The term utopia means Omelas even though this one is not lifeless as the word may depict. The author notes that the residents here lives luxurious with full of leisure. People here do not believe in discrimination or even believe on destruction and this is indeed the definition of utopia.

Question Two: What is the narrator’s opinion of Omelas?

The narrator is so sympathetic with the people of Omelas and even going further to name the child’s plight as the source of all compassion in the town. The opinion of the author is that it is very strange or rather unfair to give out the happiness of ...