Essays on Intent

When reading a text, how important is the actual intent of the author? If a reader gleans a different meaning from a work than the author intended to include, is that viewpoint still valid? According to the Formalist school of literary criticism, the intentions of the author are irrelevant; as long as there is a concrete meaning to be gleaned from some interpretation of the text itself, it is valid. Formalism looks at the structure of a work itself to determine its meaning, regardless of whatever sociopolitical or narrative ends the author originally had in mind. In this light, the text takes precedence over the ...

When reading a text, how important is the actual intent of the author? If a reader gleans a different meaning from a work than the author intended to include, is that viewpoint still valid? According to the Formalist school of literary criticism, the intentions of the author are irrelevant; as long as there is a concrete meaning to be gleaned from some interpretation of the text itself, it is valid. Formalism looks at the structure of a work itself to determine its meaning, regardless of whatever sociopolitical or narrative ends the author originally had in mind. In this light, the text takes precedence over the ...

Abstract

This paper intends to focus on analyzing Fluor strategic planning and strategic intent thinking. A detailed comparison and evaluation of conventional strategic planning and strategic intent thinking is being conducted in the paper. The paper further discusses how Fluor is using strategic planning and strategic thinking to achieve growth and profitability. Strategic planning and strategic thinking both are important for any organization. The paper will provide detailed description of use of strategic planning and strategic thinking to achieve maximum growth.

Fluor Conventional Strategic Planning and Strategic Intent Thinking

Thesis Statement: the paper is intended to present a comprehensive comparison and evaluation of strategic planning and strategic intent thinking. ...

Scenario One

Sebastian commits this offense when he dishonestly buys business class tickets with the intention to sell them. Evidence of further dishonesty is illustrated by his travelling in economy class while the company records indicate that he travelled in the business class. Though no harm results to the company, the case of Attorney General’s Reference (No.3 of 2003) held that the key determinant in the offense is the conduct, not the results. Accordingly, Sebastian has committed the offense regardless of the outcome of his conduct. However, it may be difficult to prosecute Sebastian; because his official capacity at ...

1.0 Introduction For an act to be deemed as criminal attempt, the perpetrator must express the intent to commit an act whose result would constitute a crime and take considerable steps towards attaining his goal. For as far back as the 14th century, historians have scattered evidence that there was punishment for attempted felony if there was serious harm incurred in the course of the perpetration of crime. Attempt cases involving coin money, dueling and threats were punished by the Court of Star Chambers in England in the 16th century. It took years for the law to come up ...

Scenario One

Sebastian commits this offense when he dishonestly buys business class tickets with the intention to sell them. Evidence of further dishonesty is illustrated by his travelling in economy class while the company records indicate that he travelled in the business class. Even though no harm results to the company from his actions, the case of Attorney General’s Reference (No. 3 of 2003) held that the key determinant in the offense is the conduct, not the results. Accordingly, Sebastian has committed the offense regardless of the outcome of his conduct. It is however imperative to note that it ...

Introduction

Intense competition and massive creativity characterize the modern business environment. As such, businesses are always on the lookout for ways and means to overcome competition, remain profitable, and have positive impacts on society. Strategic planning and thinking are the best ways that businesses can achieve their goals.

Description of Theories/Core Concepts

Conventional strategic planning concepts are the guides or the plans a business or organization creates to map out how it plans to reach its goals (Collins, 2011). Strategic intent thinking entails ambitious and compelling dream that provides intellectual and emotional energy for people to pursue certain objectives (Collins, 2011).Analysis

Although they are, ...

Question 1

First, the meaning of a statute must be established. This must be done from the language in which it is outlined. To begin with, it is the duty of the judges to give effects and ascertain the intent of the legislature in approving the statute from the language because this could ease their efforts of deriving the legislative’s intent behind the statute. In cases where the legislative intent is apparent from the statute language, the judges have a duty to apply the laws on its face without using case law to determine the purpose and intent of the statute. Conversely, ...

Introduction

For a long time now, the debate in the moral status of abortion has been raging. Anti-abortionists and pro-choicers have held and argued for different premises, each armed with relevant moral principles to collaborate their positions. The moral principles that have been used to advance these arguments among others include the principle that only persons hold the right to life and the principle that it is immoral to end the life of a human being. Other arguments towards the moral status of abortion are influenced by religious dogma. The common ground for many anti-abortionist arguments is that it is immoral to ...

Introduction

The second battle of Fort Fisher was an important war in which the Union force’s commander, General Alfred Terry, applied most of the six principles of mission command to secure the union victory. From constituting an effective team, making clear his intent, taking initiative and motivating his force, to taking prudent risks and promoting independent actions amongst his subordinates, the commander demonstrated a remarkable degree of commanding competence. The battle was a joint attack against Fort Fisher by the United States Navy and the Union Army. Generals Alfred Terry (Union Army) and David Porter (US Navy) fought Braxton Bragg, Robert ...

Introduction

A criminal justice process is normally followed to ensure an individual’s rights are not abused. According to Moak and Carlson (3), the criminal justice process aims to ensure that relevant fact-finding is conducted in an effort to establish the truth. The criminal justice procedure needs to be done in accordance or by not being in contrary to an individual’s right as stipulated in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Fourteen amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Moak and Carlson (4) note that a criminal justice process needs to involve intensive cross-examination of both prosecution witness (the arresting officer and ...

The 340B program was created by the congress in 1992 to assist the uninsured indigent patients to gain better access to the prescription medicines. In order to make this possible, the congress created a program that necessitates the pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers to provide the medications on discounts especially to the outpatients to the entities that served high numbers of the uninsured indigent patients. As originated, the 340B program provided discounts to the outpatient facilities and care centers serving the outpatients and the sole intent was to sustain the particular services to the targeted population. It is imperative to note ...

Introduction

Ethics is a concept that permeates all aspects of life. Ethical theories provide guidance to a way of life for many people. Businesses and organizations are held to ethical standards for the activities in which they engage. There are many ethical theories that have been postulated by different scholars. The perspectives of these theories hold different premises. The choice of an ethical theory either for personal or professional life depends on ones views and moral predispositions. However, a proper ethical theory should have certain general characteristics that cut across the general board. This is the topic of this paper, tempered by a review ...

Literary techniques have been thoroughly used in the novels as the authors seek to engage with the imaginative abilities of the reader. The two authors have almost similar use of literary techniques as the two narrations carry the same significance in terms of indulging the audience to relate to a particular factor of event in the literature pieces. Additionally, the two novels use direct stories but with deeper significant meaning which needs the indulgence of comparisons in real life to understand the real intent by the authors. One significant literary technique used in the both novels is symbolism. Symbolism is a ...

ACCOUNTING

Memorandum RE: Zavala, Julio and Clara This memo includes a brief summary of the Julio Zavala information pertaining to tax law, a brief discussion of the tax issues that arise and examples of court cases that are likely to have an influence on the tax status of Zavala, his wife and son. Julio Zavala is married (Clara) and they have one adult son (Robin). Due to medical issues Robin lives at home with his parents. Zavala was able to retire from his day job (9am to 5pm) because he has enough money to do so. He has enough ...

Part – 1 (Assignment Worksheet Quantitative)

The title of the quantitative research study systematically attempts to explore the variables determining the performance of nursing students in NCLEX-PN licensure examination. The study variables including the test scores of nurses, their theory grades, nursing education, selective admission practices, cumulative GPA (grade point average), SAT/ACT/NLN scores and grades obtained in pre-nursing courses prove to be the preliminary factors in determining the success of nurses in NCLEX - PN examination. The evidence based research literature contends the significance of previous academic performance and examination preparation of nurses on their prospective performance in various professional evaluations (McKenzie, 2008, p. 30). ...

Introduction

The definition of physician assisted suicide is slightly different from the general term definition of euthanasia. Although some may equate physician assisted suicide with the blanket term, the distinction between euthanasia and physician assisted suicide is that the latter is done with both the patient’s and doctor’s intent to end the patient’s life by unnatural means (Tamayo-Vela´zquez, Simo´n-Lorda, and Cruz-Piqueras, 678). The doctor assists the patient in committing suicide, usually by administering an injection or pill that contains a lethal substance. A doctor may also administer a relaxant to help keep the patient calm during the ...

Introduction: Marketing Planning

Marketing is the process used by organization in developing and implementing a plan to pinpoint, anticipate and fulfill customer demands. The plan should ensure the firm makes sufficient profits. Marketing research and marketing mix are the two elements of marketing planning used to identify and anticipate customer needs as well as meet their requirements. In marketing planning, one deals with gathering, recording and analyzing information about the clients, the product, the market and the competition in the market (Miskelly, 2013, P. 65). The findings of this process help the management in making important firm decisions. Having an adequate marketing planning ...

Intent

Most jurisdictions today do not permit a person who voluntarily intoxicates himself and consequently commits a crime while intoxicated, to use voluntary intoxication as a defense in order to avoid criminal liability. Even though intoxication impairs one’s mental capacity to reason and act logically, most courts argue that to hold otherwise would shield particular groups of people from prosecution for their criminal acts. However, the Common Law allows for voluntary intoxication defense in specific-intent crimes such as murder. Proof of possession of the necessary mental state of malice is a requisite, otherwise, a murder charge may be reduced to a manslaughter, and in some ...

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Defenses used to Challenge Criminal Intent:’

Entrapment Cole and Smith (2007, p. 69) states that the defense of “entrapment” can be used by counsel to prove that the defendant is bereft of criminal intent. Under this defense, the law would exclude the defendants when it is proven that law enforcement officials coaxed the person to commit the crime. However, this limitation does not preclude the use of the undercover agents to trap the criminals, nor does it mean that the police should create opportunities or situations for criminals to commit crimes. Nevertheless, the defense can be availed of when the police clearly motivated ...

I do concur with the observations in the paper. The scenario presented place the accused, John Doe, at the scene armed with the armory, motive and malice. As such, it can be argued that both the act and the mental intent can be proved beyond reasonable doubt and that he should be convicted with the murder. As observed, the Georgia State Law is clear on the elements of murder of the first degree. As it stands, John Doe had a premeditated intent to kill. This demonstrated by a number of occurrences and events that precede the event occasioning the death. This ...

There are various ways one can discipline a child and physical or corporal punishment is one of the tactics frequently employed by parents as disciplinary action. Physical punishment refers to the act of hitting a child to control undesired behavior. Spanking is one such example of physical punishment that 75% parents use in USA to discipline their wards. The concept of positive punishment was first used by psychologist B. F. Skinner in his theory of operant conditioning and spanking is a positive punishment because it aims at discouraging an inappropriate behavior by presenting an adverse outcome. Though there are debates galore on ...

Contracts can be in different shapes but all are governed by the same basic rules on what makes an enforceable contract. A contract is when to parties enter into an agreement where one part makes an offer to another. However for the contract to be valid certain elements should be present, such as capacity, offer, acceptance, consideration and compliance with the law should be present. 1. Capacity This means that the persons involved have legal capacity to make a contract, not minors, insane, intoxicated or those not fully understanding what they are doing, otherwise the contract may not ...

Knarles and Barkley Case Study

Liabilities under Contract Law Chetum vs Knarles & Barkley Fact: Knarles wants to repudiate a contract between Chetum and Barkley.

Issue: Breach of contract. Chetum entered into a contract with Barkley that Knarles, Barkley’s father and business partner, refuses to accept. Does Knarles repudiation of the contract constitute a breach of contract?

Rule of Law: A contract must have the following elements in order to be enforceable: (1) mutual consent, manifested by offer and acceptance, (2) consideration, (3) legality of object, and (4) capable parties (Calamari and Perillo, 1998). Application: Barkley sent a contract (offer), which Chetum signed (acceptance), ...

One of the more common themes in Hollywood is the notion that there is some secret authority network watching our movements and controlling what happens to us. The Matrix trilogy suggested that just about all of us were plugged into an artificial system of interaction that a shadowy Architect had put together, as a nefarious substitute for genuine existence. The Adjustment Bureau featured a series of agents of Fate who run around with Moleskine notebooks that automatically update as people move forward in time, trying to keep the Master Plan intact. We enjoy stories like these, in part because we wonder whether ...

Marston, Jerrilyn Greene. King and Congress. The Transfer of Political Legitimacy, 1774-1776. Princeton Legacy Library, 2014.

This book describes the history of the Continental Congress in the light of its being in the forefront of the struggle of America with the Great Britain. It is valuable for the research, because it provides a new perspective on the history of the Congress. The author of the book claims that the expectation of Americans as for the central government functioning were formed under the British monarchy and were of executive kind. Uniting and describing different perspectives will help in formation of complete view of the problem.

Adams, William Howard. Gouverneur Morris: An Independent Life. Yale University Press, 2003.

This book is a biography of the prominent racy, plainspoken patrician, who was ...

Abstract

There exist numerous defenses to criminal charges. The defenses are usually used by the persons facing particular charges in a bit to negate the requisites of a crime, especially the aspect of intent. In criminal cases the general rule is that crimes are offences that are usually committed against the government. Every person is usually presumed innocent until the contrary is proved. As such, the burden of proof lies on the government to prove that a crime was committed and that the accused person committed the alleged crime. The prosecution side, which represents the government in a criminal trial, must convince the judge ...

Introduction:

A personal philosophy of ethical practice using core values and essential principles and practices for doctoral research in the field of education should encompass intent, practice and the final use of the materials. To conduct oneself ethically involves more than doing the right thing. Ethical conduct must include acting in the right spirit. Setting out with the right intent and obeying the rules is not sufficient, ethical conduct must also abiding respect and concern for other individuals. Ethical conduct for doctoral research in the field of education is particularly sensitive and demanding. Unlike research undertaken for commercial purposes, ...

Nurses play an invaluable role in health care. In collaboration with other disciplines in the health care field, nurses help populations attain satisfactory levels of health and wellness both in the absence or presence of disease. With the graying of society, the demand for nursing care is expected to increase. Individuals are living longer lives but often with chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease that require acute and preventive care. As such, the ongoing nursing shortage is a serious concern with its negative impact on health. While the current recession pulled nurses back into the health care field ...

Literary Criticism of T. S. Eliot’s Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock

Introduction

The poem Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock feels as fresh to the readers now as it did to Ezra Pound when he first read it. Among other traits, Prufrock exhibits qualities of a characteristic example of modernism in literature, a literary work from the era of literary history that stood towering for its capability for never repeating the same act twice. The poem is a great example of characteristic qualities of modernist poetry namely fragmentation, montage and objective correlative. The narrator T.S. Eliot’s Love Song of J ...

Western civilization has often tried to segregate variations from the established social norm. Prisons, universities and mental institutions were devised as a way to ghettoize those who think and act differently from others, giving them a place in society that is, at the same time, out of it. In the case of the latter of these organizations, in the 1960s there was much questioning of the nature of the people that truly deserved to be in it, and even if this was a proper separation or not. Many believed that this was a form of social oppression, with the psychiatrists holding excessive control ...

There are various ways one can discipline a child and physical or corporal punishment is one of the tactics frequently employed by parents as disciplinary action. Physical punishment refers to the act of hitting a child to control undesired behavior. Spanking is one such example of physical punishment that 75% parents use in USA to discipline their wards. Spanking is an act of hitting a child's buttock openhandedly. Spanking also includes striking a child with a stick or spoon, slapping on the face and smacking a child's hand. In psychology the term reinforcement theory is often used. Reinforcement theory refers to the process of reinforcing ...

Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984)

Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. 467 U.S. 837 (1984) Facts: The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 required some of the states which have not yet conformed to the national air quality standards of the EPA to comply with the set standards pursuant to the unamended Clean Air Act. The EPA enacted regulations which interpreted the term “stationary source” to permit the other states to treat all of the pollution-emitting devices coming from similar industrial group ...

Introduction

The history of marijuana in the twentieth century has been a slow process for its social acceptance. This process of acceptance still continued in twenty-first century. If we look into the history, In the 1936 a movie "Reefer Madness," shows marijuana smokers, they were portrayed as morally depraved fiends. In 1950s, marijuana was considered as a dangerous drug, people assumes that marijuana was a stepping stone towards the use of heroin and more dangerous drugs. In 1979, In a pole by CBS News, New York showed that27 percent of Americans were in favored legalization of marijuana by taxing it. Slowly but consistently, the social ...

RE: Mr. and Mrs. Julio Zavala I have reviewed the memo regarding the requests of Julio and Clara Zavala regarding their taxes. The couple is married. He has enough money at his disposal that he was able to quit his 9 to 5 job and travel extensively. Here is a summary of the four main tax issues according to the information you provided. The first issue to consider is whether or not Julio Zavala’s expenditures can be considered as tax deductions. These trips were combination of work objectives and leisure activities to entertain his potential clients who are ...

In April, a Swedish woman was sent to prison for a year and a half, because she had unprotected sex without telling her partner that she had HIV (New, 2012). This was not the first time that a Swedish person had received a criminal punishment for knowingly having had unprotected sex with someone, without notifying the partner about HIV status. She was also required to pay damages to her former partner.

At first blush, this does not seem to be such a bad thing. After all, HIV is a disease that is fatal without an expensive combination of medicines that one has to take for the ...

Introduction

The contemporary economy is rooted on the liberty of persons to have contracts and a structure of decrees that administers contracts liberally entered into. However many individuals might not be abreast of what are the indispensable elements prerequisite in making an enforceable contract. In recent times, individuals have always thought a contract not in text was not binding. Individuals are extremely prone to sighting contracts in form of writing that countless undertake that a contract need be in writing and extensive prior to it being enforceable. Agreement is indispensible to any type of contract. Before a contract can be existent, there need ...

INTRODUCTION

Criminal homicide is the act of ending another person’s life by the hand of another (Luckenbill, 1977). There are many different ways in which criminal homicide is defined in the American criminal justice system; different degrees of what constitutes homicide, as well as other mitigating factors, can help to determine the sentencing of an individual or individuals who take part in the act, whether voluntarily or not. This is meant to apply as individualistic a sentencing as possible on the particular situation, instead of making standardized choices for criminal homicide on the whole. All of this leads to an ...

Following The American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

Abstract Most buildings once completed take at least one year to settle and require repairs and maintenance. However, many older multiple dwelling buildings have suffered unforeseen issues. The most common problem is water ingress through the building envelope. The reason why residential buildings are critical and require closer and immediate attention is because these buildings belong to people who have invested their life savings into them for comfort and spend most of their time in those places. Commercial and industrial buildings do not require as much attention and their environmental separation requirements vary because they are only occupied ...

The automobile industry has grown over the last decade with every consumer needing to own a vehicle to save on time and increase income. This trend has resulted in many manufacturers coming up with various models designed to satisfy diverse tastes. The brand that is selected in this presentation is Mercedes and it will be analysed next to its competitors which are Audi, BMW, and Volvo. The analysis will be about the attributes about consumers who decide on which model they will purchase and not the other. The fishbein model of attitude determination will be incorporated in this presentation ...

Currently, over 80 percent of business transactions are governed by contractual agreements. In recent years business contracts have become significantly more complex with complicated legal language and a numerous of terms and conditions governing the terms of the contract. Contracts is an agreement binding two or more people. The agreement can be on behalf of persons or companies they represent. There are certain legal requirements that must be adhered to for a contract to be enforceable, but they are seldom an issue in business contracts. The business contracts do not have to be written because they are enforceable in a court of ...

Question 1

Jurisdiction is a term used to define the powers of a court. Personal jurisdiction refers to the power of a given court to give judgments against a particular defendant while subject-matter jurisdiction refers to the power of a court to hear and make judgments on a particular type of case (Chao and Christine, 9). Parties to a contract have considerable freedom in formulating terms of a contract. This includes resolution of disputes arising from the contract. Minimum contract law can be used to determine if a court in one state has personal jurisdiction over a defendant from another state. The relevance of the minimum contract rule is that it ...

Criminal Law

1.) a.) Observation and psychological testing in the assessment, selection and treatment of mentally ill offenders is important in order to creating a successful treatment program these offenders and to promote the public safety and security. It is difficult task on the part of the criminal justice system to pool together professionals who have the knowledge to understand the consequences imposed by both the criminal justice system and mental health treatment. At the same time, it is recommended that mental health professionals should be able to take into consideration the issues surrounding forensic patients, with the help of forensic clinicians ...

Inchoate offences relate to the steps in the direction of the commission of another crime. These steps also referred to as attempts are made in preparation for doing a crime and for that are considered crimes (Schmalleger et. al, 2010). Though generally for criminal liability to accrue the intent and the act must take place, these attempts constitute criminal conduct thus the liability attaches. The justification is that harm would have occurred had the crime materialized thus punishment serves to prevent the occurrence of the harm.

On the other hand, parties to a crime relate to the principle that a person can ...

Generic model of the Value Chain

The Generic Value Chain involves the transformation of inputs both primary and support activities into outputs that satisfy the needs of customers. The satisfaction of customer needs translates to profits for businesses. The first step in the value chain is the laying of the primary activities such as research and development, production, marketing and sales and customer service in place. Next the managers must ensure they put n place support activities such as information systems, materials management, appropriate company structure and enhance the human resources to aid in the transformation of inputs into valuable outputs.

Model for the Roots of Competitive Advantage

Managers use this model ...

‘Warfare state’ or ‘welfare state’: which better describes the British State in the 20th century?

Great Britain has been a witness to many conflicts that had led to a shift in international and regional politics, triggering the onset of policies and programs directed to either war or welfare. As a veteran of the Great Wars and one of the world’s influential hegemons, Britain had succumbed to both victory and immense loss especially in economic and social development. With the trauma caused by the Great Wars to the nation, the British government alongside the monarchy had revised its programs to revive the once dominant British state towards the 20th century. However, experts have argued as to what ...

The Battle of Lundy’s Lane has stood as the bloodiest land-based battle fought during the War of 1812. Fought on July 25, 1814 and known alternatively as the Battle of Niagara Falls, the Battle of Lundy’s Lane involved a military faceoff between the United States (US) and the British Empire on Canadian territory, on present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario. The victory of the US army at the Battle of Chippawa prompted them to advance to Queenston, which in turn required them to pass by Niagara Falls – by then a stronghold of the British army. The US army, commandeered by Major ...

What homicides do not require proof of intent to kill? Explain why.

There are degrees of killings that are separated by their own definitions. They are the first and second degree murder. The first degree is an unlawfully killed a person. The killer planned and premeditated his actions. Therefore, the act of killing means that it was done after it was planned. Thus, it can also be called “lying in wait” for the victim (findlaw.com). Second is the second degree murder, which described as the person’s intent to kill that is not planned of deliberated. The first degree murder does not require any proof of intent to kill nor premeditation and ...

The advert titled “Mitt Romney: Be Not Afraid” by Mitt Romney during the 2012 elections has significant lessons in political communication.

Ethical issues in this ad This ad amounts to “misrepresentation of the opponent’s messages” and mudslinging. The Romney ad stated that the Obama administration had declared “war on religion” (usatoday.com). It took advantage of the opinion in the San Antonio Express- News that had the following words “Obama’s Insurance Direction Declares War on Religion” (usatoday.com). As such, the ad was blowing a newspaper opinion out of proportion and misrepresenting facts. In actual sense, the Obama administration had required employers to provide health insurance that is inclusive of free contraception (usatoday.com). Since Catholics and conservatives are opposed to ...

Black feminism refers to theories or beliefs, which highlights the numerous disadvantages experienced by the black population at the hands of the white population with respect to gender class and race. There has been a lot of debate involving numerous multinational and humanitarian bodies on the relevance or truth of these feminist theories. Philosophers and theorists have formulated hypotheses to explain the predicament of the black population. Essentially, these theories were developed in the 1970s as a possible explanation of women’s oppression and how the situation could be solved. Sociological studies have taken big interest in determining the normal ways ...

The Scenario

Jeff had been working in a local cereal store as the lead procurement officer for the last fourteen years before April 2013. Jeff has been the breadwinner of his two brothers and sister, who all depended on his salary for their upkeep and education. He recently lost both parents to a road accident, and unsuccessfully sought for insurance compensation, as the conditions surrounding the accident did not merit compensation. He has faced several life challenges in his family that greatly affected his performance at the office that led to his eventual dismissal in April 2013. After conducting several assessments on Jeff ...

1. G.S. 14-33(a) Misdemeanor 2. G.S. 20-138.1 Impaired driving3. G.S. 90-95 (a)(1) Violations: Unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell or deliver, or possess with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver, a controlled substance. 4. G.S. 14-60 Burning of schoolhouses or buildings of educational institutions. 5. G.S. 14-113.20 Identity theft 1. Voluntary manslaughter G.S. 14-23.32. First-degree trespass G.S. 14-159.123. Communicating threats G.S. 14-277.14. Disorderly Conduct G.S. 14-288.45. Carrying Concealed Weapon G.S 14-269

Criminal Law: Crimes of Burglary and Breaking or Entering

In the North Carolina General Statutes, burglary and breaking or entering are covered under Article 14 (North Carolina General Assembly). Burglary is divided into two categories- ...

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 ...

How Religion Was Affected with Slaves before the Civil War

Introduction At the beginning of American slavery, before the Civil War, either Christianity was forced upon the African slaves or it was denied completely. The white man's religion gave purpose to American domestic religious missionaries in their intent to Christianize the earliest of slaves predominantly in the southern states. Numbers of the white slave masters believed allowing slaves any type of religion gave them, unwanted ideas about autonomy and thus, made them troublesome, lazy, and therefore, the slave masters would beat any slave professing their Christian beliefs. Holding secret gatherings to practice their religion – Christian or the ...

- The Fourth Amendment Terry Vs. Ohio 1968 is one of the landmark judicial rulings by the United States Supreme Court that maintained the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth amendment does not give the police the authority of conducting arbitrary searches and seizures on individuals if they are suspecting of committing a crime. The Fourth Amendment declares “the right of the people to be secures in the persons houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures; shall not be violated and no warrants shall be issued, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the ...

(Define the 4th, 5th, 6th ans 14th amendment of the united states constitution and cite at least one case as it relates to interview and interrogation. when you cite any case you need to give the details of the case or as much information that you feel is necessary for one to understand what occurred)

Introduction

In Tarasoff v. The Regents of the University of California [S.F. No. 23042, Supreme Court of California, July 1, 1976], a ‘wrongful death’ action was filed against the Regents of the University of California hospital psychotherapists and campus policemen. The victim’s parents testified that ...

George Bernard Shaw's "First Aid to Critics" is an archive of the common criticisms of George Bernard Shaw plays, written by the author himself, meant to be somewhat of an explanation as well as a rebuttal to critics to those saying that his plays are unoriginal and trite. Shaw seems to have quite a bit of bitterness about critics and their criticisms; to those who say his ideas are unoriginal, he explains that he was only "echoing Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Ibsen" (Shaw). While his criticisms and insights are certainly valuable, and a rare glimpse into the mind of an author in the wake ...

Introduction

The just theory of war has its roots in the ethics of war embraced by ancient Roman Empire and the catholic gurus of theology. Arguably the earliest proponents of the catholic faith, Augustine of Hippo and Thomas Aquinas endeavored to explain why and how war was religiously justifiable. The two gurus of theology argued that a man could serve God and his nation at the same time through being a strong Christian and going to war, in defense of his country (Elshtain 78). According to St. Augustine war was a morally justifiable tool that God had given to the rulers to guard and ...

This essay deals with two distinct topics. The first is whether so-called “reality television” in fact distorts reality, and if so whether the reality crime shows one sees on TV (both documentary-style and the fictional variety) are misleading in that what they portray is not a faithful reflection of the reality of actual crime statistics. In addition to perhaps misleading the viewing audience as a consequence of distorting reality, there is the possibility that such TV shows actually incite / encourage more crime, simply by being screened. The second topic is a definition and discussion of what are generally considered to be ...

The issue of interpreting works is always a complicated one; in any work, there can be varying interpretations and views of what the author means to say or what can be taken from it. Given the concept of 'death of the author,' the subjective views of the interpreter can often be said to be just as accurate as authorial intent. However, the views and theories of Fish, Eliot and Heidegger on the subject of literary interpretations should also be considered when determining the boundaries for what constitutes a legitimate interpretation of a written work.

Stanley Fish, in his essay "Interpreting the ...