Essays on Legal Age

Introduction

Today's business environment is dynamic. The rapid changes in technology specifically have posed challenges to businesses. Apple cannot be excluded from this cluster and most especially because it operates in the Information Technology and Electronic industry which evolves every waking moment. For that matter, Apple formulated a Supplier Code of Conduct in 2005 to act as a guideline of the relationship between Apple and its suppliers. Over time, Apple has made some changes to the code of conduct to cope with the changing times; socially, technologically, economically and politically. This paper lists the various changes that Apple has made ...

What are the emotional consequences of bullying?

Bullying is a big problem in schools and colleges and its effects on students’ emotions have been well-documented. Stop Bullying (2016) provides a comprehensive description of the behaviors which constitute bullying and they are many and varied. Behaviour must be aggressive, repetitive and involve an imbalance to meet the commonly accepted definition of bullying (Stop Bullying 2016). Nazir and Piskin (2015) describe types of bullying as physical, verbal, social and cyber-bullying, the latter of which is becoming more prevalent in today’s technological society. The emotional consequences for a bullying victim may be as numerous and different as the ...

Abstract

Drug use is a major public health problem in society affecting everyone in society either directly or indirectly. The cost of drug abuse in society is very high, with many illnesses, accidents, crimes and deaths associated with drug abuse. Drug use is influenced by a number of factors, especially during adolescence. This is the stage in a person’s life where they are more likely to expose themselves to risky behavior and experimentation. Furthermore, peer pressure is high during this developmental stage with many adolescents seeking to fit in with their peers. In order to reduce drug abuse, it ...

Abstract

The legal age for alcohol consumption and the wisdom that applies to this choice has for some time been a topic that has been subject to vast research and scrutiny and this has been so because the reasons why we had taken the step to raise the drinking age to 21 do not seem to be coming true with the choice that we have made. This means that there has come a time again where we look at both sides of another choice but this time we make a decision about the lowering of the legal age for drinking ...

Business Law

The case is a promissory estoppel situation where Dhafir acted upon Hansen’s legal action if any damages occur from the falling tree. Hansen can place a claim stating the cutting of the diseased limb and not the whole tree as a premise. The courts will still proceed with the promissory that Hansen made as it is the ignitor of Dhafir’s decision to cut the tree.

Legal Capacity to Contract and Requirement of Legality

The issue is the involvement of a minor in a contract before they attain the legal age of participating in one. The car sellers will hold John responsible for the debts as ...

There is sufficient proof that links heavy drinking (HED) to somber issues amongst university pupils. This has led to a debate across the country on whether the minimum legal age drinking should be reduced from 21 to 18. Considering a number of issues, I believe that the minimum age drinking should not be lowered. First, lowering the drinking limit to 18 will pave way for teens to be drinking in bars patronized by adults aged between 21 and 34. These adults are likely to drink more heavily than the teens because they have had many years of drinking. The ...

In the Constitution of the United States of America, there are many different sections which come under debate from time to time. As times change and the principles and cultures our country holds dear begin to shift, it is necessary to look back at some of the rules and regulations that have been established and determine whether or not they are still applicable to today’s society. Two of the Amendments of the Constitution come under particular scrutiny – the Second Amendment states that people have the right to bear arms, and the Twenty-First Amendment repealed Prohibition, also allowing states ...

Is there a valid contract between the parties or May Jones legally have the contract declared as not valid?

For a contract to be valid, it should contain parties competent of contracting, approval of the parties, a legitimate objective, and consideration (Swartz 23).Jones went into a contract with defendants knowing of the special clauses within the contract. There was consent, there was competency, and there was a legitimate objective and consideration. Therefore, the contract was valid. However, a contract relating to a minor (a person under 18) might be implemented or annulled by the minor, except for the contract being for basic requirements for instance foodstuff, accommodation, of which one might be held accountable for the rational price of what was acquired. From the ...