Essays on Wills

The prevalence of teen suicide is a growing concern in the healthcare industry, as it is ranked as the 2nd highest cause of death among the teenagers (Jason Foundation, 2016). Generally, the suicide rates in the United States continue to raise concern, as it is ranked tenth cause of death in the country. While the incidences of suicide had significantly decreased in the ‘90’s, this trend has now reverted, as there is an increase in suicide deaths. AFSP (2016) argues that statistics indicating the prevalence and incidences of suicide in the United States could be an underrepresentation, as ...

1 a. According to the Women’s Charter, Chapter 353, Section 95, either party to a marriage may file for divorce on the grounds that the marriage is irretrievably broken (The Law Commission, Women’s Charter, 2013). The Charter sets forth certain situations that may constitute a finding of an irretrievably broken marriage. The following facts, according to the Charter, would result in a finding of an irretrievability broken marriage by the court:

Adultery has been committed by the defendant and plaintiff find it intolerable to live with defendant

Defendant behaves in a way that plaintiff cannot reasonably be expected to live with defendant Defendant has deserted the plaintiff for a continuous period of at ...

Childhood Obesity: An Overview

The rate of childhood obesity remains to be high in the past years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015b), 17 percent of children and teenagers or 12.7 million young individuals in the United States are affected by obesity during the past decades. Childhood obesity in children is determined by the child’s body mass index (BMI). Compared to children of the same weight and gender, a child is considered obese if his or her BMI is in the 95th percentile (Anderson & Butler, 2006). This is a serious condition. Obesity increases mortality and morbidity and presents ...

I. Introduction: Estate Planning As the saying goes, nothing is more certain in life than death. As many lawyers are trained, if you know that an event will happen, it is best to prepare for that event in order to put yourself in the best possible situation to take advantage of circumstances when the event occurs. The law’s response to effectively preparing for the ultimate eventuality is known as estate planning. Estate planning, in essence, is the process and procedures performed by an individual to arrange for the transfer of their “estate” in anticipation of death or incapacity ( ...

Ultraviolet light (UV light) is a type of electromagnetic radiation that is located between visible light and X-rays in the electromagnetic spectrum. It is invisible to the human eye, and has a frequency greater than that of visible light but lesser than X-rays. It has a wavelength ranging from about 10 nm to 400 nm (ISO, 2007). UV light is a part of the radiation that comes from the sun. It can also be produced artificially by electric arcs, black lights, tanning lamps and mercury vapor lamps. The name Ultraviolet literally translates to “beyond violet”, as it has a ...

Research variable is the fundamental building blocks of research. It is the basis for a research hypothesis. A research study examines the relationship of a research variable in a particular context. A variable can be defined as anything that takes different values. The same applies to research variables as well. In research, variables are observable characteristic of an event or object. They can take one or more values. The common characteristic of all variable is that they do not have a fixed value. A research variable should have three characteristic features: it should be defined, it should have a ...

When it comes to selecting Civil War battlefields to visit, you have to have Vicksburg, Mississippi, on your list. The Mississippi River ran through the heart of the South, and the Union wanted control of the river so that it could hack the Confederacy apart. This is why the battle for Vicksburg was so hard fought, and it is why so much attention has been made to making it was of the central memorials that remain to commemorate the Civil War. There are 1,325 different historic markers and monuments in the park, and a 16-mile road allows cars ...

I. INTRODUCTION The current use of the North-South divide in demarcating global Christian religion is not new. It originated as an economic and political convention to distinguish the First World and the Second World in the North and the Third World in the South. Thus, the churches in the North include the churches in North America, Western Europe, and the developed part of East Asia; while the churches in the South comprise the churches in Africa, South America, and the rest of Asia, including the Middle East. However, the demarcation line can arbitrary depending on the institution that creates ...

Both Satre and Camus, important and famous French philosophers of the middle of the 20th century explored various facets of what may be called existentialist philosophy. Sartre grounded his work by focusing on the concept, and practice, of human freedom, While Camus approached existentialism from a tension between absurdity and the meaning of making choices and commitment. While both philosophers worked in very different areas of the wide branch of philosophy known as existentialism, both Camus and Sartre build their systems on the foundation of a life, or universe, without any divine force, and certainly without the idea of ...

Stromberg, Roland N. “The Great War of 1914-1918.” Europe in the Twentieth Century (4 ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997. 67-102. Print. In the eyes of humankind, the war has always been associated with something that should never happen, and the first words that come to mind when one hear the word “war” are “death,” “destruction,” and “devastation.” The twentieth century was rich for wars, and one of them took place in 1914-1918 years. The First World War, or the “Great War” how it is called, was the first global conflict that involved two major sides with ...

In the pursuit to explaining the creations, mankind has developed theories and beliefs to feed the curious minds. Transcendence is an important concept at understanding the theories and beliefs. For Christian theology creation is found in the Bible specifically in the Genesis. Transcendence in the Bible is the existence of a supreme being who has created all the living and non-living things from nothingness. The Creator is the lord of everything under the sun.

Transcendence in the Bible

In the Christian Bible, transcendence means that God is the most powerful who is above all the creations. God created all the creatures including a ...

Abstract

Euthanasia or Physician assisted suicide (PAS) is the act of relieving pain and suffering by giving terminally ill patients drugs that induce death. Pros of euthanasia include living wills, the Hippocratic Oath and the utility theory as well as the lowering of the cost of health care services. Living wills written by most individuals can deny them the right to extraordinary health care services which are aimed at prolonging their lives. However, it is important to note that a lot can change between when a will is written, and the time of death. Physicians are sworn by oath to ...

Congress at the time, asked Thomas Jefferson and others to author a declaration of independence. The leadership at needed a document that stated why it was necessary for America’s independence of the British colony. Jefferson wrote down what he thought many Americans thought about the rights they should have. The declaration explains why the colonies needed to break away from the British colonies. The documents claim that people have freedoms and rights that should not and cannot be taken away. Additionally, the document lists the complaints against the King and that the colonised have to be free in ...

Communication

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The Functions and Tools of Corporate Communications.5 Regulation of Basic Communication Strategies.7 Internal Communications System8 References..10 There is no company that would be competitive and holding the leading positions in the market without a flexible dynamic system of communication links. In recent years, the term “communication of the company” was confirmed in professional language. It is used in different contexts, but in any case it is the modern and systematic approach to solving the traditional problems – advertising, design and marketing. Currently, there is no doubt that modern communication is a fundamentally new phenomenon that creates new values, changing ...

Introduction

This paper will take a look at free will. It will bring out the views of two philosophers, Ayer, and Chisholm, and try to discuss the similarities and differences in their views. The paper will also state which of the two authors gave a better view of free will. In the statements, a justification will be drawn. Incompatibilists claim for that for people to have free will, then they should do otherwise than what they have done. This brings out the PAP (the principle of alternate possibilities. In other words, they define an act of free will if the ...

1. Introduction A trade or labour union refers to an association of workers belonging to any profession, which is formed to protect their rights in an organised manner (Sinha, Sinha, & Priyadarshini, 2013; Phelan, 2007; Cairncross, 1954). There is a controversial debate on their being right or wrong. On one hand, the concept of a trade union has its advocates belonging to the humanist group of thinkers and analysts. Then, it is also the target of criticism by some capitalistic schools of thought though the arguments in its favour outweigh the criticism (Pohler & Luchak, 2013). 2. Trade Unions in the ...

Introduction

In the contemporary society approximately every second individual is working in the particular business entity or is hired by the individual. In fact, the significant portion of the employees do not have the proper working conditions, security, environment. Moreover, more than one billion of the people earn up to one dollar per day in order to survive in this complex world. In this regard, the economical development of the world is continuing while the limited amount of the people may enjoy completely the effects of the spread of this process. Given the injustice in the allocation of the available ...

Executive summary

It is evident that Malaria remains to be one of the main issues affecting children in Sierra Leone. Essentially, the high child mortality rate resulting from Malaria infections in Sierra Leone has become a critical concern. This position has been reiterated by the National Health Sector Strategic Plan. The organization revealed that Malaria has become both a health, social and economic challenge to the country. In essence, it has been identified that the disease is the primary causative agent of children deaths in the nation. Although there are other diseases that account for children deaths, Malaria still remains a ...

The imperial rule in China was a proclamation from the leaders, who wanted to establish good trade relationship with the foreign nations like the Great Britain and India. During the reign of emperor leadership of Qing officials, there was relevantly true that the dynasty was in unstable position. In retrospect, the Qing dynasty was the last imperial reign of China that existed for almost three centuries (Da-dui 2). The links that China established with India and Britain was quite lucrative with these nations, thereby making them more attached to it. This is what led to the feeling of maintaining ...

There is a huge discrepancy connecting the traditional literature and the modern literature. The classical literature is marked by a specific format and definitions. Most of the classical literature work often adhere to a specific format incorporating rhythms and meters. In the ancient writing, for instance in the Greek literature, most of the Greek writers spoke about the motivational forces like they were separate entities which were not part of their personal consciousness. Human motivation is often the major raw material in literature, both modern and ancient. The human literature criteria have evolved from being about humans as the ...

Introduction

Brain tumors have known to affect people of all ages. The fatality rate is creating concern among physicians and it has became a grave public health issue due to premature deaths resulting in serious loss of income to families and creation of emotional distress either by prolonged period of illness; uncertainly of life or loss of a loved one. Therefore, much has been invested in investigating causes, adapting preventative strategies, discovery of modern treatment and application of scientific measures, which can prolong life by early detection and treatment of the disease. It is not often, however, that many patients are ...