A jury contains twelve lay people who’ve been randomly selected and sworn to conduct an impartial verdict as to whether a defendant is guilty or not guilty beyond all reasonable doubt in a criminal trial. The purpose of the jury is to provide a fair and just outcome based on the facts to reach a verdict and this can’t be achieved by judges alone as the decision would be prejudicial and create unfairness. As juries are unaware of any details,...
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The Intolerable Acts (also known as the Coercive Acts) is the name given to a group of policies enforced by the Government for the colonies in America in response to the French and Indian war (as mentioned in section 1), these were seen as fair to but not to the colonists. It is the opinion of some that had the government backed down and relaxed its hold on the colonists; the revolution would have never happened. The intolerable acts themselves...
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Within the last 30 years, the state of the world’s climate has been a growing topic of discussion. Climate change can and will have drastic effects on the planet and will become the greatest threat to humans. One of these effects is desertification. Desertification is the transition of an area into a drier climate, typically associated with deforestation and droughts. Perhaps the largest and most profound case of this effect is found in Africa, on the northern border of Sub-Saharan...
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Introduction Coronavirus is a family of viruses that cause respiratory illness in human beings, corona virus is a zoonotic virus. Covid19 is a disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), it is a deadly communicable disease that was initially discovered in china, but later was a world pandemic (Khan S, 2020). Symptoms of Covid-19 are like those of the common flu we are used to. So far, the is no cure or vaccine for covid-19. This is...
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Introduction: There are many advantages and disadvantages when it comes to genetically engineering a baby. There are also reasons why people would want to genetically engineer a baby. In the movie ‘My Sister’s Keeper’, a couple used genetic engineering to prevent their daughter from being taken away by cancer. Although, they got these body parts from the baby they made and the problem with that is if they continue taking body parts from her, then she will soon die while...
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This essay aims to examine Gary Ross’ The Hunger Games, a dystopian science fiction adventure film, using Marxist theory, and feminist theory. The Hunger Games was released in 2012 and took place in the future dystopian world of Panem where it follows the life of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen who comes from District 12. The leaders of authoritarian Panem live in the Capitol where they control the twelve surrounding districts. And each of the districts produces a unique trade such as...
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The idea of bullying, such as “not so popular” high school teens getting their head dunked in the toilet or getting humiliated online. Bullying has been stronger than ever; You have smarter kids and are known to do things worse than ever. With social media apps of Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, bullies can do whatever they want whenever they want to the person they prey on. The Book 13 Reasons Why introduces this new age of bullying to a whole...
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The Picture of Dorian Gray was initially published in the literary magazine Lippincott’s Monthly in June 1890. Upon its release, the novel faced much criticism for its portrayal of Victorian morality and its homoerotic undertones. This resulted in the novel making little money and Wilde released a longer version the following year, in 1891. The longer adaptation contained more subtle allusions to the homosexual relationships between characters, however, opponents of the novel still used it as a source for their...
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The term “family’ can hold a varying amount of significance and meaning to each of us. Personally, the term symbolizes the strong bond that I hold within my immediate and extended family and will continue to hold for as long as possible. My father migrated to this country to present his future family with opportunities that citizens are guaranteed, and for that, I am forever grateful. What my family has taught and given me is immense and irreplaceable. The love...
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diverseEnvironmental ethics is considered as a branch of ethics that studies established the foundation of environmental values, the relation of people in general with its atmosphere, concrete problems around societal approaches, actions, and policies to safeguard and sustain a wide range of diversity and ecological systems. Environmental ethics believe that nature includes mankind but also thousands of different enormous living creatures such as plants and animals which are also living organisms required for a balanced ecosystem. These elements are a...
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Oftentimes when we take a look at the storied history of our US presidents, we see what each president has contributed to our great nation, the United States of America. Personally, I look at the stamp they put on our history. Always up for debate is who made the most impact during their presidency. And it not only includes their presidency but how their lives before the presidency shaped them into the great men who led us as a people...
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Today, billionaires such as Jeff Bezos are hated by the masses; billionaires are heavily criticized and hated for doing unreasonable things with their money. Even though becoming a billionaire is a dream that many hope to achieve, in reality, many fall short. Billionaires are perceived as self-centered, unsympathetic to others, and unrelatable to the common people. In the superhero universe, many billionaires are portrayed and Tony Stark is one of them. Because of this, it would be insightful to think...
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In an effort to improve the integrity of the human race, there have been diverse policies, declarations, and movements that seek to make the world a better place. The existence of human rights forms one of the most fundamental basics of human living and practices, which are supposed to be inherent to every individual. These rights are definitive regardless of the background of a human being, their gender, race, and any attribute given to their person. Deneen (2) nonetheless highlights...
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The Piriformis muscle is a pyramidal shape muscle that lies in the gluteal region. The main function of the piriformis muscle is it helps lateral rotation of the hip, and in hip abduction when the hip is flexed, it maintains the stability of the head of the femur in the acetabulum1. Piriformis syndrome is a non-discogenic cause of sciatica from compression of the sciatic nerve through or around the piriformis muscle2. Most experts agree that previous gluteal trauma and posttraumatic...
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Change and continuity must be assessed in terms of political ideology. The first political ideology established is during the period of Alexander II`s autocracy. In essence, tsarist autocracy centered around the concept of a divine leader whose role was to safeguard his people. Due to the Tsar`s totalitarian role and the support of the church and nobility aristocracy, there was little political liberalism. In terms of political liberalism, after the emancipation of the serfs, there was an increase caused by...
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“We must believe in free will because we have no choice.” This event was one of the most profound statements that have ever been spoken to me, and I heard it from my grandfather, Grandpa Bob, days before he passed away. The reason he uttered these words while in the hospital was because of a conversation that triggered a discussion of the concept of determinism. At the time, I was a confused 11-year-old visiting a sick relative and wasn’t educated...
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The method of applying nutrients or non-nutrient bioactive ingredients to edible items is known as fortification. By using current distribution systems for industry-manufactured goods, food fortification raises micronutrient availability to minimize nutritional shortages in the population. Fortification is the best opportunity to increase vitamin D supply to the public. Food fortification offers the greatest way to improve the population's vitamin D intake. Around the time of the World Wars, fortification of many micronutrients became popular to avoid micronutrient malnutrition and...
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The novel ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ written by Margret Atwood and the movie ‘Blade Runner’ share the similarities of power being distributed unequally throughout their respective society. Both protagonists have some sort of power although for Offred's power is very minor and only used at very rare moments. Tyrell and the Commander in both of their societies have immense power, however both of them do not abuse as much as everyone else, for example, the officers forced Deckard into killing the...
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“Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship” (‘1984’). In a society where citizens are stripped of their right to form an individual thought, forced into their line of work and have every action watched by their government, a dystopian society is formed. Leaders of these toxic bubbles strip their citizens bare of basic human rights and...
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How would you like it if you had to eat McDonald’s meals for 30 days and for three times a day? That is what Morgan Spurlock experienced in ‘Super Size Me’ as an experiment into the dangerous obesity epidemic. As Steven Spielberg once said, “documentaries are the greatest way to educate an entire generation”, and Spurlock has created a masterpiece. In this paper, I’ll be reviewing this socially critical 2004 documentary. ‘Super Size Me’ is based around the documentation of...
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The main character of the short story 'The Sniper' was calm and brave, he stayed really calm when he was hiding on the roof, and he was brave, because when his arm was hit by the bullet, he tried to overcome his pain, and he wrapped the wound himself. He is smart and resourceful, he tricked another sniper which was from the enemy side, and he killed him successfully. He was also petty because the dead sniper he killed was...
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Transformations of myths have materialized over centuries and are dependent on the source material for the provision of commonality between storylines, themes, characters and motifs upon which they ultimately traverse. Through these adaptations and re-interpretations of myths to contemporary frameworks, audiences can engage with and appreciate the rewriting undertaken by the adaptive text, whilst simultaneously enjoying the underlying congruity between them. This congruity finds its most powerful expression through the reworking or challenging of pre-existing notions, themes, overarching stories or...
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In the mid-1960’s in a small rural mid-western town, one teacher sought to give her 3rd grade class an experience that would stay with them for life. In the days following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Mrs. Elliott saw a white news reporter interviewing a black man. One of the reporter’s questions to the man was: ‘Who is going to control your people?’. An educator and active anti-racism activist, Mrs. Elliott decided to combine a lesson plan about...
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During this course I have taken various types of self-assessment tests and the results to those were very thought-provoking. Never have I thought that these types of tests would be so accurate and interesting. The most significant key learnings that have stuck with me are the personality assessment tests called Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the measurement of locus control. I believe that acknowledging these assessments can help me to understand myself more deeply and to become a great leader. This...
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Leadership cut across all spheres of life, ranging from the family setting, church setting, business setting, market setting, school setting, football setting down to the political setting. Everybody defines leadership in many different ways, but one definition that got to me was John C. Maxwell’s definition. He defines leadership as: “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way”. However, whichever definition we accept, we must understand that a leader is the difference maker...
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“Perhaps no one has had more influence on the role of political documentary in the contemporary public sphere than filmmaker Michael Moore” - Professor Carolyn Anderson. Michael Moore is an American writer and documentarian, best known for his liberal documentaries criticizing American culture and government. His documentary ‘Bowling for Columbine’ (2002) explores the circumstances that lead to the 1999 Columbine massacre, as well as examining American policies of gun control. The film was very popular winning the Oscar for Best...
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While we used to pay for certain media products such as songs, films or newspapers. Nowadays, it is available to us for free thanks to the work of the Internet ‘pirates’. In today's Internet age, sharing content is one of the most favorable parts of the World Wide Web. The computer-aided communication technologies such as e-mail and Internet have added altogether a new dimension to today's communication process by making it more speedy, informative and economical. While all these have...
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The biography I choose to write about is Mary Reibey. Mary Reibey was a businesswoman, shipowner and trader who was expelled to Australia from England. On May 12th, 1777, was the day she was born, and on the 30th of May, 1855, she died. In 1791 (she is around the age of 15 when arriving), after landing, she settled in Sydney as a young accused horse thief and by fortuitous spouse and an entrepreneurial spirit became the leading colonial seller...
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Robotic surgery is used now a days by hospitals to do surgeries more precisely, flexibly and with more control than the surgeries which are done by human hand. The robots used for this purpose are manually controlled and coordinated by surgeons. Artificial intelligence is a computer system which is able to perform tasks which requires human intelligence, like visual recognition, decision making, recognition of sounds and more over the things which humans do. So, this research report mainly focuses on...
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The story is told of a trainee who observed an experienced colleague taking a class he would be teaching for the first time the next day on his teaching practice. The experienced teacher talked for a few minutes at the start of his lesson, explaining what he wished the students to do. He then said something like, ‘Right, you know what to do – off you go, then!’, with the result that the students went in an orderly fashion to...
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