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How does the law justify imposing strict liability for some criminal offences? ‘actus non facit nise men sit rea’ means an act alone cannot constitute guilt without the proof of a guilty mind, for most criminal cases. Strict Liability is the legal responsibility for injury or damages even if the person was not at fault…

Members of the Hell’s Angels self-identify as “one percenters,” a nickname that stems from the belief that only one percent of troublemakers tarnish the reputation of the other ninety-nine percent of law-abiding bikers. The Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang, commonly referred to as outlaws, comprises individuals who defy societal norms and live by their own code….

In a letter to H.P. Lovecraft dated March 2, 1932, Howard recounts the tale of a wild, wide open town south of the Rio Grande that flourished during the Civil War only to be washed out to sea a few years after the war ended: But to get back to the Valley. It’s more historical…

Weightlessness are often individuals who don’t always look at their own behaviors or maybe they do, but focus their attention on the things they observe to be unethical within the company, firm or organization to which they are employed. They find themselves at the point of making the life changing decision: “Do I expose this…

No one looms higher in the pantheon of American heroes than George Washington, whose military service in the Revolutionary War coupled with his achievements as the first president of the United States earned him adoration bordering on worship his from his contemporaries and future generations alike. Abigail Adams said that Washington was made of “majestic…

In his book Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes discusses liberty and the social contract. According to Hobbes, liberty is defined as “the absence of opposition (by opposition, I mean external impediments of motion)” (Ch 21, p.136). He argues that this state of liberty is the natural state of man but also leads to warfare and a troubled…

As an American child, I’ve always been told that I can make a difference, that I can change the world. While that’s always sounded nice, it’s hard not to wonder, “Can I actually change something? ” Such is the case of James H. Meredith. He changed the world not though extraordinary actions, but by rebellion…

Gitter, E. (2001). The Imprisoned Guest: Samuel Howe and Laura Bridgman, the Original Deaf- Blind. Farrar Straus Giroux.             The indomitable spirit of human beings aids them in overcoming any kind of obstacles they encounter in their lives. It is this unconquerable spirit of human beings that is depicted in the book “The Imprisoned Guest:…

After acquiring its independency Texas asked Congress if it could fall in the brotherhood to go portion of the U.S States. Congress accepted and so Texas became an official province. Mexico did non like the thought of Texas going independent and Texas wanted more land so they ended up holding the war in Mexico. The…

The films Rebel Without a Cause and Bonnie and Clyde offer two premier illustrations of the difference between “Old Hollywood” and “New Hollywood. ” Rebel Without a Cause was released in 1958 and. although it pushed the envelope for films at that clip. it still was really much a word picture of “Old Hollywood. ”…