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    Stand Your Ground Law

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    reason to believe your life is in danger. The Castle Doctrine in Nevada includes other several requirements such as the force used must be immediately necessary‚ must be in good faith‚ and must be a reasonable response to the aggressor’s actions. (Gun Laws 101) Also the Castle doctrine specifies that the use of deadly force must be while protecting oneself from immediate threat of; rape‚ kidnapping‚ serious injury‚ or death. Nevada allows the doctrine to be extended to ones place of work. As well

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    bags of clothing from my life. However‚ it’s a little scary now as I analyze what I have left. The clothes in my wardrobe bring a mysterious segue … Lately I have been considering the practicality of fervently holding to doctrines and beliefs. Locked up within many of our doctrines are misinformation and misunderstandings that have been passed on through generations of religion and denominations‚ and in some cases mistranslation of the original

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    LIU Post | Self-Defense Law | A WSJ Article by Joe Palazzolo and Rob Barry | | Robert Hallam | 4/1/2012 | LAW-13 Paper #2 | Self-defense laws‚ also known as “stand your ground laws”‚ have been a significant aspect of many court cases. However‚ like most other laws‚ these laws can be used improperly and cause excess controversy around a case. Joe Palazzolo and Rob Barry’s article titled “More Killings Called Self-Defense” from the March 31st edition of Wall Street Journal

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    fifty states have one of two doctrines that articulate the use of physical force when it comes to self-defense and use of deadly force. The first being Castle Doctrine and the second being “stand your ground”. I will explain what these two ideas are and how they are viewed in the bill of some of the states that have adopted them and what are the differences in the two. Keywords: Castle Doctrine‚ Stand Your Ground‚ Deadly Force Castle Doctrine and stand your ground doctrine refer to the right to defend

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    Architecture of the Middle Ages ……. HUM100 – Introduction to the Humanities Introduction When thinking of medieval or gothic architecture‚ one can ’t help but think about the giant castles and beautiful churches that are spread across Western Europe. The castles and churches are definitely a great example of medieval architecture; there are a lot of other examples to explore. For example‚ what were residential and commercial buildings like? How did the residences differ between those

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    illusion is nicely demonstrated on page 75 which states “They had built castles at the bar of the little river. These castles were about one foot high and were decorated with shells‚ withered flowers‚ and interesting stones.” This quote is explicitly clarifying the reader that society on the island is dead or an ancient memory at least. The withered flowers on the castle symbolise drained life‚ when one would see the castle as society‚ which was originally flourishing as it was beautifully decorated

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    Since the introduction of gunpowder into Europe‚ it has gone on to dominate warfare into the twentieth century. With the development of the first European guns in the fourteenth century‚ armies were given use of a weapon which was to radically alter most of the ways of making war which had been established during the Middle Ages‚ and changes began to be seen within only a few years. It is‚ however‚ questionable whether the nature of these early changes constituted a revolution in the methods of war

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    Imagine you were in the middle ages walking around in a castle just like it was your everyday routine. Then BAM! A huge stone lands in front of you then another land a few feet away from you. Where are they coming from? The sky- loads of them. If you stay inside the castle you could be trapped inside but if you go outside you could get crushed by one of those stones. There is nowhere to hide nowhere to run. Many people get the Mangonel confused with the catapult. The Mangonel is believed to

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    My German Vacation

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    to see a man in lederhosen‚ Alpine mountain clothes‚ drive by in a Volkswagen‚ yodeling and eating Wiener schnitzel. However‚ as time passed‚ I began to notice that these stereotypes were simply American humbug. The luscious vineyards and towering castles are but a footnote of what this Western European nation has to offer. The countryside is a collage of green fields and bustling meadows‚ like a painting by Claude Monet or Bob Ross. Between the archaic cathedrals and the thrones of Emperors who have

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    speed and strength. Jake is very tall and I used to be a bit scared of him but it’s OK now. We usually go out destroying castles and if we have success we go to McDonalds. I go over there to eat when I don’t feel like eating humans. Oh yeah I forgot to tell you I don’t breathe fire. I know that may seem as a big deal but it’s not. It all happened when I was destroying a castle and a boy surprisingly threw water in my mouth. I was like that won’t do anything but then when I tried to breathe fire

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