In this posting‚ I want to look at the work of the American scholar Owen Fiss. Fiss’ work is useful as it gives us a useful way of thinking about the role of the judge in the common law system. In particular‚ his work outlines the limits on judicial law making‚ and the role that judges play in a democratic polity. Fiss has argued that: “[the] [j]udges “capacity to make a special contribution to our social life derives not from any personal traits or knowledge‚ but from the definition of
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The status quo believes that soldiers are simply heroes that easily defeat an opposing army. Owen attempts to debunk this stating‚ “You shall not hear their mirth: You shall not come to think them well content‚ By any jest of mine. These men are worth your tears: You are not worth their merriment.”(33-36) The author states that the non soldiers
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Melby 1 John Melby Mrs. Teacher English 9/28/10 Jesse Owens Jesse Owens is not only an Olympic legend‚ but has set a course in history that would provide motive for millions of track and field racers. James Cleveland was his name as a young chap. Born on September 12‚ 1913; James Cleveland grew up as a poor boy with his grandfather being a slave and his father a shop keeper. He was often sick with what his mother would call the “devils cold”. Going to school as a child‚ James did not get
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‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen and ‘The Soldier’ by Rupert Brooke are poems about war which treat their subjects differently. Both poems are examples of the authors’ perceptions of war; Owen’s being about its bitter reality and Brooke’s about the glory of dying for one’s country. ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ is divided into four stanzas‚ the first two of which set and develop the scene‚ while the third and fourth convey and offer a commentary on what has preceded. ‘The Soldier’ is a Petrarchan
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1. Historical Origins For many planners and historians the origin of ancient cities has been a source of fascination and the cause for much research and debate. One theory developed by the German-American historian Karl Wittfogel was that of ‘hydraulic civilizations’ (Minnery 2010a). Hydraulic civilizations were described as those whose agricultural system was reliant upon significant government-directed water systems for irrigation and flood management (Encyclopædia Britannica 2010). Wittfogel listed
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athletes from soccer‚ to hockey‚ to basketball‚ to baseball. African American athletes in the 20th century had to fight through the race barrier and face up against unbeatable odds to be able to do what they love. Jackie Robinson‚ Jack Johnson‚ and Jesse Owens are all African American athletes who went through the segregation of pro sports to help pave the way for future pro athletes such as Usain Bolt‚ Michael Jordan‚ and many more famous African American Athletes in today’s world. Jackie Robinson was the
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Faulks and Wilfred Owen present World War One’s influence on relationships in Birdsong and a selection of Wilfred Owen Poems One of the main focuses of Faulk’s Birdsong and Wilfred Owen’s ’Disabled’‚ ’Anthem of the Doomed Youth’ and ’Futility’ is the war’s impact on relationships. Owen’s poetry presents changes in relationships through his use of pararhyme to portray the sense of frustration and mental strain of soldiers having to witness the death of their comrades. Additionally‚ Owen uses figurative
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them from their previously mundane lives. On the other hand‚ Wilfred Owen’s poem “Anthem for Doomed Youth‚” is in the form of an ironic sonnet as he believes that the men who die at the war are not given the dignity and respect that they deserve. Owen shows this through his use of rhetorical questions: “What passing-bells for these who die as
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hotheads that recklessly endanger their lives and the lives of others‚ break the law and disturb the city and tear around in modified‚ loud and outrageous cars with bright‚ dazzling neons and wide-bore tailpipes. However‚ the Boy Racer’s Epiphany by Owen Sheers presents a new perspective - an inside glimpse into the heart and soul of a boy racer. This poem uses creative language features and resonating text to effectively press his point. Throughout the poem‚ an underlying sense of speed is used to
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Relationships are presented as unpredictable and can often be dangerous. To what extent and in what ways do you agree with this statement with reference to Four Movements in a Scale of Two? Many of Owen Sheers’ poems in ‘Skirrid Hill’ explores the nature of love and relationships using imagery to symbolize a less than idealized version of love. Impulsive actions are made as two naïve people enter a relationship oblivious to consequences and Sheers uses this to map out an unpredictable course of
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