Stephen Patton Legal Brief #1 18SEPT2011 1. Case Name‚ Citation‚ and Court Siegel v. New England Merchants National Bank‚ 386 Mass. 672‚ 437 N.E.2d 218‚ Web 1982 Mass. Lexis 1559 (Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts) 2. Key Facts A. David Siegel maintained a checking account with New England Massachusetts National Bank. B. On September 14‚ Siegel drew and delivered a $20‚000 check payable to Peter Peters. C. The check was dated November 14. D. Peters deposited the check
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the attitudes of Christianity and Islam toward merchants and trade from the religions’ origins until about 1500 have changed over time in both Islamic and Christian point of views. The "missing voices" or missing documents that would have helped make my essay answer the question more fully and complete is two journal entries or documents of an average class standard persons’ point of view on an Islamic and Christians’ disposition towards merchants and trade from the religions’ origins. I have
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TV‚ to movies‚ to the internet. One might think that in the early centuries‚ such disregard for the privacy and dignity of the sexual act never existed. But as we can see in Ruggiero’s The Boundaries of Eros: Sex Crime and Sexuality in Renaissance Venice‚ historical facts beg to differ. By using criminal records‚ he takes us into a world that‚ although it is many centuries long ago‚ is much like today’s society in their way of committing sexual crimes and sexual behavior. In my opinion‚ Ruggiero does
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Desdemona as a victim in The Tragedy of Othello‚ the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is widely known for his famous plays‚ sonnets‚ and other works including the tragedy. In The Tragedy of Othello‚ the Moor of Venice‚ many characters are unjustly victimized. Throughout the play‚ Othello’s wife‚ Desdemona‚ is a victim of many false statements that lead to her ultimate death. In the beginning‚ Brabantio‚ Desdemona’s father‚ believes that Desdemona is a victim under a spell
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until about 1500‚ the two religions began with two different opinions of merchants‚ but grew together as time went on. As the two religions reached the 1500’s‚ their view of merchants became almost identical. In the beginning of each religion‚ Christianity and Islam had very different views on merchants and traders. In the New Testament of the Bible‚ hatred is shown towards wealth and merchants. “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle‚ than for a rich
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both cultures‚ the virtue of fair and honest trade was always highly coveted. Christian views were originally very harsh and critical against merchants‚ though over time they recognized the importance of trade to the economy‚ and accepted it as long as it was an honorable transaction. On the other hand‚ Muslims always accepted trade as long as both the merchant and consumer were both honest. The missing voice in the documents is both Muslim and Christian middle class. Having the view of on average
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The Crystal Merchant became a good friend to Santiago because he gave him a chance. In return‚ Santiago helped make the Crystal Merchant’s store successful again. The merchant did not like to take risks and did not like change. He was a religious man. His fear was fulfilling the fifth obligation in his Muslim religion‚ which was to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. He feared making the trip because he believed that once he achieved this dream‚ he would have nothing else to live for. “Because it’s
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John Winthrop was a religious Puritan leader‚ who led a large migration from England to America. Winthrop was a jack of all trades hence the title Mark W. Crilly selected; Magistrate‚ Minister‚ and Merchant. Winthrop at some point worked as either a magistrate‚ minister‚ and‚ merchant often times he would do two or more jobs simultaneously. Often times he would remain in his current position until he has accomplished a goal that gave him leverage in one or both of the other fields. Each of the ventures
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Islamic attitudes towards merchants until about 1500. From a review of the 7 documents presented‚ it is clear that Christianity and Islam condemned inequitable trade‚ which led to many Christians and Muslims to look down upon merchants; however‚ honest business‚ especially as a merchant‚ is honored highly. In fact‚ the Qur’an compares fair merchants to martyrs which were some of the holiest people of all [D2]. However‚ many Christian and Muslim believers found most merchants to be dishonest and greedy
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lives around by devoting themselves to God. Most of the time‚ it only takes one life-changing event to make the switch for sinner to saint. Saint Francis of Assisi is an perfect example of one of these saints. Francis is the Patron Saint of Animals‚ Merchants and Ecology now‚ but he did not always act in a saintly way. In the early years of his life‚ he made many poor decisions‚ but he was able to make a change that would last a forever with the help of one important event. Ultimately‚ he was able to
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