Reasonable Fear of Imminent Danger: Good Social Policy? Givanni Mikel 4324324 LSTD502 I001 Sum 13 Professor James Barney A sobering fact is that our government has a monopoly on the use of force‚ but it cannot protect everyone at all times in an immediate fashion. Joel Samaha‚ Criminal Law‚ at 155 (11th ed. 2014). Therefore‚ citizens are permitted to use proportional force in a “self-help” fashion as long as 1. The necessity is great 2. The need exists
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Thesis Statement Tolerance‚ it is a form of acceptance and from a young age we are taught to tolerate that of which we do not agree with. This can be a variety of issues in the world of today such as: Homosexuality‚ politics‚ religion‚ race‚ etc. and because of this it has been leading to increased violence within our population. I feel a tolerance class may be the key to lowering violent acts in our schools and population by teaching people to be tolerant simply disagreeing with another’s choice
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to consumers concerned with nutrition‚ Coke introduced Diet Coke Plus in 2007‚ a sweeter version of Diet Coke fortified with vitamins and minerals. But what they really needed was a way to reach young male consumers‚ and Diet Coke Plus‚ marketed with the tagline “Your Best Friend Just Got Friendlier!” wasn’t going to do it. A few new products appealed to certain male demographics‚ such as Coca-Cola Blak‚ a cola with coffee essence created for older‚ more sophisticated consumers who are willing
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Fixed Income Zero coupon bonds Professor Anh Le 1 – Zero coupon bond and zero yields A zero coupon bond (or zero for short)‚ as its name suggests‚ is a bond that pays no coupons. It only pays the face value on the maturity date. Not surprisingly‚ sellers of zero coupon bonds have to offer them at a deep discount in order to sell them to the public. For example‚ a 30‐yr zero‚ face value $1‚000 could be selling for as little as $53.54. One question you may ask right now is: i
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especially. A growing trend on the Internet these days is social networking sites‚ such as Facebook‚ MySpace‚ Twitter‚ and Bebo. These sites are great for catching up with old friends and being able to communicate with people instantly without running up your phone bill. While social networking sites are ideal for adults‚ they are not‚ however‚ good for children. First of all‚ they hinder children’s social skills. Social networking sites are said to shorten attention spans‚ encourage instant gratification
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upon a time there was no zero. Of course people knew if they had nothing‚ but there was no mathematical notation for it. Zero was independently invented only three times. The first recorded zero is attributed to the Babylonians in the 3rd century BC. A long period followed when no one else used a zero place holder. But then the Mayans‚ halfway around the world in Central America‚ independently invented zero in the fourth century CE. The final independent invention of zero in India was long debated by
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Plato Defends Rationalism Plato was a highly educated Athenian Philosopher. He lived from 428-348 B.C. Plato spent the early portion of his life as a disciple to Socrates‚ which undoubtedly helped shape his philosophical theories. One topic that he explored was epistemology. Epistemology is the area of philosophy that deals with questions concerning knowledge‚ and that considers various theories of knowledge (Lawhead 52). Plato had extremely distinct rationalistic viewpoints. Rationalism
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I am tolerant‚ you are permissive‚ I have reasonable scruples‚ and you are a conservative. (Author Unknown) Does this sound like the thoughts of most of us? Many people think that they have to understand and accept the religious beliefs of others in order to get along with them. Respecting someone’s choice to practice their religion does not mean that you must believe the same as they do. In today’s society‚ we are faced daily with choices on whether or not to tolerate the practices and
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How successful‚ in your opinion‚ was the New Economic Policy? The New Economic Policy‚ or NEP‚ introduced by the Bolshevik government in 1921‚ was an attempt to readjust and realign the Soviet economy and to prevent its implosion. The basic concept of the new policy was that the appropriation of food from the peasants‚ as pioneered in the infamous ‘War Communism’‚ was to be abolished and replaced by a ‘tax in kind’. Peasants were then left in undisturbed possession of the land‚ free to sell their
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Problems Caused by Identity Theft By Luanne Kelchner‚ eHow Contributor * * * * Print this article Victims of identity theft suffer more problems than a loss of money. Identity theft is a widespread problem that involves the theft of someone ’s financial information and identification. The thieves then steal from existing accounts in the victim ’s name‚ open new accounts or both. The problems associated with identity theft go further than the financial loss that the
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