Elliott v C [1983] The case involves the mens rea of recklessness. The defendant was a girl of 14 years old who had low intelligence. She lit a fire in a shed. The magistrates applied the test laid down in R v Caldwell but inferred that in his reference to "an obvious risk" Lord Diplock had meant a risk which was obvious to the particular defendant. They acquitted the defendant because they found that the defendant had given no thought at the time to the possibility of there being a risk that
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The art of slow reading Patrick Kingsley If you’re reading this article in print‚ chances are you’ll only get through half of what I’ve written. And if you’re reading this online‚ you might not even finish a fifth. These are the two findings from two recent research projects‚ which both suggest that many of us no longer have the concentration to read articles through to their conclusion. The problem doesn’t just stop there: academics report that we are becoming less attentive book-readers‚ too
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"The Activity and Art of Reading" Some people may agree with what the author tried to say about teachers helping students but students have to put part on as well. I personally agree with what he says‚ me as a student have to learn as well with the teacher learning with us. Learning may vary from country to country. All of the students should make an effort about learning in each class they are in and with each teacher as well. Each person may learned differently if you come from different
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innovation‚ and cultures that demand excellence and ethical behavior. Such issues are central to this chapter. Although we touch on these issues throughout this chapter‚ we provide more detail in later chapters. We discuss organizational controls (culture‚ rewards‚ and boundaries) in Chapter 9‚ organization structure and design in Chapter 10‚ and a variety of leadership and entrepreneurship topics in Chapters 11 and 12. Human Capital: The Foundation of Intellectual Capital Organizations must recruit
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chapter 10 The REA Approach to Database Modeling T his chapter examines the resources‚ events‚ and agents (REA) model as a means of specifying and designing accounting information systems that serve the needs of all of the users in an organization. The chapter is comprised of three major sections. The first introduces the REA approach and comments on the general problems associated with traditional accounting practice that can be resolved through an REA approach. This section presents the REA
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Chapter IV PRESENTATION‚ ANALYSIS ANS INTERPRETATION OF DATA This chapter presents the analysis and interpretation of data to determine the feasibility of the proposed record keeping sytem for Department of Environment and Natural Resources. 1. The proposed Recordkeeping System developed and described based on the following stages: 2.1 Functionality The data in table 2 shows the respondents evaluation. The systems got a highest point “The system uses passwords to protect unauthorized
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define critical reading as being able to take your time to read and understand what you have read or reread what you have read until you have fully understood what the author is trying to say. I would also define it as being able to analyze the title and the subtitle in the story/ article. Not only that‚ but being able to skim through the story/ article‚ looking for the words you do not know and getting an idea of what the story/ article is going to be about. In other word‚ critical reading is about
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Strategic Compensation‚ 7e (Martocchio) Chapter 4 Incentive Pay 1) Which of the following is true concerning incentive pay? A) The award is earned only when the predetermined work objective is totally completed. B) Motivates employees to be more productive‚ but does little to control payroll costs. C) Awards are granted in one-time payouts. D) Incentive levels are generally subjective in nature. Answer: C Difficulty: Difficult Type: Concept Learning Obj: 1 2) Which of the following is true
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Summary of Chapter 4 of “The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Reading” In chapter 4 of “The Norton Field Guide to Writing with Reading”‚ Richard Bullock and Maureen Daly Goggin‚ The author informs students on how to succeed in college. Student should put in effort into their academics and be engage. They should find the reason they’re in college. They should do multiple things for a subject to stay focus and retain more information. When in class students should raise their hands if they don’t
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its main themes‚ however it doesn’t read like a typical romance. It seems to be a more cautionary tale as a whole. It speaks of heartbreak and loneliness and one man’s struggle at finding love. The beginnings of the story make you feel awkward when reading about the man‚ you feel sorry for the young boy who has been somewhat trapped by the man in the café and feel as though you are judging him along with Leo‚ the owner. The overall theme of love and loneliness is amplified through the use of direct
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