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    and produced in 2013 was a commendable representation of the book by F. Scott Fitzgerald that it was based off of. The roles of the main characters Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio)‚ Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan)‚ Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton)‚ and Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) were played on point. The movie mostly kept the same feeling as the book or helped the viewer understand it more. Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan’s roles in the book were recreated almost perfectly in the movie. The two actors

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    Have you ever read a book then watched the movie and was disappointed? Well I know it happened to me. The book “To Kill a Mockingbird” was very different from the movie in many ways‚ but at the same time they were the same. Every movie is like the book in some way‚ no matter what. In the book and the movie‚ Tom Robinson’s trial was the same in many ways. The defendant told the same story and she got angry at Atticus. The trial also presented how Tom was right handed and how he was at Mayella’s house

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    which he had stuffed when it died in 1841. These are a couple of facts that I found very interesting and a little different. In this report I’m going to write about the three ghosts and three things about how they are different in the movie than in the book. In Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol‚ the character Scrooge symbolizes greed and all the consequences that come along with greed. In this Scrooge is a lonely and unhappy person. Scrooge is set on an emotional journey through the past‚ present and

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    Law 12 2012/2013 Criminal Quiz Summary Notes CRIMINAL LAW I know it’s illegal‚ but is it a crime? Many things are illegal: jay-walking‚ speeding‚ or setting up a clothes line outside to dry your laundry (in West Vancouver)‚ but they aren’t necessarily crimes. What then makes something a crime? Criminal Law Criminal law deals with offences committed against society (often these appear to be against individuals). The purpose of criminal law is to keep order in society and deter the committing

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    State Law: Tort Law

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    Tort Law Tort laws are laws that usually involve state law and civil suits. State law are based on the legal premise that individuals are liable for the consequences of their conduct if it results in injury to others while civil suits are actions brought to protect an individual ’s private rights. A body of rights‚ obligations‚ and remedies that is applied by courts in civil proceedings to provide relief for persons who have suffered harm from the wrongful acts of others (Tort Law‚ 2013).

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    Gatsby In the book The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ a man tries to get the love of his life back‚ and ends up dying because of it. Now some people think this is heroic but others think he was just plain stupid. The director Baz Luhrmann adapted the book into a movie and did a good job portraying some aspects of the book‚ like the characters and the overall plot. He also did a good job of adding new things into it to make the movie better‚ like Nick’s life after Gatsby. The book has some strong

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    1: Distinguish between the role of criminal law and civil law in relation to the legal system and analyse the purpose of the law. Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is prohibited by the state because it is held to threaten‚ harm or otherwise endanger the safety and welfare of the public‚ and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on those who breach these laws. [1] The criminal law serves several

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    What Is Cyber Crime Law?

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    What Is Cyber Law? A group of petitioners in Philippines‚ consisting of lawmakers‚ bloggers and students‚ have sought a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the country’s implementation of its Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012--making it the sixth filed against the controversial legislation. According to GMA News Online on Monday‚ the petition centered on the definition of online libel stated in the law‚ specifically sections 4‚ 5 and 6‚ which the petitioners say are "unconstitutional due to

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    Deadly Decisions Over the past several decades attitudes towards law enforcement have changed tremendously. Law Enforcement officers are looked down upon by most people because of wrong decisions made in the heat of the moment by a growing percentage of police officers. Those wrong decisions that some have made‚ have had a huge impact on the nation because lives were wrongfully lost. In order to prevent needless killings‚ all law enforcement officers should be required to take fear training classes

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    Business Law What is Business Law? Businesses interact in many and varied ways. To name just a few types of business transactions‚ there are contracts‚ mergers and acquisitions‚ leasing‚ etc. How these transactions are carried out is overseen by Business Law. Additionally‚ how businesses are formed is a large part of Business law. This area of law is very wide-ranging‚ although it deals primarily with defining the rights and responsibilities of businesses‚ rather than enforcing these laws. Because

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