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The Importance Of Advocacy On Behalf Of The Powerless »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. Does the law exist to encourage man's independence or is it merely there to thwart it? Indeed, the student can rightly argue that social responsibility has escaped the original intent of the legal system with regard to the powerless. Once upon a time, the law served the very ... View Full Description
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The Issue of Gender Inequality in Tort »

Number of pages 12

This 12 page paper considers the way that the UK law of tort can be seen to engender the inequality of gender stereotyping and general social inequalities. The bibliography cites 6 sources. View Full Description
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The Life and Work of Sylvia Plath »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page report discusses Sylvia Plath (1932-63), the American poet and writer who is most often remembered as a brilliant but tortured artist who faced a mental breakdown and immeasurable despair that eventually led her to kill herself at the age of 31. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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The Life-Altering Effect of Trauma »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page essay that looks at T.C. Boyle's novel The Tortilla Curtain and Lawrence Kasdan's film The Grand Canyon, each of which picture male middle-class, white protagonists who undergo a traumatic and life-altering event that has racial overtones. In Boyle's novel, trauma substantiates Delaney's nascent racism into something concrete and compelling, which ... View Full Description
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The Medical Malpractice Cap Debate »

Number of pages 8

The medical malpractice cap has long been argued. Medical providers are being forced to move or walk out on their careers, and their patients, due to high insurance premiums. Attorneys believe high insurance premiums a cover up for faulty business strategy at the insurance companies, which should not affect a person’s right to file a ... View Full Description
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The Principle of Fault in Tort Law »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper examines the principle of fault in tort law. The paper outlines different types of fault and where and when it proof of fault is required. The paper then considers the purpose the principle serves and why it still has such an important place. The paper is written with reference to ... View Full Description
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The Problem of Myths »

Number of pages 7

A 7 page, argumentative essay in which the writer attempts to prove that myths have no worthwhile value in contemporary society. It is asserted that myths are so factually incorrect that they serve only to distort history and to confuse contemporary readers. Using examples from various cultures and periods, emphasis is placed upon the fact ... View Full Description
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The Public Personas of T.E. Lawrence »

Number of pages 14

This 14 page paper discusses the way in which the mass media has depicted T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), and why it was necessary to distort him to make him a legend. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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The Tort of Negligence »

Number of pages 9

This 8 page paper, 6 pages of essay plus 2 page annotated bibliography, looks at a case study supplied by the student. A restaurant spills hot soup on a patron which burns them. Then the waiter suggests that whilst the patron is visiting the restroom they could pout some moisturiser on, which is in the ... View Full Description
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The Tortilla Curtain »

Number of pages 6

The Mossbachers and the Rincons : A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts the lives of the Mossbacher and the Rincon families from T.C. Boyle’s novel The Tortilla Curtain. No additional sources cited. View Full Description
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The Tortilla Curtain »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper which examine many cultural elements in T.C. Boyle’s novel The Tortilla Curtain. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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The Tortilla Curtain and The Grapes of Wrath »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper which examines how the social conditions presented in "The Tortilla Curtain" by T. C. Boyle can be related to those seen in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath." No additional sources cited. View Full Description
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The Torture of American POWs in Japan During WWII »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper outlines the brutal conditions that POWs were subject to in Japan. Details of horrific experiments are provided. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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The Unsolved Mystery Of D.B. Cooper »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. Thanksgiving Day, 1971, found people across the country - and likely around the world - discussing the daring hijacking pulled off the day before by Dan Cooper, a passenger on flight 305 of Northwest Airlines who - while in the process of paying the flight attendant for his drinks also ... View Full Description
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Tort Law & Product Liability »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper looks at the specific components of tort law and product liability as they pertain to the case of a man injured by home sauna. This paper considers whether the injury fits into the criteria of injuries that warrant the pursuit of product liability litigation and also evaluates the responsibilities of ... View Full Description
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Tort Law and Health Care Ethics »

Number of pages 4

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of tort law in health care. The intersection of law and ethics is examined. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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The Use of Digital Manipulation: Its Alteration of Perception and Effectiveness in Advertising »

Number of pages 5

This is a 5 page paper discussing the use of digital manipulation and its perception and effectiveness in advertising. Historically, images produced by photographers and appearing in public print or advertising were taken largely by the public as true unaltered images. This being said, society today is well aware that digital technology allows for images ... View Full Description
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The Use of Torture in Crime and Punishment in the 16th Century »

Number of pages 10

A 10 page research paper that discusses the use of torture in the power struggle that was being played out between the Catholic Church and the rising tide of Protestantism. The writer argues that it was used quite successfully by both sides. The Catholic Church used torture via the various tribunals of the Inquisition to ... View Full Description
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Tort Law and the Complexities of Life »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page paper defining tort law as a civil wrong resulting from an act or omission which has caused damage to other persons or property. The author contends that the law has to accommodate all the untidy complexities of life, and there are circumstances where considerations of practical justice impel us to reject ... View Full Description
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Theodore Dreiser's 'Sister Carrie': Desire For Change »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. In Theodore Dreiser's 'Sister Carrie,' there is no question that desire for change serves to bring about an endless cycle of frustration, only encouraging more of the same unwanted outcome with each attempt at change. Coming to the big city with nothing more than four dollars in her pocket, ... View Full Description
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Toni Morrison/Beloved »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page essay that analyzes the structure of Morrison's novel. The writer emphasizes the psychological aspect of the narrative. In this manner, Morrison conveys not only what happened to Sethe, but also how events impacted the psychological perspective of this woman, who is tortured by memory and past experience. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Tort Case »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page example of defense strategies for a Tort Case involving two business establishments and an automobile accident. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Tort Case Answers »

Number of pages 25

This 25 page paper briefly answers a series of 15 sample exam questions which look at different issues within Canadian tort law. The questions give different scenarios and ask about the presence and discharge of a of duty of care, capacity, remoteness, foreseeability, medical negligence, special relationships, public policy and the application of legal theories ... View Full Description
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Tort Cases »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper provides an overview of four different scenarios in which tort cases can be filed. This paper specifically looks at the case types and who could file against who in the examples provided. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Tort Law »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper provides an overview of tort law and relates tort law in terms of factors like liability. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Tort Law Cases »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper advises three parties in a fictitious case of Australian tort law provided by the student. The facts of the case include death and psychological damage following a car accident, the legal principles and potential claims of the parties are assessed and presented. The bibliography cites 7 sources. View Full Description
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Tort Law in Racial Cases »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper discussing the progress of racial equality over the past century as it applies to tort law. Beginning with Justice Harlan’s dissent in the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson and continuing to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the paper discusses the ineffectiveness of tort law before the mid-1960s. ... View Full Description
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Tort Law; The Controls (English and Australian Law) »

Number of pages 11

This 11 page paper considers the role of “duty of care”, “standard of care”, “remoteness of damage”, and “contributory negligence” in regulating and deciding tort cases. The paper is written with regard to English and Australian Law. The bibliography cites 9 sources. View Full Description
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Tort Law; The Position of Employees and Other Cases »

Number of pages 12

This 12 page paper considers the way in which tort law is applied in UK law. The writer looks at the position of employees who d not use safety equipment provided by an employer, and assesses the employers liability, and then at a case concerning disagreeable neighbours. Numerous cases are cited. The bibliography cites ... View Full Description
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Tort Liability Reform »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page discussion of tort law and the efforts on many fronts to reform it in regard to punitive damages and pain and suffering. While some are working to put caps on the amounts that can be awarded others are fighting to protect individual rights to safety not just in the medical environment ... View Full Description
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Tort Precedent, Negligence And Liability »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses tort law as it relates to suing the manufacturer for injury caused by misuse of the product. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Tort Reform »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines the issue of tort reform. Both sides are discussed and there is a focus on medical issues. Florida is highlighted as a state that is doing something about the problem. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Tort Reform »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page research paper that argues that proposed tort reform, which would place a cap on medical malpractice awards, would not significantly reduce physicians' insurance payments, aid the public, or reduce health costs. It would, however, greatly benefit the insurance industry. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Tort Reform A Projection for the Next Decade »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper argues that tort reform is needed in a diversity of areas. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Tort Reform And Biblical Principles »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper. One writer says that America's courts have succumbed to what can only be explained as a fit of madness in terms of tort cases and damages awarded. This has led to a movement for tort reform. The writer discusses issues related to torts and tort reform and then cites Biblical principles ... View Full Description
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TORT REFORM AND MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: AN ESSAY »

Number of pages 6

This 6-page paper is an argumentative essay against tort reform in the area of medical malpractice suits. View Full Description
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Torture in Bush’s America »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper argues that torture is permissible only in extremely narrowly-defined circumstances, not as a routine method of dealing with prisoners. It argues further that the Bush administration has in fact made the definition far too broad, and embraced torture; this is not surprising for an administration that is secretive, corrupt and power-mad. ... View Full Description
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Torture in the Eye of the Beholder (Article Analysis) »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper reviews an article entitled Torture in the Eye of the Beholder. No additional sources cited. View Full Description
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Torture is Wrong Under Any and All Circumstances »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper argues against torture under any conditions. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Torturing Hostages »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper discusses the types of torture methods terrorists are likely to use on their hostages, and the reasons for such torture. It also discusses torture in general and so-called “torture lite.” Bibliography lists 10 sources. View Full Description
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Training Dealers »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper evaluating alternatives available to Radio Palermo, an Italian manufacturer of short-wave amateur radios that is well accepted in Europe but has poor sales in the US. The company and its US dealers are at an impasse, with Radio Palermo insisting that dealers train their sales people better and dealers retorting ... View Full Description
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U.S. Failed Policy of Torture Tactics and Techniques on Suspected Terrorists »

Number of pages 10

In ten pages this paper argues that the use of torture on terror suspects by the United States and the Department of Homeland Security has hurt the U.S. and actually failed to prevent future attacks. Six sources are listed in the bibliography. View Full Description
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UK Tort Law; Can The Need To Prove Negligence Be Seen As Immoral? »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper consider the law of tort. Only under one type of tort is there a need to prove negligence, the writer argues, using case law, that this both unfair an immoral. The bibliography cites 6 sources. View Full Description
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Use Of Shaming In Criminal Sentencing »

Number of pages 14

14 pages in length. The equation of perpetrator + crime = punishment has transcended the centuries ever since man first stepped over the boundaries of what another considered appropriate conduct. When Greek law developed as a way in which to create more structure to a budding legal system, the aspect of punishment was ... View Full Description
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Using Animals In Medical Research: Pros/Cons »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses 2 pros (disease is cured and human torture is avoided) and 3 cons (animals feel pain, tests are often duplicated for no reason and they costs taxpayers a lot of money. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Valdez's "Los Vendidos" Protest Literature »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. Playing the stereotype card is the most effective of all possible ways for Valdez to point out misconceptions people have about others; indeed, it is an appropriate tool for other ethnic groups to display their discontent as well. As minorities, Chicanos are not created equal in many numbers of ... View Full Description
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Victor Jara - Chilean Singer and Martyr »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page report discusses the coup that occurred in Chile in the autumn of 1973. Victor Jara was a popular singer who was tortured and murdered along with thousands of other innocents. This paper gives an overview of the events leading to his death and the death of thousands of other artists, ... View Full Description
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Vietnam War / My Lai Massacre -- Book Review »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper focusing upon Michael Bilton and Kevin Sim's 'Four Hours In My Lai' -- a book documenting one of the American military's darkest wartime activities ever-- the rape, torture, and murder of thousands of innocent Vietnamese civilians within a one-day period. The writer attempts to evaluate the book's thesis: that is ironic ... View Full Description
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Violence Against Women: Predominant And Widespread Across The Western Hemisphere »

Number of pages 10

10 pages in length. The contention can be made that violence against women is predominant and widespread across the Western Hemisphere due to tolerance and promotion inherent to North American social structure and social institutions. Through centuries of patriarchal control, coupled with distortion of the media and criminal justice system, North American women have ... View Full Description
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When is a Tort Actionable? »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper looks at a case where an woman slips on oil and break her ankle, The oil is silt by another woman when she dropped her shopping who madden attempt to clear it up or minimise the danger. This paper considers whether there is a case that can be brought under tort. ... View Full Description
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