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    Tank 912

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    3) What was the cause of the accident? Systems in place to monitor and regulate filling of tank 912: Equipment: The tank had two forms of level control: an automatic tank gauge (ATG) that enabled the employees to monitor the filling operation; and an independent high-level switch (IHLS) which was meant to close down operations automatically if the tank was overfilled. TAV Engineering Ltd supplied the IHLS to Motherwell Control Systems Ltd who installed the switch and preformed routine maintenance

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    that could lead a person to do one of the most unbelievable things a person could do: to admit guilt for a crime that he/she did not commit, known as a false confession. Police officers are trained to make criminals confess, however, the techniques used by them, such as bluff, excessively long interrogatories, the Reid technique, and the use of false incriminating evidence could make anyone confess, even innocent people. As incredible as this sounds, this is an ongoing issue in the history of criminal

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    Ernie has always been a little messed up, he has lived in Missouri for the 32 long years of his life. On the day that changed his life forever, November 22, 1996. Him and his family were driving to the mall and they got into an accident. His Mom and Dad both died and Ernie was very depressed. He got the notes, of what made the car accident happen, an inspection failure with the Engine. He did not know what to do with his life. He almost committed suicide, but then out of rage, the decided he was

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    confess to crimes they did not commit. What are false confessions? According to Ayling (1984) there are two ways of defining false confessions, one is when a suspect is completely innocent of the crime they are said to have committed, the second is when a suspect is involved in a criminal act but overstates his or her part in the involvement of the crime during a police investigation (Gudjonsson, 2002). Another definition given by (Ofshe, 1989), defines false confessions to be a provoked response to a

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    couldn't go home without it (Ichikawas).” It is obvious that it did not matter to them if the confession was true or false, as long as the prosecutor could get the confession, as he is also under pressure from the higher power. This is very similar to the very end of “The Crucible” when John Proctor decided that he would confess (Miller 1952). The court members forced him to write a false confession and sign his name under it knowing it is indeed a lie (Miller 1952). This unfairness plague has such a

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    Tim Burton has created many films that have a certain type of theme to them that all relatively relate to each other. His style tends to always appear in any movie he directs. It is twisted and always in a dark world usually familiar with evil superficial imagery. One of the most common themes we see in most of Time Burton’s films is gothic visuals. He loves to make his characters, the props, and the setting in a cartoonish way to show these gothic features. Another idea he likes to use is flashbacks

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    False confessions is a major flaw in the criminal justice system that must be addressed through videotaping and audio recording with the help of outside viewers. There are a few cause to this problem and society as a whole can change them to solve the problem of false confessions. Throughout this paper, it will address the problem the cause and give a few solutions to fix this issue that is present. False confessions in incarceration rates are a current flaw in the justice system. Just in one

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    to gain a confession. However, maximization techniques are misrepresented and it is believed that they are used in order to scare suspects into confessing, and may even include evidence that was manufactured by the interrogator, which could lead to false confessions (Russano, Meissner, Narchet, & Kassin, 2005). This is not the case. Maximization techniques are used as a way to obtain a confession once the interrogator is certain that the suspect is indeed guilty. This can include a variety of different

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    Defamation. A false statement that harms the reputation of an individual, organization, or business with little or no factual evidence. Can also be referred to as the propaganda type, name calling, or slander. Michelle Nunn, the Democrat running for Georgia senator, has several advertising campaigns that state that rival runner, David Perdue, is not fit to be the senator, because he does what was in the best interest of himself only and he discriminates sexually by having over 2,000 women sue the

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    Most writers think of morality as one of the worst issues in human society. In Faulkner’s short story Barn Burning, he helps the reader understand the difference between loyalty to the law and loyalty to the family. The main character is a ten-year-old boy, who encounters the problem of choosing between right and wrong. He chooses loyalty to the law because of his morals and ethical principles and ignores his father’s wishes to help him burn the barn. Sometimes loyalty to the family can be a tremendous

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