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    Demonology, Criminology, the Pathological Perspective, and Sadism No matter what happens in our lives, our bodies will always be surrounded or involved in numerous acts of deviance. Whether someone acts under the influence of the devil, or if we do something to bring pleasure to ourselves, something will be seen as deviant behavior. Whether it is caused or chosen, deviant behavior is a regular part of life. Every deviant has logic behind his or her behavior. Whether they do it for power, control

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    party to act on behalf, or in favour of, the other party in contractual arrangements with a third party. In this regardthese circumstances, the former is known as an “agent” and the entity on whose behalf the agent performs is called a “principal”. Generally, the agency relationships arises in commercial transactions, partnership and employment. The term “agency” in commercial law is represented in the Latin phrase, qui facit per alium, facit per se, i.e. the one who acts through another, acts in his

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    Introduction At first, the NSW Supreme Court found that the Public Relation Oriented Security was not vicariously liable as the assault was motivated by guard’s blood lust and want beyond the reasonable acts. In Sprod bnf v Public Relations Oriented Security Pty Ltd[1], the court of appeal was faced with complex difficulty concerning the employee’s authority either the authority of the employee is within the scope of employment or not which may resulted in vicarious liability. Material Facts

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    both ultimately lead to misery and sorrow. In William Shakespeare’s play, Othello, acts of treachery and betrayal have great dramatic significance. They greatly contribute to the theme that appearance does not always portray reality, and reality is not what one sees but more often what one does not see. The acts of treachery and betrayal in Othello help to develop this theme through character development. Such acts include: how Iago deceives Othello by being his friend and enemy at the same time.

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    stayed in place. When Thomas Paine immigrated to Philadelphia, several things had strong influences on his writing of Common Sense. The Intolerable acts as well as the Enlightenment Challenge influenced his writing concerning the view of parliament and British monarchy (maybe switch this sentence for the next one).After Parliament had passed The Intolerable Acts, Paine watched the continuation and control the British Monarchy and Parliament had in America, along with their unnatural behaviors and influence

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    The American Revolution: The British Tighten Controls BY CASEY L. PETTITT San Joaquin Delta College November 21, 2014 History 017A: History of the United States Dr. Wesley Swanson The American Revolution was far from being the first conflict to occur on the soil of the New World. There were multiple skirmishes, battles, and official wars fought in the territory that resulted in severe bloodshed before the idea of the American Revolution was even conceived. One of the most significant

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    American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked A Revolution written by Harlow Giles Unger offers an in-depth analysis of the Boston Tea Party. Unger organizes the events in chronological order starting 30 years before the Boston Tea Party occurred. In the end he touches upon the aftermath of the journey towards self-government. The book presents many engaging details and provides the reader with more of a storytelling feel. He describes the colonists hard times and anger towards being taxed by

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    Revolution was fought between the colonists and the English with the French aiding the colonists. There are many causes for the American Revolution some of the causes are the French and Indian War, The Sugar and Stamp Act, The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts. The French and Indian War, also called Seven Years War, was a massive conflict involving Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden. The war took place in Europe, India and North America. The English

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    Loosening Ties A Tradition of Neglect Parliament begins to tighten the imperial control (over the American colonies. The colonies became too independent and they need money after the 7 Years War. Resistance was centered around the taxes and the new encroachment of rules. After being “independent” for so long, the colonies had problems with this new governing. The colonial government was semi-efficient. They were still very depended on England only because they could only trade with them under their

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    verifies that John engaged in a verbal and physical confrontation with Steve. John’s act had connection to the subsequent death of Steve. Evidently, John can be classified as a natural person. Unlawful John did not have lawful authorisation to carry out the act, as it is without legislative or common law approval. John’s decision to lock Steve on the balcony and “rough him up with a cricket bat” suggests that the act was not sought out of self-defence or accidental – It was not justified or excusable

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