Licence to Kill

The word of tort originally comes from the Latin word of tortus, that meaning twisted and tort in French meaning wrong. The law of tort is deferent from criminal law and the law of tort derived from common law. Tort is “a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another’s person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitle to compensation.” Trespass to land means that someone without permission enters directly to others

“An animal tamer was mauled to death during a live show at the circus in front of audience by a lion”, “Zoo keeper and tourist attacked and killed by tiger at zoo in China”. As we see, exotic animals are very dangerous because they have the risk to kill or seriously injure a human, they will attack human at any time and anywhere even they have been tamed and

"Forgiving someone in your heart doesn't mean that you let them loose in Virginia to pursue whatever dark agendas they may still hold dear," writes Patti Davis, whose father’s would-be assassin was deemed legally insane, but was later released from a mental hospital. In the American justice system, an unjust plea remains an escape for a convicted man to lessen the punishment he receives and deserves. Consider one young girl who faced up to 65 years in prison for murdering her classmate, but escaped

What keeps mankind alive? Answer the question with reference to the actions of characters in The Threepenny Opera. In The Threepenny Opera, Bertolt Brecht, through the writing of the song “Second Threepenny Finale What Keeps Mankind Alive” in Scene Six, gives us the idea that “mankind is kept alive by bestial acts (page 55, line number 18). In my opinion, although the idea to associate human beings with beasts, or more specifically, human behaviour with “bestial acts” looks peculiar, some

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, we are given the image of a man in a mixed race relationship. His name, Dolphus Raymond. Dolphus will go around living his life in a shell, pretending to be a drunken man just so people can understand Dolphus’ way of love. No one even

Legalizing Euthanasia Euthanasia is an arising moral contemporary issue. A brief definition of euthanasia would be the intentional termination of life by another at the explicit request of the person who dies" (Netherlands State Commission on Euthanasia). This may look like an only solution to many people whose lives are seemingly wasting away, or have been fully spent. Whether we should let such people die is an argument that is yet to mature. As sincere as this plea may sound, there are

the Salem witch hunts. Proctor is the main character Millers uses to reflect the unfairness of the Salem and McCarthy trials and how the truth died in the 1950s. This makes Proctor’s role very dramatic and exciting. Miller also uses a dramatic licence to make this even more so – adding the love to Elizabeth and guilt about Abigail gives the story an intriguing twist. The whole nature of Proctor makes him an exciting and complex character; as a result

Embryonic stem cell research is a hot topic of debate in our modern age, as scientific development continues to push the boundaries of ethics. The debates lies in whether or not it is helping or hindering society, as the procedure involves the manipulation of a human embryo. Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are derived from a week old human embryo (blastocyst), often developed from unused in vitro fertilised eggs. They are pluripotent, meaning they are capable of undergoing directed differentiation and

an incident where a gunman kills four or more randomly-selected individuals in the same general time and location. This comes to about 7-8 shootings a week. In comparison Canada has had one in the same time period. This staggering disparity can be attributed to the differences in firearm laws between the two nations. Canada has much stricter laws. For example, if a Canadian was to purchase a semi-automatic weapon, they would need to first obtain a specific firearms licence, have the authorization to

urges boxers away from the temptation of alcohol and drugs. Boxing as a sport give a chance of a career, a chance to be somebody, possibly even a celebrity. Boxing is a highly regulated sport, “the B.B.B.C are able to take away the licence of a boxer if they consider them to be unfit”. Many boxers have long healthy careers and retire fit and well. The sport is considered one of much skill and discipline. The spectators or boxing do not watch the sport to see the boxers