...Vegas Hilton, Navy Lieutenant Paula Coughlin was attacked by a group of men in a hotel hallway outside several convention-related hospitality suites. She sued several defendants, including the hotel and the organization which hosted the convention. A jury awarded her several million dollars in compensatory and punitive damages against the Las Vegas Hilton Corporation ("LVHC") and Hilton Hotels Corporation ("HHC"). LVHC and HHC (collectively,"Hilton") appeal. BACKGROUND The infamous 1991 Tailhook Convention served as the stage for the despicable event that led to this lawsuit. Hosted by the Tailhook Association ("Association"), the Tailhook Convention was an annual symposium and convention primarily directed at military aviators and held at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada. Navy Lieutenant Paula A. Coughlin, a decorated helicopter pilot, attended the 1991 Tailhook Convention in her capacity as an aide to Rear Admiral John Snyder. After attending a banquet at the Las Vegas Hilton on the evening of Saturday, September 7, 1991, Coughlin returned to her nearby hotel to change out of her military uniform. She then returned to the Las Vegas Hilton to socialize with friends at one of the many convention-related social events at the hotel. Looking for her friends, she entered a third-floor area where several hospitality suites hosted by various Navy squadrons were located. As she started to walk down the hallway--now notoriously known as the "gauntlet"--she was attacked...
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...white girl. His defending counsel Atticus Finch is an experienced lawyer and progressive minded man. It is the Atticus’s speech to the jury that takes the best part of the text, so as far as contextual style is concerned; it presents a vivid example of oratorical style. Thus the main part of the text presents the main character’s monologue with bits of the story-teller’s commentary and dialogues. As for the type of narration, it is the first person narration the story-teller being the observer of the events. It is chosen to convey the atmosphere of the court-room. The story is told by the Atticus’s daughter, Jean Louise, and her description makes the story more convincing, vivid, real and emotional. Now I would like to dwell upon the compositional analysis of the text. The story has neither introduction nor conclusion. It can be explained that the text is only an extract from the novel, so there are big parts of the novel which both precede and follow the given excerpt. * The exposition is found in the very first paragraph, it presents the main characters – Atticus and Tom Robinson and the setting – the court room. * The plot follows the Atticus’s speech to the jury. As the plot unfolds, the gradual growth of dramatic tension can be observed. And it reaches it maximal height in the climax when the verdict “guilty” is announced by the jury....
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...both civil and criminal judgements from the Crown. This is the second higher court, high and County courts & consists of 2 divisions; Civil and criminal divisions In the civil division, the court of appeal hears appeals to do with civil law and family justice from the high court, tribunals and sometimes from the county courts. Whilst the criminal divisions hears appeals from the crown courts. Decisions of the High Court may be appealed to the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal. Crown court- deals with indictable criminal cases that have been transferred from the Magistrates’ Courts, including hearing of serious criminal cases (such as murder, rape and robbery), cases sent for sentencing, and appeals. Cases are heard by a judge and a jury. Decisions of the Crown Court may be appealed to the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal. The county court also deals with civil (non-criminal) matters. Magistrates courts trials of summary offences, committals to the crown court, family proceedings court and youth courts. Magistrates’ courts- hears all criminal cases. Serious criminal cases are transferred to the Crown Court after a preliminary hearing. Less serious cases criminal cases and those involving juveniles are tried in these courts. Some civil cases, including family proceedings, are also heard in these courts. Cases are presided over by one magistrate, who is legally qualified. Both...
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...Las Vegas Hilton, Navy Lieutenant Paula Coughlin was attacked by a group of men in a hotel hallway outside several convention-related hospitality suites. She sued several defendants, including the hotel and the organization which hosted the convention. A jury awarded her several million dollars in compensatory and punitive damages against the Las Vegas Hilton Corporation ("LVHC") and Hilton Hotels Corporation ("HHC"). LVHC and HHC (collectively,"Hilton") appeal. BACKGROUND The infamous 1991 Tailhook Convention served as the stage for the despicable event that led to this lawsuit. Hosted by the Tailhook Association ("Association"), the Tailhook Convention was an annual symposium and convention primarily directed at military aviators and held at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada. Navy Lieutenant Paula A. Coughlin, a decorated helicopter pilot, attended the 1991 Tailhook Convention in her capacity as an aide to Rear Admiral John Snyder. After attending a banquet at the Las Vegas Hilton on the evening of Saturday, September 7, 1991, Coughlin returned to her nearby hotel to change out of her military uniform. She then returned to the Las Vegas Hilton to socialize with friends at one of the many convention-related social events at the hotel. Looking for her friends, she entered a...
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...First Scene The first scene I chose to analyze was Juror 10’s “These people” speech. 2a – Social Identity Theory The main character in this scene is an elderly white male. As such, one of his ingroups are other elderly while males. Most of the other jurors fit the while male portion of his ingroup. Juror 10 is relatively old, so he has had a lot of time to develop a connection with the white male ingroup. Social Identity theory says that this will make his connection to that ingroup stronger. Thus, his disdain for the out group will also be stronger. The first outgroup for Juror 10 is the young man on trial. The elderly white man does not share many similarities with the poor young criminal. Juror 10 tries to make his ingroup appear comparatively...
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...America's Post-Civil War Growing Pains Stacey Planz Strayer University Contemporary U.S. History HIS 105 Professor Regan Smith January 27, 2013 America's Post-Civil War Growing Pains This paper will address the period from Reconstruction through widespread industrialization in the Western United States during the time period of 1865 – 1900. 1. Identify at least (2) two major historical turning points in the period under discussion. The year 1865 began an era of presidential reconstruction. Upon Lincoln’s assassination, Andrew Johnson became president. During this time he unveiled his plan for Reconstruction: (1) scrapping the “40-acres-and-a-mule” plan suggested in the charter of the Freedmen’s Bureau and (2) creating a tough loyalty oath that many southerners could take in order to receive a pardon for their participation in the rebellion (Schultz, 2012, p. 278). Many southern states returned Confederate leaders to political power and they went onto create “black codes” modeled on the slave codes that existed prior to the Civil War (Schultz, 2012, p. 279). Johnson did nothing to prevent the South from re-imposing these conditions on the black population (Schultz, 2012, p. 279). This led The Radical Republican party made up of northerners since no southerners were in congress yet, a time known as Radical Reconstruction. The Radical Republicans moved swiftly to pass the important Civil Rights Act, which counteracted the South’s new black codes (Schultz, 2012...
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...I’d like to analyze the extract from a book which is entitled “To kill a mockingbird”. The author is Harper Lee, an American author known for her 1960-Pulitzer-Prize-winning and who is considered now by many to be a literary icon. Harper Lee was born in 1926 in the state of Alabama. In 1945-1949 she studied law at the University of Alabama. Her novel ‘To kill a mockingbird’ which deals with the issues of racism that were observed by the author as a child in her hometown was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. The book became an international bestseller and was adapted into screen in 1962. The story of “To kill a mockingbird” takes place during a tumultuous time in the South. At that time black people were treated as people of lower level than white people and racial tensions were running high in the South as a whole, especially in Alabama. People all over the US followed events like the Scottsboro incident, 1955 bus boycott and also Martin Luther King’s rise to leadership. Harper Lee is said to have been influenced by these events very much. Though many details of To Kill a Mockingbird are apparently autobiographical she has insisted that the novel is a work of fiction. The text under analysis belongs to the group of fictional texts. The literary trend is realism. The book is brilliant and powerful and it is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The story takes place during three years of the Great Depression in...
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... costs incurred in the criminal justice system, crime career costs and intangible costs. Victim costs are the losses that the victim faces such as loss or damage of property, hospital bills and loss of money. The criminal justice system costs include the money the government spends on crime prevention such as police protection and correctional programs while crime career cost is the opportunity cost that results from the choice to engage in crime rather than sticking to the straight and narrow. Intangible costs, unlike the other three crime cost categories, don’t have a particular cost. They include physical pain and suffering, psychological trauma due to a crime or the loss of life of a loved one and their estimation is usually left to jury awards. They are usually dollar amounts required to make the victim whole again, what Ludwig calls “willingness to accept”. The Cost of Crime The cost of crime can be evaluated by viewing its effects on various disciplines. Take the...
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...their participation is the objective of the artwork. As Bishop says, the Artistic practice can no longer revolve around the construction of objects to be consumed by a passive bystander. Instead, there must be an art of action, interfacing with reality, taking steps – however small – to repair the social bond. In participatory art, Social activism as an aim is reachable through the action, doing, and living of participants. Participatory...
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...the relationship with its own employees as well as for home region. The company is aware that entrepreneurial success and social responsibility are not mutually exclusive. The entire company policy is therefore designed to sustainability. It puts particular emphasis in the areas of market, employees, the environment and society. HUK-COBURG Insurance Group With more than nine million customers, the HUK-COBURG insurance group sees as the major insurers for the household. Premium income and savings contributions HUK-COBURG-building society in 2010 totaled 5.2 billion euros. Traditional focus of the business is motor insurance, which accounted for nearly half of the premium income. With well over eight million uninsured motor vehicles is the group of companies of the largest German car insurers. In the private liability insurance as well as in the home insurance it occupies the number two in Germany. Of particular importance for the HUK-COBURG insurance group traditionally the members of the civil service. Four million of its 9.7 million customers count on him, which means the HUK-COBURG insurance group and the largest German officials insurer. investment - Responsible behavior on the market in late 2010, the investments of HUK-COBURG Insurance Group amounted to 24.3 billion euros. In its investment policy, the insurer takes into account ethical, social and environmental aspects. The company invests primarily in interest-bearing securities of established banks and highly...
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...I. The Right to a Trial by Jury: The Threat of Extinction, Limited Availability & Reduced Effectiveness Contrary to what may be a common public perception, jury trials are a dying breed in America. Jury trials have been declining steadily for the past thirty years. “If the trend continues, within the foreseeable future, civil jury trials in America may eventually become…extinct.” This may seem surprising because the U.S. Constitution ensures the right to a jury trial in criminal trials under the 6th Amendment and in civil trials through the 7th Amendment. The reality, however, is that parties are finding more effective, faster, and more cost-effective means of adjudicating legal disputes through alternative dispute resolution (ADR) forums that are evolving to an ever-increasing degree. The American Jury Project (AJP) of 2005, a national symposium of the American Bar Association, was held to establish the standards and principles for juries and jury trials. Principle 1 states that “the right to a jury trial should be preserved; however, the lack of available jurors and the rules and procedures used in the jury selection process have reduced its effectiveness and have made this means of seeking justice a slow, unpredictable, and expensive gamble that is driving parties to seek ADR through other forums. One author described a powerful contradiction in the jury system that confronts people in America: “We love the idea of the jury but hate the way it works....
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...beneficial to children’s education? Teachers have a major role in motivating students to learn. To what extent do you agree? Is computer-mediated learning more effective than traditional methods? Are children better than adult when learning a new language? Should the role of ICT in secondary school classrooms be increased in the study of mathematics and language? What is the role of the early childhood educator in teacher social behaviours in children? Are children over-protected in early childhood education environments? Economics and Business What factors are behind stock market fluctuations and how do they impact? Which have the most significant impact, and why? (suitable for Banking and Finance). How do government tariffs impact on imported goods? What are the pros and cons of these tariffs and what are the likely future trends? What is the impact on organisations of implementing corporate social responsibility? What are the most important factors that influence customer satisfaction when buying online? What factors influence the implementation of corporate social responsibility in business? Accounting Is fair value accounting...
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...the society or punishment from authorities. There are many different types of deviance such as addiction, mental illness, alcoholism, criminality and homosexuality. Throughout this essay six types of theories will be discussed about how and why people are deviant. Four of these theories support the idea of deviance being biological and three support the idea of it being caused by your social construction. Also the essay will talk about the differences between the theories and a similarity amongst them as they don’t often agree. There are two main views that people see as to how a person becomes deviant; biologically or from a person’s social construction. The biological explanation of deviance is that it is part of who you are when you are born. Whether you are born into a long line of alcoholics or your mother has a mental illness, it is coming from your genes. There are many theories that support the biological explanation of deviance that will be explained in this essay. Some seem very unlikely and don’t have a lot of evidence but there are a lot of theorists that support this idea. The social constructionist explanation is that you become deviant from the way that you are brought up. It is believed that certain parts of your childhood can cause a person to become deviant. This could be that your parents or caregivers brought you up to be a deviant person because they were deviant themselves. It could also be that you were neglected as a child and never were taught right from...
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...relationships between law enforcement and the communities that they serve, the COPS Crime Control Bill aims to create a more collaborative and proactive approach to crime prevention. This bill also emphasizes the importance of addressing underlying social issues, such as poverty, substance abuse, and mental health, that contribute to crime. Overall, the COPS Crime Control Bill seeks to harness the power of community involvement and support in order to create safer and more cohesive neighborhoods. By investing in community policing strategies and fostering strong partnerships between law enforcement and community members, the bill aims to create a more effective and sustainable approach to crime control.Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants Both the Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants in Florida are programs aimed at reducing violent crime and ensuring that offenders serve the majority of their sentences without the possibility of early release or parole.These grants provide funding to states that implement policies to parole or other means. In Florida, the grants have been used to support initiatives such as mandatory minimum sentencing laws, truth-in-sentencing laws, and the construction of additional prison facilities to accommodate the increased number of violent offenders being incarcerated for longer periods of time. Overall, these programs are intended to enhance public safety by deterring violent crime and ensuring...
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...study depicts a trial of Tom Robinson, a Negro, who is accused of assaulting a white girl. His defending counsel is Atticus Finch, experiences lawyer who is going his best to prove the innocence of the Negro. The main problem raised by the author is an issue of justice. The message of Hapter Lee is that in the face of court each and every human should be treated honestly, no matter what his social status, education or colour of skin is. The story is told by Jean Louise, seven years old daughter of Atticus who is watching the trial. It helps to make the narration much more vivid, emotional and real because she knows her father very well and therefore is able to see each and every unusual detail in his behavior. For example antisepsis “in public and private”, homogeneous parts of the sentence “he unbuttoned his vest, unbuttoned his collar, loosened his tie and took off his coat” and an epithet “stark naked” are employed to show how excited was Atticus on the trial. But despite his excitement, he did not lose his professionalism what is made clear by the use of simile “he was talking to the jury as if they were folks on the post office corner” and metaphor “Atticus wasn’t a thundered”. Characterization of other personages is given indirectly as well. In his speech Atticus describes defendant Negro using epithets and bitter irony “And so a quite respectable, humble Negro who had the unmitigated temerity to feel sorry for a white woman”. The girl in turn is described with a use of...
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