...Witness Testimony A witness testimony is a piece of evidence that is provided by an individual that has closely worked with the candidate. A witness testimony can be used to clarify that the candidate has shown knowledge and performance skills throughout the work place. The assessor only has a limited amount of time to spend with each candidate so using this assessment method allows others to contribute in the assessment process. Witness Testimonies can provide useful information to the assessor but only when the source is valid and reliable. Evidence provided by the witness should be fair, reliable, valid and appropriate to standards and criteria of the specific qualification. The evidence should be signed and dated by the witness and if felt appropriate the assessor should communicate with the witness to confirm authenticity. A copy of the witness testimony should be placed into each candidate’s profile. This is to ensure that if an internal verifier was to check then all the information and evidence will be present. The information provided by the witness testimony should never be used upon solely to make an assessment decision. The assessor should use the information gathered as a guide to help inform them in making the correct assessment decision. A witness testimony can be conducted by a colleague to the client who does a similar role or who has experience or perhaps more appropriately a supervisor or manager could do this for the assessor. Whoever does it, they need...
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...Jehovah’s Witness are members of a Christian religion who believes that God name is Jehovah and his Son name is Jesus Christ. They base their beliefs on what is found in the Holy Bible. According to () “Jehovah’s Witnesses are not allowed to celebrate Christmas, birthdays, Easter, Thanksgiving, or any other holidays, claiming they all have pagan roots.” To a Jehovah’s Witness a Bible is more reliable, Christ died on a stake, and prayers are to be directed only to Jehovah though Christ. Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t believe in sex before marriage and believes to be a serious sin before God. They meet three times a week, one of those three times is held on a Sunday. On that Sunday Jehovah’s Witnesses meet in a Kingdom Hall, a rented building, where there is no crosses displayed outside or inside. During the time they are there the meeting is intense and holds about 200 people. Jehovah’s Witnesses also practice door-to-door to spread the word to others. In 2005, thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses helped restored damaged homes in New Orleans due to the Hurricane Katrina. They also helped people who suffer the effects of war and other natural disasters. According to "Jehovah's Witnesses Official Media Web Site: Contributions to the Community" (2009), “In June 2011, Tropical Strom Allison dropped nearly three feet of water on the city of Houston, Texas in a single 24-hour period. Jehovah’s Witnesses quickly organized relief efforts that included developing a database to track the...
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...founded in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in 1879 by Charles Taze Russell. (Carmen 2005) Its current practicing members total an estimated 6.95 million people. Its current headquarters is in Brooklyn New York, where the governing body of elders is located. Although constantly under scrutiny by various other religions, Jehovah’s Witnesses have continued to grow over the past 200 years. (Willis 2006) For the purpose of this paper, I spoke in depth to Mr. Michael Campbell, an Elder of the Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall located in Green Cove Springs, Florida. Mr. Campbell has been a Jehovah’s Witness for the past 35 years, and is a personal friend and neighbor to my family. There are approximately 75 members in the Green Cove Springs hall, being established in 2005. Being a friend, Mr. Campbell understands that my questioning of his religious practices is not to confirm or deny, interrogate or subrogate his beliefs or mine in any adversarial way. Actually he stated that it would give him a chance to “speak what he has been learning for the past 35 years from his family room recliner.” I have spent the past three Sunday evenings speaking to Mr. Campbell in regards to the beliefs and practices of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. I found it a most interesting chance to compare my Baptist beliefs to his. We both addressed issues that were specifically important to our beliefs and made simple comments about items we mildly “questioned” about the others. He never made me, or I him...
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...and unexpected insights. In your response, you must make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least one other related text. Through history, documented evidence of past events, and memory, personal recollections of the past, a representation is conveyed. The perspective of the representation of the history and memory of events ultimately shapes the responder’s understanding of the event. This is evident on the Smithsonian website of American History, ‘Bearing Witness to History’ and Richard Drew’s photograph, ‘The Falling Man’, where the responders are exposed to different language forms and features that generate compelling and unexpected insights into the events of September 11. The Smithsonian website of American History, ‘Bearing Witness to History’, allows the responders to develop compelling and unexpected insights into the events of September 11 through a perspective built on American values. The homepage of the website adopts a muted and neutral colour scheme, creating a sensitive atmosphere to memorialise those who lost their lives. The respect created for those affected suggests that even now, more than a decade later after the event, individuals are still suffering and the pain and anguish created by the event is enduring. The title of the website September 11: Bearing Witness to History’ is in present tense, which implies that the history of this specific event is an ongoing process that is still being recorded. The dynamic nature of history and memory...
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...My own experience in preparing and participating in the mock trial was that it wasn’t as easy as I thought it was going to be. Preparation for this trial took a lot more time than I thought it would. When I was preparing for the trial, I had to read the all of the witness statements and cross reference them with each to look for anything that didn’t add up, while looking at the pieces of evidence at the same time. I think that the hardest part for me in this was just cross-referencing everything because that’s where you find the holes to ask the questions for your own witnesses and as well for the cross-examining – this can either make or break your case. As for the playing my own part, which was giving the closing statement for prosecution, I think that it was fun. It was fun to get into character and get a sense of what it’s like to make your team’s last final points on the case. I realized that in order to give a solid closing statement, you have sound convincing and strong to persuade the jury if they are sitting on the line. I think that the...
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...Numerous studies have demonstrated that children who experience or are exposed to domestic violence can lead to a range of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Past research has shown that children exposed to domestic violence especially abused children, can exhibit a variety of psychological problems which can include anxiety and depression (Self-Brown, Leblanc, David, 2015). The effects of children dealing with domestic violence persist into their adolescent ages and teens who were abused and or witnessed domestic violence are more likely to experience depression as well as other externalizing problems, such as violence perpetration and delinquency. With the exposure of domestic violence in childhood, it has been linked to a...
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...narrator refuses to be objectified when she states “I am no doll”; the keyword “doll” conveys being lifeless and not having any power. The phrase “doll to dress” also possesses a hard alliterative “D” which conveys the narrator’s anger at the mistreatment of women. To add to this, we also witness men having power over woman in the poem “Havisham”. Carol Ann Duffy takes on the persona of Charles Dickens’ famous character “Miss Havisham” who is a bitter character who is filled with anger and hatred towards her ex-fiance who jilted her at the altar. Miss Havisham is now old and still carries her deep cruisifieng memories which lead her to depression and imprisoning herself in her own home. “Beloved sweetheart basted.” This strong oxymoron suggests that Miss Havisham continues to dwell on the memories of her long lost man. This quote also highlights that her emotions are clearly in conflict with one another and will continue to do so throughout her life if she does not move on. The words “beloved” and “basted” are two completely different words which both carry their own meanings. The narrator has combined these two words together to show that she loves and hates him at the same time. We also witness more detrimental language and depression in the famous play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare. “I have a feint cold fear that flows through my veins.” This quotation highlights Juliet’s loneliness and confusion at not being with...
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...is an initiation rite that started back in 1902 and was later abandoned until the 1970s till the last were performed in 1990. It was back again in 2009 early May. This transition of reviving this initiation rite was caused by the current social problems and challenges brought by globalization. This activity was done only by one of the most popular tribe in Botswana, and when you talk about that group this initiation rite click really quick into your head. The Bakgatla as they are known respects this event and the whole village will come together to witness this cultural activity. People from all corners of the Botswana are free to attend and witness. Last year it really attracted so many people that it was even aired on television. The traditional paramount chief would gather his people at the kgotla (community council or traditional law court). I was among the multitude of people who thronged the Bakgatla main Kgotla to witness the procession of male initiation which was abandoned 20 years ago. I got at the place at around 8am because I had to drive all the way from the capital city Gaborone and the place was already fully packed with people who came to grace the event. Some people said they had journeyed to the...
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...|SLR - 2000 Vol.2, Page No - 403 | |403 | |PREMLAL | |v. | |ATTORNEY GENERAL | |COURT OF APPEAL | |JAYASURIYA, J. | |KULATILAKE, J. | |CA. No. 194/95 | |H. C. COLOMBO 6904/94 | |21ST SEPTEMBER 1998 | | | |Murder - Penal Code S.294(1) - Plea of grave and sudden provocation - Attendant circumstances - Availability| |of plea of cumulative provocation. ...
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...Oral Evidence is evidence given orally by a witness. The crown may be able to rely on Nicks football coach or team members to testify that Nick turned to recreational drugs and binge drinking which led to him getting kicked off the football team. Also, the crown may use Nicks professors at the time and speak to them about his grades dropping for missing too many classes, which resulted in him dropping out. Real evidence is any tangible evidence put before the trier of fact. In this case, the Crown may use Nicks I-phone to see how many times Nick called and messaged Todd. The I-phone may also be used to show the pictures that were found on the I-phone of the electronic company directory at QuickSports computer to get Todd’s address. The...
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...be a legal and notified US Cities. Witness Gustavo Flores said he was notified of two workers comp claims during the first week of November 2015 through the mail that his brother in law of 36 years filed two claims against his company when the claimant never worked for him. He said that the claims were about a CT claim for injuries occurring to him at work were he injured his back, owner extremities and left knee, which...
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...grove of trees. About ten or twelve birds all facing east lit in the tree tops on one side of the road. Later I took this to be the Judge and Jury side of the court. Across the road and facing the west the rest of the flock gathered in the tree tops. They were perched as close to the road as they could. I took this to be the witness side of the court, They were very respectful of the court. There was no noise at all coming from these birds as they watched the Judge and Jury side of the court. Two birds were flying in circles around the Lagger cawing loudly at him. After a while he flew up and followed them. They escorted him to the Judge and Jury side of the court. He was about to be formally introduced to the most high court of the crows. The witness side was still being very respectful of the court, even as the first 'witness' was called to the stand. The Judge and Jury side became outraged. It was as if they were berating the Lagger for his wrong doings. He had violated the crows' standards and principals past Endurance and had lost his respectability. After a few minutes the noise quieted some and the 'witness' flew from the stand to the witness side of the...
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...their relationship with someone who has died − albeit imaginative for the narrator in Brendon Gallacher. In Brendon Gallacher, Kay delves into the past experience of the narrator and his joyous relationship with his imaginary friend. Similarly, in OPDM we witness the narrator delving into the past and describing his sense of anguish from the loss of his father as well as the loving relationship he also had with him. Moreover both poets’ skilful use language and structure effectively emphasises the character’s nostalgic look into the past. This emotion is clearly evident in both poems. The theme of love in both poems is also apparent and is used by the poets to effectively convey the affectionate memories of the past. In OPDM, the narrator’s love of his father is clearly shown when he remarks, “He took me on long silent walks.” Here the narrator remembers his father with great affection and emphasises his father’s deafness. The narrator continues to emphasise his love of his father with “In country lanes when young,” this shows the long relationship the narrator has had with his father, from childhood until his father’s death. The imagery of affection produced for the reader, accentuates the loving relationship of the characters. Similarly, Kay also accentuates the loving relationship between the narrator and Brendon Gallacher. We witness how both characters confide and spend time together: “He would hold my hand and take me by the river,” here their childish innocence is clear with...
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...of where a mass genocide occurred. The location which housed a beautiful little girl whom bear witness to such horrific acts—something no girl should bear witness to. Although the setting was of a beautiful location, underneath it all lay buried the unfortunate memories of what used to be. Memories which deserve to be forgotten. Although some memories, such as the killing of an innocent jewish people should be forgotten, I also believe that it is importantly for us to not forget about events such as this because it reminds us about how far we have come as society. Although a very cliche line; We learn our history, “So history won’t repeat itself”. Although I do not agree with Hitler on any level, because I believe killing anybody is unjustifiable; what this reading did do was make me question is motives. Why was it that he had done what he had done. In his world, what made him come to the conclusion that the was right course of action? Lastly, is there such a thing as a right course of action. When Harry Truman had decided to drop the atomic bomb, was it the right course of action? Was it not understood that millions of innocent people would be killed? With many mass killings, innocent are always harmed for no reason. Although we are inclined to forget and leave our history in the past. It is okay if we choose to do so, but we should never forget how far we have come since the past. It is are remembrance and grievance which makes us stronger as a...
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...Character evidence is regarded as irrelevant fact and the general rule of law is that it is inadmissible in court. There are, however, exceptions to the general rule where character evidence becomes admissible. In a situation where the accused adduces evidence to establish his own good character, he becomes exposed to attack by prosecution who then tries to prove a point that the accused is of bad character. Another, instance, is where the nature of the accused’s defence is to attack the character of either the prosecutor or witnesses for prosecution. For an example, the accused might allege that the prosecutor is being vindictive because he refused to pay the prosecutor money to let him off the hook. Evidence of similar fact is evidence of the past bad conduct which refers to a particular, immoral or illegal conduct of a party which has nothing to do with the issue in dispute but similar to a fact in issue. The general rule is that that the accused has had bad behaviour and character is inadmissible because the effect of evidence may be unduly prejudicial and it has the potential of raising collateral issues which may be distracting, expensive and time consuming for the court. Similar fact may also encourage the police complacence to find the real perpetrator but instead discover someone with a possible opportunity and a record of strikingly similar facts. The...
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