Viscount Essays

  • Robin Hood

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    1. What problems does Robin Hood have, and what issues need to be addressed? Response: First of all, Robin's personal crusade against the Sheriff has evolved into something way past what he initially intended. It's gotten a bit out of hand. So the first issue that needs to be addressed is the focus. Robin should not lose sight of his initial crusade. After all, that's why he started as an out-law in the first place. He needed men to fulfill his quest, but now with the excessive number of men and

  • The Golden Tread Speech by Viscount Sankey: Legal Burden

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    As goes the famous ‘golden thread’ speech given by Viscount Sankey in Woolmington v DPP ; “No matter what the charge or where the trial, the principle that the prosecution must prove the guilt of the prisoner is part of the common law of England and no attempt to whittle it down can be entertained.” In simpler terms, the general rule above is that the prosecution carries a legal burden to prove the elements of the offence and that the accused only need to raise a defense on a burden that is merely

  • Swot Analysis Air Canada

    1790 Words  | 4 Pages

    The Air Canada case contains a problem in the structure of the company regarding how they are sourcing in their supply chain, managing the risk, and growing the company while maintaining their core competencies. Based off the overall information of the reading, Air Canada seems to be making the correct steps in the success of their business. If you look at page 20 of the reading, Air Canada holds a good majority in the domestic, international, and even transborder market shares. The biggest issue

  • 1777: Britain's Lost Opportunity in the American Rebellion

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    In the fall of 1776 the British Empire stood on the edge of victory, Britain’s New York campaign left the Continental Army in disarray and on the edge of extinction. (site) The 1777 campaign, though not fully realized by the British Crown, represented their best and last chance to suppress the American Rebellion before the rebellion transformed into a world war and went beyond their ability to win. Unfortunately for the British, their senior command team of Lord George Germain, Sir William Howe

  • About Admiral Lord Nelson

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    About Admiral Lord Nelson Admiral Lord NelsonEvery year on October 21, England commemorates Trafalgar Day. One cannot use the term "celebrates," for although this holiday does commemorate one of the greatest victories at sea, it also memorializes the death of England's most beloved admiral. In the years that have passed since the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 his reputation has not been surpassed, but rather has grown as the admirals of other navies have looked to his life for inspiration

  • The Battle of Brandywine

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    BATTLE OF BRANDYWINE Background In 1776, before the Battle of Brandywine, in what was almost a year long siege, General George Washington and his army managed to drive the British Army out of Boston. However, General William Howe’s British Troops moved south. General Howe and General Washington’s troops met again in the Battle of Long Island. General Howe was victorious and occupied New York City. In the spring of 1777 the British controlled the cities of Quebec and New York, while the Continental

  • Germantown

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    The Battle of Germantown After the American defeat at Brandywine, George Washington was determined to win a battle. Major General William Howe had set up camp at Germantown, Pennsylvania, with Major General Lord Cornwallis not far behind in Philadelphia. Washington and his staff created a rather skillful and thorough plan that was challenging to carry out with an untrained army. The plan was this: to surround the British camp in a double envelopment, which is a military tactic, where the flanks of

  • The "Palladium" of American Liberty

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    In all revolutions, men and women emerge throughout nations to defy governments, and to bring about change across their country. Many direct their people to challenge what they believe to be an unjust regime. However sometimes those in charge lead, not for the good of their fellow countrymen and revolutionaries, but for their personal benefit they are able to receive through their abetment. One example of such was Major General Charles Lee, second in command of the Continental Army, who at first

  • Lady Harley's Letter

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    The letter dated September 1643 which was sent from Lady Brilliana Harley from Brampton Bryan, located in Herefordshire, to her husband Lord Robert Harley, who is currently in London one can guess taking his part in the ensuing conflict, provides a lot of details about the time. The British Civil War, which had started the previous year, seemed to have affected the country much more than it affected the city of London. This can be seen in Lady Harley’s letter when she tells her Lord “I hope…that

  • Elizabeth Wein's Code Name Verity

    1120 Words  | 3 Pages

    It is hard to find that one person in the world that you can always relate too. That one friend knows your personality and perspective. In the book Code Name Verity written by Elizabeth Wein, we see a unique and very special thing of friendship. This amazing friendship we get to see is between two girls, Maddie and Julie. Because of their job and missions, they are both required to have code names throughout the book. These girls know exactly what kind of trouble they would get into if any code name

  • The Analysis of the Port Sunlight

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    The Analysis of the Port Sunlight In the context of the Victorian era, in which it was conceived, the creation of Port Sunlight Village by William Hesketh Lever was unparalleled. The tumultuous changes wreaked by the Industrial Revolution still had not been fully embraced even as late as the early twentieth century. The combination of a content, healthy and efficient workforce was a vision held by some philosophers and luminaries of the time but Lever was one of the first entrepreneurs

  • The Battle of Saratoga: Turning Point of the American Revolution

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    The Battle of Saratoga is considered to be the major turning point of the American Revolution. This battle proved to the world that the fledgling American army was an effective fighting force capable of defeating the highly trained British forces in a major confrontation. As a result of this successful battle, the European powers took interest in the cause of the Americans and began to support them. In the British Campaign of 1777, Major General Burgoyne planned a concentric advance of

  • The Battle of Princeton

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    The Battle of Princeton The American Revolution War was a fight for independence by the thirteen colonies against the Kingdom of Great Britain, which then became Britain versus the lately formed United States. There were several battles, but only a handful was major, including the Battle of Princeton. The Battle of Princeton had been an aftermath of a pre battle, the Battle of Trenton. The importance of the battles was that they gave confidence to American soldiers to gain victory against the British

  • Declaring Independence

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    Declaring Independence On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia. The Congress dealt with the military crisis the colonies were in with England. It organized forces around Boston into the Continental Army and appointed George Washington to commander-in-chief. The Battle of Bunker Hill was the first major battle fought in the war. The colonists had made a fort on Bunker and Breeds Hills to fire on English ships approaching Boston. Thomas Gage ordered his British troops

  • Success: You can do it!

    1075 Words  | 3 Pages

    You can do it! -SUCCESS- Success is to fulfil a goal that you have set for yourself. Achievement of success involves five components: realisation, confidence, motivation, action and perseverance. Step one is to realise your goal and how to achieve it. Step two is to have the confidence to take the steps towards your goal. Step three is to find motivation to keep you on the path towards you goal. Step four is action, the first physical step you take in the process for success. Step five is

  • When the astors owned new york

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    When the Astor’s Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age. By Justin Kaplan. (Penguin Group (USA), 2006. Pp. 208. Prologue, content, acknowledgements, sources, index. $13) Justin Kaplan is an American novelist and editor whom is known for his vast selection of biographies. He even received a Pulitzer Prize For his biography concerning Mark Twain. When the Astor’s Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age, is only one example of Kaplan’s many biographical novels

  • Development Of Defense Of Provocation

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    this something can be has been the subject of many views through the centuries, and these views have strongly depended upon the type of person whom the law has regarded as deserving extenuated consideration when provoked to kill. In the words of Viscount Simon "the law has to reconcile respect for the sanctity of human life with recognition of the effect of provocation on human frailty. " In this regard the difficult concept of the "reasonable man" or the "ordinary man" has developed and with it

  • Explain The Literary Style Of Dantes Inferno

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    consistent: (1) Per (2)mi (3)se (4)va (5)ne (6)la (7)cit (8)tá (9)do (10)len (11)te. Dante uses this painstaking method or rhyme throughout the entire Commedia. The ryme never changes, and is almost of a monotonous cadence and tone (Chateaubriand, Viscount de, 6). Dante does not limit his artistic style of word manipulation to such pettiness as lines and stanzas, but he uses it in the construction of the Inferno itself. In the Inferno, there are 34 cantos which gruesomely describe the horrors of

  • How Is Shakespeare Different From Today

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    members. Velvet: The colors crimson and scarlet being reserved for only the highest nobility: dukes, marquises, and earls. Tinseled cloth: Cloth that was woven with strands of gold and silver, that is, tinsel, was reserved for the nobility including viscounts and barons. Gold, silver, or pearl embroidery: Reserved for dukes, marquises, earls (including the children of all

  • Pictorial Narratives: Hogarth’s Marriage à la Mode

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    and the lower-bred, commercial demeanor of the Sheriff was regarded by eighteenth-century critics, best acquainted with the social manners of their age, as masterly (Webster 103). A document that reads “Marriage Settlement of the Rt. Honble Lord Viscount Squanderfield” rests in the hand of the non-artistocratic gentleman, his careful perusal of the document indicating that he is the bride’s father. In turn, he has handed over a sum of money to the Viscount’s father (who the inexperienced viewer