Essays on DPP

Intention and knowledge of a crime cannot be of the same type of mens-rea. For example, murder and culpable homicide are intentional and knowledge based respectively. The intention based mens rea places mental element of murder foremost as an intention to cause death. At a lesser degree is an intention to cause a specific bodily injury which the offender knows will cause death of the victim. This is almost the same as the mental element for murder as the offender knowingly causes the bodily injury that it can cause death. As such, the offender is liable to be convicted for murder. Next ...

In your view, why did Lu Hsiu-lien and many others in her generation become advocates of "Taiwan independence"?

Taiwan independence is a politically-motivated movement who primary aim is to form an independent and sovereign Republic of Taiwan from the lands that are currently governed by the Republic of China (ROC) (modern-day Taiwan) and claimed to be owned by the People’s Republic of China (PRC, China). It aims at renaming the Republic of China to the Republic of Taiwan and obtaining the status and recognition of a sovereign state internationally.

This movement is divided between two major coalition organizations: Pan-Green Coalition and Pan-Blue Coalition. While Pan-Green is in favor of the objectives of the movement, Pan-Blue seeks to oppose ...

Law

Arrest can be regarded as a form of deprivation of liberty of a person, which is a guaranteed right under the Constitution. This process shall deal with the use of force by the police officers that may result to a humiliating and demeaning course of action. Arrest has been regarded as a de facto punishment since it is done even before any trial proceeding takes place, and prior to the sentencing process which provides for punishment. Under the present rules, arrest can only be done by the police as a measure of last resort, after all other options had been exhausted. In the decision ...

Introduction

Lu Hsiu-Lien depicts her dreadful struggle for democratization in Taiwan in her political autobiography “My Fight for a New Taiwan: One Woman’s Journey from Prison to Power.” The title of the book itself tells that this story is about a political journey of a common woman that she spent in prison and became vice president. She has released a fascinating memoir that tells her political life with humor in her recent book. It is considered as a rare political memoir that is presented with candid and self-aware. “My Fight for a New Taiwan” narrates the Taiwan’s unique coalesce of autochthonic and Chinese culture. ...

Introduction

The majority of the 220 million people around the world who suffer from diabetes have either Type 1 where the pancreas, no longer produces insulin and is usually caused by an autoimmune syndrome where the body attacks the pancreatic beta cells or Type 2 that develops from the body’s inability to metabolize insulin or glucose properly. . It is difficult to separate nutrition needs from lifestyle choices. An active individual requires more calories to maintain their activity levels, therefore lifestyle must always be looked at when considering dietary choices. Fortunately, both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes respond to ...

- Cellphones nowadays are considered an essential item that must not be far from a person’s reach. It could be used for media applications, surfing the net, text and calls; and even a parent’s tool to track their children given the new technologies attached to these devices such as specialized apps and GPS systems. - Thesis Statement: While it may be the case that cellphones can be used as distractions to students in their studies and a minor key to eliminating abductions, the technology in cellphones nowadays not only secure students from crimes, but also present substantial alternatives for ...

The Future of Cloud Computing

Introduction Cloud Computing Cloud computing applies to the development of parallel computing, distributed computing, and grid computing (Rad, et al., 2009). Cloud computing refers both to a platform and a type of application (Buyya, Yeo, Venugoplas, Broberg, & Brandic 2009). Cloud computing platforms provide the services necessary for developers to create new SaaS applications; it is a dynamic process that provisions, configures, reconfigures, and deprovisions servers. Cloud platforms provide a pool of resources to host different applications where computing power is delivered on demand (Van, Tran, & Menaud, 2009). Cloud applications use large databases and powerful servers that host Internet-based applications and services. ...

Development professional practice.

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introduction

The student development file is an academic document which follows the development of students in an academic field. The student is required to fill in learning log matrices in the course of the whole course which will cover each and every aspect of the course. The student is exposed to various finance and business course units which are meant to develop his or her professionalism in the field of finance. This is done through utilizing the student development file duly filled by the student and the various workshops in the developing professional practice (DPP). This course is ...