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    Duty to retreat does not exist when the threat occurs within the defendant's home, widely regarded as castle doctrine, or defense of habitation law. Castle doctrine is also found in English common law though its history goes back throughout western civilization. The legal concept of the inviolability of one’s home can be found as far back as the Roman Republic where it was stated “To enter this house with any malevolent intention was sacrilege. The domicile was inviolable.” In English law, the term is derived from the Semayne’s Case of 1604, where Sir Edward Coke, then the Attorney General of England, famously stated that “the house of every one is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defense against injury and violence as for his repose.” This would become the proverb “an Englishman’s home is his castle”, the root of the term castle doctrine. The concept would become formally established in English Law through Sir Edward Coke’s The Institutes of the Laws of England, where he wrote: “For a man's house is his castle, et domus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium [and each man's home is his safest refuge].” Both duty to retreat and castle doctrine find their basis in the biological nature of human beings. Fundamentally, both laws are attempts to give precedence to one side or the other of the fight or flight response. When defending one’s territory, the area which directly provides for the survival of self and family, the ability to use lethal force for defense is…

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    Introduction The focus of this report will be to look at the different explanation of homicide from biological, psychological and sociological points of view. These explanations will be applied to the case of Sukhdev to gain an understanding of why Ryan committed the offence against Sukhdev, and whether the different explanations are useful in understanding the reason behind this homicide. Examining the Case The case involves a 22-year-old male called Ryan who lived in the Midlands, the place…

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    Edward Abbey's Great American Desert Environmentalist and desert-lover, Edward Abbey in his essay “The Great American Desert” warns readers about the perilous dangers of the American deserts while simultaneously stirring curiosity about these fascinating ecosystems. He both invites and dissuades his readers from visiting the deserts of North America through the use of humor and sarcasm. In this essay, he is rhetorically successful in arguing that the open spaces of the undeveloped deserts…

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    of procurement and logistics services at the university asked the board to investigate the Coca-Cola companies for a number of ethical issues. These included the use of groundwater in India, bio-solid waste disposal in India, pesticides in the product in India, and poor labor practices in Colombia. Starting in 2002, small protests against Coke began to emerge in India, involving local farmers and activists. These groups claimed that Coke facilities were draining their groundwater supplies and…

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    Houston Food Bank Reflection Paper The Houston Food Bank was founded in 1982. This organization provides goods more than 500 relief agencies throughout the southeastern area of Texas. With the assistance of the expanding markets tax credit program, the Houston food bank facilities has become the largest feeding American Food Bank. Their stated mission is to change the current standard that one in four kids, and one in five neighborhoods are now facing hunger. Therefore, their goals currently…

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    1. Introduction and Background Tak Thai Company is a manufacturer of Thai fruit juice products. The company was established in 2009 in Thailand. Since then, Tak Thai became well –known by people in Thailand due to the good creative advertisements and the standard of products. As a result, the company’s profit has risen significantly. The company uses indirect distribution channel to sell the products that is selling through convenient stores and supermarkets. Tak Thai fruit juice not only…

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    Ppg Brazil Case Analysis

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    INTRODUCTION PPG is a chemical company founded in 1883 in Pennsylvania, which operates in coatings and paints segment since 1900. Presented in more than 50 countries, it has six SBUs, Automotive, Refinish, Industrial, Protective and Marine Coatings, Packaging and Architectural, with 21 brands (PPG, 2017aa). Brazil is the world's sixth paint market, the ten Brazilian largest manufacturers own 75% of market sales and PPG occupies the fourth position in this ranking. PPG Brazil’s net sales in 2016…

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    Coca cola upcoming product is sparkling grape juice. It is halal product. This sparkling grape juice hundred percent became the original grape taste. Sparkling grape juicemanufacturing by the natural grape fruit. It is dark red grapes, white grapes, pink grapes, and also purple grape. Coca Cola Company produces each type of grapes sparkling grape juice. It is health for the consumers. Mostly consumer love and likes natural and healthy products. Because every person must take care of they are…

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    Who is your role model? Is it a upbeat positive celebrity like Taylor Swift , Ellen DeGeneres or Johnny Deep? Or is it a stone cold celebrity like Kanye West , Kim Kardashian or Miley Cyrus. Some people may think all celebrities give negative impacts to us no matter how good they do and that they are not supposed to be categorized as role models. However I define a role model as a person who inspires us to do good in life. So I believe that celebrities can be categorized as role models. However…

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    Belgium and cause seems to be the wrong carbon dioxide that was used in Coca-Cola soft drinks. 3. Recently there were riots all around the India, where people demanded Coca-Cola to stop their production. Demonstrators had strong beliefs that Coca-Cola uses groundwater. In India, there exists a central dispute about pesticides and different harmful chemicals that are bottled in their drinks including Coca-Cola. In 2003, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-governmental organisation…

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