What Is Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)? a personality disorder/psychological mental illness that involves disregard for the rights or others, as well as impulsive, irresponsible and aggressive behaviour. Incidence in the population 3% in males and 1% in females. It is seen in 3% to 30% of psychiatric outpatients. even higher in prisons (80-85%). higher among…
– Most people look to religion to explain human existence, the origin of the universe, and the meaning of existence However many theories from science have surfaced over the past 150 years… – The Theory of Evolution states that human ancestry is from lower life forms – Many paleontologists have overwhelming fossil evidence that supports…
Context The Tempest was probably written in 1610–1611 and was first performed by the King’s Men in the fall of 1611. The Tempest is most likely the last play written entirely by Shakespeare, and it is remarkable for being one of only two plays by Shakespeare whose plot is entirely original. Because of its theme…
Procedure Part 1 – External Anatomy Identify and record the 4 main body segments Examine the head of your pig Note the eyes. Each eye is protected by three eyelids! The third eyelid is the nictitating membrane – a small mass of tissue in the corner of each eye. Part 2 – Internal Anatomy Be…
Milestone Short Description Birth A few wks after the child is born, parents present the child to the sacred text Guru Granth Sahib They bring ROMALA (a pc of embroidered material to the Sahib), and money The Granthi, offers Ardas, prayers and blessings NAMING CEREMONY (Nam Karam), the Sahib is opened at random, a hymn…
Festival Descripton Gurpurb – connects to the lives of Gurus – a holy day that connects to the birth or death of one of the Gurus…the birthday of Guru Nanak is called Gurpurb…most imp holy day, usually in November – continuous reading of Sahib for 48 hrs is called Akhand Path…many info sessions on this…
Reaching a verdict After the Crown and defence make their cases, it is time for the judge and/or jury to reach a decision about the guilt of the accused Charge to the jury: judge reviews the law applying to the case, how certain evidence should be weighed, there needs to be intent etc. Deliberation Jury…
The purpose of Canadian law: to protect Canadian society by trying to balance investigative/arrest rights of the police with the individual rights and freedoms of society. To arrest someone, the police must: Determine that an offense has been committed Have reasonable grounds to believe that the suspect committed the offense 3 ways to apprehend: An…
What is a drug? Any substance that by its chemical nature alters structure or function in a living organism Legal – tea, coffee, coca cola, aspirin, Illegal – cocaine, LSD, heroin Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Enacted in 1997 Criminalizes possession of, and trafficking in, of a variety if illegal and controlled drugs Schedule I:…
Assault Assault: intent is the key – if the act was brought about due to carelessness or reflex, then there is no assault A threat can be considered assault if the action is able to be carried out at the same time Types of assault The issue of consent Giving consent: agreeing to the sexual…
Negligence: Act is unintentional Act is unplanned Act results in an injury Intentional tort: a person deliberately causes harm/loss to another person (trespassing, causing a nuisance, defaming property). It must include – Intent Foreseeability (realization that an accident could occur) Elements of Negligence Duty of care: a legal obligation to not harm other people or…
The Rise of Coastal Empires – Around 1700, Asante (or Ashanti) Empire of Akan peoples was unified under Osei Tutu on the “Gold Coast”. Asante dominated the coast with control of gold-producing zones and by supplying slaves in exchange for firearms (to 1820s). – The Ashanti, who resisted British Imperialism in a Hundred Years War,…
Summary: Americans elect the President and Vice-president through a method of indirect popular election. On November 2, 2004, voters cast their ballots for a presidential candidate. However, votes actually count towards a group of electors who pledge to vote for a specific candidate when the Electoral College meets in December. The “Electoral College” is the…
The settlers who came to the New World brought with them a great deal of baggage in the form of ideas and beliefs they had held dear in England. Indeed, many of them, such as the Puritans, came to America so they could live in stricter accord with those beliefs. The Pilgrims, a branch of…
Deficiencies in the Articles of Confederation No separate executive branch to carry out the laws of Congress. No national judiciary to handle offenses against the central government’s laws or to settle disputes between states. Congress did not have the power to levy taxes. Congress could not regulate interstate and foreign commerce. The states as well…
The American voting system elects legislators based on one geographical district; by majority or plurality (whoever gets the most votes in that district wins). The districts are whole states for Senators and parts of states for House members. This is known as the “First-past-the-post” system. In the parliamentary system, all legislators are elected at-large, meaning…
The Origins of the Minority Groups in America Native Americans – As the settlers took over the land, the Natives went through back- breaking work done on farms – Conquistadors forced Natives to work for a tax – Slave-like existence – Working conditions in gold and silver mines were unsanitary, dark, cave-like – Diseases spread:…
Vespucci was the one person for whom North and South America was named after. Vespucci had a wonderful life and found many things on his voyages. Amerigo Vespucci was born in Florence, Italy in March of 1451, and grew up in a considerable mansion near the river. As a young boy, Amerigo’s happiest moments studying…
Recall: Computers communicate using binary Therefore, computers do NOT process information using characters (e.g. letters). Each letter or character has a number representation that the computer uses to refer to the character. ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCII is a code for representing English characters as numbers. The ASCII numbers range from 0…
The Internet Large sprawling network on a global scale. A very large sprawling Wide Area Network A network of many networks A little History… 1960’s Advance Researh Projects Agency (ARPAnet) is a system of linked mainframes Developed by military to ensure communication in times of crisis 1980’s MILNET splits from ARPAnet to form the Internet…