proof, meaning the burden to prove by the greater weight of the credible evidence. On the night of October 5, 2012, Taylor Hamilton was driving his mother’s Lincoln Town car to P-Cubed. As he was driving down Nash Street, the plaintiff, Alex Cooper dashed from the woods, without looking, wearing a dark hoodie and jeans. He ran into the first lane of traffic before running in front of Taylor Hamilton’s car and being struck. Hamilton was unable to see Cooper before she dashed onto the street because the poor lighting and Cooper’s dark clothing. As soon as Hamilton saw Cooper, he slammed the brakes, but it was too late. This is a driver’s worst nightmare, that someone comes running out in front of you and you don’t have time to stop. Taylor Hamilton testified…
“NTGUILTY” I’ve always been intrigued by thrilling scenes and suspenseful moments in the movies I watch and grown to love. The Lincoln Lawyer is no exception. The Lincoln Lawyer is in a genre that truly speaks to me. The Lincoln Lawyer is a crime, drama, and thriller film starring Mick Haller played by Matthew McConaughey, a defensive lawyer who represents low life criminals, drug dealers, con artists, and call girls. The film fits perfectly into the categories I like most. Crime, drama, and…
expression, Next generation city characterizes a city that has qualities, which regard both the individuals and the land. A next generation city must be the result of people developing and building conveniently and productively. And in addition, being an example for other cities to learn from, to also help motivate and inspire the next generations to build better cities. Without these cities striving to progress, residents and the environment will fall behind. Portland, Oregon is among one of…
issues incorporate insufficient water and sanitation, absence of waste transfer, and modern pollution. Unfortunately, decreasing the issues and improving their consequences for the urban populace are costly (Fuller 2015). Human wellbeing may be in a bad way as an aftereffect of the natural corruption. Zones presented to poisonous air toxins can bring about respiratory issues like pneumonia and asthma. A great many individuals are known not kicked the bucket of because of aberrant impacts of air…
excavation of the salt dome underneath the town of Grand Saline. With the newly discovered abundance of salt there were plenty of jobs to go around as The Great Depression began to settle upon the market. By the year 1945 there were 950 people employed by the mine in Grand Saline, and that number doesn’t include the transportation jobs that were created by the mine either. The added income in town from the jobs created allowed for the local prices to fluctuate without dropping as far as they…
When deciding between moving to a country town or a big city, there is much to take into consideration. It will be useful to know about career opportunities, cost of living and the education system. Although both a city and country town have there advantages and disadvantages, they greatly differ from one another. When choosing between the two it is essential to settle on the one that is most pliable to ones lifestyle. Knowing there will be jobs open, having a plan of the cost of…
Of the 1718 municipalities that exist in Japan, 46% are classified as depopulated; despite occupying over half of the country’s total land, a mere 8% of the national population reside in these municipalities (Rural Independence Promotion Union). The problem of depopulation in villages is exacerbated by a shortage of worker population, resulting into a “graying” population, deteriorated agriculture and industry (Warnock). According to the 2005 census conducted by Statistics Japan, Miyoshi city,…
In the short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, villagers of a small town gather together on a beautiful day for the annual town lottery. This lottery requires that all the members of the community draw sheets of paper to determine a “winner”. The person who pulls the card with the black dot is the “winner”. The winner of this lottery ends up being stoned to death by the entire community due to an ancient ritual that says their crops will grow better when someone gets stoned (human…
As the town’s people assimilate, the author mentions several families by name showing that the entire town is gathering. Every member of every house comes to the ceremony –children included. The readers see the first foreshadowing of darkness when the children gather pebbles and rocks into piles. As the short story progresses, Jackson narrows in on one character named Tessie Hutchinson. As Tessie comes into the story she arrives late to the ceremony and acts as if it is a normal day. She is calm…
Big World Problems, Small Town Living Grover’s Corner, New Hampshire, the prototypical small town of America. Quiet, undisturbed, relaxing, and friendly describe Grover’s Corner perfectly. Of course, not everyone’s life style suits a life away from all the excitement that the world has to offer. Small town living may not allow for people to spend an elaborate night on the town in a grand place but it does give citizens the chance of growing close to a community that loves and cares about each…