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Critically assess the mens rea requirements for the offence of Murder

It is a key principle of the criminal law that you have the intention, or mens rea, for the offence you are charged with; I would submit that for murder only an intention to kill should suffice. The mens rea...
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Why, according to Hume, do we have to be skeptical when regarding the inference of general principles from evidence?

It seems evident to us that when we see a certain certain cause and effect occuring together that we can assume a causal connexion between them. We have seen multiple times that when a billard ball hits anot...
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Determine the stationary points of y=(5x^2)/(lnx)

Differentiate y with respect to x using quotient rule:y'=[(1/x)(5x^2)-(10x)(lnx)]/(lnx)^2 =[5x-10xlnx]/(lnx)^2Stationary points occur when y'=0, so when y'=0 we have:5x-10xlnx = 0x(5-10lnx)=0So x=0 or 5-10ln...
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What is attachment and what are the three main attachment styles according to Bowlby and Ainsworth?

Attachment is a homeostatically driven bond between the infant and their primary caregiver, evolutionarily aimed to protect the infant from danger and increase chances of good care. Attachment is thought to ...
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Discuss treatment of the body in D.G. Rossetti's 'Jenny'.

Rossetti’s Jenny materialises the male gaze through its speaker who is scrutinising a prostitute, or a ‘fallen woman’, through his inherently patriarchal lens. The audience immediately get a sense of the pow...
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