Individuals have civil rights; people are entitled to be allowed to move freely and to have their person and their property respected.

Individuals have civil rights; people are entitled to be allowed to move freely and to have their person and their property respected. However the police must have sufficient powers to investigate crimes. Therefore Parliament has given the police special powers that can be used in certain circumstances. These powers include the rights to stop and search suspects, to arrest and interview people when necessary and to take fingerprints and samples (blood samples) for scientific analysis. Without the police having these certain powers then it would be nearly impossible to investigate any crimes. But it is also important for the police to remember that, at the same time, they do not unnecessarily harass ordinary people, and that those who are suspects are protected from overzealous police officers. The law on police powers is covered in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (also known as PACE) and the codes of practice under section 66 of PACE. There are five codes, running from code A to E. Code A deals with the powers to stop and search, code B deals with powers to search premises and seize property, code C deals with the detention, treatment and questioning of suspects, code D deals with rules for identification procedures and code E deals with tape-recording of interviews with suspects. This essay will discuss the police powers of search, arrest and interrogation,

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  • Level: AS and A Level
  • Subject: Law
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Explain why Religious people may have problems with transplant surgery?

Explain why Religious people may have problems with transplant surgery? Transplant surgery is the transfer of an organ or a tissue from one person, where it is not needed, to another person or from one site to another within the same body, where it is required. People may need this as a result of loss of an organ, a missing organ or because of a malfunctioning or diseased organ. For example, if an alcoholic suffered from liver disease and was in a critical situation, liver transplant would be considered from a dead person (as living people need their liver to survive). His diseased liver would then be removed from his body and a healthy liver would be transplanted into him. Siamese twins may also require transplant surgery, as they may both share the same liver or heart. Siamese twins also cause much debate between religious people, for example Catholic Christians are against Siamese separation bans. A wide range of organs and tissue can be transplanted, such as kidneys, eye corneas, livers, bone marrow and even hearts. It is usually organs that are transplanted; however these organs must be compatible and are sometimes rejected by the body, drugs can then be used to treat this. The issue of transplantation causes a range of conflict, although it is an effective way of giving life to the hopeless. The conflict occurs within religious branches of the same religion, as there

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: Religious Studies (Philosophy & Ethics)
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In this report I will describe a wide range of technologies used by John Smith. John was involved in a car accident 5 years ago where he lost the use of his legs

Unit 3C: ICT Meeting Special Needs In this report I will describe a wide range of technologies used by John Smith. John was involved in a car accident 5 years ago where he lost the use of his legs and also injured his spinal cord. He has used a wheel chair ever since. He works as a lecturer at imperial university where he teaches science. This has been deeply traumatic towards his physical, social and working aspects of his life. I am going to find out what technologies he uses to get by in life and to decrease the hardships he faces with his disabilities and also to find out how he uses these technologies for his personal, social and working aspects of his life. John is known by all his colleagues and is very popular in his work place. He also goes out with friends in his workplace on social gatherings like clubs but this doesn't often happen because of the trouble he has coping with his disability. Technology 1 - Work Related One technology that John uses for work is his eyegaze. An eyegaze is a communication and control system for people with complex disabilities it's a response interface that tracks the eye allowing hands free computer operation. By looking at certain control keys a person can do almost anything e.g. turn his house light's on and off, open certain doors in his house and use the internet. The eyegaze is an excellent system used by many disabled people.

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: ICT
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Why was there a financial crisis in France in 1788/9

Jannine Layhe "Why was there a financial crisis in France in 1788/9?" In the run up to the French revolution in 1789 France faced much financial problems. This was not helped in the years before by Louis 15th and his love for wars, like the Austrian succession and seven years war and his lavish lifestyle including the building of the palace in Versailles and his many mistresses. This set France up for many future problems, such involved the Ancien Regime, the tax and estate system, there being no central bank, poor investment into transport and agriculture and the reforms not passed for tax. One of the main problems in France at that time was the Ancien Regime which involved the three estates, of which the upper estates, 1st and 2nd, of whom were nobility and clergy, were exempt from taxes as a privilege although they were the wealthiest. Instead the direct taxes were paid by the 3rd estate through a system called tax-farming, which was a very corrupt system and meant that of the taxes being paid little reached back to the monarch and went into the tax-farmers pocket. This was so much of a problem because the country was not getting enough money in order to maintain the monarchs lavish spending and the rest of country, not to forget putting money back into the country through investment. As his father, Louis 16th had a very expensive lifestyle and taste, as did his young

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  • Level: University Degree
  • Subject: Historical and Philosophical studies
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For the extension task, I will be looking at the word lengths from the same articles as in the main investigation.To begin with I will collect the information from each newspaper, however this time I will not extract 38 sentences but 38 words.

For the extension task, I will be looking at the word lengths from the same articles as in the main investigation. To begin with I will collect the information from each newspaper, however this time I will not extract 38 sentences but 38 words. I cannot construct a Stem and Leaf Diagram due to the data values being so small. As in the main investigation I will take the sample from the first 38 words. Tabloid Raw data: 8, 3, 6, 6, 5, 3, 6, 5, 1, 3, 3, 8, 4, 4, 3, 8, 5, 3, 3, 8, 7, 3, 2, 5, 2, 2, 5, 4, 3, 6, 2, 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 3, 10. As all the data is under 15 words, I have decided to draw a Frequency Table in place of the Stem and Leaf Diagram. Letters in word Tally Frequency I 2 IIII 5 3 IIII IIII II 2 4 IIII 4 5 IIII I 6 6 IIII 4 7 I 8 IIII 4 9 0 0 I Total of Data: 166 Letters Mean: 166 / 38 = 4.3 Letters Median: 4 Letters Mode: 3 Letters Range: 10 - 1 = 9 Mini-conclusion The modal word length is low in relation to the raw data, but it is quite close to the median and mean values. The high range shows that the Tabloid is inconstant. I will now do the same for the Broadsheet. Broadsheet Raw data: 9, 4, 10, 4, 7, 5, 4, 10, 7, 9, 3, 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 10, 5, 10, 9, 7, 8, 6, 5, 7, 4, 8, 7, 6, 5, 5, 3, 7, 5, 9, 11, 6, 3. Again, I will draw a Frequency Table. Letters in word Tally Frequency I 2 0 3 IIII 4 4 IIII 4 5 IIII I

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: Maths
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"The life of American blacks has undoubtedly improved since the 1950's" Using the sources G, H, I, J and K how far would you agree with this interpretation of the changes in the life of American blacks?

Q.5 "The life of American blacks has undoubtedly improved since the 1950's" Using the sources G, H, I, J and K how far would you agree with this interpretation of the changes in the life of American blacks? The interpretation I would have before examining these sources is that yes there has been changes in the black's lives but, for the better. In source G, it shows the laws that were passed to make life better for blacks "civil rights act - made racial discrimination in housing illegal." These laws suggest that life for the blacks has undoubtedly improved as the legislation outlaws discrimination and ensures voting rights, and fair allocations of houses. I think this is a milestone for blacks they now have freedom and are not treated like lower class citizens. They now can get better jobs and send there children to better schools, showing great improvement in there lives for the better. There are still some extremists who resist these laws, but have no major effect on their lives. This source is both useful and reliable, as they are all registered laws which, since the 1950's, have improved the black's lives. In Source H, a journalist travelling through southern American states shows the dramatic changes he has seen. He sees and says such things as "the black's and whites lunched together..." which shows us the laws of segregation had been demolished, showing improvement

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: History
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The story of Oedipus Rex follows a Heros Journey

Oedipus Rex: Hero’s Journey Many people know the story of Oedipus Rex. Since the day of his birth, Oedipus was doomed to commit a horrific deed. He was prophesized to murder his father and sleep with his mother. Sophocles put this Greek tale into words and created a famous tragedy. The story of Oedipus Rex follows a Hero’s Journey. Although it follows the characteristics of a tragedy more, it contains elements of the Hero’s Journey as well. Although there is no call to adventure, Oedipus leaves his home when he finds out about his prophecy. And thinking that his current parents, the rulers of Corinth are his real parents, he leaves. He is hesitant about leaving his home, which is the refusal of the call. I found no supernatural aid. He crosses his first threshold when he wanders into the unknown lands and his adventure continues. He is in the belly of the whale when he first encounters the sphinx. The initiation is the next part of this hero’s journey. His first trial is when he is literally on the road and comes across a traveler. He kills this man. The second is of beating the sphinx, which he does very easily. The last trial is overcoming the plague and putting his country in a better condition and in order to do this he must figure out who killed King Laious. The woman as a temptress I think would not be a literal person, but actually the idea of power, which

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  • Level: International Baccalaureate
  • Subject: World Literature
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Finance. I will be describing what internal and external sources are. I will then state which finance source Asda are most likely to use and why.

Unit 2 P4 Introduction In this piece of coursework I will be describing what internal and external sources are. I will then state which finance source Asda are most likely to use and why. Internal sources Internal sources of finance can be either from a businesses owner's own saving or from the profit the business makes. Owner's fund The owner of a business might have to use there own savings to start there own business, especially if they are a new sole trader. This is a person who owns and runs the business at the same time. The reason why their owners might have to start of by using their savings is partially because banks are not willing to take any risks and invest someone quickly. Retained profit Retained profit is when the money that is saved goes back to the business in order for it to grow and get even bigger. When a business makes a profit, the owners have a choice: either take out it the profit from the business by way of dividend, or reinvest it by leaving profits in the business. Selling assets Selling assets is any item that is owned by an individual or business, especially that which could be converted to cash. Examples are cash, securities, accounts receivable, inventory, office equipment, real estate, a car, and other property. External sources External sources of finance can be funded to help the business. They get help from a number of

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  • Level: AS and A Level
  • Subject: Business Studies
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How are genre and themes expressed in the films you have studied,and show that values have changed over the years? (Roman Holiday and Lost in Translation)

How are genre and themes expressed in the films you have studied, show that values have changed over the years? The films I have studied for this section are 'Roman Holiday' by William Wyler 1953 and 'Lost in Translation' by Sofia Coppola 2003. Initially we can see that both films are of the same genre, romantic comedy, and that they both have similar themes like they are both set in a foreign country, the character are ex-patriots, they both have A-list actors and there is an age difference between our main characters with the man being much older than the women. So from these two films which are so formulaically similar and are made fifty years apart we should be able to see the extent to which some values may have changed over time and other perhaps not as much. The comedy of both films shows a difference, in 'Roman Holiday' when Irving comes to the cafe where Joe and Ann are sitting, there is the miscommunication between Joe trying to get Irving not to reveal he is from the press because he is deceiving Ann, every time Irving is about to say something Joe kicks him, or spills his drink on him and it's funny in a very obvious almost slap stick fashion. However in 'Lost in Translation' the comedy is more subtle, like having a Japanese man sing 'God save the Queen' by the Sex pistols or when Bob gets in the elevator and he's much taller than everyone else, which I didn't

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  • Level: AS and A Level
  • Subject: Media Studies
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Open box. In this investigation, I will be investigating the maximum volume, which can be made from a certain size square piece of card, with different size sections cut from their corners. The types of cubes I will be using are all open topped boxes.

In this investigation, I will be investigating the maximum volume, which can be made from a certain size square piece of card, with different size sections cut from their corners. The types of cubes I will be using are all open topped boxes. The size sections that I will be cutting from the square piece of card will all be the same size. The section sizes will go up to half of the original size of card. I will only go up to this size, because it is physically impossible to cut square sections, with sides over half the length of the original shape. During this investigation, I will not account for the 'tabs', which would normally be needed to hold the box sides together. I predict that when the size of the square I cut out is very small, the volume of the box will also be very small. Secondaly, I predict that when the size of the square I cut out is almost half the size of the square I start with, then the volume of the box would be very small aswell. Thirdly, I predict that as the size of the square I cut out increases, then the volume of the box will increase to a maximum and then decrease again. cm by 1cm, piece of square card. Length of the section (cm) Height of the section (cm) Depth of the section (cm) Width of the section (cm) Volume of the cube (cm3) 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.064 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.072 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.048 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.016

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: Maths
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