...A. From: J. Accountant Date: August 27, 2012 Subject: Mr. B. Potato I FACTS Mr. B. Potato, a wealthy real estate investor, recently purchased a house on a parcel of land for $400,000. The house was appraised at a value of $300,000 and the land had an appraised value of $100,000. Mr. Potato plans to tear down the house and replace it with a new house worth $1,500,000 with the intentions of living in it personally. Paying to have the house bulldozed would cost Mr. Potato a considerable amount of money. It has been suggested to Mr. Potato to permit the Troy Fire Department rights to conduct training exercises on the land, and as part of those training exercises, to burn the house down to cinders. II ISSUES 1. Is Mr. B. Potato entitled to a charitable contribution deduction for the donation of his property to the Troy Fire Department to conduct training exercises on the land that include burning the house down to cinders? 2. Is Mr. B. Potato subject to negligence or substantial understatement penalties if the deduction is taken, but then not allowed? III CONCLUSIONS 1. Mr. B. Potato is not entitled to a charitable contribution deduction for the donation of the use of his property to the Troy Fire Department to conduct training exercises that include burning his house to ground. 2. Mr. Potato will be liable for accuracy-related penalty for negligence and substantial understatement if the deduction is taken, but then not allowed...
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...Texas vs Johnson Analysis The name of case we are analyzing is the case of Texas vs Johnson. This events that lead to Johnson being brought to court was that he participated in an demonstration against then President Reagan’s policies. Once the political protest reached Dallas City Hall ,Johnson was then was handed an American Flag which he then doused in kerosene and set it alight, luckily, no one was harmed during this flag burning but some bystanders were seriously offended by the flag burning.This case was brought upon Gregory Lee Johnson as he was charged with desecration of a venerated object which violated the Texas Penal Code. He was then convicted and sentenced to one year in prison and received a fine $2,000. The original plaintiff...
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...For the past century, the Murders of Andrew J. Borden and his wife Abby Borden became one of America’s obsessions. From the towns’ people of Fall River Massachusetts to the rest of the country, the Borden murders became the topic of interest. The case shocked the nation as Lizzie Borden- a 32 year old school teacher- was put on trial for the murders of her parents. On August 4, 1892, at 92 Second Street Fall River Massachusetts, Andrew Borden and Abby Borden were found murdered in their homes. Andrew Borden, the richest man in Fall River, was found dead by his daughter Lizzie Borden, on a couch in the sitting area. Lizzie called to the household maid, Bridget Sullivan, to come down from the attic to inform her that Mr. Borden was dead. When Bridget came down, she found Lizzie at the back door and told Bridget to go get Dr. Bowen, who lived across the street. Dr. Bowen wasn’t home so Bridget told Mrs. Bowen that Mr. Borden had been murdered. When Bridget arrived back at the house she was sent to get Lizzie’s friend, Miss Alice Russell. While Bridget was going to get Miss. Russell, another neighbor, Mrs. Adelaide Churchill saw some commotion at the Borden house and went over to check it out. When she arrived at the house Lizzie told her that her father had been killed. Mrs. Churchill asked where Lizzie’s mother was and Lizzie informed her that her mother received a note asking her to attend to a sick friend. Mrs. Churchill then sent her handyman to search for the Doctor, since...
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...Allen Christopher Ford Jr. 12/6/14 Mrs. Hickman English 101 Double Standards: Ignorance and Racism Fueled by Media With the recent increase in self-made public news videos, there is a slight blur in the reality of what truly happens. Many people only see the side the news or the public wants them to see and they do not dig any further to reveal any other known facts about the case. In today's time what people see on the news is what they think "actually" happened. The news has the ability to change and edit videos to show what they want to be seen. The news fuels the public into thinking that racism is the only thing that is being produced from the villainous acts they are reporting on, but ignorance is also a prime outcome from these acts. The news fails to report on ignorance because they want stir the public's emotions. Stirring the public's emotions give the news another story to report on. With the recent verdict in the Ferguson Vs. Missouri case, the public demonstrated un-peaceful protest. This give the news a story for every night of the week. The more the news reports on racism, the more the crowd protests. These protests are based on the news report of racism in the death of teenager Michael Brown in the suspected "race crime shooting" by a Ferguson Police Officer. The Police Officer was called to the scene of a robbery where he then confronted Michael Brown. Brown then proceeded to reach for the Officer's gun which resulted in the Ferguson Police Officer firing...
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...you must have felt currents of hot air blowing past you. The moment you sat down, you might have felt as if your car was burning the heat! This is a small, yet effective example of a process called the GREENHOUSE EFFECT. This effect involves a certain body of matter, be it a car, or a green house in which plants are grown, or the earth itself GRIPPING heat or radiation from another body, in our case – the sun. In case of the car, the glass enables the assimilation of the heat, and traps the heat inside, and does not let it out. Similarly, the earth's atmosphere contains certain gases called GREENHOUSE GASES such as Carbon Dioxide or water vapor or Ozone or Methane, which absorb the radiations we receive from the sun, and trap the heat from it inside. In other words, our atmosphere, which contains the green house gases acts like a blanket; it absorbs heat from the sun, and prevents the heat inside from going away from the earth's surface. The more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the more the heat gets trapped, the more the temperature rises. This phenomenon of increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans is called GLOBAL WARMING. So, what if the temperature rises? Due to global warming, there are serious, profound consequences that occur. These include: 1. Increased evaporation of water, which would increase the amount of water vapor (a green house gas) in the atmosphere, making the process of global warming even worse. ...
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...United States Supreme Court Case Research Paper Texas v. Johnson The American flag. It’s arguably the most iconic American symbol. Even our national anthem includes the reference“whose broad stripes and bright stars”. In this song, lyricist Francis Scott Key isn't just mentioning how the flag looked at the time. He’s alluding to a deeper meaning. This flag is not only a symbol of a country, but of a brave and heroic people who defend their country’s citizens and freedoms. This illustrates the sacrality of the flag- it represents a lot more than miles of land. It represents thousands of lives lost for American citizens of all ages, colors and genders, and thousands of more lives that will be lost. The American flag is a venerated object, a national treasure- and it should be treated as such. However, Gregory Lee Johnson had a different opinion. Johnson’s unpatriotic actions in the state of Texas led to the infamous court case of Texas v. Johnson....
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...Mississippi Burning - Analysis Presentation The movie ”Mississippi Burning” is directed by Alan Parker and it was released in 1988. The movie is loosely based on the true story of the so-called ”Mississippi Burning” case, which took place in Mississippi, in 1964. Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe are playing the leading roles, where they play two agents, who must solve the case of three missing civil rights workers. The movie portrays the period of the USA during the 1960s, where segregation and racial discrimination especially in the South, were ubiquitous. Short summary In Mississippi in 1964 three civil rights workers are murdered brutally by the Ku Klux Klan. The bodies are hidden, and the local sheriff Pell closes the case under “missing persons”. Life goes on as nothing happened. But then two FBI agents arrive, in order to find the missing persons and solve the case. The Ku Klux Klan perceives their work as a provocation. Therefore they answer with murders and burnings of black people. The FBI agent’s battle turns into a showdown, where the case is solved, and the culprits are brought to justice. Title The title ”Mississippi Burning” has obviously not been chosen randomly. The word “burning” shall be a metaphor for the destruction, which is caused by racism. Throughout the film the Ku Klux Klan burns down Negro-farms and houses, to scare and suppress them. That the Mississippi is mentioned in the title is because the story takes place in the South, where the...
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...Alan: I would like to hear and talk about your experience about what happen during the riots. As well as, what types of emotions that you felt during that expires? Ana: Out of all things that has happen to me, the Rodney king riots was scariest monument in my life because of all the burning houses, all the violence done to to others, and the robberies done to store all around Los Angeles. It made me fear for my life, for the fact that I was near all the violence that happen in the area and it frighten me because I would of died due to two things. One being the burning houses and buildings that were around area because of all the people throwing flaming Molotov to them, which either cause them to explode due to the gas lines inside or collapse on itself due to the flames. Sometime these buildings and houses would collapse on to the streets making it even more dangerous or the fire would spread to neighboring structure and burn them. Another was the people that were participating in the riots because these people are so absorbed into the violence that is happening that you wouldn't know if they start attacking you or others. Making you think on every action that you do, so you wouldn't attract their attention. Alan: What was most significant thing you saw when this was happening?...
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...In the book Fahrenheit 451, by Ray bradbury, a 40 year old man by the name of guy montag is a fireman. The only problem with his job is that he’s not like our firmen today, no instead he’s the one who sets houses on fire. Strange you might ask yourself, and why you might ask. Well during the time that montag is in, books are illegal and when someone is caught with books they are arrested and their books and house are burned along with everything inside. In this essay i’ll be explaining about the style of this book. About how Bradbury uses tone, diction, and sentence structure in his popular novel. I’ll first talk about the tone in which Bradbury uses in his book, and his attitude on the subject in his book. His tone toward burning books in somewhat portrayed through montag and his adventure of finding out the true purpose of books. In the book montag takes a book home after burning down a house and begins to read it, to find out what hey say about books is actually entirely true. What he find changes his whole perspective about books and what they really do to people. Montag or in this case Bradbury makes books seem completely harmless and essential in everyday life. On page 82 montage exclaims “I just want someone to hear what I have to say,” this shows that he’s beginning to questions things, and how he wants to...
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...reactions of the people. With the help of the Salem Witch Trials and the Rosewood Massacre, these events will prove that it is possible for such a case. In Salem rumors spread of witchcraft because a group of girls were discovered dancing in the woods (Miller). Soon afterwards Betty, a preacher's daughter, is afflicted and cant get up(Miller). Then Tituba, a slave, Abigail, the preacher’s niece, and the rest of the girls start to list the names of people in town that are practicing “witchcraft” (Miller). Do to the number of people jailed, the crops died and the cows broke out of the pastures and walked in the roads(Miller). Towards the end John Proctor, a farmer, gets Mary, one of the girls, to confesses that it is all for pretend, but when the other girls come out she accuses John of being the devil's man (Miller). At the end, John and seventeen others had been hung for practicing witchcraft(Miller). Afterwards the family members and those that were wrongly accused received compensation(Miller). The origin of the Rosewood Massacre was on January first...
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...C H A P T E R 22 THE IRAC METHOD A. PURPOSES OF IRAC B. IRAC COMPONENTS 1. Issues 2. Rules of Law 3. Application of the Law to the Problem’s Facts 4. Conclusion 446 446 448 449 451 452 CHAPTER OVERVIEW The IRAC chapter focuses on the writing style used for the discussion portion of the memo. IRAC is an acronym for Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion. These are the building blocks of a memo’s discussion. You will learn to identify issues and applicable legal authority. You will also learn how to extract the legally significant facts and apply them to the relevant law to draw substantiated conclusions. You will learn to identify effective IRAC use by dissecting discussions and labeling the IRAC components, and you will learn to draft IRAC sequences as well. 445 446 CHAPTER 22 / THE IRAC METHOD A. PURPOSES OF IRAC ! What Is IRAC? IRAC stands for Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion. IRAC is the architectural blueprint for the discussion portion of a legal memo. It gives legal writing continuity and clarity and organizes the contents of the discussion. IRAC provides legal support and analysis for the issues posed by the problem and guides the writer toward a well-supported conclusion. IRAC benefits both the writer and the reader because the components are essentially a checklist designed to ensure that the discussion is analytically well thought-out and that it contains the necessary legal authority. IRAC is very important because...
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...Tribhuvan University Contact Information: Bhadrabash, Kathmandu Email: bantipd78@gmail.com Contact no: 977 9849447364, 9810009182 Dance In Fire In late 1980s, a person named Chandra committed suicide by hanging himself from peepal tree nearby his house. It was an "ill-timed," "unnatural" or "bad omen" death. Consequently, his family and other close relatives frequently encountered problems of dealing with his spirit; they were uncertain that the appropriate performance of the morgue rituals would be effective in altering his bad spirit (kacho bayu) into good spirit (pako bayu). -—an expert in dealing with spirit was consulted by Chandra‟s brother. As many suspected, the incineration and morgue rituals had failed to alter his spirit into forefather soul and Bayu Utarnu ritual should be carried out to sooth his upset spirit. The Bayu Utarnu for Chandra‟s ghost began under the headship of a prominent spirit consultant. It comprised, nightly ritual during which the religious expert, using heavy mantras and chants, convinced the Bayu to possess intimate male allies, who performed as a spirit agent.. After this, the ritual reached its climax, the ceremony known as ‘khali khane’. On the chosen night, the possessed agent performed dance on burning coals of holy fire, thereby altering the ghost into a Pako bayu who would no longer invite ill luck to his family and relatives. Through choosen agent‟s body, Chandra‟s bayu willingly gave an account of his suicide and its aftereffects. He began...
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...PROJECT TOPIC : GLOBAL WARMING MOHAMED HASSAN SPN150597 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 2 2. DEFINITION GLOBAL WARMING .................................................................................................. 3 3. WHY DOES GLOBAL WARMING OCCURE? ............................................................................................ 3 5. CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMING ................................................................................................... 5 6. EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING .................................................................................................. 9 How will climate change affect you? Your community? The environment around you? .................... 12 4. SOLUTIONS FOR THE GLOBAL WARMING ............................................................................... 13 5. OTHER EFFECTIVE WAYS TO PREVENT GLOBAL WARMING ............................................. 15 1. Plant Trees and Bamboo................................................................................................................. 16 2. Ride a Bike ...................................................................................................................................... 16 3. Buy Less Stuff...................................................................................
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...Bekah Dahlman Professor Roche English 104W 15 July 2015 Power and Identity Between Sartoris and Aber Snopes In the story “Barn Burning”, the Snopes family is different than most due to two the main characters. This is a strong and powerful story leading to events that capture the reader’s attention. It is common in life that we all should look up to our parents to do the right thing, show compassion towards us and to take care of us. In William Faulkner’s story “Barn Burning” Abner Snopes tries to destroy his ten year-old son Sartoris’s freedom and take away his power. This short story presents Sartoris as an individual with choices to make to. He can either follow and take with his father side and protect his family, or he could take a strong action towards what he believes in. “Barn Burning” awakes the reader to the problem of finding one’s identity and learning to face conflicts and circumstances by focusing on the relationship of power between Mr. Snopes and his son Sartoris. Sartoris is often faced with difficult situations growing up with his particular family. His father, Abner is accused in court of being a barn burner and Sartoris is called to witness in his father’s trial. Mr. Snopes ends up walking away but in the end he is not done burning down barns. The Snopes family is different from one another which may explain why Sartoris is the way he is. The father is the most powerful of them all and tries to get revenge and unleashes his anger on anyone who has...
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...presented his lecture on the most difficult case he had ever experienced of all time. This case was Clark Rockefeller Unmasked: The undoing of a Master Con. It all began in San Marino, CA, 1978, when Christian Chichester lived in the guesthouse of the Sohus family. The Sohus family consisted of Didi, John and Linda. In 1985, John and Linda strangely vanished. This was strange because they never told their family and friends they were going somewhere, Linda’s artwork was unfinished and abandoned and also they didn’t pack anything. As a result, the authorities investigated immediately and Chichester became a person of interest. He told the authorities that John and Linda went to Connecticut for a government interview and when the police came to visit him, he opened the door naked and refused to put on clothes. Therefore, the police left. In addition, a neighbor called Chichester and asked what he’s burning in the fireplace because it is stinking up the neighborhood. He said, “I’m burning old carpet.” Around this same time, Linda’s best friend and parents receives postcard from Paris. A forensic document examiner says Linda did write those postcards, but she didn’t not...
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