...“We Are Bound for the Promised Land” “We Are Bound for the Promised Land” is a novel which is written by A.E Watterson. The story is about relationships within a family and finding your own way to live. The main character is called Eilean MacLeod, who is a girl that lives on a farm with her mother, father and her two elder sisters, Fiona and Mary. The moral of the story is finding your own identity and to not let others control your life that might have a bad influence which can affect your behaviour. The story starts out with Eilean feeding some animals. She has a good relationship with the animals and we see that, because she let one of the chickens eat from her hand. She also talks with a cow as if the cow understands her, and this shows us the fact that she is a little girl with a young mind and has not learnt yet that animals do not understand human-beings. Her family is very religious as her father is a priest. Eilean is the youngest one of all her siblings. The father decides everything in their house. Her family follow the old tradition of the mother being the housewife and the father being the head of the house. Eilean wants to live her life by her choices and not by the rules her father has given. She gives the impression of being independent and having her own dreams on living in the city where there are a lot of shops, escaping her life in a small town with her old fashion minded family. Eilian is also described as a boyish girl. She has two good friends, Agnus...
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...We are Bound for the Promised Land The extract text from A. E. Watterson’s novel ‘We are Bound for the Promised Land’ is about Eilean who is a young girl. She lives with her parents and her two sisters Mary and Fiona. The sisters and Eilean work on the farm with their mother, while the father is a priest. The family is a very traditional and religious family. A priest is a person who works at the church and helps people, listens to them and talks to them about there’s personal or religious problems. You can describe a priest as a soft and gentle person. Eilean’s father doesn’t act kind and gentle at home. He is very dominant and everything has to be like he wishes at home. “There are no buts about it. It needs to be done.” There is no place for the other family member’s opinions, they have to follow the father’s order and ask him for permission. Everyone in the family obey the father except Eilean. She is the most individual person in the family who goes against her father. In page three of the text ‘We are Bound for the Promised Land’ Angus describes Eilean and Lewis as cowards, but Eilean tells him that she is not a coward and not afraid. She promises to take with them to the beach at a Sunday, to prove that she is not a coward or afraid. Angus and Lewis are Eilean’s friends. They spent time together and her father doesn’t like it. “Katie MacInnes and her friends are lovely girls, you should try to be a bit more like them”. He says. The father doesn’t like that his...
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...mistreatment or failing to follow their contract. At the end of a servant’s contract, the masters often failed to supply their agreement. Once the majority of indentured servants began to survive their contract and demand the land that they were promised, its appeal to planters was lost. The planters refused to share any wealth and power that they had with their former servants. The servants were angered by this and the group became increasingly large and rebellious. Fear of a rebellion was apparent by the 1660’s and indentured servitude had lost all the appeal that it once had. After more than one hundred years, the system of indentured servitude had finally failed. The planter elites used various unfair methods to try and maintain the system, most of them only adding fuel to the anger that the servants felt towards their masters. Many laws were put into place in Maryland and Virginia that added more years to the written amount. There were also other steps put into place that found ways to deny the servants their agreed fifty acres. This was completely unfair and infuriated all servants, both free and not. A new law was put into place that required the ownership of land to be able to vote. This law made it so the servants who were being denied their land could not even vote on the new rules being put into place against them. The servants now had no legal rights and therefore, the elites had succeeded at keeping the system in place without...
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...facts of the Case, * Issues before the Court, * Issues which were determine by the Court, * Identifying such issues if any, which the Court did not determine, * Properly stating the Decision of the Court, * The reasons as identified by the Court for its Decision, * Your analysis of whether the issues were framed properly or not, * Your analysis as to the correctness of the reasoning of the Court and * Your Opinion on the impact of the decision on the Law in general. The Law as it stood before the Case Pre-existing Duty Rule: This case was decided on the basis of Principle of CONSIDERATION under the existing Law of Contracts and the law was same before the ruling of this case. When a seaman is bound by his contract of service to serve for a particular voyage, a promise to increase his wages, unless there is increased duty or hazard, does not bind the promisor.2 It is otherwise, however, if the promise is made in consideration of increased peril and labor under circumstances which would have justified the seaman in throwing up the contract. The Judgment was inspired by a preceding case Harris v. Watson. However the applicability of Stilk v Myrick was still debatable until it was overturned by Williams v Roffey Bros & Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd. Facts Of The Case This is related...
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...Topic 1 Introduction and Elements of a Contract LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this topic, you should be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. Identify laws and Acts which govern the formation of a contract in Malaysia; Explain the definition of a contract; Discuss the basic elements in the formation of a contract; and Analyse the legal provisions regarding each element in the formation of a contract. INTRODUCTION In this topic, you will be introduced to the laws which govern the formation of a contract in Malaysia. You should understand the definition of a contract and each basic element in the formation of a contract, which are made up of offer, acceptance, consideration, capacity, intention and certainty. Students will not only find Malaysian Acts and cases applied in the discussions, but also those from England, India and Singapore. These are facts neces sary to support your answers during the examination. With a clear understanding of all the points above, you should be able to complete all the exercises given in this topic. 2 TOPIC 1 INTRODUCTION AND ELEMENTS OF A CONTRACT 1.1 INTRODUCTION, DEFINITION AND BASIC ELEMENTS OF A CONTRACT In Malaysia, the Contracts Act 1950 (hereafter referred to as CA 1950) governs the formation of a contract. The Sale of Goods Act 1957 governs contracts for the sale of goods, whereas hire-purchase contracts are governed by the Hire-Purchase Act 1967. Apart from these Acts, students will also study English cases and...
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...of restitution of all things”. (v. 21) Hindson states that “there can be no true kingdom without a king”, and the kingdom has to be associated with the king. [2] TIMING, DURATION AND NATURE: The word “millennium” is derived from two Latin words, mille and annus, which is translated as “thousand” and “year”. Thus it is a period of one thousand years. The Greek word that is used for millennium is chilias and this term is found six times in the book of Revelation.[3] It is the time after the church age and the Tribulation and prior to all eternity. All the promises and covenants that God made to Israel will be fulfilled at this royal reign of Christ on the earth.[4] Christ will return to the earth, Satan will be 2 bound, and because Satan’s world system has been destroyed the way is made for Christ’s kingdom on this earth. Because much prophecy of this time has been written in the Old Testament, the book of Revelation does not expand on it as much.[5] This period of time is characterized as being a period of joy and comfort due to Satan being restrained for the thousand years and is called the “theocratic kingdom” because it is ruled directly...
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...1. Kelly would be entitled to the 20-foot strip if that was agreement stated in the contract and if Brown knew that Kelly’s main goal was to eventually regain possession of his 20-foot strip of land. However, if Kelly and Brown just orally agreed that the 20-foot strip would be reconveyed to Kelly than Kelly is not entitled to get his 20-foot strip back because it was a sale of real estate and it needed to be in writing. All contracts to sell land, buildings, or interests in land must be evidenced by a writing. The ethical issue is that Brown knew that Kelly wanted his 30-foot strip back but he doesn’t legally have to give it back to him because it was written down in their contract although they orally agreed to it. Brown is unethical for not giving Kelly’s 20-foot strip back. But, Kelly might be able to get his land back because this is an issue involving promissory estoppel and Kelly relied on the promise made by Brown in order to validate his decision to sell to Brown under the terms defined in the written contract....
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...We are Bound to the Promised Land Back then it was normal..? Completely normal to do things like that. It was legal back then, and people would just do it, if seemed necessary. The wife, or woman in the house would mostly stare at it without anything to say, but they couldn’t do that much about it either. Cause back then it was allowed to hit children. To find out we will have to search for the answer in the novel “We are Bound for the Promised Land”, by A.E Watterson Eilean is a little girl with a mother and a father, and two big sisters. They are living in a small village, with a Kirk, where her father is a pastor. We don’t hear Eilean age at any time. But since she is a girl playing with the boys from her class, we can tell that she is about 7-10 years old. She is a girl that wants to decide things by herself, but can’t because her father is strict, and is the one in charge. In the beginning of the novel, Eilean is talking to the animals that live in the other side of the house. That’s a clear sign that Eilean is lonely. Back then the houses were split into two parts. About 2/3 was for the family, and the last part was stable. So that you shared the heat of the fire, with the animals in the winter, so your cow wouldn’t die because of the cold. Eileans relationship to her mother is fine, we don’t want to put that much energy into that. But her relationship to her father is special. Eilean wants to be independent, but her father “knows” what’s best for her and thereby...
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...properties, to farm and settle in the society or enjoy the abundant resources that laid deeply in our country. As we learned in class, Treaties influence the society in many aspects, including legal, cultural, ethical and political, and more importantly, we are still bound by these treaties today. As colonization and settlement have been more and more normalized, settlers often forget that treaties by definition requires two parties. Excessively, negative stereotypes...
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...Introduction Billy is attempting to claim the extra $20,000 and a share in the farm, which he believes he is entitled to. Choy, however, has calculated that the cost of Billy’s school and university fees amount to greater than the promised $20,000 and that the co-owner of the farm would not allow the transfer of a share in the farm. In order to advise Billy in whether he is entitled to the extra $20,000 and a share in the farm, the key facts and relevant issues must be examined to determine if the elements of a legally binding contract exists. Whether there was an agreement and intention to create legal relations between the two will be used to determine whether Choy has breached a contract between the two. If a contract is found to exist, then the terms must be examined against the facts of the case and the aspects of consideration and promissory estoppel will be considered. a) Are the elements of a contract present in the initial agreement? To determine whether Billy has a right to the extra payment and share in the farm, it must be decided whether the agreement between Choy and Billy is classified as legally binding or not. Three main prerequisites for a valid contract are relevant to this issue: agreement (offer and acceptance), intention to create legal relations and consideration. Choy’s request that Billy give up his tertiary studies for one year to work on the farm for a payment of $30,000 and a share in the farm has the characteristics of an offer...
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...are the amillennial view, postmillennial view, and the premillennial view. Those who believe in a amillennial view do not believe in a literal or an actual future kingdom of peace and prosperity here on earth that will last one thousand years. Those who hold this view tend to view Scripture in a more figurative way than a literal way. They believe the thousand year reign of Christ is symbolic of the church age between the resurrection of Christ and His return. Most amillennialists believe that a spiritual form of the Kingdom of God is present now. Amillennialism reject the idea of a rapture. They believe good and evil will increase in the world as God’s Kingdom parallels the kingdom of Satan. They believe Satan is bound but yet evil increases. They believe when Christ returns the end of the world will occur with a general resurrection and a judgment of all people. They believe Christ will never reign on earth in a literal way but the Kingdom of God exists on earth in the heart of believers. It was under Augustine of Hippo that the Catholic Church started accepting an amillenial view of the return of Christ. We know that Augustine was heavily influenced by Greek thought in developing a lot of his theology and although Augustine is considered a great theologian by the Catholic Church he is responsible for a large amount of the false teaching in...
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...T h e H o ly T i m e s Come & join the New Church of Jesus 4/30/12 Baltimore,MD Volume 2, Issue 1 Call of Saul Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Stoning of Stephen Call of Saul In this Book: 1 Anaias and Sapphira 1 2 Pentecost 2 Ananias and Sapphira “We have each other, and that is all that matters,” the love-struck couple boasted shortly after their wedding. But they were to find that it can never be so. No Christian husband and wife can be an island to themselves. They are part of a larger unit called the Body of Christ (Eph. 1:22, 23), the household of faith (Gal. 6:10), the household of God (Eph. 2:19). God’s family is much broader than any single family unit, and we soon learn that our relationship to this larger spiritual family affects our relationship with each other as husbands and wives. Never was that more obvious than in the story of Ananias and Sapphira. If you love bacon come on down to the International House of Bacon! Come and enjoy a setting of a warm, crispy, crunchy plate of bacon! Monday—Friday we will serve Breakfast We’ll be waiting! Pentecost Pentecost is the great festival that marks the birth of the Christian church by the power of the Holy Spirit. Ten days after Jesus ascended into heaven...
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...Cherokee Native Americans. I may not have but 1/8 of their blood, but they are a part of my ancestry. As I conduct my research, I have a much better understanding of the discrimination my ancestors faced as well as the harsh and brutal treatment that led to many tribes being forced from the land that had been theirs for generations. Since the arrival of Christopher Columbus, Native Americans have suffered through much fear and resentment. Members of the American Republic like George Washington thought that the best way to handle the “Indian problem” was to introduce Christianity into their culture, teach them to read and speak English, and other common European practices such as individual ownership of land: in effect “civilizing” them. These ideals were embraced the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek, and Cherokee who came to be known as the “Five Civilized Tribes.” Regardless men who sought the rich and fertile land did not care how “civilized” they were and resorted to almost any extreme to obtain them. They stole livestock, burned and looted towns, or simply took over the lands they wanted. State governments began to pass laws limiting Native American rights and encroached on their land. In a few cases such as Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia (1831) and Worcester vs. Georgia (1832), the U.S. Supreme Court objected to this and affirmed that native nations were sovereign nations “in which the laws of Georgia [and other states] can have no force.” Nevertheless, Andrew Jackson, who...
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...by builder to Mr Price. But the builder cannot pay 2. Mr Easton makes a promise to the builder that he will pay the builder’s debt to Price if the builder does some work for Easton 3. Builder does the work for Easton, but Easton does not pay Price. Price sues Easton to enforce promise Easton made to the builder Coulls v Bagot's Executor 1. A contract was made for stone to be quarried by O’Neill in exchange for a payment of royalties 2. Under the contract, the royalties are to be paid direct to Mrs Coulls 3. After Mr Coulls dies, his executor (Bagot) wants to know if Mrs Coulls has a contractual right to the royalties The element of intention to be bound * An agreement is only legally enforceable if the parties intended to be legally bound. * Note: The ‘intention to be legally bound’ is important because it serves to distinguish between contracts and agreements that are not enforceable in the courts. * Intention is to be judged objectively. The court asks whether, in the circumstances, a reasonable person would regard the agreement as intended to be binding. * Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co [1893] 1 QB 256 Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co (Smoke Ball Co- Manufacturer, Mrs Carlill-Consumer) 1. The manufacturer advertises in newspaper: 100 pounds paid if you use our smoke ball, use it as directed, and catch flu. 2. Carlill sees the...
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...Cherokee Native Americans. I may not have but 1/8 of their blood, but they are a part of my ancestry. As I conduct my research, I have a much better understanding of the discrimination my ancestors faced as well as the harsh and brutal treatment that led to many tribes being forced from the land that had been theirs for generations. Since the arrival of Christopher Columbus, Native Americans have suffered through much fear and resentment. Members of the American Republic like George Washington thought that the best way to handle the “Indian problem” was to introduce Christianity into their culture, teach them to read and speak English, and other common European practices such as individual ownership of land: in effect “civilizing” them. These ideals were embraced the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Creek, and Cherokee who came to be known as the “Five Civilized Tribes.” Regardless men who sought the rich and fertile land did not care how “civilized” they were and resorted to almost any extreme to obtain them. They stole livestock, burned and looted towns, or simply took over the lands they wanted. State governments began to pass laws limiting Native American rights and encroached on their land. In a few cases such as Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia (1831) and Worcester vs. Georgia (1832), the U.S. Supreme Court objected to this and affirmed that native nations were sovereign nations “in which the laws of Georgia [and other states] can have no force.” Nevertheless, Andrew Jackson, who...
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