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The Hearsay Rule is a fundamental part of the legal system, both in the US and the UK. The rule is designed to ensure that only reliable evidence is presented in court, and it helps to prevent false or misleading evidence from being used to influence the outcome of a trial. The Hearsa...
As you become more familiar with the format of the test, your speed will increase naturally, and you can begin to time yourself then. Also important is not to become distracted by sub-topics that will only appear in a couple of questions (for example, the Rule Against Perpetuities). You ...
I once heard a preacher say that we will all be 33 years old because that's approximately how old Jesus was when he died. Of course there is no scriptural support for that statement. The truth is, there won't be any age in heaven in the sense we speak of age on the earth. Growin...
mental health diagnosis written down, as if to say, “Well, you always knew there was something wrong with you. Here it is.” Something else that I’ve struggled with for years, social anxiety disorder, was also listed on that sheet of paper. Neither diagnosis surprised me in the least....
even when it is little more than hearsay and rumor (谣言). Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn'tshow it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, in turn, whispers it to still ...
A dying declaration is a type of legal testimony delivered when people think they are dying. It is unusual because while many conversations overheard, called hearsay, are not admissible in court, sometimes the dying declaration is allowed to be part of testimony. The degree and circumstances whic...
One Ground Rule:If you catch yourself complaining, stop. Apologize. Then find two things positive about the thing you just complained about and say them out loud. If you keep slipping, increase the number of positives to three or four. Then (andonlythen!) you can still count it as a co...
“My goal was to take the beating for my brother.” Part 4: The Bitter Root. The therapy was over, but the stress continued to build. “I can’t do this. I can’t act that way or people will know that I’m different,” he’d say when he thought no one could hear him. But...