Bishopsgate Essays

  • The Transfer of a Title by a Non-Owner

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    The Transfer of a Title by a Non-Owner This question is mainly concerned with the 'Transfer of Title by a Non-Owner'. Sections 21-26 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 deal with the transfer of title. The general rule is that a person cannot give a better title than he himself possesses when he purports to sell goods. This is nest expressed by the legal maxim 'Nemo dat quod non habet' - no one gives who possesses not, that is to say, no person can give a greater title than that which they possess

  • The Development of Shakespeare's Career

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    It is not known exactly when Shakespeare began writing, but contemporary allusions and records of performances show that several of his plays were on the London stage by 1592.[30] By then, he was sufficiently well known in London to be attacked in print by the playwright Robert Greene in his Groats-Worth of Wit: ...there is an upstart Crow, beautified with our feathers, that with his Tiger's heart wrapped in a Player's hide, supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blank verse as the best of

  • Jack The Ripper Research Paper

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    Police, investigators, and society want to know more when it comes to homicide cases. They want answers, they want evidence, and they want to advance the rate at which they are solved. One way that police try to reach that goal is by looking at cases from the past. Trying to solve cases years after they have gone cold can not only help solve the case itself, but it can help the police understand cases that might be similar today. It can also help police evolve their ways of handling the case. Let’s

  • Reflective Account For Health And Safety

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    Since joining WSP | PB, I have gained working knowledge of my duties as a design engineer under CDM regulations 2007 and 2015. I have gained experience of assessing and managing risks while working on projects and understanding of my duties as a design engineer, to reduce risks in order to comply with the Health and Safety law. Most importantly I have understood the importance of knowing my competence, to judge my skills and experience, for the required work. I have undertaken several internal courses

  • The Commoditization of Tea in Britain

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    In Britain, tea is a drink usually taken with milk and sugar added. However, of the four ingredients that create a good cup of tea – water, sugar, milk and tealeaves – only milk and water were to be found in any quantity in Britain until the 17th century. By the 1650s in Britain, the nobility and wealthy became inveterate consumers of sugar. Yet by 1800, sugar had become necessitated in the diet of the British, and by 1900 it was supplying nearly one-fifth the calories in their diet. Sugar’s high-end

  • Great Fire Of London Essay

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    The Great Fire of London On the evening of September 2, 1666, a vast conflagration began in the great city of London, causing an amount of destruction that was neither predictable nor irreversible. As this dreadful disaster unfolded, hundreds of buildings, residences, and shelters were demolished. As London recovered, a wide variety of changes that were made affected the long term layout of the streets, homes, and businesses. An extensive analysis of London before the Great Fire, while the city

  • Mystery Surrounding Jack the Ripper

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    In August 1888, the Whitechapel neighborhood of London first became aware of a monster in its midst. Whitechapel is known to have been home to the most severely unfortunate of souls, the poorest of the poor, prostitutes, the mentally ill, and alcoholics. Prostitutes turned tricks to earn their doss money (money required for a night’s lodging), often, only to spend it on drink instead. Most Whitechapel residents were physically unwell, either from poor nutrition, lack of medical care, filthy living