• Tom is charged with murdering his next-door neighbour with a snow shovel and has been detained in custody awaiting his trial. Although there is no known history of mental illness, as his trial is approaching his defence lawyer, Jane finds it increasingly difficult to speak to her client. Tom’s answers to questions posed by Jane have nothing to do with what she is asking. Tom tells Jane that spirits are talking to him in his cell, and he sees visions of his Great Grandmother walking by his side and constantly talking to him. Jane asks Tom if he understands what would happen if he is found guilty of murder, and Tom’s response has nothing to do with his potential jeopardy. The trial is scheduled to commence in a week. As Tom’s lawyer, which argument should Jane be considering to raise before the trial begins? Your answer should include the appropriate section(s) of the Criminal Code that apply. (5 marks)

based on your additional research, should police departments employ predictive policing to reduce crime with limited resources? Be sure to carefully defend your response with reasons and consider an objection (which you respond to) before you conclude the argument.

My response: I agree that being a part of the white society is like the concept of invisible privilege that has a familiar simile in that it is analogous to an invisible weightless knapsack. This metaphor emphasizes that white privilege, even though it may not be immediately obvious, has considerable advantages and opportunities that may include a lot of benefits and freedom to life. White people benefit from the structures and institutions in which they live. In the same culture, they were trained to be oblivious to their benefits. The undeserved advantages that were created by white people made people of color feel as if they were being oppressed. It is a norm and dominating racial power to be white in this society. For instance, if a white person comes into a new neighborhood, they are fairly certain that the bulk of their neighbors are the same color as them. A person has no idea of the advantages they have until they put themselves in the shoes of other people of color. Peggy McIntosh said that white advantages don't originate from a fault in a single human or from a single individual using them. It is via an inherent fault in the system that white privilege is created. If we wish to effect systemic change, it must occur inside the system. Systems have a major impact on individual behavior in the social world. We may all do our part to hasten the end. McIntosh maintains that white people may see racism in a different way when something gives them an advantage over others, not because it benefits white people. Systemic oppressions have interactive and internalized characteristics. Teaching racism as an act rather than an overall system that advantages the dominant group makes it difficult for white people to see themselves as racists. Embedded systems can't be eliminated, the recognition of them is important. Change won't come from just being dissatisfied with the system. McIntosh's example offers many benefits for comprehending white privilege. There are many advantages to understanding white privilege as the McIntosh example demonstrates. While it is true that 'whiteness' is simply about skin color, the various definitions of race reveal that it is really much more than that. The fact that McIntosh refers to white advantage rather than non-white disadvantage when framing the discussion of race reinforces the overall idea that race should be seen in terms of advantage rather than disadvantage.

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1. Introduction

-State thesis and summarize argument

-Define any key terms

2. Main Body

-Argument 1, Argument 2, Argument 3

3. Objection

-Response to objection

4. Conclusion

-Restate thesis/summarize your main arguments

In 2019, Ms. Love visited the offices of Awesome Plastic Cosmetic & Laser Surgery Center, where she consulted with plastic surgeon, Thomas Awesome, M.D., regarding breast augmentation surgery. According to Ms. Love she informed Dr. Awesome that she wished to have her breast size increased. Specifically, she told him that she wanted to be a size 34C. Ms.Love asserts that Dr. Awesome assured her that the surgery would accomplish this goal.Dr. Awesome disagrees and states that he gave no assurances or guarantees regarding M.s Love’s post-operative breast size, other than to inform her that her "breasts would most likely be between a B and C cup post-operatively. Dr. Awesome explains that he never gives assurances or guarantees regarding breast size to any patient.

During the consultation, Ms. Love decided to undergo the procedure. She was given a six-page informed consent document. However, Ms.Lovey says that no one reviewed the document with her. She did read through the document as she was speaking to her husband on her cellular telephone. Ms. Love then initialed the first five pages of the document and signed the last page. It is undisputed that the document contains a disclaimer stating that Ms. Love acknowledged that "no guarantee has been given by anyone as to the results that may be obtained."

The surgery was scheduled for March 26, 2019. On that day, Ms. Love presented to Awesome’s office and was provided with another document, entitled "Consent to Operation," which again stated that no guarantees had been given regarding the outcome of the surgery. Although Ms. Love signed the document, she also reports that she was under the influence of drugs prescribed by Dr. Awesome and that the drugs made her so drowsy that her husband had to carry her in to the office.

Following the surgery, Ms. Love made follow-up visits to Dr. Awesome’s office. During one of those visits, she was give a piece of paper on which was written the size and style of bra that the doctor wanted Ms. Love to purchase. A review of the paper reveals that it had Dr. Awesome’s office address and telephone number type-set at the top. The paper had the following in hand-writing: "34C Cup Long Line Style 1805."

Ms. Love contends that following surgery and after-care, her breast size is less than a 34B. The surgery involved no complications, Ms. Love has healed well and has no medical symptoms or complaints. She filed suit against Dr. Awesome alleging claims for breach of oral contract.

Consider the case described above. Here is some more information: Remember how Dr. Awesome prescribed her drugs that made her unable to walk, such that her husband had to carry her? When Ms. Love read through her own medical record she found a notation by one of the nurses (who just happened to be Ms. Love's neighbor). That notation said, " Patient appears to be intoxicated; I have seen this behavior before and she is an alcoholic". Ms. Love is very upset by this statement. She tells you that she never drinks and that her altered state was due to the prescribed medication. Could Ms. Love sue the nurse for defamation? Are there any other intentional torts that could be alleged by Ms. Love based on the nurse's statement? What would she need to prove to succeed in such claims?