Did the jury prove that the defendant was not guilty? Explain. No, they just proved that there was reasonably doubt to the fact that he was guilty. Eleven men vote “guilty.” Only one man – Juror 8 – votes “not guilty.” The rest of the jurors are shocked, but Juror…
Latin was the official language of the Roman Empire, but other languages were regionally important, such as Greek. Latin was the original language of the Romans and remained the language of imperial administration, legislation, and the military throughout the classical period. The Italian language has developed through a long and…
In the Early Vedic period (1200–600 BC), a decimal system of numbers was already established in India, together with rules for arithmetical operations (ganita) and geometry (rekha-ganita). These were encoded in a complex system of chants, prayers, hymns, curses, charms and other religious rituals.In the Early Vedic period (1200–600 BC),…
The Mayans are an older people and were around a thousand years before the Aztecs even arrived in Central America. The Aztecs were the dominant culture in Mexico at the time of Cortez’s arrival in Mexico in the 1500s. The Mayans by then had deteriorated into a decadent and decrepit…
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Bellatrix used her knife to carve the word “mudblood” into Hermione Granger’s arm. Just the movie. Just in the movie but not in the book . In the book, Hermione received a cut on her neck but in the movie Bellatrix…
The US had lost the battle, revealing that the mere sight of US troops would not reverse the military balance in Korea. By early August, the North Korean troops had pushed back the US and South Korean troops all the way to Naktong River, which is located about thirty miles…
Viking society only developed in the 9th century C.E., and there is no sign that Vikings really wore horned helmets. According to History.com, the legend likely originated with Scandinavian artists in the 1800s, who popularized portrayals of the nomadic raiders wearing the equipment in their works. It is also possible…
Although Faraday worked in chemistry and discovered benzene, his greatest discoveries involved electricity. He experimented with electromagnetism and found that moving a magnet through a loop of wire would electrify the wire. He was the first to produce an electric current from a magnetic field, invented the first electric motor…
Performer(s) Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?” “No.” The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise was a “Sith Legend” that was shared with Anakin Skywalker by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, who was secretly Darth Sidious. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith so powerful…
In October 1775, Adams was appointed the chief judge of the Massachusetts Superior Court, but he never served, and resigned in February 1777. In response to queries from other delegates, Adams wrote the 1776 pamphlet Thoughts on Government, which laid out an influential framework for republican constitutions. The erudite Adams…