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Proof beyond a reasonable doubt
Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is the standard of proof that is applied in criminal cases. The burden of proving the guilt of the accused in this manner rests on the state, and does not shift to the accused. This is in contrast to the evidential burden which may shift to the accused to rebut a …
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Descartes' Slight and Metaphysical Doubt
… an account of self-knowledge that is immune from doubt. Just as he must show that reason and sense perception are sources of knowledge because they can withstand his skeptical challenges, he must also show that introspection is equally indubitable. To this end, he constructs the strongest …
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Doubt and Faith in Tennyson's Poetry
… are aware of the frequent use of the words "doubt" and "faith" in these poems, as well as in a number of his other poems. A realization of the extensive use of these words presented the challenge for a study to determine how frequently these words are used, why the poet used them, and what …
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Creating a Realistic Set Design for Doubt: A Parable
… the set design for the Richmond premiere of Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley. The project was a creation of a set to be used by the Barksdale Theatre in Richmond, Virginia. The performance was held in February 15, 2008 through March 22, 2008 at the Barksdale Theatre in Richmond, …
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From Self-Doubt To Inner Peace: An Ethnographic Narrative
<p>In the midst of honing my craft as an educator, this ethnographic narrative was done for the purposes of taking an introspective look at the many moving parts of becoming an effective educator as well as developing an ethnographic view of the students who will pass through my classroom during my …
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Folding fat: skinfold calipers, substance, and the circulation of doubt
… calipers paradoxically materialize fat as a doubtful substance, one with a hard-to-measure, distributed shape and relatedly unstable meaning. Doubt proliferates due to the uneasy meeting of scientific norms with the tool itself. Through Celia Lury’s concept of a problem space, I centre the …
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"The Grand Perhaps" - The Concept of Doubt in Browning's Religious Poetry
… times in which they live. I chose the theme of doubt for this paper because doubt and its correlative, faith, is very prevalent in this time of the twentieth century. The twentieth century, more so perhaps than any other has seen great- developments, discoveries and advancements, They are so …
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The Diffusion of Religious Doubt in Late Nineteenth Century English Fiction
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Often Wrong but Never in Doubt: Categorized Lists Produce Confident False Memories
In the categorized list procedure, subjects study words from semantic categories, then take a recognition test on those items. Subjects are likely to recognize common: high output dominance) category members even when they are not studied. Across three experiments, we sought to extend the …
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Beyond white defensiveness: White self doubt in a white teacher affinity group
… must include an additional characteristic—self doubt (in the form of shame and/or vulnerability). Self-doubt (shame) needs to be pushed into Transformational Doubt (using vulnerability) in order to dismantle white supremacy. This can be done in white anti-racist teacher affinity groups by …
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From Victorian Doubt to American Deconstruction: Exploring Faith Crises Across Time and Geography
… responses, and enduring relevance of faith doubt within Christianity. The Victorian crisis emerged amidst scientific advancements, theological debates, and shifting societal norms, prompting intellectuals to grapple with doubts about traditional Christian beliefs. Prominent figures publicly …
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Dismantling doubt: a study on impostor phenomenon among women academics in South Africa
… phenomenon manifested through feelings of self-doubt about intellectual competence, skills, and accomplishments despite evident success among individuals. This results in a constant fear of being exposed as a fraud, hindering their confidence and prospects for professional advancement. …
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The kernel of doubt : agricultural biotechnology, braided temporalities, and agrarian environments in India
… cotton, it emerged as the seed of certitude and doubt, of truth and ruse, of promise and disbelief at the same time. Debates were already brewing about the advantages of using transgenic cotton seeds as early as 2003.
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Doubt, Faith, and the World to Come in Peter of Cornwall's Book of Revelations
… dissertation explores the relationship between doubt and faith as it appears in a large collection of visions and revelations from the turn of the thirteenth century, entitled the Liber revelationum, or the Book of Revelations. The Liber revelationum was compiled in London by an Augustinian …
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Trust and Doubt: Perceptions of Divine Inspiration in Seventh-day Adventist History (1880-1930)
<p>The Topic</p> <p>The belief in the divine inspiration of Scripture has come under scrutiny in North America from the 1850s to the 1920s as critical scholars questioned traditional hermeneutical presuppositions and conservative Protestant theologians retreated into more strict theories of …
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Beyond a reasonable doubt: how South African courts assess eyewitness testimony in murder trials
The impact of criminal courts accepting an honest eyewitness misidentification extends beyond the theoretical considerations of the purpose of criminal trials, sentencing, and mere notions of justice. A wrongful conviction has the consequence of punishing an innocent person, while allowing a guilty …
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: A Discourse Analysis of Forensic and Psychological Truth in Child Narratives
<p>This dissertation draws on a hermeneutically-informed modification of Potter and Wetherell’s (1987) discourse analysis methodology to explore how child memory and experience are conceptualized in two widely-used forensic psychology training manuals. Current research about child testimony tends …
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Religions of Doubt: Religion, Critique, and Modernity in Jalal Al-e Ahmad and Walter Benjamin
Religions of Doubt: Religion, Critique, and Modernity in Jalal Al-e Ahmad and Walter Benjamin is a work of comparative philosophy addressing selected works of the Iranian novelist and political thinker Jalal Al-e Ahmad and the German-Jewish critic and philosopher Walter Benjamin. I demonstrate that …
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“An Unquiet Soul”: Despair and Doubt of God’s Benevolence in the Novels of Charlotte Brontë
… a religious lens, connecting the despair and doubt of God’s benevolence that Brontë herself experienced to similar elements in her books. Methods include close readings and analyses of texts, historical analysis of archival and published materials, an examination of Brontë’s unpublished …
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