Evolutionary origins of depression

post has three assignments

1: Evaluate evidence for the evolutionary origins of depression. Does this evidence have implications for how we understand and treat the disorder today?

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1. Evaluate evidence for the evolutionary origins of depression.
2.Does this evidence have implications for how we understand and treat the disorder today?

2: International Construction Contracts

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The following guidelines should be strictly adhered to:

1. The answer should be formally written, logically structured and with an introduction and a conclusion.

2. References should be to appropriate legal authority – relevant legislation (where applicable), case law, and academic writing.

3. The word limit for this coursework assignment (all components) is 3,500 words +/- 10% (excluding footnotes, bibliography and any appendices but including headings). This limit should be adhered to, otherwise the student will be penalised. You must include a statement of the word count on the front cover of your work. A deduction of 10 percentage points will be made for deviations in excess of +/- 10% of the specified word count. The +/-10% applies to each individual question’s word count.

4. Do not include references in the body of the work. References should be by way of footnotes numbered consecutively only. A bibliography should appear at the end of the essay. The bibliography should contain all relevant material consulted by the writer, whether referred to in footnotes or not and material in the bibliography should be arranged under the following headings, where applicable:

Legislation
Case Law
Internet resources
Other resources

Words in footnotes and bibliography should not be included when taking into account the essay word count.

5. Footnotes must be used for referencing and further reading only and should contain as little text as possible.

6. OSCOLA standard of citation must be followed throughout the coursework – a separate guideline for OSCOLA has been attached separately.

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Coursework Assignment Scenario:

Nathajack LLP is a well-known construction company specialising in the design and construction of major civil engineering works such as roads, rail links and airports. It also has some expertise in the design and construction of sport facilities (stadia, velodromes, aquatic centres etc.). In the past twenty years, the company has been involved in the delivery of major road and rail projects in the United Kingdom. Last year, it decided to expand its operations into the Middle East. The company hopes to play a key role in the on-going infrastructure development boom in the region and take full advantage of the impending World Cup and World Expo events to establish a foothold in the region. It intends to bid for some of the forthcoming road, rail and stadia development projects advertised by the government of Duhailand, a country in the Middle East with a common law legal system, a thriving economy and new oil finds. Notwithstanding its enormous experience in the use of local UK standard forms for construction, Nathajack LLP has limited understanding of how the international construction market operates. It has been informed by sources in Duhailand that knowledge of the FIDIC suite of contracts, especially the 1999 Editions of the Red and the Yellow Books, will be crucial to its success in Duhailand. In the past, a number of specific issues have been found to pose great challenges to international contractors in the country including termination by the Employer; there have been many instances where Employers, often government agencies, have walked away from contracts in the course of the execution of a project without providing any reason(s) for their actions. There are concerns that government agencies tend to avoid setting up agreed DABs with the excuse that they are a waste of time. Occasionally, government agencies will sign short term DAB agreements with the intention of avoiding additional cost.

Questions

As a legal intern at the company, you have been asked to prepare a legal opinion on the following:

1. The approach of the FIDIC Red and Yellow Books (1999 Editions) to termination by the Employer, especially its right to walk away from a major construction contract without reason; the effect of the exercise of this right by the Employer on contractors; and how Nathajack LLP can avoid the negative implications of this practice which is rife in Duhailand. The company is eager to know how the courts elsewhere have
handled similar disputes. As it is contemplating promoting the NEC3 ECC in the Middle East, Nathajack LLP also want to know if the NEC3 ECC approach to the issue of Employers walking away from a contract midstream offers a better alternative (from a contractor’s perspective) to the FIDIC approach. Your answer must include a detailed analysis of the relevant FIDIC and NEC3 ECC clauses, case law (if any) and legal commentary.

(Word limit: 2200 +/- 10%) [Weighting: 65%]

2. The required processes to be followed when a dispute arises under the FIDIC Red Book (1999 Edition) but a DAB is not in place. The management of Nathajack LLP is particularly keen to know how the courts and arbitral tribunals elsewhere have addressed this issue in the past. Your answer must include a detailed analysis of the relevant FIDIC clause(s), case law and legal commentary.

3: Motion Graphics

Order Description

Write a proposal of 750 to 1,000 words that describes a final motion graphics project that can be completed in the last 5 weeks of the unit. The proposal will address the key points provided in the proposal template, which will include:
Overview of the project
Techniques to be used
Historical inspiration
Examples of similar modern works
Group members and roles
Running time
Production Timetable over weeks 9-13
These key topics (including some questions to help guide you in addressing them) will be discussed in more detail on the unit web site. This proposal may become the project you make with your team for the final assignment. All material you use should be referenced and cited where necessary using APA 6th Edition.
Why we want you to do it
We want you to demonstrate that you can think about motion graphics at a more than technical level. Draw upon the unit readings as a starting point, and extend your knowledge by doing your own research beyond the unit’s set texts. Show us you have an appreciation of the history of motion graphics, an understanding of its modern uses, and an ability to use this knowledge to help you come up with an idea for a creative work of your own.
How you’ll be assessed
You will be assessed on:
the quality of your writing, including attention to detail and presentation and keeping within word count limits (+/- 10%)
the quality of your research, which must go beyond the set texts for grades above pass level
the level of historical awareness of the form demonstrated in your proposal
the level of critical engagement with motion graphics as a form (how well you identify and evaluate similar modern works)
the feasibility of the proposed project (taking into account group size, running time and timetable for production)

Do a video on Newton’s laws of motion

Construction Contracts