Essays

## Mens Rea: Intention Mens rea—the mental element of a crime—serves as a crucial safeguard within English criminal law, aiming to differentiate between accidental misfortune and blameworthy conduct. Among the several mental states that can...

## Learning to Labour: A Critical Evaluation of Paul Willis’s Study This essay assesses the enduring significance of Paul Willis’s seminal sociological work *Learning to Labour* (1977), which explored the experience of working-class boys in a...

## Crime and Deviance: Methods in Context This essay aims to critically examine the sociological methods available for researching crime and deviance, with a particular focus on the need to tailor methodological choices to the precise nature of the...

OCR F215: Genomes and Gene Technologies — Methods and Ethics

## Genomes and Gene Technologies: Foundations, Methods and Future Prospects (OCR F215) A genome can be simply described as the complete set of genetic instructions found within an organism — encompassing all its DNA, including genes and non-coding...

## Non-Verbal Communication Studies: A Critical Exploration Non-verbal communication encompasses the multitude of ways through which human beings convey messages, emotions and intentions beyond spoken words. Far from being mere embellishments to...

# Caregiver–Infant Attachment ## Introduction Attachment in infancy refers to the deep and enduring emotional bond that forms between a young child and their primary caregiver. Unlike ordinary social interactions, attachment is marked by the...

## Ethnicity Divisions in Youth: Causes, Processes and Solutions in Contemporary Britain Ethnicity, broadly understood as a shared cultural heritage encompassing language, religion, traditions, and a sense of common ancestry, is one of the central...

# The Contours of Tort Law: Intentional Torts to the Person, Police Liability, Economic Loss, and the Influence of Human Rights **Thesis statement:** This essay critically evaluates the core doctrinal principles and policy tensions underpinning the...

# B5 – In Good Shape: The Human Skeleton and What Keeps It That Way ## Introduction Skeletons are seldom at the forefront of our attention, yet they play a quietly vital role in our lives, allowing us to walk to the shops, play a quick game of...

## Transport in Animals and Plants Transport within living organisms is fundamental to life, ensuring that essential substances such as water, minerals, food molecules, and gases reach every cell to sustain metabolism and growth. In biology,...