Perseverance
What would you run for?
Your country should be there
But that cant be all
You must go and think,
For thinking is living
But don't solely think,
You must also dream
For where would you be without hope
That one powerful force
that keeps you going on and on
You must learn the ways
To dream and think
Only then will living be achieved
Only then will you be complete
Sure, you can be alive without it
But you wont acutely live
Without dreams you are nothing
Try your hardest
and you shall prevail
Never simply walk to your goal
Run at full speed
For if you run fast
You can knock down any barricade
When you think you are there
You simply must find out
Just ask to yourself
Was it worth it?
Would I die for this job?
If you so much as think no
Then keep on going
But even if you say yes
You must never stop
Strive other paths,
Try to fix what we have left in the world
For with that you can never quit
For the people destroying it don't quit
So why should you?
Instead you should work double
Always try,
Always succeed.
Light the darkness with light.
By Dillon Crawford
Very inspirational. I like the question, "Would I die for this job?" Having worked in the past, I can say that my answer was "no". Hopefully by the end of the three years I will say absolutely "yes". - Margaret Kosyk
ReplyDeleteI am curious to know what specific perspective I will have at the commencement of these three challenging years when asked, "was it worth it?" I hope to know that it will evolve throughout the entire experience, as I shape my career as a law student.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the additional inspiration!
-Rita Chernyak
This was a nice, relaxing read...especially after tackling my most recent Con Law reading assignment. Thanks for the reminder as to why I am here. After all, there's that saying, "Impossible is not a word, just an excuse not to try."
ReplyDelete- Stephanie Cua
I particularly like the reference to the power of hope.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part is when it says, "Without dreams you are nothing." My dreams are what keep me going on a daily basis.
ReplyDelete~Charlyn
Thank you. I needed that bit of inspiration!
ReplyDeleteDear Gang,
ReplyDeleteYou are now official recruits!
Thank you for your wonderful comments. Please know that while we may push you in class, and even leave you insecure at times, professors often quietly cheer for you!! Despite age and other matters, we still remember. As I tell friends and myself when feeling insecure or anxious, life is a journey and not a race. The class will fly by as will the three years. Hopefully you will look back and say " that @!&* really taught me something!" While I often think how I can best serve my purpose, I also recall the almost countless clients you will one day serve, and if I do not arm you well, I will have failed them. Trust me, the vast majority of you will not only survive this test, you will find you path and make a difference! In the meantime, get ready to rumble!!!!!!
A funny email from a student:
ReplyDeleteRecall how I mentioned in class I try to avoid using students in hypos because I often somehow read their minds or somehow predict something about them or their past, here is the latest:
"Dear Prof. Roman,
I just wanted to let you know that you've done it again! On the first day of class, you told us how you use random examples when you pick on people in class, and the hypothetical situations sometime end up being true (like the girl whose uncle was a bank robber). Last class you used me for one of your hypotheticals. In case you forgot, in the example, my new employer doesn't know I have a history of bar fights and that I have recently begun MMA training. Well, I don't have a history of bar room brawls, but I AM a Blue Belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and have been helping a friend train for the Bellator fights at the Hard Rock. So your divine powers of perception or intuition strike again. Just thought I'd let you know."
Signed, a student.
Funny, no? Now if I can only come up with 6 numbers?!!!!
Now the Hypo:
When Evander Hollyfield Fought Mike Tyson for the Heavyweight Championship, didn't Hollyfield ask for the fight and perhaps the lost portion of his ear( In case you were traveling to Mars at the time, a few years ago, a boxer by the name of Mike Tyson bit off a portion of another fighter's ear. The victim now wants to sue( no statute of limitations in this Hypo). Does he have claim? Please Forgive the boxing reference, I wil come up with other questions.
If Hollyfield was my client, I would tell him that he has a claim.
ReplyDeleteBattery - in spite of boxing being a phpysical and brutal sport, bitting someone is not an acceptable part of it.
, and if Holyfield has never been the same after that (I personally believe that he started going crazy after that incident), I may also include Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress.
I agree with Mr. Meade. I don't think there was consent for him to get his ear bitten off. Biting someone's ear off is not a common act that should take place while brawling in the Heavyweight Championship. Most violent behavior is expected because it is a fight. There are specified guidelines to what is and is not legal during a fight. Permanent removal of one's ear is not an anticipated part of entering into the fight. Losing part of an ear because the opponent bit it off is an extreme situation that had never and probably will never take place again.
ReplyDeleteThe issue is can Hollyfield, who consented to the boxing match by stepping into the ring, bring suit against his opponent, Tyson, who also consented, for damages caused when Tyson bit off a portion of his ear.
ReplyDeleteThe general rule of law is that an individual can be held liable for intentional acts done during the course of a physical sport if such act is prohibited by the rules of that sport.
In the case at hand, in the sport of boxing there are limitations imposed, such as no biting, as a means of providing for a "fair fight" between opponents. Tyson, ignoring this limitation, is liable to Hollyfield for the damages he inflicted when he intentionally bit off a portion of Hollyfield's ear.
To conclude, Hollyfield will most likely succeed in his suit against Tyson based on the general rule of law as stated above.
I think Hollyfield does have a claim. Although he consented to the violence that stems from the nature of the sport, he did not consent to any violence outside the scope of boxing.
ReplyDeleteIn Hackbart v. Cincinnati Bengals, the US Court of Appeals decided that if an intentional blow is not allowed by the rules of the game and is a mere attempt to inflict injury on another, then the plaintiff is entitled to have his case tried and not dismissed.
Hollyfield seems to have been in a similar situation where his opponent stepped outside the boundaries set by the rules of the sport and would most likely have a claim against Tyson.
This is aside the Hollyfield topic. Has anyone heard of the man that tried to commit suicide by jumping off a 40 story building? He ended up breaking his fall by landing on a random car on the street. The car was totaled. Does the owner of the car have a claim for trespass?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mr, Diez. Hollyfield does have a claim because the court in Hackbart v. Cincinnati Bengals held that if an act, such as an intentional blow, is in violation by of a prohibited rule of a sport, then it arises to the level of a tort. The court also stated that restraints are intended to establish reasonable boundaries to not inflict serious injury to another. Having part of one's ear bit off, is not the type of typical violence associated with boxing.
ReplyDeleteShannon Caplan
I agree with my peers that Hollyfield has a claim. The biting of his ear was not consented to just because the field of boxing is a violent sport. The biting of a person's ear is not condoned by boxing and therefore Hollyfield has a valid claim against Tyson.
ReplyDeleteThe defense of implied consent, specifically apparent consent, or the consent a reasonable person would infer from engaging in a body contact sport such as boxing cannot be used here. Therefore, I would advise Hollyfield as my client that he has a claim. I agree with my colleagues above that biting is not a normal contact inherent in boxing.
ReplyDelete-Rita Chernyak
This article is pretty interesting. I actually read it just before Moore v. The Regents of the University of California.
ReplyDelete"Acknowledging a desire to “remedy the wrong that was done,” the university’s Board of Regents on Tuesday agreed to pay $700,000 to 41 of the tribe’s members, return the blood samples and provide other forms of assistance to the impoverished Havasupai — a settlement that legal experts said was significant because it implied that the rights of research subjects can be violated when they are not fully informed about how their DNA might be used."
The whole article is here http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/us/22dna.html
Jacob Addicott