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In common law, assault is harmful or offensive contact with a person.
An assault is carried out by a threat of bodily harm coupled with an apparent, present ability to cause the harm. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in either criminal and/or civil liability. Generally, the common law definition is the same in criminal and tort law. There is, however, an additional criminal law category of assault consisting of an attempted but unsuccessful battery. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more limited sense of a threat of violence caused by an immediate show of force. Assault in many US jurisdictions and Scotland is defined more broadly still as any intentional physical contact with another person without their consent; but in England and Wales and in most other common law jurisdictions in the world, this is defined instead as battery. Some jurisdictions have incorporated the definition of civil assault into the definition of the crime making it a criminal assault intentionally to cause another person to apprehend a harmful or offensive contact.
"The Man" is a slang phrase that may refer to the government or to some other authority in a position of power. In addition to this derogatory connotation, it may also serve as a term of respect and praise.
The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority, and essentially means "fight back" or "resist", either passively, openly or via sabotage.
As a phrase meaning "the boss" it dates from at least 1918.
In the Southern U.S. states, the phrase came to be applied to any man or any group in a position of authority, or to authority in the abstract. From about the 1950s the phrase was also an underworld code word for police, the warden of a prison or other law enforcement or penal authorities.
The use of this term was expanded to counterculture groups and their battles against authority, such as the Yippies, which, according to a May 19, 1969 article in U.S. News and World Report, had the "avowed aim ... to destroy 'The Man', their term for the present system of government". The term eventually found its way into humorous usage, such as in a December 1979 motorcycle ad from the magazine Easyriders which featured the tagline, "California residents: Add 6% sales tax for The Man."
Actors: Akram Khan (actor), Harish Sharma (actor), Jimmy Sidhu (actor), Joe Barcelone (writer), Joe Barcelone (director), Shah Peerally (writer), Shah Peerally (actor), Mahesh Mishra (composer), Renato Asuncion (director), Jennifer Spence (actress), Naz Khan (actress), Waqas Younus (actor), Chaz Laredo (actor), Abel Peerally (actor), Sameer Khera (actor),
Plot: Inspired by true stories of an immigration lawyer, the film is an uncompromising work of fiction depicting the trials and tribulations of immigrants seeking to partake of the American Dream. It evokes the hopes and aspirations of all immigrants to America and unravels the challenges of the American legal system and ultimate assimilation into the American society.
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Genres: Adventure, Short,Actors: Susan Lien Whigham (editor), Susan Lien Whigham (producer), Susan Lien Whigham (writer), Susan Lien Whigham (writer), Susan Lien Whigham (director), Jeff Lunzaga (actor), Stephanie Whigham (director), Stephanie Whigham (actress), Tal Funke-Bilu (actor), Abraham Rudo (actor), Sarita Ocón (actress), Anatole Quiros (actor),
Plot: Reve longs for a new love while her ex seeks to interfere. The object of her affections, Walker, maintains distance and caution while struggling with the after effects of a recent trauma. A dramatic short film about those invisible forces at work, bringing us to do certain things that we may not be proud of later - shadows born from our wounded pride.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Susan Lien Whigham (producer), Susan Lien Whigham (editor), Susan Lien Whigham (director), Susan Lien Whigham (writer), Susan Lien Whigham (writer), Jeff Lunzaga (actor), Roberto Divina (actor), Stephanie Whigham (actress), Stephanie Whigham (director), Colin Hussey (actor), Jessica Jane Robinson (actress), Tal Funke-Bilu (actor), Abraham Rudo (actor), Clarissa Muñoz-Banerjee (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,We are here
Looking for you
Receiver of sin
Now it can begin
We traveled from a world
Beyond all time
You - the one we seek
We control your mind
The task is simple
Easy and cruel
Chaos will bring order
To your school
The people you know
And the people you love
They all have sinned
Let the chaos begin!
Free you spirit and break your heart
And come with us into the dark
Your soul is black
Your heart is cold
We are angels of death
You must do as your told
Because we are calling you!
You know that pain
In your heart
Unleash that wrath
And kill your past
Blood will paint the walls
And flood the rooms
We're angels of death
Controlling you
So load that gun
The eagle deserves to fly
They can't run
They are all gonna die
Eternal life
Is what we said
All you need
A bullet trough your head
Collector of souls
Do as you're told
Collector of souls
Free you spirit and break your heart
And come with us into the dark
Your soul is black
Your heart is cold
Collector of souls
Do as you're told