Giles Is a Tenant in Home Suite Home, an Apartment

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Essay

Giles is a tenant in Home Suite Home, an apartment building owned by Italo. Giles is injured when he falls in an unlighted stairwell in the building. Giles asks Italo to cover his medical expenses. Italo refuses to admit that Giles's injury resulted from a fall in the stairwell, or that Italo should assume liability for the cost. Unable to negotiate a settlement, Giles wants to file a suit against Italo. What pleading begins a suit? Once a defendant is notified of a suit, what must he or she do?

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Definitions:

Pluralistic Societies

Societies that are characterized by the peaceful coexistence of various groups, cultures, or individuals with differing beliefs, values, and lifestyles.

Modernization

The process of adopting newer methods, ideas, and technologies in various aspects of society, aiming for progress in economic, social, and cultural domains.

Traditional Societies

Traditional societies are characterized by a predominantly agrarian and non-industrial culture with social structures and norms defined by customs, traditions, and often, religious beliefs.

Accommodation

In anthropology, refers to an adaptation process by which a people resists assimilation by modifying its traditional culture in response to pressures by a dominant society in order to preserve its distinctive ethnic identity.