The death of Meriwether Lewis: suicide or murder? BY: Akcire Alston October 11‚ 1809 was a date that lead too many unanswered questions and confused people‚ the day of Meriwether Lewis’ death. Meriwether Lewis was the governor of the upper Louisiana territory and a leader in the Lewis & Clark expedition. Lewis died of 2 Gunshot wounds‚ one to his head and the other to his stomach. His death was initially ruled as a suicide and many people believed that theory besides Lewis’ family. More theories
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Suicide What is suicide? Suicide is ‘the act of taking one’s own life “suicide is mostly cause by the feeling of sadness and feeling as if you’re not wanted. The most important thing to remember about suicidal thoughts is that they are symptoms of a treatable illness associated with fluctuations in the body’s and brain’s chemistry. They are not character flaws or signs of personal weakness‚ nor are they conditions that will just go away on their own. Depression and the depressive phase of bipolar
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Matt Clement RD Willard (9:25-10:40) Final Paper Is Drone Warfare the Answer? In recent discussions of the use of unmanned drone strikes in the war on terror‚ a controversial issue has arisen in relations to the collateral damage involved in such attacks. Despite the popular beliefs of many people around the world they sky is not full of unmanned killing machines. These machines are piloted from a safe distance from the battles or target areas. They are flown by experienced Air Force pilots who
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controlling a flying a flying micro drone. Some people get excited from jumping out of a plane other people get excited from roller coasters. Personally i get excited by drones. I love being able to fly where I can’t as a person. The reason i want a micro drone are the sheer joy‚ being able to race people and the capability they have. I think that micro drones are one of the best ways to to have fun and spend time with people. “Me and my kids all have the same micro drone and we play with them every
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One large benefit of drones is that a soldier does not have to witness the death of another right in front of their eyes (Crootof 920). This makes some say that drones and their operators are emotionless and unaware of the value of human life‚ and thus allowing for more civilian deaths (920). It is not‚ however‚ so cut and dry. Since drones do not have emotions‚ they will never be stressed to the point of panic and lose logical reasoning (921). Another point is that drone operators must follow
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The debate of whether or not drones are an ethical form of warfare can be viewed from many standpoints. For the sake of my argument I will focus in on the fact that drones cause less civilian causalities and how it is able to save more lives while still conducting warfare. This paper will discuss the ratios of civilian causticities in drone strikes compared to traditional forms of warfare. I will also discuss the ethics of using drones and the effect it has on civilians and the public image of the
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In the article The Political Economy of Drones‚ written by Abigail Hall and Christopher Coyne discuss and analyze the relationship the government‚ private industry‚ and drones. Hall and Coyne bring to light that this relationship has existed for several decades. In the early 1900s‚ drones (or UAV Technology) were used by the NAVY‚ they relied on private industries (like Boeing and Northrop Gunman) to create things like unmanned aerial torpedoes. A lot of money was invested to companies to continue
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eye though; there was a drones carrying medical supplies to a person that was involved in a bicycle accident‚ everyone’s grass was similar‚ then while I was walking down the street there was a old man who got out of his car at a office building‚ it look like he pressed a button on his phone and the car all the sudden folded into a suitcase. My futuristic neighborhood would include drones that help during emergency situations‚ foldable cars and‚programmable grass.
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Contexts: Position B The use of Drone is beneficial to law enforcement and many others things that can be used for goods. Drones can be used to trace suspects‚ target enemy and target terrorist groups around the world. This kind of technology have been already used by law enforcement‚ mostly used by law enforcement is helicopter. According to Hope Reese article‚ drone is no different then helicopter‚ “When the courts look at it‚ they’d look at drones being the same as a helicopter. It’s a platform
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Antwan Williams Enc 1101 Mon. 6-9:50 Topic Essay Dog Attack My biggest fear is getting attack by a dog. Some dogs are mean and vicious for no reason and see humans as bait and ready to eat them alive. The first dog that comes to mind when I hear a human being was attacked is a pitbull. Pitbulls are known to turn on their owner and will attack anything in their path. Numerous of people have died from injuries due to dog biting. Dogs have very sharp teeth that go deep down in your flesh
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