SukWoo Lee Period 2 1/19/13 Position paper Imperialism Justified During the end of the 19th century after the war and trying to recuperate‚ America had gone into a state of expansionism. The never ending change with the economy‚ agriculture and the industrial growth. Democratic National Platform‚ 1900 states “We assert that no nation can long endure half republic and half empire…” With this new sense of power‚ expanding for the Americans was inevitable. The spreading of the “good” word of God
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The circumstances are similar with regards to political leaders speaking out concerning the issue. If this is a fair representation of society‚ then the morals dictated by this are confused and unclear. Is abortion morally wrong? Can it ever be justified? In the UK abortion became illegal in 1861 under ¡¥The Offences Against the Person Act¡¦ when the penalty for ’procuring a miscarriage’ was life imprisonment. This was backed up in 1929 in the Infant Life Preservation Act. Women trying to escape
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they tried to kill his son. So‚ as expected‚ he reacted pretty negatively towards to the them and anyone involved with their plan. So‚ he did what he had to. Personally‚ I agree with Odysseus’ decision to punish them. I think that Odysseus was justified in his actions towards the suitors. Think about it‚ if you were in his situation‚ you would be pretty upset too. Also‚ keep in mind that the punishments in that “time” are very different compared to now. And this is greek mythology. Therefore none
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Mass destruction‚ radioactive contamination‚ and certain mortality were the United States way of showcasing its barbaric dominance to the entire world. But could these merciless attacks and devastating effects ever truly be justified? War is the aggressive conflict between societies‚ and should only be fought using military forces against other military forces. In the event of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ “Never before had civilian populations been so ruthlessly targeted.” (Foner‚ 888)
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World War II lasted for six years from September‚1 1939 to September 2‚ 1945 and resulted with Japan’s surrender but believe it or not many events occurred both good and bad before anyone could make that choice. Before the declaration of this war japan had made an agreement with the U.S in which they gave them a friendship medal signifying peace. Turns out that wasn’t the case japan actually backstabbed the U.S and on the morning of December 7th‚ 1941 the japanese attacked Pearl Harbor destroying
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The colonists were justified in dumping the tea into Boston Harbor. This is because‚ they already had the Stamp Act‚ they didn’t want the tea in the first place‚ and they were just trying to prove a point. If you were forced to do something that you didn’t have a say in‚ would you be angry? If everything you could possibly do to make it stop backfired‚ would you do whatever it takes? This is exactly the kind of frustration the colonists were experiencing. The colonists already had the Stamp Act‚
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Was America justified in dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945? On august 6th 1945‚ an atomic bomb named little bomb has been dropped on Hiroshima Japan‚ a blast which was over 6‚000 degrees Celsius where over 70‚000 people were killed instantly and over 20‚000 killed because of the aftershocks and sickness. (Bbc.co.uk‚2015) People’s eyes came out of their sockets‚ and peeled skin hung from their body. Their ashes left shadows on the wall and floors of Hiroshima. There were people who
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In the story The Outsiders the greaser and the socs are having a war with each other throughout the book. Johnny a greasers kills a socs named Bob and it causes more issues. Johnny IS justified in what he did and is not not guilty because Johnny had to take control and stop the bad action that were happening. He was trying to protect Ponyboy‚ and defend himself in case something worse was going to happens to both of them. Johnny had to take control and stop the bad action that were happening. For
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professional athletes are paid too much money for little effort. So‚ do they deserve huge salaries? Undoubtedly‚ there is a long and tough way towards becoming a great and the famous sports star‚ not only persistent efforts but also talent are required. Few people on this field could accomplish great things like them. As a reward‚ they deserve a higher compensation. However‚ in my opinion‚ they are paid a crazy amount of salary that is far more than ordinary working people. A lot of money is needed for
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it is NOT guaranteed. Privacy is understood as a human right‚ but it is not a government protected right. Therefore‚ domestic surveillance does not violate any laws‚ especially not under the Constitution. Contention 2: Domestic surveillance is justified as a defensive tactic against potential enemies. Domestic surveillance has already been used to prevent terrorist attacks in the United States. According to the NSA Intelligence officials‚ “the government’s sweeping surveillance efforts helped thwart
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