beliefs ; Mexico. Although Mexico was precluding their aspirations‚ it didn’t give the United States the right to go to war. Going to war with Mexico was not justifiable for multiple reasons. First‚ and foremost‚ the primary reason war was not justified‚ nor warranted‚ is because the Americans were on Mexican land that they were originally invited to inhabit. Once Mexico was declared free from Spain in 1821‚ the Mexican leaders noticed the vacancy of their northern lands. Their strategy to increase
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relief of pain?’ He begged. It was always provided in his everyday life for the bruises and wounds‚ for the mashed fingers‚ a stomach ache‚ a skinned knee from a fall from a bike. There was alway a daub of anesthetic ointment‚ or a pill; or in severe instances‚ an injection that brought complete and instantaneous deliverance" (Lowry 109). This says that there is no illness and no injury. So the people never feel physical pain‚ and when they do it is for a very brief period of time so they never have to
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February 21‚ 1965. A week after his house was bombed‚ he was shot to death by Islam leaders while giving a speech at his rally. He did not deserve to die because he was just trying to make the world a better place and make things equal for all people. People who supported malcom were very devastated and angry. Emergency measures failed to save him. Due to the fact that malcom X’s father may have also been killed by white supremacists‚ this Malcom’s supports 10x more angry. Malcom X was a dangerous
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I believe‚ in drastic cases that can’t and shouldn’t be ignored‚ we can intervene and try to help out in anyway. There are many reasons as to why this philosophy is good to try. Somethings are small and domestic‚ where it’s only a problem in that country and the country can and needs to handle it on their own. Then‚ there are some things that are on a larger scale that need to be looked at with more than one vision. Now‚ i’m not saying that all small things don’t need intervenance from other people
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’’To assure our country’s freedom‚ the government should be able to spy on its citizen.’’ The government most definitely should not have the right to spy on its citizens. Even if it was to supposedly secure our country’s freedom‚ it is doing nothing but taking away freedoms from its own people. It would be conflicting for our country to say that they are trying to secure our freedoms by spying on the citizens. Recent classified documents leaked by Edward Snowden (Former CIA and NSA employee) proved
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be confusing. Lying is a form of deception‚ but not all forms of deception are lies. Lying is giving some information while believing it to be untrue‚ intending to deceive by doing so. Whether lying is justified or not is a debate that goes back to the 1800s. I believe that lying is never justified because it causes harm to the victim‚ the liar‚ society‚ and it will increase the liar’s stress. First‚ lying is harmful to the liar and the victim. The victim suffers if they don’t find out because they
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Censorship of Violence in Popular Entertainment is NOT Justified “When I was at church they taught me something else/ If you preach hate at the service those words aren’t anointed/ That holy water that you soak in has been poisoned/ When everyone else is more comfortable remaining voiceless/ Rather than fighting for humans that have had their rights stolen/ I might not be the same‚ but that’s not important/ No freedom till we’re equal‚ damn right I support it.” These are lyrics from a song called
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Capital punishment‚ better known as the death penalty‚ is the act of killing or executing a person who was found guilty of a serious crime‚ by the government. Capital punishment became widespread during the Middle Ages and was applied throughout Western Europe for more than two thousand years. Although‚ the call to abolish it started in the 18th century‚ some of the first countries being Venezuela in 1863‚ San Marino in 1865‚ and Costa Rica in 1877. Great Britain abolished the death penalty in 1965
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wrong-doings‚ this argument focuses only on promoting diversity. In colleges‚ having a diverse‚ mixed student body allows students to learn from a wide range of backgrounds. It also helps disadvantaged minorities reach higher leadership positions which would then help the general populations of those minorities because they would have a role model and someone advocating for policies that would benefit them. This argument for increasing diversity sees college admissions as a way to benefit the common
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I‚ Kubilai Khan‚ believe that my grandfather Genghis Khan’s actions were justified by the benefits that came from his decisions. I would credit all my success to him because it was him who left behind a legacy for me to follow. My grandfather‚ Genghis Khan is still remembered today for all his great military tactics‚ encouraging trade and exchange‚ and most importantly having significant qualities that many rulers did not have such as being tolerant of different religions. Although‚ many people might
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