Is capital punishment justified? This is something that has been effectively an area of debate not only legally‚ but morally‚ ethically‚ economically‚ and philosophically for decades. Capital punishment is defined as The lawful infliction of death as a punishment for committing capital crimes such as rape and third degree murder; More commonly referred to as “the death penalty”. The area of contention arises when discussing whether or not it is ethical to inflict death upon a human being regardless
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The question of the necessity of zoos is very controversial nowadays. There are many people who advocate for replacing them with sanctuaries as they believe money spent on keeping wild animals captive might have been better used for conserving them in wild. Others think that zoos serve not only for people’s pleasure but for preserving and keeping populations that otherwise would go extinct. There are a lot of arguments for both points of view‚ and a great number of articles are dedicated to this
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The Bombing In Japan America was justified for dropping the bomb on Japan during World War Two because they didn’t want to lose any more American lives. These American lives are major values to their loved ones. In this document it shows a poster saying "Avenge Pearl Harbor"(document A) by that meaning how the japanese attacked Pearl Harbor by kamikaze basically bombing the boats and tankers by crashing into them with the enemy plane. Since Japan bombed the tankers‚ United
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“Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?” (The Gettier Problem) Background Epistemology: A theory of _____________ What do we mean when we claim to know something? What kinds of conditions must be satisfied in order for a claim to become knowledge? Note: we are interested in __________________ knowledge here (S knows that p)‚ not knowledge of how to do things (e.g.‚ knowing how to ride a bike) The tripartite theory of knowledge – knowledge as justified true belief (JTB) The truth condition We
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In the heartwarming movie‚ We Bought a Zoo‚ directed by Cameron Crowe‚ Benjamin Mee goes through lifes with an eye to fix things . In the beginning of the movie‚ when Benjamin’s son Dylan was in the principal’s office‚ Benjamin notices a squeaky window. Even though he should have been focused on his son‚ he walks over to fix the principals window. Dylan tells his dad “to stop” (Crowe‚x:xx) fixing the window; but Benjamin’s response is “I can fix it.” (Crowe‚x:xx)Benjamin goes through life looking
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Is the Use Torture Ever Justified? According time in the follow Asian‚ Middle East and other countries have used torture as a tool of murder for over two thousand years. Dictators believed that torture is a way to rule their country. “Is torture ever justified?” this question was asked on ABC News in 2004. In that poll sixty three percent of respondent believed that torture should be abolished‚ thirty one percent agreed with torture but with limits‚ and seven percent agree torture without
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Is torture ever justified? This question response automatically comes the way one may perceive torture or defines torture’s meaning. In a number of dictionaries torture is defined as‚ “extreme pain; anguish of body or mind‚ or the act of inflicting excruciating pain‚ as punishment or revenge as a means of getting a confession for information”. In layman’s terms‚ torture is just sheer cruelty and in no way morally right‚ not permissible‚ or in no situation justified. Slavery would be a situation
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in captivity at zoos Many of us have been to a zoo at least once in our lives before. Zoos are premises for the captivity of animals‚ where they are studied and displayed for the public to see. Have you ever stopped to think of the trauma that the animal went through while being taken from its family and its home‚ to be locked behind a cage for the rest of his life? Do you remember leaving the zoo that day knowing a whole lot more about animals than you did before? Although zoos can be fun to visit
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Is war ever justified? Is war ever justified? I would say yes. Others would say no. I believe that there are some situations that resort to going to war and that there are some that do not. If Britain hadn’t declared war on Germany when they invaded Poland‚ what would have happened? Would Jews still be persecuted? Would Hitler have had his "perfect" race or blonde hair and blue eyes? Would most of Europe now not be speaking English or French‚ Spanish‚ Portuguese etc.‚ but be speaking German? Britain
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that the United States was not justified to drop the atomic bombs. Theses bombs killed up to 140‚000 innocent Japanese citizens and injured thousands more. Thousands more innocent lives suffered third degree burns and many other type of injuries. The two bombs destroyed many houses‚ buildings‚ and crops. The United States also invested 2 billion dollars in these bombs. Was it worth it to kill all of these thousands of innocent lives? The United States was not justified in dropping these two atomic
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