Le 1 Calvin Le Mr. Brazee World History Honors 23 October 2011 Is war ever justified? "Never think that war‚ no matter how necessary‚ nor how justified‚ is not a crime." - Ernest Hemingway. Is war ever justified? Well that depends on how much you value your freedom. When the United States entered the war in Afghanistan‚ many people criticized President Bush as if he was the responsible for the war itself. What those people don ’t see is that if we hadn ’t entered the war‚ we ’d be ducking
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Tierra Mason Professor Colin Anderson 15 November 2011 Is Torture Ever Justifiable? Torture‚ according to the United Nations Convention against Torture‚ is: “any act by which severe pain or suffering‚ whether physical or mental‚ is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him‚ or a third person‚ information or a confession‚ punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed‚ or intimidating or coercing him
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The Shortest career ever. All my life I have wanted to be an athlete and break records‚ I took time to physically research each sport I could think of and I concluded on basketball. When I turned fifteen I realized why I couldn’t achieve much‚ then I realized that I lived in the most boring and malnourished country when it came to basketball‚ I lived in Canada. You might think Canada has some major basketball leagues‚ well you’re wrong. The only team in this snowy desert that I could think of playing
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Dwarves’ treks They gave her AIDS And now she fades This is worse than the poisoned Apple from her mom Which would have worked better as a bomb But the Witch couldn’t get it from Suddam And there goes her Happily Ever After Cinderella & Alice in Wonderland Have you ever wondered why Cinderella’s stepmom locked her high? She must be contained within her cell because of Alice D. Alice was in Wonderland in a dark‚ dark cell. She claimed that rabbits talked to her but even you can
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The Worst Christmas Ever It was December 1991‚ I just had my ninth birthday two months prior. My father was a cross-country truck driver. He had been one since before I was born. He loved being able to see new places and even visit places he had been before. He loved taking my brother‚ sister and me on “runs” with him‚ when we didn’t have school! In the few years‚ before his death my father had a Triple-Bypass and had a pacemaker put into his heart. This December 12th will make it nineteen
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Is lying ever ok? Lying is probably one of the most common wrong acts that we carry out. However‚ it is an unavoidable part of human nature. Most people would say that lying is always wrong‚ except when there’s a good reason for it - which means that it’s not always wrong! I disagree with this belief. From my understanding‚ it is not Okay to knowingly lie‚ no matter what. Always tell the truth. Most people make up excuses all the time because it’s easier than telling the truth which may be
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Is Terrorism Ever Justified? “Terrorism has no justification‚ no matter what pretext terrorist use for their deeds.” Says Mohamed El Aziz Ben Achour‚ a Tunisian Culture and Preservation of Heritage Minister. (UN News Centre.) Many people view terrorism the same way as Ben Achour‚ especially in America. But there are also many of those‚ such as Alan Dershowitz‚ who counter with questions like‚ “Is ‘terrorist’ just a negative version of ‘freedom righter’?” and “How are civilian deaths in terrorism
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Is it ever right to kill? There is a lot of argument about whether it is ever right to kill anyone. What is killing? Well the dictionary definition is: to cause death/the act of causing death. But is that enough? Is there another type of killing? A type that is justifiable. For example if a person steals or puts you in mortal danger is it acceptable to take their life in return? But more importantly is it morally right? Helene Moszkiewiez worked in the resistance during the holocaust. She was
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Is Killing Ever Justified No I don’t think killing for any reason is ever justified be it as revenge against someone or just because you want to hurt another person. In the book ‘Kill the Possum’ I think the author is demonstrating to the readers that everyone needs to be responsible for their actions and aware of the consequences of the effects of their actions on others. Also the lies people will say when they want to protect what is close to them. As Dylan became friends with this family
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fairy tales like Cinderella can be perceived in several drastically different mindsets. As a young child‚ Disney portrayed Cinderella as a magical rags to riches tale where a poor maiden was swept off her feet by her Prince Charming and lived happily ever after. Complete with insightful talking mice‚ extravagant ball gowns and an extremely accommodating fairy godmother‚ the film was enough to make any little girl feel like a princess in her own rights. However‚ while reading a less charming version
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