Can terrorism ever be justified? Since the turn of the century‚ the postmodern world has seen increasing levels of political‚ cultural‚ military and socio-economic tumult‚ much of this due to a series of terrorist attacks on American soil and the resultant waging of Washington ’s “War on Terror”. Consequently‚ the nature of terrorism has come under intense media focus and is subject to immense debate‚ especially on its justification. Before engaging in such a debate one must first identify terrorism
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3.9 Film Assessment write up S1: Nash in the pentagon breaking the codes S2: Nash at home with Alicia bathing baby The film “A Beautiful Mind” by Ron Howard is about a mathematician who suffers from Schizophrenia. The film follows John Nash and his story from start of College to end. Howard uses a range of aspects to help show the audience how Nash is feeling. In this essay I will be looking at two different sequences showing these aspects. Sequence one will be when Nash first went to the Pentagon
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Breaking the Regular Personal space is an invisible boundary separating one from others to be normally content. When violated‚ one may feel discomfort‚ anxiety‚ or even anger. As humans‚ we set rules in our minds called customs. Many of these vary from culture to culture but some are universal. One of those universal rules is the idea of personal space. In America‚ we have a strong sense of personal space‚ especially when it comes to strangers invading that space. From what I have experienced in
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Bernard‚ Gert. “Genetic Engineering: Is It Morally Acceptable?” USA Today‚ vol. 127‚ no. 2644‚ Jan. 1999‚ pp. 28–30. ProQuest‚ search.proquest.com/docview/214609658/abstract/embedded/OR8PLZKZGX6BATI5?source=fedsrch. This article gives you the run down on the different types of genetic engineering and how they can affect you and your future generations. The author mainly focuses on the moral aspect and how it could be seen as morally outrageous or acceptable. It explains that if genetic engineering
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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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Communities around the world are bound by rules and laws. Merriam-Webster defines a rule as a prescribed guide for conduct or action. It then defines a law as a binding custom or practice of a community‚ something enforceable. Rules aid in allowing people to know what they should or should not do. Nearly all communities‚ groups‚ tribes‚ etc. have rules to abide by. They can come together and make‚ change‚ or abolish rules as they see fit. A law‚ on the other hand‚ is a rule that everyone in a community
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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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Obeying the law is a general moral obligation. Usually‚ laws are written from societal ethical codes; therefore the law can embody morality. Obeying the law usually implies the greatest good for the greatest number of people and therefore complies with Mill’s utilitarianism. Especially if the law reflects general morality or protects people from pain‚ such as the admonition against murder‚ utilitarian theorists would argue that obeying the law is a general moral obligation. However‚ there are certain
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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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