“If the law requires you to be the agent of injustice‚ then‚ I say‚ break the law” (Henry Thoreau) This famous quote is taken from the famous essay Civil Disobedience written in 1848‚ Civil Disobedience still stands as an expression of moral and individual conscience against a un just government. To begin‚ the quote written by Henry Thoreau‚ “If the law requires you to be the agent of injustice‚ then‚ I say‚ break the law” is essentially saying If following the law results in a wrong done to another
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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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this Homicide as Justifiable‚ however‚ others believe that nothing can justify a homicide and that a situation can always be resolved with non-lethal methods. When it comes to dangerous military targets‚ this position is naive as these people would not need to be eliminated if they were willing to reason and felt sorry for their crimes. These service men don’t take another life for their own personal enjoyment or gain‚ but they do it because it is their duty to protect. Justifiable homicide is certainly
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This topic asks us why so many laws are broken everyday and what can be done to prevent people in society from breaking the law. The temptation to break a law is sometimes too strong. It is overwhelming and some find it difficult to resist. To prevent people from feeling this way‚ they should be shown how their acts affect the areas and people around them. Some people break the law for sheer pleasure and enjoyment‚ like graffiti and stealing. But there are many ways that a person is able to enjoy
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Abortion: Is It Or Is It Not Justifiable? Abortion is a highly controversial issue‚ since both sides of the topic could be arguably correct. When it comes down to late term abortions however‚ most people think it should be legal owing to the fact that they occur at a late stage in pregnancy and threatens the life of the mother. Nevertheless‚ late term abortions should not be outlawed yet any other kind of abortions are unjustifiable. Late term abortions are justifiable in view of the fact that the
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involvement in the Vietnam War justifiable? Beginning on the first day of November in 1955‚ the second Indochina War was fought between North Vietnam‚ who was communist‚ and the government of South Vietnam‚ that was anti-communist. For the most part the war was fought in the countries of Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ and Laos‚ and lasted approximately 20 years. There is a large debate amongst many people about whether the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam war is justifiable or not‚ but it is clear that
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order to understand if killing someone is justifiable you need to put yourself in someone’s situation. Imagine you’re in a car accident with your best friend‚ and she’s injured severely. In this moment‚ she knows she’s dying an uncomfortable death‚ your friend tells you to end their pain. As she takes possibly her last gasps of air‚ you have a decision to make‚ end or keep her life as this is a 50/50 chance situation. This would be one example of a justifiable act‚ along with situations such as war
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ended up with more land than before. Although the United States war against Mexico maybe viewed as controversial‚‚ the war was just due to Texas needed the U.S‚ Government of Mexico‚ and violence towards Americans. Generally speaking the war was justifiable due to Texas needing the U.S. Texas only had two small forces‚ one had 400 people. “On February 23‚ 1836 Santa Ana’s troops surrounded San Antonio.The next day Mexicans began their siege on the Alamo.” Now if Texas would have been part of the U
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In order to decide if killing is ever a justifiable act‚ you must be in a position where it would actually make sense to. For example‚ imagine your mom or dad is in the hospital and has been on life support for a few months now. The doctor says they may never wake up again‚ so what do you do? Do you pull the plug and release the pain forever or keep them on longer to see if they will wake up? Say it’s been a year now‚ would you change your mind if you picked the second answer? With that said‚ in
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Is armed rebellion ever justifiable? Why or why not? Nowadays‚ we knew that there’s some point where armed rebellion can be justifiable and not so really justifiable. Its inceptive was usually due to the unrest‚ disturbances and disorders of the ruling government. But in my opinion‚ armed rebellion is not that much justifiable for some reasons such as: First‚ they don’t have any considerations‚ they ruining everything which affecting the normal living of the citizens. Second‚ those who
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