Glorious Revolution The Glorious Revolution is justified because King James II was infringing on human rights and individual liberties‚ such as life‚ liberty‚ and property. Before the Glorious Revolution‚ the people of England felt restless and held down by unacceptable restrictions in society and religion by James II. In 1685 James II‚ son of Charles I and brother of Charles II‚ ascended to the throne. During this time‚ there was great tension between the Catholics and Protestants‚ and James II
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State laws are not always just. State violence is not always legitimate. Discuss these issues in relation to protest and dissent. In his 1918 essay Politics as a Vocation‚ Max Weber described the monopoly of state violence as an essential characteristic of modern governments. (1918 p.1) State violence is monopolised towards the pursuit of societal compliance‚ which according to political history‚ is a necessary condition for a functioning democracy. (1918 p.2) As Tolstoy points out‚ history has
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John committed the sin of adultery with Abigail. John is married to Elizabeth. Though John committed this sin does it seem that he is truly sorry for what he did? And does Elizabeth really forgive him of what he had done? In Elizabeth’s position‚ can someone truly trust a spouse that cheats? Why? Would I give a cheater another chance? Why? Though John committed the sin of adultery‚ does it seem that he is truly sorry for what he did? I feel as if he is truly sorry. I feel as if he is truly sorry
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civilization". President Harry Truman made a difficult discison and the day the first atomic bomb was dropped Philosophers‚ Historians‚ and many other scholars have had the debate: Was using the atomic bomb on human beings justified? I think it was indeed justified and justified on different levels. It prevented a land invasion of japan witch would cost massive toll on American soldiers‚ the soldiers were already been at war for two long violent years with million’s killed and injured and japanese
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William Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ the tragic characters often have ambition to thank for their fatal or perilous ends. Ambition cannot exist in a pure form‚ free from consequence because there will always be a dark path to take that might seem to be justified by the ends. The natural order of humanity is disrupted once Macbeth indulges his ambitions. In addition‚ Macbeth begins to lose sight of what he wanted and what he aspired to be originally. He reaches a place of no return. In the end‚ Macbeth and
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Can the bombing of dresden be justified? On the evening of February 13‚ 1945‚ a series of Allied firebombing raids begins against the German city of Dresden‚ reducing the “Florence of the Elbe” to rubble and flames‚ and killing as many as 135‚000 people.More than 3‚400 tons of explosives were dropped on the city by 800 American and British aircraft. The firestorm created by the two days of bombing set the city burning for many more days‚ littering the streets with charred corpses‚ including many
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“A lot of people think of soul surfers as people who just surf to compete. But I think it’s someone who just loves surfing for what it is‚ never gives up and always sticks with the ocean.” (Turner 1) Bethany Hamilton was a born soul surfer on February 8‚ 1990‚ and born on the island of Lihue‚ Hawaii. Bethany has two older brothers‚ Noah and Timmy Hamilton. Her parents are both surfers‚ which is how they met in Hawaii.(“Bethany Hamilton” Gale Database 1) Ever since Bethany was a little kid she’s
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The difference between revenge and justice is hardly noticeable. These two words are so similar that many people often get the two confused and connect the two as if they were the same. Revenge is not something that can right an injustice; a form of justice can be revenge to someone but it doesn’t mean it’s right. Not only can revenge be justice but justice can be seen as a way of revenge. There is still a difference between them though--don’t forget that. According to Dantès‚ exposing someone of
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Revenge is an emotion‚ a feeling that virtually everyone has felt‚ and one that everyone has acted upon. There are two trains of thought on revenge; one in the Bible‚ where there are instructions “to ‘give life for life‚ eye for eye‚ tooth for tooth‚’” etc. and Martin Luther King Jr.’s response to it‚ “the old law of ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everyone blind” (Price). Revenge can leave a person or group of persons dwelling on the topic of what caused the revenge. It can incur unhappiness and leave
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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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