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    Why The War Was Justified

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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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    there are many characters who often have conflicts in their interactions. Sometimes these conflicts take place on a personal level and at other times they occur on a social level. There are many examples of revenge in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Madame Defarge takes revenge on Charles Darnay for the acts of his father and uncle. Madame Defarge¡¦s main reason for trying to have Darnay convicted is because she holds his family responsible for the death of her siblings. When talking

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    Is Torture Ever Justified

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    later‚ the Pope established a convent to begin work towards the suppression of heresy. Worse yet‚ superstition and cruelty-famous 20-II Pope‚ he promulgated the fatwa in February 27‚ 1318‚ decided the tragic fate of the "witch". They think witches can use magic to harm anyone. Social instability、 underdevelopment of science and technology、 the vulnerable groups of women and religion flourished caused the full-scale war of the people with the Witch. Most of the witch trials‚ initially by acquaintances

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    Charles Dickens‚ some characters want revenge but don’t get it and others get their revenge. In this story Gaspard gets his vengeance. Dr.Manette and Madame Defarge were two out of many that couldn’t get their revenge. In the novel A Tale of Two Cities‚ Gaspard gets revenge against the Marquis. For example the Marquis ran over and killed Gaspards’ child. Monsieur the Marquis could care less about what he had done to the poor little child. Gaspard needed to get revenge to the hurt he was caused by the

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    September 26‚ 2011 Eng 534 The Madness of Revenge in The Spanish Tragedy In Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy*‚ Hieronimo is consumed with obtaining revenge for the unjust death of his son‚ Horatio. Revenge plays a vital role in this exemplar revenge tragedy‚ not just as a motivator for those who are unable to obtain justice but in the guise as a main character and companion to Don Andrea. Don Andrea is obstinate in being certain that his death is avenged as Revenge verbalizes the following: “Be still

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    Revenge is not the Jedi way Edmond Dantes‚ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ Sinbad the Sailor‚ Abbe Busoni‚ Lord Wilmore‚ throughout Edmond’s plot for revenge in The Count of Monte Cristo he has become many people and he has also learned that revenge brings suffering. In his blind hatred for the men that wronged him‚ Dantes fails to realize how his actions harm the innocent people connected to the lives of the wrongdoers. For example‚ when the count uses Benedetto to discredit Villefort and Villefort comes

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    Revenge is demonstrated as a destructive force in the play Hamlet‚ as it shows to destroy the entirety of a kingdom and the wholesome of his family. Revenge is a constant theme throughout the play consisting of three revenge plots‚ all of which involve seeking vengeance for the death of his father. In Hamlet‚ Shakespeare challenges the common beliefs about revenge. The common belief of revenge is typically a good or rewarding outcome. It is often said “revenge is sweet‚” but is revenge may not always

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    novel “Frankenstein” revenge is a lonesome path for the characters. Victor Frankenstein and the creature choose the path of revenge after they have suffered a lot of misfortune throughout their lives. Revenge is a path of pain that a person chooses to walk in order to cause pain and suffering to the other person. The creature whose heart was the kindest whenever he met a new person‚ was turned into a heartless creature. The creature who is on a path of revenge‚ has sworn revenge on Victor. As the creature

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    Synthesis (40 points) Level 3 Whether young or old‚ almost everyone can recall some point in their life where they read the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet. Even if you have never before read it‚ you probably can summarize the plot fairly easily: the boy meets the girl and it is love at first site‚ they sneak and fool around‚ they both die a woeful death. What may be unheard of are the surprising‚ murderous revenges that occur a total of three times. The retaliations are aggressive‚ horrendous

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    The Count of Monte Cristo: Revenge The Story of Edmond Dantès‚ the Sailor‚ who Becomes the Rich & Powerful Count of Monte Cristo and Takes Revenge on all his Enemies. Chesky Hoffman June 17‚ 1996 Dr. Goodale In this essay I will show how Edmond Dantes punishes his four enemies with relation to their specific ambitions. Edmond is sent to jail due to his enemies’ jealousy. After he escapes he becomes rich and powerful and gets back at them. Before I relate to you how Dantes gets back at

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