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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opinion that the Hobby Lobby case is justified. The new interpretation that religion can also pertain to private corporations due to the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. This allows for Hobby Lobby to deny birth control to employees. However‚ as many have stated before‚ the employees’ individual rights to birth control have to be respected as well. Just because the corporation itself does not believe in the birth control‚ this does not mean the corporation can ignore the workers’ rights to have
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it is NOT guaranteed. Privacy is understood as a human right‚ but it is not a government protected right. Therefore‚ domestic surveillance does not violate any laws‚ especially not under the Constitution. Contention 2: Domestic surveillance is justified as a defensive tactic against potential enemies. Domestic surveillance has already been used to prevent terrorist attacks in the United States. According to the NSA Intelligence officials‚ “the government’s sweeping surveillance efforts helped thwart
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Revenge; Justified or Momentary Satisfaction Revenge is such a common thread in today’s society. It is evident in television‚ movies‚ literature‚ politics‚ and even among friends at school. Everyone wants revenge. Revenge is a common tendency of human nature‚ but revenge is never justified. Many people live their lives with the philosophy of “an eye for an eye”‚ but as Mahatma Gandhi said “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” When you think of all the little things people
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5 Totally Justified Reasons For Hating Essay Writing Our education system is designed in such way that student needs to write papers on almost any subject. Research papers‚ lab reports‚ essays‚ book reviews‚ thesis papers and much more need to be written to get a profession and the future. The main con of such a huge volume of writing tasks is that only in rare cases professors and teachers share clear instructions how to write. In other words‚ without giving much information‚ they develop hate
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The theocratic society was justified under the tenet‚ Perseverance of the Saints—which states “those elected by God have full power to interpret the will of God” (Basic Puritan Beliefs Handout). In Miller’s The Crucible‚ when the rumors of witchcraft began‚ Tituba was the first accused
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century after it occurred. In August of 1945‚ near the end of World War II‚ the US military dropped two atomic bombs over Japan‚ not only causing a mass of death and devastation‚ but it also induced the question- were dropping the bombs necessary and justified? Due to exaggerated statistics‚ and what students learn in textbooks‚ Americans are socialized into believing that dropping the bombs were necessary to ending the war. However‚ in reality‚ several reasons ranging from the fact that civilians outnumbered
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In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible‚ the antagonist‚ Abigail Williams’ actions in the play should not be justified because she fought to get her way without caring about who she hurt. Orphaned as a young child‚ Abigail had no presence of love and nurture in her early years. Her traumatic experiences throughout her life have influenced her to become a treacherous young girl. Throughout the play her lies and accusations have caused multiple people pain‚ and they have suffered due to the lack of
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Capital punishment‚ better known as the death penalty‚ is the act of killing or executing a person who was found guilty of a serious crime‚ by the government. Capital punishment became widespread during the Middle Ages and was applied throughout Western Europe for more than two thousand years. Although‚ the call to abolish it started in the 18th century‚ some of the first countries being Venezuela in 1863‚ San Marino in 1865‚ and Costa Rica in 1877. Great Britain abolished the death penalty in 1965
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The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima (August 6th 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9th 1945) remains among the most controversial events in modern history. At the time‚ the dropping of the atomic bombs was both strategically and morally justified‚ yet today it is a hotly debated topic‚ thought to be excessive or unnecessary. However‚ the dropping of the atomic bombs‚ while an atrocious act‚ was in fact the lesser of two evils. The alternative was to prolong one of the bloodiest conflicts in global
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