“A brief history of chemical warfare” By Harold Maass For more than 2‚000 years. As early as 600 B.C.‚ the Athenians poisoned the wells of the Spartans‚ who later tried lobbing burning sulfur pitch over the walls of Athens‚ hoping to fill the city with toxic smoke. Genghis Khan used that same trick‚ catapulting burning sulfur pitch during his siege of fortified cities around A.D. 1200. Over the centuries‚ various armies put poisons on arrows and in bullets to make them more lethal. But it wasn’t
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The issue of ‘Closing the Gap’ for Indigenous Australians is addressed through each aspect of the 1986 Ottawa Charter as it provides a framework upon which to base numerous policies and procedures which tackle the implementation of social justice principles in relation to health promotion. Developing personal skills enables individuals to access information and become empowered to claim their rights. Education of this sort can happen informally and formally. Many Indigenous Australians are disengaged
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Closing Case Pg 489 1.What is the expected value of the company in one year‚ with and without expansion? Would the company stockholders be better off with or without expansion? Why? The expected values of the company without expansion goes as followed (.3)(11‚000‚000)+(.5)(17‚500‚000)+(.2)(22‚5000‚000)=165‚500‚000 The expected value of the company with expansion goes as followed: (.3)(13‚000‚000)+(.5)(24‚000‚000)+(.2)(28‚500‚000)=215‚000‚000 (215‚000‚000)-(4‚500‚000(cost))=170
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W \M.vO Margaret Mead Warfare: An Invention — Not a Biological Necessity (1940) IN 1969‚ TIME MAGAZINE named anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978) the "Mother of the World." This title stemmed in part from Mead’s work with young girls in various cultures around the world‚ but it also recognized the moral and intellectual status that she earned during her fifty-year career as the world’s most famous and respected anthropologist. Mead was born in Philadelphia in 1901. She earned a
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Drone Warfare‚ enacted by George Bush and expanded on by President Obama to provide a haven for Americans against the terrorist group‚ al-Qaeda. The use of weaponized unmanned surveillance drones allowed for far better independent targeting decisions‚ rather than retrieving intelligence from sources within the real country where the warfare would take place. These strategic implications created a question among Americans‚ is the use of drones to target individuals right? This question has arisen
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who was accused of rape by Mayella Ewell. In the town of Maycomb County‚ being racist is nothing new. There is suspicion that since Tom is an African American the verdict would be guilty no matter what he did. Atticus’s closing argument was effective in the trial. Atticus’s closing argument was effective because of how long the jury takes to determine the verdict and
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‘I look on the blacks as a set of monkeys‚ and the earlier they are exterminated from the face of the earth the better… I would never see a white man hanged for killing a black.’ This is a quote from one of the jurors on the Myall Creek Massacre case‚ it shows how there was no respect
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Drone Warfare Drones are the latest technological advancement in warfare. The U.S. has used them heavily since the 1950s mostly for reconnaissance until the war in Afghanistan‚ when the U.S. first started using drone strikes. Drones are used because they keep our “boots off the ground”‚ help prevent friendly-fire and the stop most of the unnecessary killing of civilians. Their use in warfare is an ethical way to fight‚ it just keeps our military safer. They are also a relatively cheap and effective
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The debate of whether or not drones are an ethical form of warfare can be viewed from many standpoints. For the sake of my argument I will focus in on the fact that drones cause less civilian causalities and how it is able to save more lives while still conducting warfare. This paper will discuss the ratios of civilian causticities in drone strikes compared to traditional forms of warfare. I will also discuss the ethics of using drones and the effect it has on civilians and the public image of the
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The Inhumane Weapons of Warfare Chemical warfare is a barbaric weapon of war that should be banned from any war situation. Chemical Warfare is using any chemical or chemical mix that can physically or mentally harm a human being. It has been killing people for over 2600 years and was created by Spartans. “They grabbed burning sulfur pitch and threw it over the walls of Athens attempting to fill the city with toxic gas.”[6] They tried this because they had a small army that was trying to take over
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