ABOUT PASSIVE RESISTANCE There are two types of laws: just and unjust. Everyone has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely‚ everyone has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. It is morally justifiable to peacefully resist unjust laws; unjust laws do not change because a court or government decides; they change because people stand united together to make change happen. The governments of today make laws that self serve their own interests and that of
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Jordan Hunt P.3 POW Write Up; Just Count the Pegs Problem Statement: For the POW: Just Count the Pegs‚ I had to try and find the best formula possible for finding the area of any polygon on a geoboard. There are 3 different formulas you have to find. The first two are formulas that will combine together and help you find the best or “superformula”. In order to find the first two‚ you will make in and out tables. You will find the pattern and then come up with a formula for it. For the first
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Beecham-Burtista In the “The Good Society”‚ Goodman‚ challenges relativism‚ in presenting the debate‚ that there are some things that are just wrong‚ no matter what. In other words‚ we are all held to a universal moral requirement. No matter what race‚ religion‚ ethnic background‚ sex‚ financial status we hold‚ or political stance‚ we as a human may be‚ or hold‚ we all have a moral duty to fulfill as human beings. Not only to ourselves‚ but to each other as well. Which points out one of the three main
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dangerous weapons. Though‚ the concept of just war is rarely observed. In most wars‚ the intention of going to war started with just war. However‚ during war cruelty increases and morality vanishes due to the survival instincts and the psychical traumas in which people suffer from. In the end‚ most wars escalate into something much worse than war‚ a Hell. In this manner‚ war cannot be morally justified since morality doesn’t exist anymore. All in all‚ a war can never become something good‚ yet
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wars of today are vastly different. The reasons for fighting‚ the styles of fighting‚ and who is fighting are all very different. However‚ in an age that is far removed from the past‚ a few things regarding war have remained the unchanged. One of the ideas that has remained unchanged in a time that is every changing‚ are the rules of war‚ as described by Michael Walzer in his book‚ Just and Unjust Wars. Naturally‚ in a time where so much has changed‚ there are starting to be a few objections to Walzer’s
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Keira Douglas “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson. Through the experiences of Bryan Stevenson‚ the visionary attorney who founded the Equal Justice Initiative‚ "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" provides readers with a profound exploration of the complex workings of the American legal system. The book skillfully analyzes the systemic problems marginalized communities face‚ illuminating the systemic injustices that permeate society and providing a compelling narrative. Stevenson emerges
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3A Was Hammurabi’s Code Just? If you compare our modern societies’ technology‚ architecture‚ and laws to ancient times you will notice many differences and a few hidden similarities. We have gone so far in our technological and architectural advancements that the similarities can barely be seen‚ but the foundation and base of many of our laws can be traced back almost 4000 years ago to a Babylonian king named Hammurabi. Hammurabi ruled a grouping of city-states in Mesopotamia and created 282
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Hammurabi’s Code Just or Unjust? Almost 4000 there was a king named Hammurabi. He ruled over a small city-state called Babylon. Hammurabi Ruled for 42 years‚ but the first 30 were pretty uneventful and he only had power over Babylon which even though it was the capitol of Babylonia was pretty small. But the last 12 were when things got more interesting. Hammurabi devised a plan so that he would have almost absoulute power and even after he died he would have millions of people still following
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MORE THAN JUST A DISEASE Plot Focuses on a young boy‚ Neil who has a skin condition called psoriasis. This disease makes Neil feel insecure and his mother’s attitude towards him also does not help‚ she is almost ashamed of her sons condition and this makes Neil feel that he has hide the fact that he has psoriasis. Neil feels the pressure when he goes to stay with his friend Michael and his family‚ and faces situations where people may find out about his condition. These experiences help mature
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wish this was a book that all 7th and 8th graders would have to read. I think this would give some of them the hope that they need to become great people. For many children in the past‚ present‚ and future may be hard for them school for many Different reason; teacher students and students and student not getting along happen a lot. Adolescents: is just hard for most children their bodies are changing they have mood swings. So anyway Mike Rose in the “I just Wanna Be Average” is an example
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