Under the Bombs As my first extra credit assignment I had the opportunity to watch “Under the Bombs”‚ directed by Philippe Aractingi. The movie became available to the public in 2007‚ embodying some of the events of the 2006 Lebanon War. The main character of the movie is a wealthy Lebanese Muslim by the name of Zeina Nasrueddi. Although she is from Lebanon‚ she lives in Dubai with her husband and son Karim. Due to complications within their marriage‚ Zeina and her husband send their son to stay
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Annotated Bibliography Association for the Prevention of Torture. “Defusing the Ticking Bomb Scenario.” Current Issues and Enduring Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking and Argument‚ with Readings. Ed. Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau. New York: Bedford St. Martin’s‚ 2011. 836-851. Print. The main idea of this passage is to expose the irrelevance of the ticking bomb scenario for the topic of torture. The article as a whole does not take a direct stand for or against or torture‚ however‚ it slightly
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Explain how you would try to justify an absolute right against torture‚ and how you would try to meet the main objections to such a proposed right. This essay sets out to deal with the very important issues raised by the practice of torture in today’s society. More precisely‚ the point of this paper is to defend a right against torture‚ of which all people should benefit‚ and not just any kind of right‚ but one of an absolute nature. In order to deal with these issues the essay will firstly
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4 Tips to Get Rid of Dirty & Grimy Tile Grout Scrubbing and mopping your tile floors aren’t enough to clean up dirty and grimy grout. There are certain things you must consider in figuring out which cleaning method can renew your floor’s surface‚ which includes the type of tile you have and the grout colour. Whether you have it cleaned professionally or handle the job yourself‚ following these reminders can certainly save your floor. Warm Water Pair a stiff-bristled brush with water and begin
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The Use of the Atomic Bomb The Manhattan Project was a secretive project created by the government to get ahead in the push for a nuclear bomb. After its completion‚ the atomic bomb was secretly tested in the New Mexico desert. The bomb was a success and next came the hardest decision of Harry S. Truman’s life. He was president at the time and he had to decide whether or not the bomb should be dropped. He had to account for the civilian’s lives‚ but also had to think about the outcome of the war
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America’s decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan was only done to assert our position over the Soviet Union‚ and Japan’s surrender was only an extra accomplishment of the attack. During the years 1939 to 1947‚ numerous conferences were held to discuss diplomatic matters‚ and the strive towards getting Japan to accept an unconditional surrender. The Japanese had already been weakened‚ and the military predicted that they would eventually be forced to surrender in a short amount of time. Even the
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the Manhattan Project‚ which was codename for the creation of the atomic bomb‚ began. The project was to create a high functioning bomb which caused mass destruction. As WWII came to a close‚ with Japan and the United States the only remaining countries in combat‚ neither showed signs of surrendering. Something had to be done to end the war‚ so the United States dropped the atomic bomb. It was justifiable to drop the bomb because neither country showed signs of surrendering and the war would have
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supporters of torture come up with. Many of their arguments only work in very specific situations that may never happen. Should something as unspeakable as torture be allowed because of situations that most likely will never happen? The “ticking bomb” argument is the idea that in the case that there is a limited amount of time to stop a terrorist attack and the terrorist is in custody; officials should be allowed to torture vital information about the terror strike from the captive. This argument
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heard 100 miles away. The world’s first atomic bomb had just exploded. The Manhattan Project was the code name for the United States nuclear development project. It was lead by Major General Leslie Groves of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer‚ who was the director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The program was hurried along after the United States government saw the importance and possibilities of the atomic bomb.
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World War II & the Atomic Bomb The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki marked the end to the world’s largest armed conflict. Many debates have surfaced over the ethics of such an attack. The bomb itself caused massive amounts of casualties while the unknown effects of radiation caused many more deaths amongst the survivors of the blast. Despite the ghastly effects of such a weapon‚ it offered the best choice for a quick and easy defeat of Japan. President Truman‚ who authorized
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