Let’s look at a few cons of the Patriot Act. "Under the Patriot Act‚ law enforcement officials may have broad access to any record — academic‚ library‚ financial and medical — without probable cause of a crime. The Patriot Act prohibits the holder of such information‚ like university librarians‚ from disclosing that they have produced such records‚ under the threat of imprisonment. A University of Illinois survey of U.S. public libraries found that at least 545 libraries have been asked
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Since the September 11 terrorist attacks detainees have passed through a prison camp that is known as Guantanamo Bay. Since then‚ there has been an ongoing conversation about the treatment of the detained combatants and many justify the camp under utilitarian grounds. John Mill explains utilitarianism and describes the greatest happiness principle which states that actions are right in as long as they tend to promote happiness. In this paper‚ I will be using the prison camp to argue that utilitarianism
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In response to the growing threat of the Muslim expansion against the Holy Roman Empire and the rest of Europe‚ Pope Urban II set forth a hazardous request at the Council of Clermont in 1095 for an army of Eastern and Western Christian warriors and nobility to fight a Holy War against the Muslims and other religious heretics. Four crusade missions were led‚ three of which were sent in hopes of recapturing the Holy Lands in Palestine from the Muslims‚ but ultimately failed. The Fourth Crusade was
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development of operational concepts is necessary to assure successful operations. The current military platform calls for victory determined by attrition. Combat power is generated by increasing the timeliness of critical information to combatants‚ thereby limiting the enemy’s opportunity (Cohen‚ 1999). This initiative also allows U.S. forces to make rapid decisions with the utmost confidence. This information system delivers data to the troops best equipped to complete the task at
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wartime attitudes between the Japanese and American forces against one another‚ by John W. Dower. The book is divided into four parts: Enemies‚ The War in Western Eyes‚ The War in Japanese Eyes‚ and Epilogue. Each section plays a vital role in the book‚ that without any of these‚ the book would change entirely. War Without Mercy opens with the section titled Enemies. It functions as an introduction to the themes and materials that John Dower will use throughout the book. It begins by describing the
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Should Women Serve in Combat Roles? Should Women Serve in Combat Roles? March 20‚ 2005‚ was another ordinary day in Iraq when anti-Iraqi fighters ambushed a supply convoy and Sergeant Hester led the squad into the kill zone repelling the enemies attack with grenades and an M203 grenade launcher leaving 27 insurgents dead‚ six wounded‚ and one captured. On June 16‚ 2005‚ Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester‚ (23)‚ was the first woman solider to receive the Silver Star since World War II. This position paper
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By 1914‚ Europe was divided into two groupsthe Triple Entente‚ or Allied Powers‚ made up of Britain‚ Russia‚ and France‚ and the alliance between Germany and Austria (Italy was a part of this group‚ known as the Triple Alliance‚ but only so on paper as they did not fully actively participate in World War I). Given each side’s past rivalries resulting from wars fought in the late 19th century‚ it is not surprising that both sides engaged in expansive colonization as well as a competitive arms race
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philosophy of the University of Oxford‚ stated this‚ “soldiers do no wrong even if their cause is unjust” (Ryan‚ 11). Practically‚ soldiers are given an ethical pardon because of the moral equality between soldiers. On the basis of moral equality of combatants (MEC)‚ opposing soldiers would also be justified to kill even if they have no genuine cause (Finkelstein‚ 184). This means that soldiers of the aggressor country are not responsible for their killings‚ while soldiers of the defending country have
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Nurses serving at combat zones are confronted with numerous ethical challenges. The primary duty of a nurse in combat is to provide rapid access to best of the nursing care to every member of the armed forces injured. The very act of experiencing‚ witnessing‚ participating in troubling events can undermine their humility. Harmful beliefs and attributions can cause guilt‚ shame and self-condemnation and cause moral injury9. An act of serious transgression that leads to serious inner conflict because
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Question: All is fair in love and war- do you agree or disagree and explain why? Answer: Love and war are two contrasting forces; the former involves care and personal attachment while the latter involves brute force and destruction. They are also very similar in the sense that success in love and war can lead to the creation of happiness‚ relationship‚ devotion‚ liberty and freedom etc. all of which can shape a persons or societies lifestyle. However‚ because of such tempting and important
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