terrorism people use torture. Terrorism is claimed to pose such an extreme threat that the prohibition against torture cannot be maintained‚ we are involved in a new kind of war in which the ordinary moral constraints cannot apply Read the ticking bomb scenario “Suppose a fanatic‚ perfectly willing to die rather than collaborate in the thwarting of his own scheme‚ has set a hidden nuclear device to explode in the heart of Paris. There is no time to evacuate the innocent people or even the moveable
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ATOMIC THEORIES AND HISTORY * Democritus (Greek) - “atomus” meaning indivicible * Indivisible particles called atoms * John Dalton – MODERN ATOMIC THEORY: 1. All matter is made of tiny‚ indestructible particles called atoms (Democritus) 2. All atoms of a given element are identical (not accepted today bc isotopes) 3. Atoms are neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions (Lavoisier) 4. Atoms of different elements form compounds in whole number ratios (Proust)
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Anne Frank Reaction Paper Anne Frank is the diary of a little girl following the events surrounding a thirteen year old girl who grows up Jewish and lives in Amsterdam during the Holocaust. As the events of World War II began Anne was a typical girl who attended school and was aware of the war and world around her‚ but at the time‚ wasn’t very fearful for her safety. Unfortunately‚ reality struck Anne as the news of World War II progressed‚ accompanied by the call for her old
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EVENT MANAGEMENT AND EVENT PLANNING What is an Event? Event in a single word means a “happening”. There are many in our lives. Many of them personal and many relating to a business. While traveling to work you might see or meet a celebrity. It is an event for you. At work you might get a promotion. It is an event. Your company merges with a multinational corporation. It is an event. On your way back from work you meet your former sweet heart and have coffee with him/her. It is an event. When
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ATOMIC PHYSICS The nuclear atom All matter is made up of atoms which consist of a central nucleus‚ surrounded by electrons. Inside the nucleus are protons and neutrons. Particle Relative mass Charge Location Proton 1840 + Nucleus Neutron 1840 0 Nucleus Electron 1 - Outside nucleus Proton or atomic number (Z) This is the total number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. Nucleon or mass number (A) This is the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom. Note: a nucleon
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Was President Harry S Truman right or wrong in deciding to drop the atomic bomb on Japan (thesis) and why (evidence)? On the 6th of August 1945 the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ Japan killing 70‚000 citizens instantly and a further 10‚000 perished from burns and radiation sickness1. President Harry Truman was wrong to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. One of his reasons for dropping the bomb was to end an ongoing war; his reason behind this was that to end the war in such a
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Over the past several years‚ there have been many attempts made to mend Queensland’s current laws surrounding abortion with the abortion legislation being regarded as confining and outdated. As abortion treatments advance and become more common in society‚ it is still illegal for women living in Queensland to procure the operation. Over the past years‚ concerns have risen regarding the fairness of the law and its failure to align with modern society values. These concerns warrant investigation‚
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Description: I completed my first bed bath today. I also got a really good chance to perform my first skin assessment. My buddy nurse assisted me. The patient was an older adult with congested cardiac failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was very frail. Feelings: I felt very anxious. I was worried that the patient would reject me as a student and as a male. I feared a gender barrier as the patient was the opposite gender and I have an understanding from my foundations of nursing
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Time Bomb In the United States about every other marriage ends in divorce these days. The reasons are varied‚ but what matters more are those directly affected‚ the children. Fifty percent will witness their parents’ divorce before they are adults and one of ten of those children will see it a second or even third time. We know the nature of divorce can be an ugly mess for everyone involved‚ but who speaks for the little guy? Most times adults will control the situation whether it is moving to
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dropped a bomb in Japan. The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese to initiate United States entrance into the war‚ just four years before‚ was still fresh on the minds of many Americans. A feeling of justification and a desire to end the war strengthened the resolve of the United States to quickly and decisively conclude it. President Harry Truman had many alternatives at his disposal for ending the war: invade the Japanese mainland‚ hold a demonstration of the destructive power of the atomic bomb
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