for a couple of reasons. Nationalism‚ a new force in the world‚ which made ethnic grouping very important‚ and the Ottoman Empire began to have problems. World War one gave Ottoman Empire the cover and excuse to carry out their plan‚ which was to exterminate Armenian race‚ as it says in the Bryce Report‚ “This annihilation….. Planned to be carried under the cover of war”. The whole world was in the shadow as deliberate slaughter of Armenian race continued. The slaughter of Armenian race went on for
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legislation without deeply thinking of consequences. According to International reports‚ over 23‚000 people were sentenced to the death worldwide at the end of 2013. Statisticians confirmed that it was contributed to decline the serious crime or exterminate completely in several countries which carried out execution. It is proved that deterrence is an effective way to reduce the violence in society. It is also possible to say that the punishment of a criminal may bring release to the suffering victims
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Reflection: Hope. It is something that we can hold on to at times. One in which the main character in the movie‚ Richard Neville‚ only had. He had hoped that he can save the humanity and with determination‚ he did. The movie itself shows to us many values and lessons that each one has to learn in life. Like him‚ sometimes we also need to think of others first before ourselves‚ as what he did to save the mother and the child on the last part and also by doing his best to discover the antidote alone
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Dictators vs. School Bullies What does it feel like to have no freedom? Both bullies and dictators savor taking other people’s freedom away. Some people believe that dictators only exist in the political world‚ others believe dictator is too harsh of a title for someone. Hence‚ many people call dictators other names such as bullies. School bullies‚ who is an overbearing person who pries on the smaller and weaker children‚ may seem less dangerous and offensive than dictators‚ but are actually very
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Heart of Darkness‚ by Joseph Conrad‚ is an intriguing and extremely disturbing portrayal of man"s surrender to his carnal nature when all external trappings of "civilization" are removed. This novel excellently portrays the shameful ways in which the Europeans exploited the Africans: physically‚ socially‚ economically‚ and spiritually. Throughout the nineteenth century‚ Europeans treated their African counterparts savagely. They were beaten‚ driven from their homes‚ and enslaved. Heart of Darkness
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I live my days on a cold and gloomy swamp that lies on the edge of King Hrothgar’s kingdom. This is my home‚ the only place I feel safe. My father and I have been persecuted our entire lives by the people of the kingdom. They give us trouble because we are the descendents of Cain‚ the first human to commit murder‚ who killed his brother Abel. The citizens describe us as hideous‚ ruthless‚ clawed monsters. The king was disgusted with my father so much that he had him executed‚ twelve long years ago
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about the American Indians. One major misconception they had was that the Spanish thought that they were superior in a sense compared to the American Indians. Another key misconception they had was that they thought the American Indians were vicious brutes that did not have the mental capability to think logically‚ and because they were savages they assumed the Amerindians are incapable of being hospitable and displaying empathy; they were afraid that the Indians would dispose of the Spanish by using
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The Herero and Namaqua Genocide was considered the first genocide of the 20th century‚ and occurred from 1904 until 1907. This genocide took place in German South-West Africa‚ now known as Namibia‚ during the scramble for Africa. This area of Africa was highly desirable by many different countries‚ and was sought after using any form of brutality deemed appropriate. Africa in itself held a prime location for new territory for the invading countries‚ and beneath the vast areas of land and waterless
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The validity of the book Night‚ by Elie Wiesel‚ is questionable. Some say it is non-fiction‚ others historical fiction‚ and yet others complete fiction. I believe that this book is non-fiction‚ though with a few indiscretions on account of the fact that he wrote the book ten years after he experienced the events. One reason for this belief is the way Wiesel writes the book. A second is how he brings humanity into the characters in the book making them much more believable. Reason three is the way
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The access to the Birth control is an essential human right. For woman and men to control their lives‚ they must be in control of their bodies. It hasn’t been easy achieving this right‚ fighting against the misconceptions of contraception’s. Although it has contributed to the economic growth and of the world‚ it is still being challenged. It has overcome many challenges‚ the right to birth control‚ and it is still so frail. Before the legalization of birth control and the industrial revolution
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