of Venice. He is mostly shown as a vengeful character and depicted as a blood thirsty villain. However‚ he was also a victim of abuse and harsh criticism as a result of his belief and religion and had several reasons for revenge against his counterpart‚ Antonio‚ as he was mocked by him and had suffered many problems on his behalf. Although he had many reasons for revenge‚ were they justified? Shylock hated and did not respect Antonio as he had injured and insulted him in the past and made it very
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The Babylonians was an ancient civilization founded in Mesopotamia‚ before Christ was even born. The Babylonians under one of their most famous king‚ King Hammurabi‚ wrote one of the earliest code of law recorded. The code of law was written set of laws that applied to everyone under the government including the King. The code gave the people a sense of justice and an understanding of what actions were allowed in their country. Anthropologists can use Hammurabi code to understand the past and get
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Was The US Justified in Their Actions Leading Up to and During The Nez Perce War? During the 1860s and 70s‚ US settlers killed as many as 30 Nez Perce‚ though many never stood trial. The US was not justified in their actions leading up to and during the Nez Perce War. To start off‚ the Nez Perce were left with little of their homelands. Also‚ the Nez Perce’s homeland held significant importance for them‚ as the land was where ancestors were buried and religious ceremonies performed. In addition‚
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Was Truman’s Decision Justified? Would you rather fix a problem with something that would cause minimal damage or fix it with something that causes mass destruction? This question didn’t seem to come to thought when Truman was deciding between invading Japan‚ or bombing it using the atomic bomb. Truman’s decision to bomb Japan was not justified because he killed a bunch of innocent people‚ he destroyed major cities instead of only his main targets‚ and in the end‚ Europe was still left divided.
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of their country. There was also a border dispute between Mexico. Near the Rio Grande‚ Mexico troops had attacked the US Army. Was the Mexican War justified? The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because of Mexico’s treatment of Slidell‚ sixteen Americans killed by them‚ and attacked the US near the Rio Grande. One reason the Mexican War was justified was the way Slidell was treated by the Mexican government. According to Was the United States Justified in Going to War with Mexico
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Was the Mexican War justified? As Americans‚ we might not view America as a bully‚ but during arguments with Mexico during The mid 1800’s‚ Americans obviously pushed around the Mexicans. In 1821‚ Mexico gained its freedom from Spain. The young nation was about the same size as the United States‚ and the U.S. government immediately developed a lust for Mexico’s land. Arguments arose‚ leading to the Mexican-American war. Like most wars‚ it had its supporters and critics. Looking back at the
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Was the Vietnam “War” justified? In 1965‚ 3‚500 United States Marines put boots on the ground in South Vietnam. The Marines being the first United States battle ready troops on the field in a skirmish that had been brewing for years. The comnie government of North Vietnam supported by the Soviet Union and the Chinese was confined in a battle with South Vietnam reinforced with the US in a Cold War proxy fight. The U S had been offering help as well as consultants to the South ever since the beginning
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when it comes to Britain’s policy of appeasement with Germany back in the late 1930’s. Some historians would say that the appeasement with Hitler wasn’t justified at all and that Chamberlain was a weak-minded person‚ whom thought that Hitler would be reasonable (this was because Chamberlain was a very honest man and a trustworthy politician‚ who was naïve in thinking that other politicians would be the same). Other historians would argue that Chamberlain did not have any other choice at that very point
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to war with Mexico was justified or not justified? It can be a struggle to decide. Mexico won its independence from Spain in the nineteenth century. Spain controlled most of Central America. Due to the extremely low population for such territorial extension‚ Mexico relaxed its immigration policies‚ as a result‚ allowing American settlers to help populate the northern territories. Their conditions to settle were self-explanatory. Now what do think? The United States was justified in going to war with
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Hammurabi’s code Hammurabi was the King of Babylonia from about 1790 BC to 1750 BC Hammurabi is believed to be the sixth ruler of the Amorite Dynasty. Although he was a successful governmental and military leader‚ his name will always be known for his Codes of Law. Hammurabi was the first King ever to record all the Laws of his Empire. He had a black stone carved with the 282 laws of Babylonia. On top of the stone sits a statue of a God handing the laws to Hammurabi. Because of his codes
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