(Return to CO.Quaker.org Home Page) 2013-07-09T16:58:18#BeginEditable "Heading" Just and Unjust War2013-07-09T16:58:18#EndEditable 2013-07-09T16:58:18#BeginEditable "body" by Howard ZinnReprinted (with permission of the author) from the book Declarations of Independence‚ (...also found in The Zinn Reader‚ and Howard Zinn on War) I enlisted in the Army Air Corps in World War II and was an eager bombardier‚ determined to do everything I could to help defeat fascism. Yet‚ at the end of the war‚ when
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Just War Theory: An Introduction. Just war theory is an interesting idea which constitutes both elements of ethics and politics to form a theory that describe the ethical and political relationship between states and sovereignty. Just War theory can be describes as an attempt to reconcile war with morality. Its main objective was to give justification for a state to launch an attack towards another state provided they have a valid reason to do so. From this we can come to define just war theory
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Ernest Everett Just‚ an African American biologist‚ was born on August 14‚ 1883 in Charleston‚ South Carolina to Charles Frazier Just Jr. and Mary Matthews Just‚ who gave birth to a stillborn child and both a boy and a girl before Just was born‚ making Just the youngest of three children. Sadly‚ however‚ both of his older siblings died approximately two months after he was born due to disease. His father‚ Charles Just Jr. died of alcoholism when Just turned four and his widowed mother was left to
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fastest newbies on the team that year. We’re almost done with our season‚ and it’s time for KVAC’s. I was very nervous at KVACs because we weren’t competing against just one team. There were a lot of teams there. I had a 50 yard freestyle individual‚ and as I was waiting on the block for that bright flash of light and the always too loud whistle‚ I can remember thinking that I was going to win. Looking at the times of the girls I was going against‚ I knew it was going to be a close call‚ but when
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Characteristics of Just Laws And Views A just law has a number of widely recognized characteristics. A just law is characterized by the following: --treats all people equally The notion of equality is an important aspect of the law. Although a just law may be providing equality it doesn’t always occur that way. For example‚ a wealthy person may be able to afford legal representation‚ but those people who can’t afford legal representation will be disadvantaged and will not have an equal opportunity
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11-1150 Is Antigone’s execution just? The question of justice comes up a lot within Greek tragedies. Throughout the book‚ The Republic‚ Socrates is trying to define justice and what it truly means. A famous philosopher‚ Martha Nussbaum‚ analyzes the idea of human ethical life according to the Greeks and understanding the cause of human tragedy. I will be relating Martha’s interview to the story of Antigone‚ answering the question of whether her execution was just or not. I do believe that Antigone’s
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Time is important. Whether I like to say or not‚ people don’t treat time important‚ many people wasting their time unconsciously. They spend time on facebook‚ online games‚ watching tv. But they never know there are some more important things are waiting for them Everyone has to live for a purpose. Once you set a goal‚ your life will be a lot more appreciate. Understand yourself about what do you want and how do you want to live‚ you will cherish a lot around you including people and spending
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Using these relatable themes‚ makes Shakespeare’s plays so engaging. This is because these themes are experienced today just as much as they were back during his time. Consider the book‚ Just Macbeth!‚ by best-selling children’s author‚ Andy Griffiths. It is an alternate but hilarious version of William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. There is great value in the way Just Macbeth simplifies and re-interprets complex themes‚ characters and relationships to make children love the robust language along
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Cynthia Camacho Vindrola Steven Mayers English 1A 06/09/2013 Just Like Us The immigration problem in America has been dividing the document and undocumented people‚ in the book Just Like Us‚ by Helen Thorpe‚ she tells the story of four Mexican – American girls who live in Denver Colorado. Marisela and Yadira‚ were born in Mexico and are undocumented while Clara was born in Mexico too it is a permanent resident‚ and Elissa is a U.S citizen. They are best friend and their relationship it is not
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