Le 1 Calvin Le Mr. Brazee World History Honors 23 October 2011 Is war ever justified? "Never think that war‚ no matter how necessary‚ nor how justified‚ is not a crime." - Ernest Hemingway. Is war ever justified? Well that depends on how much you value your freedom. When the United States entered the war in Afghanistan‚ many people criticized President Bush as if he was the responsible for the war itself. What those people don ’t see is that if we hadn ’t entered the war‚ we ’d be ducking
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crusades ended up as a failure‚ but the most embarrassing crusade was the fourth for the Christian crusaders fought‚ attacked and killed other Christians‚ then stole and looted from the city of Constantinople. Christians believed that they were justified because they thought they were protecting other Christians from the Muslim Turks who were attacking Christian property and being tortured. And‚ the Crusaders did what the pope said which was believed to be close to Gods words. Christian Pilgrims
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Were the Crusades Justified? In the case of the Crusades‚ the true jurisdictional limitation of the Church of Rome’s authoritative order was infinite beyond that of state or feudal control. It would seem that an “infinite jurisdiction” by any entity is unjust! The only possible rationale for having such unlimited authority would be an innate belief in “entitlement” or “unrestricted sovereignty.” The differences The Crusades were a succession of many wars‚ which “originally” started as a request
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But this is justified; how can you respect the one whom Prophets proclaim as a threat to Albion-- a threat to your Destiny? Were Mordred’s intentions noble‚ you would treat him as a brother. You long for companionship‚ yet you turn away from Mordred. But this is justified; how can you befriend the one who will kill Arthur? The one who will pour blood and grieving over your sacred Destiny‚ leaving you stranded‚ broken and useless? To do so would be to spit in the face of your hard work. Which
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The Terror that Robespierre helped to instate in France was a policy that was known to be horrific. Even though this ideology was violent in nature‚ Robespierre thought that it was completely justified. Robespierre made very clear that the interests of the Republic were of utmost importance. He described how there were both internal and external forces working to dismantle the Republic‚ and that the supporters of the Republic should value reason while the Republic’s enemies should experience terror
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RATIONALIZING PUBLIC SECTOR COMPENSATION JULY 2009 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. RATIONALIZING PUBLIC SECTOR COMPENSATION Management Systems International Corporate Offices 600 Water Street‚ SW Washington‚ DC 20024 Contracted under Agreement No. 6043-001-53-14 Philippines National Budget Monitoring Project This publication is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States
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Carlos Malvarez Malvarez 1 10/29/12 ISS1120 701801 M.W.F 10:00-10:50 Is Capital Punishment Justified? Is capital punishment justified? Should people convicted of crime be punished in a hard way? Should the state of Florida remain the same rules for capital punishment? My answer is yes‚ it should stay the same way it is if we want the world to be a better place for living. The State must remain punishing people for first degree murder‚ capital drug trafficking‚ and capital sexual
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go to war.” That man is Albert Einstein. He is a well-known physicist who developed the general theory of relativity. He was one of the people who thought that war could not be justified. He thought that unless the people refuse to go to war‚ it will keep on going - never stopping. I also think that war cannot be justified. To strengthen my opinion‚ I have three strong reasons. These reasons are; many people become victims during the war‚ the government should not start war just for religious reasons
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Is Shylock’s Revenge Justified? Shylock is a major character in the play‚ most people consider him a villain. He is a wealthy‚ moneylending Jew who practices usury. He’s revenge is justified for many reasons‚ these reasons include him being abused for being a Jew and a moneylender at the same time. Another reason is that Antonio prevents him from doing business as he loans money interest free. Shylock was a victim of an unjust trial which leaves Shylock’s will to live demolished as he is bloodthirsty
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Lying Isn’t Bad If The Lie Is Justified Did you know the usually when people lie they are pressed for time? What lying is all about is to not tell the truth to someone‚ for example to get out of trouble or to not hurt somebodys feelings‚ but lying is sometimes ok because it can be good and sometimes bad. Lying can only be ok sometimes when you’re saving others. For example‚ in the article‚” Tell The Truth”‚ by Brad Blanton it states we shouldn’t manipulate the truth except for rare times. This
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