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    Is the death penalty a service that is justified and valid form punishment? One would say there are two arguments to this topic with several different reasons or explanations. One being prevention‚ while the other side is saying there is a potential execution of an innocent man; and the other says justice and punishment; and last one says execution is murder. Murder as we know is clearly part of our society‚ and surely it is evident that something needs to be done about it. A variety of felonies

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    Yes‚ the government is always justified when immersing itself in the lives of its citizens‚ as the benefits of this practice will always outweigh its consequences. This question had a very definite answer when great men like George Washington‚ John Adams‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ John Hancock‚ etc. found our great nation of America: no. Back then‚ it was very obvious that government should not spy on its own citizens and make decisions for them. This was actually the philosophy that the nation was based

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    In the short story “the most dangerous game” Rainsford was justified in killing general Zaroff. Rainsford was a writer and a hunter and he was on a boat they were near by a island called “ship wreak island” they crashed but only few died but Rainsford was the only one to live after the terrible ship wreak Rainsford swam to the island than he found a house but it was more a big one than he went there wondering is anyone was there and that where he met general zaroff‚zaroff was also a hunter

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    Can War Be Justified?

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    For those who spend their lives working to prevent and end wars‚ whether and how war itself can be justified must be an urgent question. Of course‚ war’s justification is an ancient tradition. Bizarrely‚ Just War theory was formulated within the Christian church‚ whose founder chose a donkey instead of a war horse and taught his followers to overcome evil with good. Not only is the theory still mainstream among churches but‚ as Dan Smith‚ head of an important NGO working for conflict transformation

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    Is Achilles Justified in Killing Hector and is Odysseus Justified in Killing the Suitors? Holding the power of life and death is a very serious responsibility. Under most circumstances death penalty is not right and can be handled in a much better way. Because we are made in the image of God we are commanded not to kill. But there are some circumstances in which the killing of a wrong-doer is justified. Actions speak louder than words.

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    depicted as heroes‚ fighting for their own freedoms. However‚ in this modern age the horrors of war come to light‚ what happens on the battlefield is nothing to be triumphant about. Although war has never been a favorable option‚ it can be justified. A war is justified if

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    Death Penalty Justified or Not? When people sit back and think about the death penalty‚ they begin to either get offended or deeply saddened as to their thoughts on the death penalty. One may feel as if the death penalty is cruel and just plain wrong‚ where as another person may feel as if the death penalty is a good punishment but is not being used as much as it should be. The arguments based upon the idea of the death penalty would be as such‚ the death penalty was put into place to execute a

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    Is it ever right to kill? There is a lot of argument about whether it is ever right to kill anyone. What is killing? Well the dictionary definition is: to cause death/the act of causing death. But is that enough? Is there another type of killing? A type that is justifiable. For example if a person steals or puts you in mortal danger is it acceptable to take their life in return? But more importantly is it morally right? Helene Moszkiewiez worked in the resistance during the holocaust. She was

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    Revenge in a Tale of Two Cities How far would one go to avenge a murdered loved one? They do everything in their power to make the wrongdoer suffer for what they did. They would get revenge. Charles Dickens writes of revenge in his novel‚ he writes it as an ongoing theme. In A Tale of Two Cities‚ Dickens uses Madame Defarge as a symbol of revenge to show his recurring theme of revenge throughout the novel to prove that revenge is justified in some situations. As Madame Defarge converses

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    Is the Death Penalty Justified? Jessica Valentine PHI 103 Informal Logic Professor Stephen Carter March 20‚ 2012 Is the Death Penalty Justified? The death penalty will always be a topic some people refuse to talk about. When in fact‚ it is a very serious topic and people should know how and why the death penalty is not justified. I believe the death penalty is not justified in the least bit because there are people sitting up in prison just living life because the state does not want to

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