identity that society imposes on him. In the Harlem underworld‚ Malcolm remakes himself in the lawless and isolated image of the black hustler. His few interactions with whites are shallow and exploitative: he uses his white girlfriend Sophia for status‚ just as she uses him; he bootlegs liquor for a Jewish nightclub owner; and he guides white men to black prostitutes. After years of study in prison‚ Malcolm reconsiders his racial identity in the light of history and philosophy‚ and discovers answers to
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Reflection Paper 1: Just War Many people ponder to the question: when is war just? We also ponder if war is necessary and when is it necessary and if there are other ways to settle the discrepancy. Throughout time war has brought on a lot of pain‚ pressure and countless number of casualties. And to me I believe it is not fair to innocent worldwide citizens. To experience or to hear about such destruction and chaos brings a shiver down my spine. Why do countries have to go to war? Why can’t they
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Progressive A Just Cause‚ Not a Just War by Howard Zinn I believe two moral judgments can be made about the present "war": The September 11 attack constitutes a crime against humanity and cannot be justified‚ and the bombing of Afghanistan is also a crime‚ which cannot be justified. And yet‚ voices across the political spectrum‚ including many on the left‚ have described this as a "just war." One longtime advocate of peace‚ Richard Falk‚ wrote in The Nation that this is "the first truly just war since
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Evolution Is Just A Theory One of the main things that would be studied in biology is evolution. Although most people think that evolution is true and us humans have evolved from our formal ancestors. For the past year mankind has been thinking of one thing‚ which was evolution. The definition of mechanism is how evolution occurs over time. Evolution has been shown over the past billion years and humans have studied the creatures that have physically changed their bodies. The definition of evolution
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“Laelius: On Friendship” Marcus Tullius Cicero was the greatest and most prolific prose-writer of the Romans. Cicero’s writing On Friendship is one of his greatest. Almost everyone can relate to something in the text and find it very uplifting. Everyone has friends‚ which is why many can relate very easily to the text. Cicero identifies multiple characteristics of friendship throughout this writing. Cicero supports that people should choose their friends very wisely‚ and share everything with those
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260 Professor Gonzalez April 19‚ 2012 Reaction Paper: Classical Just War Theory and Its Relevance Today Cian O’Driscoll‚ author of the article Re-negotiation the Just War: the Invasion of Iraq and Punitive War‚ explains how the arguments of punitive war‚ or wars of punishment‚ from both Presidents George Bush and Tony Blair relate to the justification of going to war with Iraq in 2003. O’Driscoll‚ after explaining the justification of both presidents then relates
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Is just war theory compatible with humanitarian intervention? Just War theory is generally divided into three parts: Jus ad bellum‚ jus in bello and jus post bellum. For the purposes of this essay I will be focusing mainly on jus ad bellum whilst referring also to jus in bello. Jus ad bellum has six requirements‚ namely just cause‚ right intention‚ proper authority and public declaration‚ last resort‚ probability of success and proportionality. To assess whether Just War Theory (JWT) is compatible
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Complete duty is link to being what is “right”. Middle duty is the reasoning behind why has it been done. When Cicero writes about individual activism we consider the duties that are honorable and dishonorable. What is honorable or dishonorable? People’s spirits are often pulled between opposing opinions. The individual then has to see whether or not it will offer him an advantage in life. Cicero discusses the major principal thought on duty which is based on a conservative standpoint. The different
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“Just war” theory was introduced by the Catholic church in the Medieval period. The just war theory was created to protect lives of innocent people and defend moral rights. The Just War theory has its own conditions for judging if it is just to go to war‚ and conditions for what strategies to use when fighting a just war. Just War Theory is the origin on which nations obtain to legally and morally justify going to war. A war has to be approved as a just war by a church official. A war that causes
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The Just War Tradition is a justification for how and why wars are fought. A just cause is clearly the most important rule setting the tone for everything else.1 The two basic rights for a just cause are the rights of the state and those of individual citizens. International law affirms these rights and further identifies legitimate governments (states) to have rights.2 To be legitimate the state must be recognized as legitimate by its people and by the international community. The state avoids
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