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    Jesus and Cicero Essay

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    Jesus and Cicero Essay Sinning is one thing people feel that when people do die‚ they should automatically go to the underworld‚ or hell‚ due to their sinful actions. In the Aeneid‚ book number six‚ Virgil describes a place where these people go when they perish on earth. When these people get to the underworld‚ they are judged by their actions and punished depending on the severity of it. Virgil gives us the idea that there is indeed an afterlife‚ just like Jesus did. But when it came to sinners

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    Was the Civil War a Just War? The Vindication of Clement Vallandigham Clement Vallandigham believed the American Civil War was unjust and as a result he was “tried by court-martial‚ convicted‚ and sentenced to a term in a military prison during the continuance of the war” (234). Vallandigham’s loyalty was not to President Lincoln but to the principles that this country was supposed to stand for. The Declaration of Independence says the government is established by the people in order to protect

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    1 What is the purpose of Just War? Explain. The purpose of Just War is to provide moral guidance throughout the stages of war to ensure that the reasons for going to war are morally justifiable‚ that war is conducted morally‚ and the transition back to peace is done in a moral manner. The purpose is to bring some semblance of rules‚ morality‚ and just fighting to the chaos‚ or as some believe‚ the immorality of war. There are times when although terrible‚ war is unavoidable and a better option

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    Presentation – War and Peace Script War‚ and its inherent destruction‚ “attack’s people’s rights to life‚ security‚ subsistence‚ peace and liberty” (Routledge‚ 2012) (Magliano‚ 2016). The just war theory is largely a Christian philosophy that involves issues of justice‚ on a philosophical‚ political and religious front. The theory draws from three main perspectives [show three perspectives on scree] – all of which are explicit in upholding the protection of human life (BBC‚ 2014). Ultimately‚ the just war

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    Compared to the early 20th century‚ the wars of today are vastly different. The reasons for fighting‚ the styles of fighting‚ and who is fighting are all very different. However‚ in an age that is far removed from the past‚ a few things regarding war have remained the unchanged. One of the ideas that has remained unchanged in a time that is every changing‚ are the rules of war‚ as described by Michael Walzer in his book‚ Just and Unjust Wars. Naturally‚ in a time where so much has changed‚ there

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    Christianity sets out a clear path for individuals to allow them to grow in peace. Within Christianity‚ it provides a much broader understanding of peace through Sacred texts‚ The Just War Theory and Pacifism‚ and also through significant people. From this‚ it guides adherents to provide and create positive relationships amongst others to promote peace around the world. As said by Martin Luther King Jr. who strongly believes in world peace stated “peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek‚

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    Theories on War

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    comes to mind on the issue of war as it is heard to be brutal or fatal‚ especially on innocent people and one cannot help but to hope for an outcome of peace or prosperity. Some respectful philosophers such as Mo Tzu‚ Sun Tzu‚ Eugene Delacroix‚ Pablo Picasso‚ Margaret Mead‚ Kenzaburo Oe‚ and Jean Bethke Elshtain can be found writing about their theories on war and peace in the text book‚ Reading the World: Ideas that Matter by Michael Austin. Over the years the issue of war has not disappeared nor has

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    EXPOSITION The justification of war — both in terms of jus in bello and jus ad bellum — is a difficult and complex task. This difficulty is increased immensely when trying to apply just war principles to terrorism‚ a complicated mix of typical and unconventional tactics that can be performed by both established and state governments. In the essay‚ I will critically address the discussion of terrorism by Michael Walzer in chapter 12 of “Just and Unjust Wars” (1977) and advocate for the justification

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    Just War Thousands of years ago‚ before motor vehicles‚ before long distance travel‚ before Christianity itself‚ scholars and philosophers were debating a question which is still on the forefront of many minds today: Is war ever just? By the 4th century‚ St. Augustine‚ also known as Augustine of Hippo‚ had developed a set of criteria regarding when it was justified to go to war (Patterson). These criteria are still widely used today‚ although debated by many‚ especially with the recent use of drones

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    It merely creates a new power subject to the previously existing limits. However‚ this just-an-affirmative-grant theory is problematic in that the 28th Am purports to confer an affirmative power on the states; yet the states do not derive their affirmative powers from the federal Constitution; thus‚ as to the states‚ the point of the Amendment is to lift

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