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    Vietnam War Just or Unjust

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    Vietnam‚ Just or Unjust? Some ask the question‚ was the Vietnam War just? Some may say yes it was just‚and others say that it is unjust. However‚Certain people view justice as slippery concept. There are always ways to get aroud justice‚ and that is why people believe that justice is a slippety concept. Even Plato one of the brightest of his time could not figure out whether war was just or unjust. A Certain individual‚ by the name of Aquinas‚ also attempted to elaborate his view on the war through

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    What makes a war just?

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    There have been many wars fought throughout history. Each of these wars could be found to be either just or unjust. The way to determine this is by a set of guidelines that have been made by historians and philosophers over the years. This set of rules is called the jus ad bellum or right to war. The six guidelines included in this set are as follows: legitimate authority‚ just cause‚ right intention‚ last resort‚ reasonable chance of success‚ and an end goal of superior peace. I believe that‚ according

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    Historically three world religions with their roots in the Middle East adopted‚ at different times‚ the idea of a ’Holy War’‚ as well as that of a ’Just War’. Brief outlines are discussed below. Judaism: It is found in the Old Testament as; ‘they shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation‚ neither shall they learn war any more’. (The Old Testament: Isaiah 2:4). In principle‚ peace is the central teaching of rabbinical Judaism

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    Just in time (JIT) is described as a philosophy‚ managerial concept or manufacturing strategy. It achieved fame in the late 1970’s through Taiichi Ohno and is used in many companies till this day especially automotive industries. Just in time was originally a practice of the Toyota motor company in Japan. Chakravorty and Atwater 1995 (cited in Singh and Ahija‚ 2015) suggest that the fundamental of Just in time philosophy is continuous improvement in process through removal of all types of waste.

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    a fifth century Bishop of Hippo. He is credited with building the foundation of Christian just war theory. He describes that individuals of Christianity do not have authority to resort to violence if only themselves or property are threatened. Though these Christians should be compelled to protect innocents who are being attacked. Even if it means sacrificing themselves in the process. Augustine’s just war teachings were developed from old Roman legal tradition. The right of authority is vested with

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    there has be war‚ it wasn’t always about a struggle over values‚ but where the victory of the winner‚ would be a human disaster for the loser. So Walzer‚ believed that in conditions of supreme emergency the violation of the normal freedom being expressed; by all the principle of discrimination is allowed in warfare between states although it’s with a heavy burden of guilt. Walzer established the belief of Just War as a tradition theory; where‚ even the good guys are not allowed to do just anything

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    Clausewitz's Theory Of War

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    scholars attempted to theorize war in human history‚ only few were credited for constructing consistent theories on which people could base and further their understanding of war and warfare. Those include Greek Thucydides‚ Chinese Sun Tzu‚ and Indian Kautilya all three from 3-4th century BC; Prussian Carl von Clausewitz and Swiss Antoine-Henry Jomini both from 19th century. All of those prominent theorist had a lot to offer and therefore had great influence on our thinking in war‚ warfare‚ and strategy

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    John Locke’s theories of a just society was one where all men deserved equal treatment under the law and the state‚ preserving a person’s right to “life‚ liberty and property” (APUS‚ 1). This is accomplished through a social contract‚ where the people would consent to limited control under a state. This control was limited in its scope‚ with the people being the true source of power within the state. Locke believed that this was possible because he viewed man as being morally good and that through

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    The Vietnam War and the Domino Theory The Americanization of the war in Vietnam was inevitable because of the prevailing belief of the “domino theory” that could take effect. The Domino Theory‚ which President Harry Truman first articulated in the1940’s‚ is the belief that the fall of one noncommunist state to communism would precipitate the fall of other neighboring noncommunist states (Shabecoff). This theory is the identical strategy that Communist China planned to achieve‚ with Vietnam

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    Traffic Volume Counts Prepare Select Location Complete Study 1. 2. 3. 4. Communicate with other staff/departments Review historical data trends Review citizen input Request traffic control 1. Select the proper location 2. Plan the data collection preparations 3. Complete the pre-study documentation 1. Collect the data 2. Evaluate the data 3. Calculate the traffic volume trends Document 1. Finalize the report 2. File the report 3. Communicate the results INTRODUCTION

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