OPERATIONAL STUDIES www.operationalstudie.com Copyright © 2007 Targeted Killing: Self-Defense‚ Preemption‚ and the War on Terrorism By Thomas B. Hunter April 29‚ 2005 Introduction This essay will endeavor to examine the concept of ‘targeted killing’ in the international war against terrorism by assessing the norms states employ in justifying the offensive use of force in countering the threats posed by individuals involved in terrorist activity against the state. Specifically‚ due to the asymmetric
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…. and I will be addressing the 8th Amendment rights of the people against Cruel and Unusual Punishments. I stand before you today representing the ENTIRE population of the United States of America. What if I told you‚ the United States has been killing innocent people? Statistics show that when it comes to the death penalty‚ there are 2 innocent for every 7 executed! I am pleading with you‚ the highest of all the courts – to deem the death penalty unconstitutional under the 8th Amendment. The
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Current Legal Events Assignment Legal Issue: Honour Killing Ilham.Yakub CLN4U1 Honour Killings in Canada An "honour killing” is described as the right to take the life of a family member if that specific person has brought disgrace/dishonor
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In “The Killing Fields”‚ totalitarian rule is demonstrated countless times throughout the course of the movie. Totalitarian rule is a type of dictatorship where usually one person rules the state and strives to control every aspect of his or her citizen’s private and public life. The type of government that uses totalitarian rule is a dictatorship because totalitarian rulers take power by force and there is a single lone person in charge. Totalitarian leaders maintain their power by strong propaganda
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Essay topic 3 If you think about mercy killing‚ also known as compassionate homicide‚ you think about the act of painlessly allowing to die‚ to avoid extreme measures of pain and suffering. Mercy killing is demonstrated thoroughly throughout John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice And Men. Mercy killing can be argued whether or not it is right or wrong‚ and/or justifiable‚ as demonstrated throughout the novel Of Mice And Men. In current society Mercy Killing is considered politically incorrect‚ although
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Ethical Killing in The Hunger Games The Hunger Games is a book series ripe with ethical issues. Panem is a post apocalyptic America in which the series takes place. The country is divided into 12 Districts and one Capitol that rules over them. As a response to District 13’s rebellion‚ The Capitol instated The Hunger Games in order to keep the remaining 12 districts at bay. The Games involve a male and female tribute from each district between the ages of 12 and 18 to be taken from their homes and
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Table of contents Introduction…………………………………………..1 Definition of passion killing…………………………..1 Identifying the factors that lead to passion killing…….2 Elaborations on the factors that lead to passion killing..2 Conclusion…………………………………………….5 References……………………………………………..6 Essay title: factors that lead to passion killing Relationships are meant to be enjoyed by both the individuals involved in it. Happiness‚ joy‚ love‚ freedom and safety or care should always be visible and felt in
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In order to decide if killing is ever a justifiable act‚ you must be in a position where it would actually make sense to. For example‚ imagine your mom or dad is in the hospital and has been on life support for a few months now. The doctor says they may never wake up again‚ so what do you do? Do you pull the plug and release the pain forever or keep them on longer to see if they will wake up? Say it’s been a year now‚ would you change your mind if you picked the second answer? With that said‚ in
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Fast food chains are killing people “You want it‚ need it‚ you gotta have a taste of McDonald ’s burgers.” There are a lot of fast food offers that can catch our attention. They are great offers that can help us to save a lot of money‚ but what is behind cheap food? Fast food chains are killing people. They cheat their clients with sugar-free products‚ but they still have a lot of calories and fat. The offers that fast food provides customers are so good that they are becoming addicted. People
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One Bad Day: A Rhetorical Analysis of The Killing Joke The Joker was once seen as a comical criminal who committed ridiculously silly crimes‚ such as spreading laughing gas throughout Gotham City. However‚ after the reinvention of Batman‚ The Joker was transformed into a grave and terrorizing character. Continuing the course of the new personality given to The Joker‚ writer Alan Moore and artist Brian Bolland created a graphic novel called The Killing Joke‚ “a much more complex‚ darker‚ and ultimately
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