The specter of ISIS and the oppressive Assad regime have ravaged Syria’s cities and forced millions of citizens to flee the country. Now‚ as masses of newly-minted refugees search for a new home‚ our country’s leaders are debating how to respond. The United States has historically been a refuge for the oppressed‚ a haven for Emma Lazarus’s “huddled masses” to turn to in times of trouble. These huddled masses‚ however‚ hail from a land so synonymous with terrorism that it has been dubbed a “factory
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In discussions of ticking time bombs‚ one controversial issue has been how to deal with the alleged guilty terrorist once he is captured. On the one hand‚ some people‚ including Michael Levin‚ a libertarian writer and educator‚ argue that it is in the US government’s right to torture the guilty terrorist because his knowledge could be used to save the lives of millions. On the other hand‚ others‚ such as Philip Heymann‚ who is a writer that had worked in the government field‚ firmly states that
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One of the most controversial issues of World War II is the debate on whether or not the United States should have used an atomic bomb against the Japanese. People who tend to oppose the use of the atomic bomb tend to ignore‚ or are ignorant‚ of the history of Japan during World War II. One factor to consider is the treatment of prisoners of war and civilians in countries that Japan had conquered. Another aspect was the “never surrender” mentality of the Japanese military in the territories they
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speak)‚ there is much information regarding its atomic buildup. Every element’s atoms are composed of three main subatomic particles: neutrons‚ electrons and protons. Located in the atom’s nucleus‚ protons and neutrons are referred to as nucleons. The electrons rest outside of the nucleus at various energy levels (orbitals). Most of an atom’s mass comes from its very small nucleus‚ whose protons and neutrons each have a mass of approximately 1 u (atomic mass units). Electrons‚ on the other hand‚ have
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WAS THE ATOMIC BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI JUSTIFIED? A bomb which was equal to 13‚000 tonnes of highly-explosive bombs‚ used to make the Japanese surrender‚ but also killing many lives‚ cannot be justified. When the highly-explosive bombs were dropped in Dresden‚ everyone had thought of this as very affective. But imagine how bad the atomic bomb would be‚ which could destroy a city only just by its radiation‚ let alone the actual explosion. President Truman of America made a decision of
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Case study: The Terrorist and the Ticking Bomb: Ethical Leadership in Supreme Emergencies The Terrorist and the Ticking Bomb: Ethical Leadership in Supreme Emergencies This week’s case study; the terrorist and the ticking bomb: ethical leadership in supreme emergencies brings out some very complex ethical considerations. More specifically the concept of the “supreme emergency” referred to generally as “situations where‚ many argue‚ normal rules should be set aside
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He also points out that the people are not being herd. He sings about the fact we can bomb the world yet we cannot figure out how to be at peace. It’s profound in the fact that it’s a simple and true statement that should no longer be ignored but has been for decades. The video images are vividly gripping statements on their own‚ captured
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The Progress of the Atomic structure Different theories about the atomic structure were introduced over time. These theories changed as a result of development of different experiments. Leucippus was the first to introduce the theory of atomism‚ however he didn’t write about his theories in detail. However‚ Democritus‚ his student wrote about the theory of atoms in detail. He theorised that everything was composed of atoms and that atoms are solid and indestructible. He also had a theory that
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The invention of the atomic bomb certainly brought extreme fear into Canadians’ lives after revealing its astonishing power through the massive destructions done at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Although most people did not speak of this fear but it can be clearly seen throughout the cold war when the arms race between the two super powers at the time‚ the United States and the Soviet Union‚ split the world into two halves. On one side‚ there was the communist countries allied with the Soviet Union‚ and
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Nuclear Bombs August 6th‚ 1945‚ the US drops the first nuclear bomb in combat over the city of Hiroshima‚ in Japan. This date is a huge part in our history because no weapon of such mass destruction has ever been used in combat like this. Three days later another nuclear bomb is dropped over Nagasaki‚ as soon as the bomb detonated around 80‚000 people died almost instantly showing the sheer power the bomb. A nuclear bomb has never been used in combat since then‚ but nuclear development has created
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