Examine the extent to which expenditure on arms and the armed forces is justifiable in the modern world. ! ! With all its wars‚ terrorist attacks and genocides‚ history might suggest that the armed forces has a critical and unquestionable role in any nation-state. However‚ as Steven Pinker puts it “We believe our world is riddled with terror and war‚ but we may be living in the most peaceable era in human existence’. Since the peak of the cold war in the 1970s and 80s‚ organised conflicts of all
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Is Death Penalty ever justified? Capital punishment otherwise‚ also know as death penalty is a legal process whereby a criminal gets executed as a form of punishment. In the past‚ Capital punishment had been practised by almost all the societies. However‚ currently due to the increase in awareness of humans’ rights an approximate of 97 countries had abolished this form of punishment. That being said‚ there are still 58 nations of which includes Singapore‚ are actively practising it. In my opinion
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civil-rights movement in the late 1950s and early 1960s. However‚ these two men were drastically different. While King preached about nonviolence and equal rights‚ Malcolm X condoned violence as a means to get what one wants. While Malcolm X was justified in some of his endeavors‚ his philosophy as a whole was unhealthy and damaged the minds of young people. In the late 1950s and early 1960s‚ Malcolm X was a widely known civil-rights leader. People were drawn to him‚ because he has a willingness
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half of those killed were women and children. It was the final major clash between the Native Americans and the U.S. military‚ and it finally proved that white men are the “true savages” of humankind. Yes‚ the Native Americans’ resistance was justified. White Americans brought many atrocities upon the Native American people. The white men gave them unfulfilled promises‚ purloined their lands and decimated their people. Prior to the Wounded Knee Massacre‚ the United States government gave
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Grigs’ only communication with him had been through a currier. They had set the bait of a rebel that wanted to defect and stop the rebellion once and for all so he could go home. Grigs had practiced for hours to convince himself that he was a betrayer. Jornis had helped him enormously‚ as had Caleb‚ coaching him on exactly how to act and what to say when they finally had their meeting
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has had this feeling before and it is natural. But it is never justified. Revenge generates more enmity‚ then more revenge. Then it becomes a never-ending vicious cycle‚ and everyone suffers from it. Revenge is nothing but a waste of time. Thinking about revenge could be better spent on something worthwhile. In the books The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee revenge is never justified because it is immoral to purposely hurt someone mentally‚ physically
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The world changed in 1945 when the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan‚ many people have debated whether or not this was necessary. The United States atomic bombing of Japan was justified. The Japanese would not have given up if the United States had not dropped the two atomic bombs. The Japanese code to encrypt messages was called the Purple Code‚ by this time in the war the United States had long broken the Purple Code and in their “Secret” messages. They said that they were not going to surrender
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Are constructivist criticisms on realism justified? Introduction In this essay‚ I will argue that constructivist criticisms on realism are justified‚ provided that the alternative procedural decision making process that constructivists offer seems plausible. I will argue for this by showing that not only arguments derived from is/ought problem‚ but also practical problems justify the criticisms constructivist have towards realism. First of all‚ one viewpoint that realists and constructivists
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cannot be justified. Close your mind. Close your eyes. See with your heart. How do you forgive the murderer of your father? These are just four lines from a song by Lupe Fiasco called “American Terrorist”. It might be just a song but can you really answer that question? - How do you forgive the murderer of your father? - If you can’t forgive the murderer of your father than terrorism is not justifiable. My name is Liliya and I will be persuading you that terrorism cannot be justified. What is terrorism
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The debate over child labor has been a controversial topic for many years and the ethics and reasons behind it can be either misunderstood or ignored. One side‚ for or against‚ does not outweigh the other; neither can be proven justified. Some view child labor as a negative reality because of the idea that there are children working in sweatshops‚ while others see it as an opportunity to lift financial burdens from impoverished families. For the most part here in America‚ parents are the caregivers
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