In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible‚ the antagonist‚ Abigail Williams’ actions in the play should not be justified because she fought to get her way without caring about who she hurt. Orphaned as a young child‚ Abigail had no presence of love and nurture in her early years. Her traumatic experiences throughout her life have influenced her to become a treacherous young girl. Throughout the play her lies and accusations have caused multiple people pain‚ and they have suffered due to the lack of
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century after it occurred. In August of 1945‚ near the end of World War II‚ the US military dropped two atomic bombs over Japan‚ not only causing a mass of death and devastation‚ but it also induced the question- were dropping the bombs necessary and justified? Due to exaggerated statistics‚ and what students learn in textbooks‚ Americans are socialized into believing that dropping the bombs were necessary to ending the war. However‚ in reality‚ several reasons ranging from the fact that civilians outnumbered
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Rebellion or Conformity? An Evaluation of the Two Throughout life‚ an individual is faced with many instances of change and reform that he or she can adapt to‚ rebel against‚ move beyond‚ or conform to. Although conforming may be the quickest‚ safest and easiest route to take‚ it may not always be what is best. But what is a person to do when everything that he or she came to know and love is morphing into a new‚ unrecognizable world? I think what it comes down to is a personal choice‚ a decision
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I completely agree with the opinion that the Hobby Lobby case is justified. The new interpretation that religion can also pertain to private corporations due to the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. This allows for Hobby Lobby to deny birth control to employees. However‚ as many have stated before‚ the employees’ individual rights to birth control have to be respected as well. Just because the corporation itself does not believe in the birth control‚ this does not mean the corporation
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The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima (August 6th 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9th 1945) remains among the most controversial events in modern history. At the time‚ the dropping of the atomic bombs was both strategically and morally justified‚ yet today it is a hotly debated topic‚ thought to be excessive or unnecessary. However‚ the dropping of the atomic bombs‚ while an atrocious act‚ was in fact the lesser of two evils. The alternative was to prolong one of the bloodiest conflicts in global
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bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 6ht and 9th of august 945. This was after the attack on pearl habour‚ December 7th 1941. Evidently‚ this has opened many debates arguing whether the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima was justified. Np‚ it was not. The USA responded unnecessarily and brutally. The two atomic bombs caused mass destruction to buildings‚ homes‚ roofs‚ and vast land. Along with that‚ 93 000 people died in Hiroshima. Out of which‚ third of its population was instantly
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is on the run from law enforcement because firefighters discover books in his home. He leaves his wife and friends behind in order to keep himself safe. Montag’s decision to leave the city is not selfish. Montag’s decision to leave his city is justified because he tries to convince people that books are more beneficial than scripted
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The circumstances are similar with regards to political leaders speaking out concerning the issue. If this is a fair representation of society‚ then the morals dictated by this are confused and unclear. Is abortion morally wrong? Can it ever be justified? In the UK abortion became illegal in 1861 under ¡¥The Offences Against the Person Act¡¦ when the penalty for ’procuring a miscarriage’ was life imprisonment. This was backed up in 1929 in the Infant Life Preservation Act. Women trying to escape
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Jindandao Rebellion Jindandao‚ a branch of the White Lotus Sect‚ was an ancient Chinese secret society. In the winter of 1881‚ Chinese peasants joined the sect and rebelled against the Qing court. Society heads Yang Yuechun and Li Guozhen proclaimed themselves “warriors to sweep the north”‚ which in clearer terms are “warriors to wipe out the Mongolians in the north.” The extremist slogans of Yang Yuechun and his followers included “kill the Mongolians and seize their land‚” and “defeat the Qing
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Triangle‚ it started it out in Europe‚ and then to Africa‚ there they traded slaves with material and then on to the New World where the slaves would harvest crops and other stuff to bring back to Europe. This paper will talk about how Europeans justified slavery using the bible‚ their religions and racism. The bible stated that slavery was just and that the sons of Canaan should be enslaved. It all started when Ham saw his father Noah naked and drunk in his tent‚ whereas Shem and Japeth walked
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