“War‚ what is it good for”? The lyrics to the 60’s pop song‚ provokes the question that Just War proponents and Pacifists have wrestled with throughout history‚ reaching opposite conclusions. Those in favor of Just War theory‚ say war is only good insofar as it is fought for the right reasons and brings about the right end. Whereas‚ Pacifists reject war completely‚ preferring peaceful means to resolve conflict. But which one is morally and ethically right? Which one should be adopted and practiced
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engagements‚ sieges‚ bombardments‚ etc. The engagements were fought in 23 different states and resulted in a total of over 650‚000 casualties. The battles are divided amongst designated theaters including the Easter Theater‚ Western Theater‚ Trans-Mississippi Theater‚ Gulf Coast and Sioux Uprising. Source: http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-battles Civil War Battles: 1861 Eastern Theater April 12 Battle of Fort Sumter Charleston Harbor‚ South Carolina. The bombardment/siege and
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During the thirteenth century‚ the “Mamluks conquered Jerusalem from the Crusaders” (Carr‚ 2015) and this infuriated the Franks. In Outremer‚ the Muslims and the Franks were enemies in spite of who controlled the Holy Land‚ Jerusalem. Since the Mamluks were in full control at this point‚ King Louis IX of France had devised a plan to carry out another crusade against the Mamluks. This is quite
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was attacked by his own brothers‚ beaten and put into the stocks by a priest and false prophet‚ imprisoned by the king‚ threatened with death‚ thrown into a cistern by Judah’s officials‚ and opposed by a false prophet. When Nebuchadnezzar seized Jerusalem in 586 BC‚ he ordered that Jeremiah be freed from prison and treated well. Isaiah was born
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2. Describe the military campaigns of Sennacherib Sennacherib was a prominent king within the Sargonid period that ruled Assyria when it was at its peak. Unlike his predecessors‚ Sennacherib’s reign was largely marked by military campaigns however he did have nine prominent military campaigns which were documented in his famous ‘Palace without Rival’ which will be elaborated on throughout this response. The first military campaign of Sennacherib was to the south in 703 BCE. This was caused
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Medieval literature was influenced by many things and Literature was also influenced by many things. Religion‚ science‚ art‚ laws‚ food‚ and many other aspects of life have influenced the work of writers of the past. One cruel aspect of life that has always been in the lives of people since the beginning of time and has greatly influenced the history of the world‚ as well as the development of literature‚ is war. “War is the subject of literature because it has such a significant effect on humans”
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To what extent was England dominated by Spain and the serving of Spanish interests during the reign of Mary When Mary decided upon making Spain a close ally in 1554 through the marriage of herself and Philip II of Spain‚ she took special precaution to not give the superpower too much authority over England. Despite that Lord Chancellor Gardiner and the House of Commons petitioned Mary to consider marrying an Englishman‚ after they feared that England would be relegated to a dependency of Spain
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The word Apocrypha has come into the English language from the Greek [απόκρυφα] “apokruphos” and basically means hidden. It was used very early in the sense of secretive or concealed‚ but was also used in reference to a book whose origin was doubtful or unknown. Eventually the word took on the meaning of non-canonical‚ and thus for centuries the non-canonical books have been known as apocryphal books. Yet in Protestant circles "the apocrypha" is the normal designation for those extra books
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tempered. John’s brother on the other hand Richard I aka “the lionheart”‚ was admired and loved by his people and the spoke very highly of him. Johns brother was intended to rule the empire. This would be changed after Richard had an incident during a siege‚ ‘the lionheart’ died of ganurene after he was shot with a crossbow bolt. Because of the death of “the lionheart”‚ unfortunately the throne was passed down to Richards brother John. The Plantagenet dynasty‚ had no choice now but to hope that John will
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Nephi’s final writing to the Gentiles; in it‚ he is addressing one final doctrine: “why Christ was baptized.” During his teachings‚ he emphasizes that men must follow Christ‚ be baptized‚ and receive the Holy Ghost. The main point of the passage is that Christ asks us to follow him with a full purpose of heart acting with no hypocrisy. I will use this passage to support the idea that hypocrite people cannot follow the Lord unless they give away their hypocrite attitudes‚ and a way to overcome it
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