MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE Stories and worldwide condemnation of the Maguindanao massacre still grapple the Filipino people in disbelief. Focusing on the victims that include lawyers and journalists in the company of scions of a political clan‚ the manner of mass execution was the most gruesome‚ so animalistic‚ and the most barbaric act of the new century. Fifty-seven of them‚ men‚ women‚ and children were killed and decapitated; bodies were mangled and riddled with bullets. This
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system which have links to schools worldwide‚ therefore it cannot be recopied or reproduce. Writer: M Sharil T Module: I.S. on World Issue Theme: Terrorist Chosen Event: the Philippine massacre Title: Counter-Terrorism does more harm than benefit for a nation. Introduction The Philippine massacre has been dubbed as the worst political killing in Philippine history‚ speculated to have been spiraled by laws approved by the Philippine government. A law passed to combat domestic terror that
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As I stood in Centralia’s George Washington Park in the midst of blustery weather and cold rain‚ Ted pointed out the irony of the statues erected in honor of the Centralia massacre. The large bronze statue known as The Sentinel is the most noticeable and immediately commanded my attention at the center of the park. It was commissioned and placed in 1924 in the name of the four Legionnaires who were killed on that fateful date of November 11‚ 1919. There is also a tiny plaque on the ground which is
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Sarandi‚ Eduardson D. Chem 2 5-6PM MWTTH March 12‚ 2013 “Vizconde Masscare” I. Fact of the case On June 30‚1991‚ the Vizconde Family was massacre at their residence in BF Homes ‚ Paraňaque‚ Metro Manila‚Philippines. Estrellita‚47 had suffered thirteen stab wounds; Carmela‚18‚ had suffered seventeen stab wounds and had been raped before she was killed; and Jennifer‚7‚ had nineteen stab wounds
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The Salem Witch Massacre Do you believe in witches? Well the people of Salem did which ended up killing around 20 people and left the early town in hysteria. Whether you believe the tails of the witch trials of Salem or believe it was true however the causes show that‚ most likely‚ the trials were not work of witches or any magic at all. The first cause is what most people the majority of experts agree on which is the girls who started the hysteria‚ Abigail Williams and Betty Paris‚ were faking
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"The Massacre of the Innocents"‚ painted by Pacecco de Rosa during the 1600s‚ depicts a scene from the Bible in which we see the moment when soldiers were sent out by King Herod to kill every child in the region to end the rumors of a child prophesied to rule the kingdom. The baby whom he was looking for was none other than Jesus Christ. And upon careful observation‚ one can see that among all of the chaos occurring in this painting‚ there is one mother and child who do not seem to be frightened
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attack that killed a 180 Kenyan soldiers according to Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Though the precise number of casualties is disputed‚ the Kenyan army claiming the number is inaccurate but refuses to disclose its own figures‚ this massacre of Kenyan troops is considered the deadliest attack perpetrated by the al-Qaeda allied militant group Al Shabaab. This Somalia based organization is a powerful threat to peace and stability in the Horn of Africa as it battles the UN-backed government
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What could cause over nine hundred people to commit suicide together? In the United States’ biggest non-natural loss of human lives before 9/11‚ almost every member of the Peoples Temple in Jonestown‚ Guyana died after consuming a poisonous drink. This was a fitting end to lives that were brutally controlled by the cult’s leader‚ Jim Jones. The Jonestown incident should be remembered as a mass murder at the hands of Jones. At first‚ Jim Jones seemed anything but harmful. While living in Indianapolis
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We the jury find the defendant‚ Not Guilty! Today is the last day of the trial. We have heard all of the witnesses and now we know that we must deliberate. I know that some of the "witnesses" are liars. Some make valid points and I know without a doubt in my mind that Captain Preston is an innocent man and that his men were provoked. As I listened to the witnesses‚ here is what I came to believe: The witnesses for the prosecution have very different stories as do some of the witnesses for the
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British won the the trial about the Boston Massacre‚ it’s easy to say that American colonists were at fault for instigating the incident. The Boston Massacre involved armed soldiers against colonials. They had guns and superior weaponry. The colonists had clubs. Comparatively‚ aren’t guns the more lethal? Can the blame truly be laid at America’s feet? No; it is unreasonable to fault America for the massacre. Analysis of the situation surrounding the Boston Massacre is necessary for determining who was
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