The Just War Theory is obsolete in light of nuclear weaponry The just war theory is concerned with ethically justifying war with acceptable warfare techniques (Moseley‚ 2009). It can be argued that in light of modern day nuclear power‚ the just war theory is obsolete. The central claim of this paper is that this notion is true; war is immoral and cannot be justified. To defend this claim‚ this paper will be taking a deontological approach and present counter arguments in favour of utilitarianism
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Narrative Strategies and Chronotope of Violence in Chimamanda Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun By Ayodabo J. Sunday Department of English‚ Elizade University‚ Ilara-Mokin‚ Ondo State‚ Nigeria Introduction As an event in a specific time and history‚ the exploration of the Nigerian civil war as a theme in fiction returns us to the focus on memory and its connection to narrative forms. The war happened in 1967-1970 when the South Eastern states‚ led by Lt. Col. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
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When we think of religion we often think of going to Church on Sunday to listen to hymns performed by the choir and preaching. The true definition of religion is that it’s an organized collection of beliefs‚ cultural systems‚ and world views that relate to humanity to an order of existence. In other words it’s where a group of likeminded believers join to express and share what they believe in collectively. Throughout the world there were five major religions Christianity‚ Buddhism‚ Islam‚ Hinduism
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Lampel‚ A. K.‚ Bricklin‚ B.‚ & Elliot‚ G. (1999). Discipline Index (The). B. S. Plake‚ J. C. Impara‚ & R. A. Spies (Eds.)‚ The fifteenth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from EBSCO Mental Measurements Yearbook The Discipline Index is a rating assessment given to children between the ages of 6 to adolescence. They are to give their view on their parent’s discipline‚ and it is to compare the child’s perception of their parent’s discipline to their parent disciplinary action. Lampel‚ Bricklin
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The moral argument must be addressed before an examination of the effects of pornography usage. Pornography usage cannot be rightly argued as morally bad/evil. For an action to be classified as morally evil‚ there must be proven‚ an initiation of force. By this definition‚ it is easy to see why one cannot paint all pornography‚ everywhere with the same broad brush. A mutually consenting adult couple filming their private acts and distributing them can scarcely be lumped into the same category as
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The Impact of Domestic Violence on the Aboriginal Community Domestic violence in Aboriginal communities is a cause for concern relating directly to Aboriginal women’s health and safety. According to Kubik‚ Bourassa‚ and Hampton (2009)‚ “in Canada‚ Aboriginal women have faced destruction in their communities and families as a result of multiple forms of oppression. Aboriginal women experience the highest rates of violence and abuse of any population in Canada” (p.29). Domestic violence is defined
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is a severe chronic mental illness associated with psychiatric distress‚ social maladjustment‚ poor quality of life‚ and medical comorbidity. Yet‚ for the past twenty years it has been a controversial mental illness diagnosis not only due to its subjectivity but also‚ because of factors that have increased its prevalence and sudden onset‚ such as compensation for long-term disability and withdrawal from combat duty (Schlenger‚ Kulka‚ Fairbank‚ Jordan‚ Hough‚ Marmar‚ & Weiss‚ 2006). Despite the severity
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Chapter I The Problem and Its Setting “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela. Education is one of the most important things in life because you as a person will never improve yourself or the world around you. It is important in order for anyone to succeed in the vastly and speedily changing world today our world requires a basic education. Without it‚ people wouldn’t know how to read‚ do critical thinking or other things. As what G.K
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Theme: Diaspora Dr Jamaluddin Bin Aziz PPBL‚ FSSK‚ UKM Definition Greek = ‘to disperse’ Refers to any people of ethnic population forced or induced to leave their traditional ethnic homelands‚ being dispersed throughout other parts of the world‚ and the ensuing developments in their dispersal and culture migration‚ sojourning and colonisation. Definition Hebrew ‘exile’ Refers to the populations of Jews exiled from Judea in 586 BC by the Babylonians‚ and Jerusalem in 135 AC by the Roman Empire
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Perception in the Arts The subjectivity of perception makes art what it is. Art is all about perception and individuality‚ since everyone has a different background‚ experience‚ taste‚ and opinion about any artwork. To determine the extent to which perception plays a role in the development‚ and the existence‚ of the arts‚ it is essential to identify the knowledge issues of perception in regards to the area of knowledge. First‚ is perception consistent and definite? Does previous knowledge (prejudice)
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