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    a government or ruler. These rebellions can be justified or also could be very awful and atrocious. One rebellin that was justified and had great importance of that time period was the Spartacus slave rebellion. this rebellion was started by a group of enslaved gladiators wanting the right to be free of

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    McCandless went into the wild was because of family problems. Chris was abused by his father and his mother allowed it. In chapter 11‚ it says “Chris’ smoldering anger‚ it turns out‚ was fueled by a discovery he’d made two summers earlier during his cross-country wanderings….. Chris pieced together the facts of his father’s previous marriage and subsequent divorce” (121). This‚ I think‚ is the main reason that Chris’ life was changed because shortly after he found out his dad was living a double life he

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    measured. It is defined as the industrialized mass-murder of predominately Jews‚ gypsies‚ homosexuals‚ Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ the homeless‚ and the disabled; orchestrated and directed by the German Nazi Government1. Many questions arise such as: why was it socially allowed? How were the murders concocted? And what is meant by “industrialized?” Industrialized murder is the mechanized‚ impersonal‚ and sustained mass destruction of human beings‚ organized and administered by states‚ legitimized and set

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    ourselves what were the colonist goals whenever they started the rebellions and protests? Did they start out wanting to completely overthrow their government? Not knowing every colonist’s thoughts makes it hard to have a set yes or no if the latter was what was planned. Before trying to justify the revolution we must first understand what brought about the anger and resentment towards Britain in the first place. The colonies were settled by Britain and consisted of mainly British immigrants‚ some who

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    President Harry Truman is justified for sending atomic bombs from the United States to Japan civilian cities. Two parts of Japan in particular named Hiroshima and Nagasaki were targeted to kill off the civilians. The bombs were supposed to target a certain range of people‚ the hiroshima ranged from 90‚000 to 146‚000 and the Nagasaki ranged from 39‚000 to 80‚000 deaths. These bombs initiated the action of surrender from Japan and this happened on August 15‚ 1945. There are documents that prove Harry

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    When some think back to when America was expanding they might not think of the war we went against with Mexico‚ but this point in time was a huge part of the expansion. Other thing still had a continuation when the war was taking place such as: the annexation of oregon territory (1846)‚ the first diamond is laid out in Cooperstown‚ new york (1840)‚ and due to the Mexican cession the US’s size increased bey 50% (1846). Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836 in a battle at the Alamo. This then

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    Was The US Justified in Their Actions Leading Up to and During The Nez Perce War? During the 1860s and 70s‚ US settlers killed as many as 30 Nez Perce‚ though many never stood trial. The US was not justified in their actions leading up to and during the Nez Perce War. To start off‚ the Nez Perce were left with little of their homelands. Also‚ the Nez Perce’s homeland held significant importance for them‚ as the land was where ancestors were buried and religious ceremonies performed. In addition‚

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    of Venice. He is mostly shown as a vengeful character and depicted as a blood thirsty villain. However‚ he was also a victim of abuse and harsh criticism as a result of his belief and religion and had several reasons for revenge against his counterpart‚ Antonio‚ as he was mocked by him and had suffered many problems on his behalf. Although he had many reasons for revenge‚ were they justified? Shylock hated and did not respect Antonio as he had injured and insulted him in the past and made it very

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    Was Truman’s Decision Justified? Would you rather fix a problem with something that would cause minimal damage or fix it with something that causes mass destruction? This question didn’t seem to come to thought when Truman was deciding between invading Japan‚ or bombing it using the atomic bomb. Truman’s decision to bomb Japan was not justified because he killed a bunch of innocent people‚ he destroyed major cities instead of only his main targets‚ and in the end‚ Europe was still left divided.

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    and humiliation from other nations to "they hate our values”. We have such a strong and prominent position in the “war on terror” that it has gone to the point that if a terrorist can create fear in America‚ he can do it anywhere else. However‚ people such as Phillip Gordon‚ Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy‚ believe that there’s only one solution to win the war on terror; he noted- “Victory will come only when Washington succeeds in discrediting the terrorists ’ ideology and undermining their

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