According to some‚ John Lennon’s assassination was considered just as devastating as the deaths of Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy (Feeney‚ Nolan). John Lennon was a member of the very popular and impactful band‚ the Beatles. Lennon was considered the intellectual and outspoken Beatle and this resulted in a lot of hate from some people (History.com). The assassination of John Lennon was unjust because he was an innocent musician who was killed by a mentally unstable man; however some believe
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This exact name was given to the influential and powerful leader named Mohandas Gandhi. While in South Africa‚ he became an outspoken critic of South Africa’s discrimination policies. This great leader declined to join any political agitation supporting the British war. He was a dominant figure on the political stage commanding an influence (Nanda‚B.R.) . Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination was unjust. Gandhi was a political and spiritual leader who wanted independence for India. He was influential to
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the very reason why they rallied behind him and supported the expulsion of General Batista for good. This wariness‚ once seen as unwarranted hostility‚ became the reason why Castro overcame
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Socrates was a man of distinction and a man with strong ideas on how to make a more perfect society. Although a lot of his ideas conflict with his ability to be just or unjust it does not in his mind. Being just or unjust is a major topic in the book and there are many different ways of being both. Socrates used the terms‚ not necessarily the way we would normally use the term today‚ but parts of his depiction made sense. He said a lot of different things could be considered unjust. For example
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over centuries because they want peace. Citizens often question the government on why their opinions have not been accurately represented or why they have to act against their will‚ and there is only one answer to these questions‚ according to Henry David Thoreau‚ “people have chosen [the government] to execute their will” (Jacobus 305)‚ yet they neglect the fact that the government is often abused and perverted. Unjust laws exist because of an inefficient and corrupted government. Historical events
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The assassination of Alexander Hamilton was unjust because he fought for the rights of people such as voting rights… (Specific people)... although many people believed that he had a thing against freedman because he was a slave owner himself. After being in jail trying to convince people that freedman should not have full citizenship rights such as said in “on Reconstruction” (Groff 1). This was a thing that was like a review on Alexander hamilton talking about the things that he did from the early
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The Story of How Darnay got Sentenced to Death One day‚ two men sought out Doctor Manette and adjured him to use his medical experience. Saunter‚ they took him to a house right by Paris. The men ordered Doctor Manette to take care of a vexed‚ and attenuated young lady and her brother. The brother of the peasant lady told Doctor Manette timorously that a non-convivial men had raped the lady and insolently tortured her husband to death‚ and left them in the slovenly place‚ that was the complete opposite
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What would you do if you were John? Some people believe John was a terrorist. Some believe he was not a terrorist. I have three reasons why John was a terrorist. The first reason is he attacked Harper’s Ferry. The second reason is his attack on Kansas. The third reason is he dragged his sons into the attack. The first reason John Brown was a terrorist was the attack on Harper’s Ferry. He thought if he attacked it would make him stronger to take over Harper’s Ferry‚ to start a slave revolt‚ then
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Alexander the great was a hero because he treated everyone equally‚ had good decision making‚ and was always side by side with his men. One important reason why Alexander the great was a hero because he treated everyone equally. Alexander treated everyone equally to others in his life and did not say that this person was more important to him than somebody else in his life. “Alexander treated Darius’ family with respect‚ likening Darius’ mother to his own mother and gave orders to his army that
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Some may argue whether or not Calvin Coolidge had a difficult job when he was In office. However contradictory to what many may assume “Silent Cal” had the most difficult term any modern US president has faced In the history of the US. Born in July 4‚ 1872‚ Plymouth Notch‚ Vermont‚ VT‚ Coolidge was raised as a farm boy who later grew to become one of the greatest presidents the US has ever seen. When Coolidge take power in office he had to fight progressives‚ deal with tough foreign issues and negotiations
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