the northern and central part of the Philippines. Then the Bangsamoro people sought autonomy‚ several provisions and agreements were signed between the parties involved. A lot of people shed blood and lost lives upon the declaration of an all-out war. This issue reached an extent where people have to be killed and homes be shattered‚ reached a declaration of a ceasefire and instigated probing talks. When can this probably stop? Of course‚ the Government of the Republic of the Philippines is
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Capital Punishment - a necessary evil? View PDF | Print View by: Smrithy Word Count: 933 0 comments “An eye for an eye‚ a tooth for a tooth and a life for a life” Is it ever justifiable to execute criminals? Is Capital punishment the penalty (sentence of death) for committing a crime or is execution in the simplest of terms a state-sanctioned killing? The principle of capital punishment is that certain murderers deserve nothing less than death as a just‚ proportionate and effective
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Thomas Hobbes writes Leviathan to illustrate that civil peace and social unity are most successfully established through a commonwealth by a social contract. Hobbes portrays the perfect governing figure over the commonwealth to be the “Leviathan”. Throughout Leviathan he is demonstrating the necessary attributes that the perfect Leviathan would require to maintain civil peace and social unity. To understand Leviathan‚ one must understand Hobbes’ definition of the state of nature as violent‚ his
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Gene and Finny are the two main characters of the book A Separate Peace by John Knowles. They are two very different people but manage to still be friends despite. During the course of the book‚ it becomes evident Gene’s envy for Finny. However given the nature of Gene and Finny’s personalities it is almost impossible for Gene to not envy Finny. Gene is an excellent academic student‚ but feels that he needs something more. When looking at his Myers-Briggs personality type he seems to fit into
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an attorney. Where did these rights originate from though‚ what is the purpose of them and are they really necessary? This paper will look at the origin of Miranda Rights and why they are necessary through the use of court cases. Before these rights were known as the Miranda Rights‚ they stem from the Fifth and Sixth Amendments: “No person shall be held to answer for a capital‚
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Electoral Votes Are They Necessary Someone asked the question what is an Electoral College‚ what does it mean and how does it work. The Electoral is a formal body which elects the President and Vice President of the United States. Every state is given a number of electoral votes according to its population. However‚ in this day and age is the Electoral College/vote need today‚ or just another loophole that the government is exploiting. Even though electoral voting has been in play for
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charge. Nine years later‚ the gas tax became permanent through the Revenue Act of 1941 in order to help fund the war effort and increased by half a cent per gallon. In 1959‚ President Eisenhower raised the tax to four pennies per gallon to fund his creation of the interstate highway system. As of 2005‚ the federal gas tax alone is 18.4 cents on the gallon. Unfortunately‚ gas taxes are a necessary evil and not only hit Americans at a Federal level‚ but at local and state levels as well. (Alter‚ 2008).
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Are social networking sites necessary…?? Social media helps people stay in touch with each other more easily‚ as well as reconnect with people they may have once known but lost contact though you may live far away from each other. It plays a very important role in making events. For example‚ you have to plan for a school event but you can’t do so during school timings. So‚ you can communicate via social networking sites without having to pay. They are also becoming increasingly important for business
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The Faith of Jeremiah Land "Peace Like A River"‚ by Leif Enger‚ deals with numerous instances involving Jeremiah’s faith for his family. Without Jeremiah’s faith‚ the Land family would have never made it through their trials and misfortunes. To furnish the well being of his family and find his son‚ Davy‚ Jeremiah Land followed his instincts and faith. Letting God lead the way‚ Jeremiah is able to guide his family through his faith‚ hard work‚ and love. Jeremiah Land loves his children more than
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Animal Experimentation: A Necessary Evil It is time for society to realize that no one benefits from the suffering of animals used in expensive and useless experiments. Animals may not be able to speak like humans but it does not negate the fact that they are capable of suffering. The human species has taken the liberty of deciding what is valuable in the world‚ and therefore they prize themselves as the highest level of the food chain. The human species has used animals for transportation‚ food
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