dignity of several citizens in Salem. As always‚ there are many actions that costed innocent lives to be taken away from them.The dramatic effect that deceitfulness has on Salem is costly only to the ones trialed. On a personal viewpoint‚ it can be justified that the following three charachters are responsible: Abigail‚ Danforth and Tituba. The real lesson to be learned even after hundreds of years after the Witch Trials‚ is that ignorance is a main cause of the disintegration of society Abigail is
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Morally: Since rationalism is based on using our mind to make reasonable judgment‚ I think what has happened about the leaking of information about the NSA program of recording information is morally acceptable. As John Locke’s philosophy about “natural law”‚ which included moral equity and nature freedom‚ citizens have the rights to not be watched. What Snowden did was based on a personal point of view that represented the moral aspects of the culture‚ which is freedom. From this‚ I can understand
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Joanna Funkowska ESL 134‚ Professor Michael A. Beihl 11.04.2012 THE WAY OF GIVING The word “charity” means generosity in giving something to the needy out of love and kindness towards them. Helping many who lead a miserable existence may not change the entire world‚ but will give some hope and happiness and make them feel like a human being. The secret to Charity is not expecting anything in return. A selfless
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decided to drop the atomic bomb on two cities in Japan. The first bomb that dropped on Hiroshima was nicknamed “Little Boy”. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the Hiroshima and immediately killed an estimation of 80‚000 people; thousands more people would later die of radiation exposure. Three days later‚ a second bomb dropped another on the city of Nagasaki‚ it is estimated to have killed about 40‚000 people. Although the bomb that was dropped on the city of Nagasaki was said to be more powerful
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I believe that the most important event was the dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The dropping of the bombs saved over a million American lives‚ introduced America as a world power‚ and‚ if not most importantly‚ was the first steps into the Cold War. If the bombs had not been dropped‚ many American lives would have been lost‚ and the war could have dragged on for many more years. If “Operation Downfall”‚ the massive land invasion of Japan had occurred‚ the US predicted they would
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Was Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Justified? Despite the two not knowing each other‚ Abraham Lincoln was a fan of his murderer‚ John Wilkes Booth‚ and often went to see him in various plays. Lincoln had ‘premonitions’ about his death‚ stating that he had dreams of being told that he had been assassinated. On the night of his assassination‚ he had told his bodyguard this‚ who‚ in return‚ warned him not to go to Ford’s Theater. Unfortunately‚ having promised his wife‚ Lincoln went to the
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Hamlet ’s Hesitation is Justified In William Shakespeare ’s Hamlet‚ Hamlet is commanded by his father ’s ghost to avenge his murder at the hands of his uncle Claudius. Hamlet does not act immediately to get his revenge‚ even when he is presented the perfect opportunity to do so. Throughout the play‚ it is demonstrated that the young prince ’s hesitation is reasonable. He doubts the story that the ghost has told him and he wants to discover the truth before he acts. He is not a man of action and
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The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki remains among the most controversial events in modern history. Historians have actively debated whether the bombings were necessary. What effect they had on bringing the war in the Pacific to an end and what other options were available to the United States. As American policymakers struggled with how to use a powerful new technology and what the long-term impact of atomic weaponry might be‚ not just on the Japanese but on domestic politics
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Is Terrorism Justified ? Is terrorism ever justifiable ? The answer is no‚ terrorism is never justifiable. I will argue that terrorism is not justifiable because it does not contribute to a goal of a more peaceful society. Terrorism contributes to conflict‚ no matter what reason is used to legitimize it. But in order to argue that terrorism is unjustifiable I must first decide on a definition of terrorism. This definition encompasses all the acts that we would determine as terrorism. This
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rational causes for their rebellions. However‚ the American Revolution was not an example of this. In fact it was quite the opposite. The American Revolution was not a group underprivileged‚ misunderstood‚ misrepresented‚ or oppressed people. These were a group of privileged‚ successful‚ and powerful people who lived in one of the most promising places of the world. The thing about them is that they wanted more power faster than it was being given to them. And because of this they orchestrated one
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