Indicates that she is intelligent and possesses abilities beyond wifehood. Nora’s character becomes questionable when she starts breaking away from all the standards and expectations her husband and society had set up for her‚ this making her a morally ambiguous character. Early in the Helmers’ marriage‚ Torvalds got sick from overwork. Doctors prescribed a trip south to warmer climates as the only way to save him. At the time‚ the Helmers didn’t have the money for such a trip. To save Torvalds’s
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Abortion Morally Acceptable or Not Whether or not abortion is morally acceptable has for long been a debated topic. When discussing this topic‚ the context in which the word "moral" is used needs to be clearly understood. The word "moral" has many different meanings. One meaning of this word is: "conforming to standards of what is right or can extend in behaviour: virtuous". So much has been said and is still being said‚ written‚ aired on radio and television‚ and argued in courtrooms about abortion
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in one of the world’s highest levels of crop yields per unit place‚ with an overall agricultural frugal rate of about 50% on fewer than 56‚000 km² cultivated. About 73% of Japan is occupied by mountains‚ with a mountain range running through each of the main islands 10% of the world’s active volcanoes are found in Japan Japan has become a world leader in research on causes and prediction of earthquakes. The making of advanced technology has permitted the construction of skyscrapers even in earthquake
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different elements and energy. This process was called fission‚ and it was the basis for the atomic weapons designed and created for use in the Second World War. In early 1939‚ German physicists found a way to split a uranium atom‚ paving the way to atomic weaponry. Out of fear from the power in the enemy hands‚ Albert Einstein‚ a German physicist escaping Nazi rule ‚ and Enrico Fermi informed President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the “extremely powerful bomb of a new type” ‚ but the fears were cast
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Suicide-A morally responsible action? The suicide culture in Japan has always been a prominent issue‚ and is held in a peculiar view by many. 30‚000 Japanese commit suicide annually (McCurry‚ 2014)‚ making Japan the 8th country with the highest suicide rates (WHO‚ 2014). This “suicide culture” stems from Japan’s historical roots— the warrior bushido honour code which justifies one’s basis to committ suicide. Can suicide be considered a morally responsible action this way? Or is it a beautiful death
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The Feudal system is a pyramid of social classes and every person was in a certain level of the pyramid. The feudal system divided the people into four groups‚ on top was the king‚ then lord‚ Knights and lastly peasants. It also included having a chivalry and it was a code of behavior for the knights. Feudalism was based on the exchange of land for military service and it was in both Japan and Europe. Feudalism’s goals were to accomplish economic growth and to unify the government. The other goals
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left a huge impact. The United States’ decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II was not justified due to the fact that it was ethically wrong‚ an excessive use of force‚ and unnecessary. Dropping the atomic bomb was ethically wrong for a number of reasons‚ including the amount of civilians that died or were displaced‚ and the fact that it was barbarous. The use of the atomic bomb
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I always believed that my success was dependent solely on hard work. I studied hard for tests‚ edited papers late into the night‚ and poured countless hours into practicing for the ACT. However‚ I came to realize that success also requires opportunity and good luck. After a soccer tournament in San Diego‚ my teammate‚ Saulo‚ asked my parents for a ride home. As we neared Saulo’s house in Compton‚ I heard police sirens blaring and saw metal bars covering the windows. A beat-up 70s Chevy rusted
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Japan dominates For 6 months after Pearl Harbour‚ Japan reigned supreme in the Pacific and in South Asia. Japanese troops rolled back the British‚ Australians and Americans. The loss of Singapore in February 1942 meant that Britain’s key naval base in the Far East was in Japanese hands. Battle of Midway – June 1942 Japanese victories come to an end…the Americans began island hopping. The strategy was to avoid strongly defended enemy islands and isolate them from support. The re-conquest of the
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Why did the Truman Administration decide to drop the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945? There has been much debate as to why Truman elected to drop the atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the summer of 1945. Historians have long debated the true purpose to which the atomic bombs were designed to fulfil upon there deployment. The Alperovitz thesis of the 1960 was accepted for many years. The thesis revolved around the idea that the atomic weapons were deployed as diplomatic tools to intimidate
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