killing is morally justified‚ my outlook on this topic is no‚ no killing is ever really justified. As a believer in the Catholic faith‚ it is my duty is to live by the 10 Commandments‚ and commandment number 5 is “You Shall Not Kill.” This is unfortunately not seen in the epic poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ as well as in today’s heated debates over euthanasia‚ abortion or even capital punishment. In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” killing is not justified‚ and in cases
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Is violence ever justified? The debate about the use of violence has been on going for the last decade. Violence‚ the act of causing physical harm to another person willingly‚ has often been categorized as being an uncivilized‚ unjustified act. It is mostly known‚ and commonsensical knowledge that attacking or inflicting harm upon another person is “wrong”. Most of us frown upon people who resort to such violent acts‚ and they are punishable by law. However‚ as we progress into the 21st century
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Is the death penalty a service that is justified and valid form punishment? One would say there are two arguments to this topic with several different reasons or explanations. One being prevention‚ while the other side is saying there is a potential execution of an innocent man; and the other says justice and punishment; and last one says execution is murder. Murder as we know is clearly part of our society‚ and surely it is evident that something needs to be done about it. A variety of felonies
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Le 1 Calvin Le Mr. Brazee World History Honors 23 October 2011 Is war ever justified? "Never think that war‚ no matter how necessary‚ nor how justified‚ is not a crime." - Ernest Hemingway. Is war ever justified? Well that depends on how much you value your freedom. When the United States entered the war in Afghanistan‚ many people criticized President Bush as if he was the responsible for the war itself. What those people don ’t see is that if we hadn ’t entered the war‚ we ’d be ducking
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until it was taken back from them. The other three main crusades ended up as a failure‚ but the most embarrassing crusade was the fourth for the Christian crusaders fought‚ attacked and killed other Christians‚ then stole and looted from the city of Constantinople. Christians believed that they were justified because they thought they were protecting other Christians from the Muslim Turks who were attacking Christian property and being tortured. And‚ the Crusaders did what the pope said which was believed
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people themselves refuse to go to war.” That man is Albert Einstein. He is a well-known physicist who developed the general theory of relativity. He was one of the people who thought that war could not be justified. He thought that unless the people refuse to go to war‚ it will keep on going - never stopping. I also think that war cannot be justified. To strengthen my opinion‚ I have three strong reasons. These reasons are; many people become victims during the war‚ the government should not start
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Was the Iraqi use of military force in The First Gulf War justified? In the end of Cold War‚ a new problem for the international community emerged. In the summer 1990 Iraq launched an invasion of Kuwait. Since the establishment of the United Nations‚ the international law has played a significant role in relations between states and the survival of the fittest has no longer been a legitimate reason for aggression. Hence‚ as Iraq has been a UN member a since 1945‚ its government must have advocated
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Punishment Justified? Is capital punishment justified? Should people convicted of crime be punished in a hard way? Should the state of Florida remain the same rules for capital punishment? My answer is yes‚ it should stay the same way it is if we want the world to be a better place for living. The State must remain punishing people for first degree murder‚ capital drug trafficking‚ and capital sexual battery. All of these crimes should be handled by execution or imprisoned depending on how much was involved
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Is Shylock’s Revenge Justified? Shylock is a major character in the play‚ most people consider him a villain. He is a wealthy‚ moneylending Jew who practices usury. He’s revenge is justified for many reasons‚ these reasons include him being abused for being a Jew and a moneylender at the same time. Another reason is that Antonio prevents him from doing business as he loans money interest free. Shylock was a victim of an unjust trial which leaves Shylock’s will to live demolished as he is bloodthirsty
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How do you know if your beliefs are truth and are justified to be count as knowledge? A question that is two famous philosophers answered by their own ways and theories. Plato did a major impact when it came to answer justification part of this question and Descartes made the other impact and helped answering the knowledge part of this question. Why must a belief be justified to count as knowledge? Believes have to be justified first to count as knowledge because how can you know something that is
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