There were times in history when breaking the law was justified: great leaders like Gandhi and Martin Luther King broke the law and changed the world for the better. Breaking the law is morally justifiable and acceptable when the law in itself is iniquitous and if that law violates human rights and conscience; Certainly‚ rules are established for us to follow but we as human beings should be able to differentiate the right and the wrong and incase laws need to be violated for the right cause even
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The Mexican-American War was a war between the United States and Mexico which lasted from April 1846 to February 1848. It stemmed from the United States’ annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (U.S. claim). The war was the most devastating event in Mexican history‚ where Mexico lost the modern day areas of California‚ Arizona‚ New Mexico‚ Nevada‚ Colorado and Montana. The Mexican-American spawned out of land lust
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The British Had the Right to Tax Prior to the Seven Years War‚ colonials had the upmost pride and respect for being British. After the war‚ the British‚ under new Prime Minister George Grenville‚ began to impose new taxes on the colonials. The British began to tax the Americans in order to regain money needed to pay back debts created during the war. This caused colonists to feel looked down upon‚ as if they were not seen as equal‚ which they were not. Another cause for the British to begin taxing
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Pradhan (GP2) Can breaking the law ever be justified? Imagine a world without those brave people who dared to not abide by the law and fight for a right. A world without Gandhi would be a world without independent India; without Mandela there would be white superiority in Africa; without freedom fighters‚ there would be no democracy in Nepal. I believe that all the actions of such law breakers are good‚ even though they were against various laws‚ and such actions can be justified to some extent. Even
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American Revolutionary War was a significant time period in history that brought a majority of the colonists together to break free from Britain. After the war‚ numerous amount of colonists had anticipation for the new nation in the future‚ however‚ other thought it was a deterioration in the future of the new nation. The Revolutionary War began with the American colonists wanting to break free from Britain due to different circumstances. Before the war‚ American colonists were under the British
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“Is war ever justified?” The history of war is as old as the first murder.It is a heinous act which is usually performed either for defend‚wealth or property.To those of us who are horrified by war‚ it is easy to say at once that war is never justified and will totally disagree with this topic. Nevertheless‚ there are some circumstances in which going to war are justified. Like the war against Jews by Palestinian‚ war against Indian army by Kashmiries is justified. So I totally agree with this
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Can breaking the law ever be justified? Any country or a place has its set of rules or laws. They are made in order to keep the place safe and peaceful. Some may have a set of rules while others may have rules that are open to changes and additions. These rules are set to govern people and keep them in discipline. However‚ as the saying goes ‘rules are meant to be broken’. Many people are found breaking these laws. No one in the world always follows the rule. It might be a small rule they might
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Britain attempted to control through mercantilism and tried to increase tax on colonies‚ which resulted in the resistance from colonies. This eventually led to the outbreak of fighting to declare independence. The Britains believed in achieving a favorable balance of trade‚ they wanted the colonies to be prosperous because they wanted all of the exports to come straight to Britain and for the other colonies to receive a small portion of goods. Britain wanted to make as much money as possible out
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We are moving away from nature‚ as our lifestyle is getting techno-savvy. While we cannot run off from nature because we are part of it. We have not yet fully explored whatever nature has stored in for us. This reality can be a disturbing point with humans. Since the centuries‚ certain European and oriental countries have been exploring the use of herbs and has been in practice. Immense work has been done‚ which eluded the common man’s reach and knowledge. With life on tech-route‚ human sufferings
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In 1763 the colonists faced a series of conflicts with Great Britain. These conflicts resulted in the break between the two. Although Great Britain caused many problems by imposing several restrictive acts on the colonists’ during their fight for independence‚ it more importantly caused the colonists’ to come together and grow as they started an independence movement. Great Britain imposed many taxes on the colonists‚ one being the Sugar Act. The reason the Sugar made the colonists so mad was because
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