the bombing of Dresden be justified? Dresden was Germanys 7th largest city at the time of the war. Historically‚ Dresden had been northern Germany’s cultural centre – a city filled with museums and historic buildings. The Frauenkirche Cathedral was one of the world’s famous buildings. Dresden was also an extremely important industrial area‚ which was something that the allies really did not want‚ but before February 1945 Dresden was a peaceful country and there were not any threats from the British
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Perera Davis 6747 Literature 14 May 2017 In the Woodshed: Was Sethe Justified? There is no denying the impact of slavery on African-American literature. Many black author’s ancestors arrived against their will on ships that were over-occupied. African American scholar and social historian Lerone Bennet Jr. describes slavery as "the saga of the black men whose backs were lacerated by the white men. It is the tale of the black women who were manhandled by their white masters." Morrison drew inspiration from
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by which historians were able to open the world the slaves made-their folk life‚ religious expression‚ modes of resistance‚ and psychological survival" (Douglass‚ 13). He uses an example of his personal story in order to show that such practice as slavery can not exist in normal society or be justified by any means.
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and biology system. It has played a major role in biomedical research ever since the last century. Using animals in research that could protect humans from a disease‚ any kind of pain‚ suffering‚ and even death should be justified. One of the many reasons why it is justified is because it has helped medical fields come up with many treatments for diseases. Treatments such as chemotherapy for cancer‚ Vaccine against smallpox‚ insulin is now available to control diabetes‚ it has even helped perfect
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When is Humanitarian Intervention Justified? “The regime is killing us‚ many of the opposition fighters are becoming criminals and the world is watching it like a film” (The Economist‚ 2013). This is a statement by a Syrian student whose sentiment has become common amongst Syrians. According to the UN‚ since March 18th 2011‚ the date that marked the beginning of the Syrian uprising‚ 70‚000 Syrians‚ mostly civilians‚ have died‚ but the death toll is likely to be considerably higher (ibid
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on the same day of July 4th‚ 1826. Around this time the American temperance was formed in Boston. The colonists justified their independence by writing the Declaration of Independence‚ going to war against Great Britain‚ and starting their own country for the greater good of colonists. Also Britain was enforcing unfair taxes and americans did not want to pay them.All these reasons is why the colonists broke away from britain. The colonists wanted independence from Britain because Britain was enforcing
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Torture is define as cruel action that can be made by a superior for an immoral action. People have different opinions when it comes to the topic of torture. Are you on the good side or bad side do you know? Sometimes torture can be justified: I’m not saying that torture can be acceptable‚ but in some cases it’s necessary. Torture is the process of saving lives I would say in other words is obtaining information from a convict of whichever the case is that can be helpful for the superiors to find
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AISCT A.R. Grade 11 “Was the Mexican War a justified act of self defence or an unjustified act of imperialism‚ and are there comparisons to the recently ‘ended’ wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?” Americans had one objective and that was to expand due to the belief in American superiority also known as Manifest Destiny‚ which was the creed that it was their destiny or predestination to expand. This became an obstacle to neighbouring empires due to Americas oppressive intentions. Mexico had won
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The Problems of Justified True Belief What is knowledge‚ and is anyone in a position to give an account of it? Certainly people do have knowledge‚ given the vast amounts that fill up our libraries; or what people refer to as common knowledge- what a person believes and understands based on their experiences; or what a professional learns through the ongoing practices within their field. These are personal accounts of types of knowledge that people may be in a position to put forth; however‚
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Once in a while‚ we may drop in a seemingly harmless white lie with no evil intent; either to protect people from the hurtful truth or to promote our self-image without hurting another. Yet‚ we seldom realize that these white lies have posed as a threat to our credibility and reliability as well as‚ perhaps even‚ starting a chain reaction that may lead onto a bigger lie that may be caused at the expense of another human being. Human beings often despise the feeling of guilt and therefore justify
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