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    Many people today could argue their side and reasons on why they think the United States was justified in bombing Japan. But was Osama in Laden justified in orchestrating 9/11? No one in their right mind would support the killing of innocent civilians on 9/11 on the basis of the argument that Osama Bin Laden and his cohort wanted to end the war between radical Islam and the U.S. So why is it acceptable for the U.S. to have incinerated tens of thousands of civilian men‚ women‚ children and babies

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    very close to you? These were challenging thoughts that George Milton questioned at the end of John Steinbeck’s novela ‚ Of Mice And Men. Some people would say that having George be the one to kill Lennie would not be justified. Or how no one should ever be killed because it is not the right thing to do. However‚ in George’s mind he was simply putting Lennie out of misery; he felt that he was showing mercy. In conclusion‚ George’s action in killing Lennie was justified because he felt that he should

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    Imagine what the world would be like if everyone thought that lying was acceptable. In the play the Crucible by Arthur Miller and in the noel A Break with Charity by Ann Ranadi‚ both include characters with different morals. Characters such as Abigail Williams from the Crucible and Ann Putnam from A Break with Charity‚ believe that‚ lying is not as big of a deal as it really is‚ because it does not affect them in any way‚ it only affects the people around them. Unlike Abigail and Ann‚ there are characters

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    Why did the colonists expand westward? Well at the time the colonists were very close together on the east coast and many people wanted to explore their living westward away from most of the civilization‚ to make their own. I am thankful for westward expansion because I live in west. The westward expansion was a great help to everyday life. This had great exploration westward for the brave people that decided to endure this excruciating journey. The people that expanded westward had to endure great

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    be justified or also could be very awful and atrocious. One rebellin that was justified and had great importance of that time period was the Spartacus slave rebellion. this rebellion was started by a group of enslaved gladiators wanting the right to be free of

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    Is it ever ethically justified to torture a terrorist to save millions of innocent lives‚ or is it always unjustifiable to torture a person? Imagine one summer day when all the news stations broadcast a message saying that a terrorist has planted a nuclear bomb in New York City and that the bomb will detonate in approximately one hour and two million civilians will parish. The news then says that the terrorist has been captured‚ but the only way to find out the key information to stop the detonation

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    The New England colonist were made up of thirteen colonies who wanted to be independent. This group of people‚ who left their former country for various of reasons‚ were starting to get irritated at Great Britain. In general‚ the colonist were perturbed that the British government required them to pay a great amount of taxes. They were also upset about the fact that‚ the money wasn’t helping them out and the funds were going back to England. There was no way they could vote against these acts so

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    The American Revolution‚ a crucial event in the United States of America’s history‚ which has produced the most productive‚ and free society. There is no doubt that many of America’s Founding Fathers were religious men and the liberty which they fought for has been beneficial for millions of people across the nation. But the real question that we need to answer is was their revolt against England and the crown biblically justifiable? In this paper I will be giving my own personal view of this topic

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    Oppression has been justified by many governments throughout history. Governments often justify oppression of their people through laws which are passed for “the betterment of society.” A prime example of oppression justified by “bettering the society” are the policies of the Russian Dictator‚ Joseph Stalin. Stalin believed in order to survive as a whole the russian people must work to increase economic standing against advanced capitalist nations. Stalin’s speech entitled “The Need For Progress”

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    after what he did‚ The question is though‚ is it justified for George to kill Lennie to save him from the lynch mob heading for his lead by Curly himself. the argument that it was that it was justified‚ because he was going to do it as an act of mercy‚ he was thinking about how he could not save Lennie from society and vice versa‚ and that George could never make money and get Lennie his “American dream” when George shoots Lennie it was justified in the way that it was in the way of mercy saving

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