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    over their neighbors‚ China and Korea. Imperialism became popular throughout Asia‚ and it was very aggressive in Japan. Though the Japanese believed that building their empire in Korea and China would help the Chinese and the Korean‚ it wasn’t justified. The Chinese and the Japanese both had their eyes set on Korea‚ they signed a peace treaty stating that neither country would send their armies into Korea. Then in 1894‚ China had sent troops into Korea. Once Japan caught wind that China had crossed

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    million people die every day. Some deaths are uncontrollable but some are homicides. In reading The Most Dangerous Game we as a class were asked whether or not it is considered okay to kill someone but like a ballot there were mixed results. This can branch out into many different topics ranging from abortion to downright murder. In my opinion‚ I think that killing is justified if you have a probable cause such as self defense‚ death penance‚ and abortion. Self defense is not something that should be

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    In my opinion‚ in Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Cask of Amontillado” Montresor’s actions cannot be justified in any way‚ first of all Montresor deceived Fortunato and rather than dueling the man or taking matters into the laws hands‚ he did not even give Fortunato a chance to contest. Nothing can truly ever justify intentional murder‚ and surely this is also true of Montresor’s actions in "The Cask of Amontillado." Readers are never explicitly told what “insult” Fortunato has given to Montresor

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    Abstract Since the first major lawsuit settled against tobacco companies in 1998‚ there has been much controversy over whether or not these lawsuits are justified. On the pro side of the argument there is much evidence to support that the tobacco industries have long known about the dangers of cigarette smoking. Furthermore that this knowledge warrants the need for compensation. In addition the industry has concealed this knowledge from the public. On the con side of the argument evidence shows

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    attempt to form a new government in france its was a revolution that did not follow a simple path. Was the reign of terror justified or not justified. In my opinion i think that the reign of terror was not justified because the method they use was to extreme‚ it did not require a exchange response‚ and it did not support the revolutions. The reign of terror was not justified because the method they use was to extreme. People was convicted on patriotic intuition rather than evidence allowed ( Doc

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    WWII was one of the most important wars fought in History. During the war many lives were lost and areas were destroyed. WWII was broken into two main areas‚ where fighting took place and these included the Pacific Theater and the European Theater. The European Theater came to an end when Adolf Hitler and the Nazis were defeated‚ but the Pacific Theater was still in progress. The Pacific Theater is generally forgotten when it comes to WWII‚ but in reality the war between the US and Japan was strenuous

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    people were afraid of putting him to a stop; even so‚ a few brave souls attempted to assassinate him. His ideas were inhuman and many things he did were crazy. He was a callous man. There were many assassination attempts and Hitler never got severely hurt‚ near the end of the war people began to think he was invincible. Contrary to what many may think‚ assassination attempts were a needed repeating theme for Adolf Hitler due to his unethical thoughts and ideas; most of the attempts made were planned

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    The Treaty of Versailles was created to ensure a lasting peace‚ and to reward the victors of the war; however‚ was it justified? The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement designed by the Allied leaders‚ the ’Big Three’- Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau of France‚ Prime Minister David Lloyd George of Britain and President Woodrow Wilson of the United States. Clemenceau wanted Germany to be punished. He had seen his country invaded‚ large parts of its industry destroyed and millions of its

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    According to the English colonists’ perspective. This is what it means to be an American... To be an American colonist means that they lacked resources‚ they were profit seeking colonists‚ and no freedom because of King George II. The colonists were penniless back when blacks were slaves because of the lack of resources. For example‚ sufficient colonists faced difficulties in establishing food sources which led to them dealing with hunger. The next reason the colonists wanted to leave Great Britain

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    When colonists rebelled against Great Britain and destroyed British goods during the Boston Tea Party‚ Parliament became highly upset. This lead to the ratification of several laws that were enacted to control the colonies. The Intolerable Acts‚ basically punished all thirteen colonies. This also made the colonists hate Britain even more. In September of 1774‚ men selected from twelve colonies‚ came together to focus ways to combat Britain’s new legislation. This meeting was called the First Continental

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