Introduction “Justice is served when the guilty are punished. Injustice occurs when the innocent are punished.”[source] Two novels written by Agatha Christie‚ And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express‚ explore the convoluted subject matter described in this quotation. These novels contain similar aspects‚ such as possessing the structure of a mystery novel and dealing with similar themes‚ including the most prominent one of justice. That being said‚ these books also contrast with
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Have you ever thought about the assassinations of famous people or presidents? Did you think about if it was justified based on their beliefs and actions? Well‚ I have thought about this with Malcolm X. Malcolm X assassination was not justified. He fought for civil rights and encouraged blacks to stand up for themselves. However‚ many people felt he made matters worse by not practicing non violence. Malcolm X‚ growing up‚ had a hard life. He was raised in Lansing‚ Michigan but then early in his
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Lucy’s older siblings were determined guilty for false accusations. The Bible says‚ “Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper‚ but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” Although Peter‚ Edmund‚ and Susan did not exactly confess that they falsely accused Lucy of lying when they realized that they were wrong they apologized to Lucy. By doing this and entering Narnia they learned many valuable lessons that they would have never learned if the older siblings were shown mercy. There was
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the industrialized mass-murder of predominately Jews‚ gypsies‚ homosexuals‚ Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ the homeless‚ and the disabled; orchestrated and directed by the German Nazi Government1. Many questions arise such as: why was it socially allowed? How were the murders concocted? And what is meant by “industrialized?” Industrialized murder is the mechanized‚ impersonal‚ and sustained mass destruction of human beings‚ organized and administered by states‚ legitimized and set into motion by scientists and
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The reasons why the colonists rebelled against the British in 1776 were many. Unfair taxation‚ violations of human rights‚ changes in the British military policies‚ and a long legacy of both religious and political ideas prompted the colonists to break away from British rule and declare their own independence. Taxation was clearly one of the major factors that led to the colonists’ rebellion. In 1763‚ George Grenville became the prime minister of England. While in office‚ he noticed that England
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must be termed as justified belief for us to believe that it is a true belief. For a belief to be justified it must follow a certain standard of principles . Believing and knowing are two different things‚ belief is not a true indication of the truth and is not sufficient for knowledge if there is no justification. According to Roderick Chisholm’s attempt at revising justified true belief; truth is a necessary condition for knowledge. Attempts at revising the theory of justified true belief all have
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Capitalism is the most justified economic system because it allows for competition and experimentation to further improve the standard of living for the public‚ and under the capitalist system individuals can work for their own rational self-interest while at the same time working for the greater good. In a capitalist system individuals create wealth by producing goods and services of value and do not use arbitrary force. Have great industrialists in history earned their wealth by theft and robbery
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of Dresden and Hamburg justified? During the Second World War‚ allied forces targeted German cities for mass aerial bombardment. Two of the cities which felt the full brunt of RAF bombings were Dresden and Hamburg. This air campaign killed an estimated 600‚000 civilians and destroyed or seriously damaged some six million homes. The strategy used also came at a cost as Bomber Command throughout the bombing campaigns had 57‚143 men killed. The target’s for area bombing were chosen in June 1940 with
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one can see that most of the new colonists who inhabited Jamestown were extreme separatists. They made the voyage on the Mayflower‚ seeking separation from the English crown‚ and the Church of England. The original colonists who were going to live in Jamestown had set up a “social contract”
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In the seventeenth century‚ the settlers coming to the New World to settle in what would soon become Jamestown were hoping to find fortune and acres of free land. Instead of landscapes paved with gold‚ however‚ there was disease and famine. Out of all the reasons why eighty percent of the colonists perished‚ three should be taken into the most consideration. The first colonists to arrive had prepared poorly in supplies and mentality‚ along with the chosen location of settlement being nearly uninhabitable
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