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    When Is Lying Justified

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    Lying Isn’t Bad If The Lie Is Justified Did you know the usually when people lie they are pressed for time? What lying is all about is to not tell the truth to someone‚ for example to get out of trouble or to not hurt somebodys feelings‚ but lying is sometimes ok because it can be good and sometimes bad. Lying can only be ok sometimes when you’re saving others. For example‚ in the article‚” Tell The Truth”‚ by Brad Blanton it states we shouldn’t manipulate the truth except for rare times. This

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    Atomic Bomb Justified?

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    Was the Atomic Bombing Justified? The Atomic Bomb made a very serious statement at a time when the world was in disarray (“Manhattan”). World War II was one of the most destructive times in history causing over 50 million deaths and leaving behind mental and physical casualties of war. (“World War II”) It started in September‚ 1939 when Germany invaded Poland and continued on a destructive path through Europe. Britain and France declared war on Germany. Two years prior in 1937‚ the Sino Japanese

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    Independence Day

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    Happy Independence Day 2013 Speech Model: 1 Independence day speech Honourable Chief Guest of the day‚ distinguished guests f or the occasion‚teachers‚ parents and all my dear f riends‚T his day 15th August of every year is a golden day engraved in the history of the world. We got f reedom on this date and it is a day worth a celebration. When we celebrate it hoisting the f lag‚ playing our National Anthem with f ervor‚ distributing sweets‚ we need to sail back into the past to remember and pay

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    Declaration‚ or how it came to be‚ was a myriad of issues and slights against the colonists by the British government. Delegates from every colony met to decide how to liberate themselves from Mother England. They had already been at war over the “taxation without representation” issue and it continued to escalate. The colonists were convinced that Parliament didn’t care about them‚ proven by the fact that they were not allowed to represent themselves. As a result the Second Continental congress met

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    The Brazilian Independence Movement During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries‚ many Latin American countries went through a time of enlightenment which lead them to independence. One of these movements was the Brazilian independence movement. The Brazilian independence movement was one of the most peacefully-accomplished revolutions in Latin America. In this essay‚ the underlying and the direct causes to Brazil ’s movement‚ the outcome of the movement‚ the successes and failures of the movement

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    In Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence he uses literary devices to help convey his message. Through his use of diction‚ imagery‚ details‚ language‚ and syntax Jefferson is really able to get his message across to his audience in a clear and orderly manner. He also uses ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos to improve his writing. In the Declaration of Independence he uses a specific type of word choice. He uses more formal wording and he does this because of the formal presentation and seriousness

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    Indian Independence

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    INDIAN INDEPENDENCE India’s Independence Day is celebrated on 15 August to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation on that day in 1947. The day is a national holiday in India. All over the country‚ flag-hoisting ceremonies are conducted by the local administration in attendance. The main event takes place in New Delhi‚ where the Prime Minister hoists the National Flag at the Red Fort and delivers a nationally televised speech from its ramparts. In his speech

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    Death Penalty Justified or Not? When people sit back and think about the death penalty‚ they begin to either get offended or deeply saddened as to their thoughts on the death penalty. One may feel as if the death penalty is cruel and just plain wrong‚ where as another person may feel as if the death penalty is a good punishment but is not being used as much as it should be. The arguments based upon the idea of the death penalty would be as such‚ the death penalty was put into place to execute a

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    On July fourth‚ 1776‚ The Declaration of Independence was signed and America became a sovereign nation. This separation was the first time in history a society of this scale had broken off from its parent country. A series of unique circumstances and missteps on the part of the British made the colonists’ actions inevitable. The United States’ existence nation boils down to money‚ missteps and what happens when an empire disregards and disrespects its subjects. The French-Indian war established

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    Burma's Independence

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    Chinese‚[69] Va‚ and Kachin.[70][71] During 8–12 August‚ the first days of the conflict‚ as many as 10‚000 Burmese civilians fled to Yunnan province in neighbouring China.[70][71][72] Reforms and transition towards democracy [edit] general elections were held under the new constitution in 2010. The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party later declared victory‚ stating that it had been favoured by 80 percent of the

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