The definition of “justified” is having‚ done for‚ or marked by a good or legitimate reason. The second definition is declared or made righteous in the sight of God. The war with Mexico was both of these definitions. It was justified. In 1836‚ Texas had won it’s independence and had become apart of America. Mexico had attacked U.S. soldiers on Texas territory. Polk became president. He believed in Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was the belief that God wanted America to spread across the continent
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special attention due to their capacity and history of leading grand social experiments: significantly altering the regular flow of life for their citizens in the aim of increasing productivity and improving their “end condition”. How the state or state planner defines the end condition varies in each instance‚ with no two countries having the exact same rationale‚
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Business Condition Transatlantic passenger ships are nearly killed off by the air travel. However‚ marine passenger transportation is still flourishing in the form of cruise ship (Marc‚ 1989‚ p.38). According to the Cruise Line International Association (CLIA‚ 2005)‚ more than 100 million North Americans took cruise between 1980 and 2004. Besides‚ the average annual passenger growth rate of cruise line industry is 8.2 percent due the cruise industry report (Mazzarella& Ji‚ 2007‚ p.20)‚ which indicates
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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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Muslims but reported the Government about the fast decreasing socio- economic conditions of Muslims in India and all these Commissions and Committee suggested various measures for the upliftment of the Muslim in India. All these Commissions reported the Government that the Muslim in India are living much below the poverty line and on all fronts and in all spheres of life they have gone down to an alarming condition‚ and all these Commissions‚ unanimously suggested the Government to take immediate
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I see everything in him. He is never more present in my work than when no image of him is there” (Wilde 13). Henry will see nothing because nothing is present. He is a walking piece of art‚ thoughtless‚ though responding as human might and that is what attracts both Basil Hallward and Lord Henry to Dorian like moths to light. His personality is something that cannot be comprehended by either man‚ because it lacks the components of personality to begin with. However‚ as all great novels require a
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Goals and Conditions of Parole CJS 200 Brandi Williams June 30‚ 2013 There are many goals of parole to a parolee. First‚ parole is earned through good behavior and self-improvement. The only difference in parole and probation is that if you are on parole‚ you have been to prison. The main concept of parole is to return the offender gradually to productive lives. Parole serves as a reward for good behavior while in prison. This meaning that the inmate has had no fights or write ups or any sort
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RESPONSE OF LOW FREQUENCY HARVESTING SYSTEMS OF RUBBER UNDER DRIER CLIMATIC CONDITIONS IN SRI LANKA K.V.V.S. Kudaligama1*‚ V.H.L.Rodrigo1‚ K.M.E.P. Fernando2 and P. A. J. Yapa 1 Department of Biochemistry and Physiology‚ Rubber Research Institute‚ Sri Lanka 2 Department of Botany‚ University of Sri Jayewardenepura‚ Sri Lanka * vskudaligama@yahoo.com‚ Tel-++ 94 34 2247426‚ Fax- ++ 94 34 2247427 Abstract Escalating cost of production (COP) and inadequate supply of skilled harvesters are among
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view on what is right and what is wrong. It’s what keeps the world from falling apart‚ with exception of bad morals. In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ people question Gorge on whether or not it is morally right of him to kill Lennie. Are his reasons good enough? Many believe that it is immoral if George to kill Lennie. Despite the fact that he is killing him and killing is thought to be morally forbidden‚ one needs to understand why he thinks its the best thing to do. George is doing what he thinks
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punishments to be as extreme as in past centuries. Which is why friedensgeld‚ hulks‚ banishment‚ and stocks and pillories are by todays stands ancient‚ unethical‚ and morally unforgiving forms of punishment. For the majority of all crimes committed today‚ jail or prison
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