CHC2D0-I 29th May 2018 Why the Atomic Bombs were Justified? it was August 6th‚ 1945 when the first atomic bomb ever to be used in warfare was used‚ and not three days later‚ another atomic bomb was dropped. These bombs were named Little Boy and Fat Man‚ and they were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ respectively. The destruction caused by the bombs was immense‚ and it has been debated for years whether the Americans were in the right when dropping these two bombs on Japan. A review
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be confusing. Lying is a form of deception‚ but not all forms of deception are lies. Lying is giving some information while believing it to be untrue‚ intending to deceive by doing so. Whether lying is justified or not is a debate that goes back to the 1800s. I believe that lying is never justified because it causes harm to the victim‚ the liar‚ society‚ and it will increase the liar’s stress. First‚ lying is harmful to the liar and the victim. The victim suffers if they don’t find out because they
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the Japanese‚ but to seize the fierce nationalism within Japan‚ ending world war two. Arguably‚ this was achieved‚ with the Emperor Hirohito broadcasting their surrender on the 15th of August.3However‚ was the Americans use of nuclear warfare justified in their bid for world peace? President of the time Harry Truman stated‚ “I never lost any sleep over my decision (to drop the Atomic bomb)”‚ 4yet‚ Americans have since been subject to fierce revisionist denialism that there was not an over riding
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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 to end the War‚ when there was a military alternative? The
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Censorship of Violence in Popular Entertainment is NOT Justified “When I was at church they taught me something else/ If you preach hate at the service those words aren’t anointed/ That holy water that you soak in has been poisoned/ When everyone else is more comfortable remaining voiceless/ Rather than fighting for humans that have had their rights stolen/ I might not be the same‚ but that’s not important/ No freedom till we’re equal‚ damn right I support it.” These are lyrics from a song called
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Hop-Frog is justified for many reasons. The first reason is that he never had a real name‚ people made up the name Hop-Frog. “I believe the name Hop-Frog was not the given to the dwarf by his sponsors at baptism‚ but it was conferred upon him‚ by general consent of the several minister on account of his inability to walk as other men do.”(Poe 1). Hop-Frog is made fun of because he has extremely short legs. He doesn’t have a chose to be called Hop-Frog‚ he just got used to it. This is when he just started
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getting into trouble. George‚ the other man on the run‚ is the one who takes care of Lennie and tries to keep him out of trouble.Although George tries to make sure Lennie doesn’t get into trouble he just cannot prevent the inevitable. George was justified in shooting Lennie because he felt responsible for him‚ he doesn’t want him to suffer‚ and because he can’t learn from his mistakes. The first reason why George feels like he needs to shoot Lennie is because he feels responsible for Lennie
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The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Was it justified? The bombing of Hiroshima occurred on August 6‚ 1945 and three days later followed by the bombing of Nagasaki. The bombing killed hundreds of thousands of civilians‚ including woman and children as said by Admiral William E. Leahy (Document 2). While the dropping of the bomb had devastating effects on not only the people and the environment‚ it effectively ended the war. The amount of people that died due to the bombs may not even compare
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What is a revolution? According to the online dictionary‚ a revolution is “an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.” Knowing this we can ask ourselves what were the colonist goals whenever they started the rebellions and protests? Did they start out wanting to completely overthrow their government? Not knowing every colonist’s thoughts makes it hard to have a set yes or no if the latter was what was planned.
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The Holocaust has become the standard by which crimes against humanity are measured. It is defined as 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
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