Mahatma Gandhi says‚ “Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless and corrupt.” Gandhi was an Indian nationalist leader that against British-rule in Indian and also led India to independence; in addition‚ he inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. There was a question that everyone has been asking from wartime to recently: when is civil disobedience justified? There are a lot of civil disobedience movements around the world; everyone is willing
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When is Humanitarian Intervention Justified? “The regime is killing us‚ many of the opposition fighters are becoming criminals and the world is watching it like a film” (The Economist‚ 2013). This is a statement by a Syrian student whose sentiment has become common amongst Syrians. According to the UN‚ since March 18th 2011‚ the date that marked the beginning of the Syrian uprising‚ 70‚000 Syrians‚ mostly civilians‚ have died‚ but the death toll is likely to be considerably higher (ibid
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When it comes to extreme situations in many different countries such as Iraq‚ Syria‚ or even our own country. To examples we have seen that military force is vital factor in the world today. Military force has been used many times‚ such as bombing Hiroshima during world war II that had killed over 129‚000 people. Was that use of military force justifiable or was there was another way they could had resulted to? What is military force? Military force is forces who have been authorized to use deadly
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Should Die: Analysis of Homer The Odyssey Upon Odysseus’ return to Ithaca from his long and dangerous crusade‚ he discovers suitors raiding his palace. Due to the fact that these suitors are posing a great threat to Ithaca‚ Odysseus is justified in taking his revenge. Since these suitors try to steal his property‚ assume his wealth‚ and threaten the royal family of Ithaca‚ his right to defend himself is just. Odysseus was the king‚ and suitors have invaded his property. These suitors are young nobles
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The anecdotes of any ambitious man reveal on results and not on the character. Many films have painted Hitler as a mass murderer and provocative leader without the ability to participate in any meaningful debate. He was not a social giant and kept as few friends as possible. Furthermore‚ history decorates him as a person who could not build a sustainable intimate relationship opting to casual engagements. In as much as this may be true‚ Hitler only tried to bring sanity back to Germany. Before taking
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residence. He brutally kills them through violent and explicit methods. Odysseus is completely justified in his revenge against the suitors. Throughout the poem‚ Homer develops the concepts/ themes of honor and hospitality and how it plays a major role in Greek society. The suitors violate these concepts multiple times throughout the poem‚ giving Odysseus a justified reason to take their lives. His revenge on the suitors was not excessive because at the end he took the lives of the people that dishonored
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When Committing Murder is Morally Justified There are many occasions when murders are committed and murderers are not brought to justice. In And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie the theme in the books is‚ the morality of murder - that murder can be right and morally justified. Both books illustrate that murders took place and that the individuals that committed theses murders got away with them. As a result‚ the surviving family‚ friends and others such
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following essential questions below and respond to the question using the literature listed below in a literary analysis essay. Please follow all the minimum requirements for the essay listed below. Essential Question #1: Is an act of revenge ever justified? Poems Read “Cinderella” by Anne Sexton “The Mother” by Gwendolyn Brooks “The Poison Tree” by William Blake Essential Question #2: Do we‚ as human beings‚ truly have the ability to make choices in our lives‚ or are we controlled
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dignity of several citizens in Salem. As always‚ there are many actions that costed innocent lives to be taken away from them.The dramatic effect that deceitfulness has on Salem is costly only to the ones trialed. On a personal viewpoint‚ it can be justified that the following three charachters are responsible: Abigail‚ Danforth and Tituba. The real lesson to be learned even after hundreds of years after the Witch Trials‚ is that ignorance is a main cause of the disintegration of society Abigail is
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When is Rebellion Justified? Many people have different ideas about justifiable rebellion‚ some people may believe if there is a dictating government‚ absence of individuality‚ or for the benefit of the people is the time for rebellion. These are all justifiable reason for the purpose of rebellion and they would all be able to be defended with their given reason. For this reason‚ many people believe all rebellion is justified by the user‚ since people don’t rebellion without sensible reason. Indicating
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