Can war be justified? Since September 11th‚ American news has been filled with stories and photographs of violent war. We were attacked mercilessly on our on soil‚ so most would say that the war on Afghanistan and Iraq are justified. But looking further into the matter‚ what are we really accomplishing with war? Are we proving that they shouldn’t bother us anymore? Or are we just getting revenge? Neither are justifications for war. We should in the first place keep the best relations possible
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genocide of millions of people. The responsible party‚ The Nazi Regime‚ was a dictatorship out of Germany headed by their notorious leader‚ Adolf Hitler. The group targeted Jewish people and persecuted groups‚ such as gypsies and homosexuals. Hitler justified these actions because he felt the Jewish people were a lower class compared to the German people. Under the Nazi rule there was continued Jewish persecution. However‚ Hitler at some point‚ decided to finally exterminate the Jews completely. To put
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But this is justified; how can you respect the one whom Prophets proclaim as a threat to Albion-- a threat to your Destiny? Were Mordred’s intentions noble‚ you would treat him as a brother. You long for companionship‚ yet you turn away from Mordred. But this is justified; how can you befriend the one who will kill Arthur? The one who will pour blood and grieving over your sacred Destiny‚ leaving you stranded‚ broken and useless? To do so would be to spit in the face of your hard work. Which
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The Terror that Robespierre helped to instate in France was a policy that was known to be horrific. Even though this ideology was violent in nature‚ Robespierre thought that it was completely justified. Robespierre made very clear that the interests of the Republic were of utmost importance. He described how there were both internal and external forces working to dismantle the Republic‚ and that the supporters of the Republic should value reason while the Republic’s enemies should experience terror
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Was it Justified or Necessary for the Americans to Drop the Bombs? Introduction On August 6th‚ 1945‚ an American B-29 bomber named “Enola Gay” dropped the world’s first Atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan. The nuclear explosion killed nearly 90 percent of the cities population‚ killing 75‚000 people from the point of impact and thousands more dying from Radiation Poisoning later on. Three days later‚ on August 9th‚ a second B-29 bomber named “Bockscar” dropped a second Atomic bomb on the Japanese
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Is the Death Penalty Justified? Jessica Valentine PHI 103 Informal Logic Professor Stephen Carter March 20‚ 2012 Is the Death Penalty Justified? The death penalty will always be a topic some people refuse to talk about. When in fact‚ it is a very serious topic and people should know how and why the death penalty is not justified. I believe the death penalty is not justified in the least bit because there are people sitting up in prison just living life because the state does not want to
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Is Shylock’s Revenge Justified? Shylock is a major character in the play‚ most people consider him a villain. He is a wealthy‚ moneylending Jew who practices usury. He’s revenge is justified for many reasons‚ these reasons include him being abused for being a Jew and a moneylender at the same time. Another reason is that Antonio prevents him from doing business as he loans money interest free. Shylock was a victim of an unjust trial which leaves Shylock’s will to live demolished as he is bloodthirsty
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the boy who won the game did nothing wrong to anybody – except the boy who lost. It is possible that the boy who lost took the celebration as a taunt‚ got angry‚ and attacked the winner. These examples show that the argument of whether revenge is justified varies greatly‚ not so much depending on a situation itself‚ but on the perspective a person has on the situation. Going back to the first example‚ a judge who might be deciding the appropriate punishment for the impaired driver would probably immediately
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were denied by lawyers. Conviction based on patriotic "intuition" rather than evidence was allowed. In Paris‚ while some members of the upper classes were acquitted‚ the Tribunal sentenced 2‚750 to death.” ("Document E." The Reign of Terror: Was it Justified?) The revolutionaries were betraying their principles by not providing adequate due process for the accused. This led to the unjust killing of innocent people. Some of the reasons provided to prosecute those suspected of being loyalists were not
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demonstration had been ludicrous.I believe that the actions of the authorities had been justified. This is because‚ the authorities and government had the fear of a communist uprising much like that of Russia in 1917‚ the potential conflict between the two sides with and against the argument‚ and the strikers had been causing many cases of property damage. Firstly‚ the reason the actions of the authorities had been indeed justified‚ is due to the fear of a communist revolution much like that of Russia’s in
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