Courtney Verblaauw Literature I Dr. Graves October 8‚ 2010 The Unethical Depiction of Women in Homer’s The Odyssey In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ women are depicted and morally seen as “the controlled” ones with the men being “the controllers.” The treatment of the women by men can most certainly be exemplified as sexist. Unfortunately‚ women are only acknowledged and viewed differently based upon their physical appearance. Throughout The Odyssey‚ the imperative men deem a woman rewarding if she
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Examine the extent to which expenditure on arms and the armed forces is justifiable in the modern world. ! ! With all its wars‚ terrorist attacks and genocides‚ history might suggest that the armed forces has a critical and unquestionable role in any nation-state. However‚ as Steven Pinker puts it “We believe our world is riddled with terror and war‚ but we may be living in the most peaceable era in human existence’. Since the peak of the cold war in the 1970s and 80s‚ organised conflicts of all
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I think that it is justified. One reason I think it is justified is that it saved Japanese and American lives. It saved Japanese lives because it shortened the war which would of killed more than 18‚000 soldiers. Millions of Japanese soldiers would have been killed if they had more battles. Also that was the most number of soldiers that had died in one battle‚ 6‚800‚ of The battle of Iwo Jima. The US then got worried about the soldiers so President Truman decided that he had no other choice than
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Domingue‚ now known as Haiti‚ was justified because the Haitians formed a new state with a new successful government‚ they separated from France‚ and the Haitians achieved their own rights as humans. Every revolution has a cause‚ no country would overthrow their government for no reason. There was one main reason which fueled the inspiration of a revolution for the Haitian people of St.
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“Little Boy” and “Fat Man” on Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ was not justified. I believe it was not justified because of the effect it had on innocent civilians‚ the immorality of the operation and theories that the attack may have been racially motivated. First‚ the usage of the atomic bombs were immoral‚ inhumane and a war crime. The atomic bombs caused a tremendous amount of destruction and casualties. At the time‚ it was justified as moral; to bring a swift end to the war and to prevent the
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Filene’s Basement act of firing Norma is justified for several reasons. The main reason of justification is Norma’s excessive returns and frequent registered complaints. Furthermore‚ the change in ownership of the company has led to changes in organisation structure and culture. The new management at Filene’s Basement introduced a centralized decision making structure in the company where all decisions are made at their corporate headquarters. The corporate strategy of the new holding company focused
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When enough U235 is brought together‚ the resulting fission chain reaction can produce mass destructruction. Anyhow ‚ the United States only had a few assumptions of what was going to occur but necessarily didn’t know the huge amount of impact little boy
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that it was a hard decision to make between the two‚ but I viewed Anna’s as unethical in Fitzgerald’s case. I believe it’s unethical to create a child to meet specific genetic requirements‚ such as to have higher IQ‚ or to have a certain physical appearance. Life isn’t something people can pick and choose; it is something that people try to make the best thing out of no matter what they get. I believe it is also unethical to conceive a child to meet certain genetic requirements in most situations
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Mass destruction‚ radioactive contamination‚ and certain mortality were the United States way of showcasing its barbaric dominance to the entire world. But could these merciless attacks and devastating effects ever truly be justified? War is the aggressive conflict between societies‚ and should only be fought using military forces against other military forces. In the event of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ “Never before had civilian populations been so ruthlessly targeted.” (Foner‚ 888)
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Essay: A Call For Independence Through the years before the Declaration of Independence‚ the colonists were not treated properly. They deserved their independence. The colonists have gone through a lot of trouble and I believe it was justified for them to have independence. They have gone through the Tea Act‚ Sugar Act‚ and other Townshed Acts. I will be including my opinion about what I believe to be the strongest grievance in the grievance In the Declaration of Independence is‚ the events leading
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