AISCT A.R. Grade 11 “Was the Mexican War a justified act of self defence or an unjustified act of imperialism‚ and are there comparisons to the recently ‘ended’ wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?” Americans had one objective and that was to expand due to the belief in American superiority also known as Manifest Destiny‚ which was the creed that it was their destiny or predestination to expand. This became an obstacle to neighbouring empires due to Americas oppressive intentions. Mexico had won
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"Warner Bros. felt their seven-year deal with Bette was more than justified. They had a genuine start on their hands" (IMDB.com). With so much success Bette started pushing for better and more meaningful roles. Although‚ it took a battle with Warner Brothers before they took her more seriously. After a lawsuit she was offered
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he rose to power and became a dictator of Germany. During his time in that position‚ he committed many atrocities. By the end of the war‚ he had killed over 6 million people and committed genocide against Jews (Witherbee 1). Although it wasn’t justified‚ there are reasons he is this way. There were social‚ cultural‚ and economic influences on Hitler which affected his lifetime achievements. There are many people who influenced Hitler’s life and actions. His father‚ for instance‚ died when Hitler
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unskilled and inexperienced torturers is always unjustified. 4. However‚ institutionalising torture has very bad consequences; it will mean that torture will metastasise instead of being limited to one-off cases. 5. Conclusion: Torture is never justified (one should never torture). This can be an additional argument for the theory of deontology‚ as are we professional tortures? Nowadays‚ a lot of the governments in the world have stopped torturing by law. Approximately‚ 45% countries in the world
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the world today. Fame‚ however‚ inevitably comes with its skeptics and critics. Some scholars not only question the legitimacy of Shakespeare’s authorship‚ but the existence of the poet and playwright himself. Whether or not these claims can be justified has been hotly debated since the 19th century. The arguments against William Shakespeare truly writing the list of works credited under his name are quite popular‚ but rarely taken
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Can terrorism ever be justified? Since the turn of the century‚ the postmodern world has seen increasing levels of political‚ cultural‚ military and socio-economic tumult‚ much of this due to a series of terrorist attacks on American soil and the resultant waging of Washington ’s “War on Terror”. Consequently‚ the nature of terrorism has come under intense media focus and is subject to immense debate‚ especially on its justification. Before engaging in such a debate one must first identify terrorism
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Edmund Gettier challenged the classical analysis of knowledge as justified true belief‚ demonstrating two cases where a true and justified belief is held‚ but not necessarily knowledge - Is Justified True Belief Knowledge? (1963). Showing that justification is insufficient for demarcating mere true beliefs from knowledge as belief and truth can correlate by luck. In what follows‚ section-one will outline the classical analysis of knowledge and Gettier’s challenge to it‚ focusing on Gettier’s first
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There were times in history when breaking the law was justified: great leaders like Gandhi and Martin Luther King broke the law and changed the world for the better. Breaking the law is morally justifiable and acceptable when the law in itself is iniquitous and if that law violates human rights and conscience; Certainly‚ rules are established for us to follow but we as human beings should be able to differentiate the right and the wrong and incase laws need to be violated for the right cause even
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one to kill Lennie would not be justified. Or how no one should ever be killed because it is not the right thing to do. However‚ in George’s mind he was simply putting Lennie out of misery; he felt that he was showing mercy. In conclusion‚ George’s action in killing Lennie was justified because he felt that he should be the one to help take the grief from him because the other men were determined to kill him out of hate and rage. One reason george was justified in the decision he made of killing
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President Harry Truman is justified for sending atomic bombs from the United States to Japan civilian cities. Two parts of Japan in particular named Hiroshima and Nagasaki were targeted to kill off the civilians. The bombs were supposed to target a certain range of people‚ the hiroshima ranged from 90‚000 to 146‚000 and the Nagasaki ranged from 39‚000 to 80‚000 deaths. These bombs initiated the action of surrender from Japan and this happened on August 15‚ 1945. There are documents that prove Harry
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