Yes‚ the government is always justified when immersing itself in the lives of its citizens‚ as the benefits of this practice will always outweigh its consequences. This question had a very definite answer when great men like George Washington‚ John Adams‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ John Hancock‚ etc. found our great nation of America: no. Back then‚ it was very obvious that government should not spy on its own citizens and make decisions for them. This was actually the philosophy that the nation was based
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Euthanasia: Morally Right or Ethically Wrong SOC 120: Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility October 02‚ 2011 Euthanasia: Morally Right or Ethically Wrong Euthanasia is a “mercy killing” or “merciful death”; a method that implements the practice of ending one’s life to free an individual from pain and suffering due to an inoperable disease. It is a compassionate way for one to carry out the inevitable and be in control of who does it‚ when‚ where and why it happens. Euthanasia
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Torture is define as cruel action that can be made by a superior for an immoral action. People have different opinions when it comes to the topic of torture. Are you on the good side or bad side do you know? Sometimes torture can be justified: I’m not saying that torture can be acceptable‚ but in some cases it’s necessary. Torture is the process of saving lives I would say in other words is obtaining information from a convict of whichever the case is that can be helpful for the superiors to find
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How might prejudice develop and how might it be reduced? • Prejudice: A judgment or opinion made without adequate knowledge; to Prejudge‚ to pass judgement or form premature opinion. We can break the word prejudice down into two parts to give clearer understanding of its meaning‚ Pre is before and judice is to make judgement‚ so it is a negative preconceived judgement on an individual or group prior to seeking full knowledge or understanding about them. Prejudice effects many aspects of today’s
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Can the bombing of dresden be justified? On the evening of February 13‚ 1945‚ a series of Allied firebombing raids begins against the German city of Dresden‚ reducing the “Florence of the Elbe” to rubble and flames‚ and killing as many as 135‚000 people.More than 3‚400 tons of explosives were dropped on the city by 800 American and British aircraft. The firestorm created by the two days of bombing set the city burning for many more days‚ littering the streets with charred corpses‚ including many
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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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Hitler was a bad man‚ right? Lots of Germans looked up to him as a leader though. Why? Hitler gained power without firing a single shot because people were desperate‚ they were afraid‚ and he denied Jewish rights. The first way Hitler rose to power was because people were desperate. People were desperate to get out of the Great Depression‚ which was terrible for Germany. They were also desperate to blame somebody or a group of people for their loss in the war and all of their current problems
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Is the Use Torture Ever Justified? According time in the follow Asian‚ Middle East and other countries have used torture as a tool of murder for over two thousand years. Dictators believed that torture is a way to rule their country. “Is torture ever justified?” this question was asked on ABC News in 2004. In that poll sixty three percent of respondent believed that torture should be abolished‚ thirty one percent agreed with torture but with limits‚ and seven percent agree torture without
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is okay when you are trying to save someone’s life or get someone out of trouble. Lying is justified when it it can be used to protect and care for others. According to the Associated Press Ipsos poll‚ they say that “two-thirds said it was okay to lie especially when you are trying to protect others (2).” Therefore‚ when someone tells you not to tell the other person something important because he might get a heart attack that’s when you don’t; tell them and lie to them. According to the AP-Ipsos
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There’ s a possibility that the article “ Why Multivitamins Might Do More Harm Than Good ” is useful and academically reliable. First of all‚ the author Stefanie Stickel‚ a graduate in Biochemistry from the University of Pennsylvania‚ got her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Because she affected a good educational study in university‚ so she might be a reliable people that wrote a trusted source. Secondly‚ the article positively affects the reliability because
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