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    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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    Have you ever done something just to hurt or to mess with someone else who has wronged you at one time? In reading Great Expectations we learn that revenge is what drives people on in this book. For people like Miss Havisham her revenge on men by raising Estella to spite them. We also see in able how he wants to have Compeyson caught and locked away for making him get more jail time. Miss Havisham fell in love with a man from you lower class‚ then she was but on the day of their wedding her soon

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    In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible‚ the antagonist‚ Abigail Williams’ actions in the play should not be justified because she fought to get her way without caring about who she hurt. Orphaned as a young child‚ Abigail had no presence of love and nurture in her early years. Her traumatic experiences throughout her life have influenced her to become a treacherous young girl. Throughout the play her lies and accusations have caused multiple people pain‚ and they have suffered due to the lack of

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    bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 6ht and 9th of august 945. This was after the attack on pearl habour‚ December 7th 1941. Evidently‚ this has opened many debates arguing whether the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima was justified. Np‚ it was not. The USA responded unnecessarily and brutally. The two atomic bombs caused mass destruction to buildings‚ homes‚ roofs‚ and vast land. Along with that‚ 93 000 people died in Hiroshima. Out of which‚ third of its population was instantly

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    The Act of Revenge In Edgar Allan Poe ’s "A Cask of Amontillado" the readers learns of a man who seeks vengeance on an acquaintance‚ named Fortunato‚ who irreparably insulted him. "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge." (391) for some unexplained injustice. Montresor wants revenge for Forunato ’s wrongdoing‚ but he does not want to be punished for what he will do to Fortunato. Montresor ’s desire causes him to thoroughly

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    Revenge; Justified or Momentary Satisfaction Revenge is such a common thread in today’s society. It is evident in television‚ movies‚ literature‚ politics‚ and even among friends at school. Everyone wants revenge. Revenge is a common tendency of human nature‚ but revenge is never justified. Many people live their lives with the philosophy of “an eye for an eye”‚ but as Mahatma Gandhi said “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” When you think of all the little things people

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    Triangle‚ it started it out in Europe‚ and then to Africa‚ there they traded slaves with material and then on to the New World where the slaves would harvest crops and other stuff to bring back to Europe. This paper will talk about how Europeans justified slavery using the bible‚ their religions and racism. The bible stated that slavery was just and that the sons of Canaan should be enslaved. It all started when Ham saw his father Noah naked and drunk in his tent‚ whereas Shem and Japeth walked

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    and weary of the problem and begin to want to change or solve it under their own circumstances. This is the start of a rebellion‚ a violent or open resistance to a government or ruler. These rebellions can be justified or also could be very awful and atrocious. One rebellin that was justified and had great importance of that time period was the Spartacus slave rebellion. this rebellion was started by a group of enslaved gladiators wanting the right to be free of

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    Medgar Evers was born July 2‚ 1925 in Decatur‚ MS and was a Civil Rights activist who fought for racial integration and worked for the NAACP before being murdered in 1963 at the age of 38. He had a wife by the name of Myrlie Evers-Williams and had 3 kids by her (2 sons‚ 1 daughter). In 1954‚ Medgar Evers became the first state field secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi. As a civil rights leader‚ he fought to end the racial injustice he experienced growing up in the South. He was a great role model

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    Cost Justified Introduction The primary stakeholders in this case are: Joe‚ Joe’s family‚ Mary‚ John‚ the person that wrote the letter‚ and the company stockholders. Joe was just promoted to the District Manager of Computer Operations. Mary is the Division Manager of Information Systems. John is the President and CEO of this large company. The CEO got an anonymous letter saying that the new system that was just installed is not performing as expected. The company just installed

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