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    Is it ever be justifiable to break the law? Basically the question is would you break the law if it was for a good reason. For that I would say yes. Even though‚ laws are meant to maintain order in a citsatie. There’s certain sichwashions were it would be best for what is happing. For example if I person was hurt with as life threating wound‚ the driver might need to go faster than the speed limit to save the person’s life. Every mint could count for that person. Along with that they could run

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    “If a law is unjust‚ a man is not only right to disobey it; he is obligated to do so.” Thomas Jefferson Assignment: Is it ever right to break a law? Law is an ancient procedure. It refers to a system of rules ‚ set by a society to maintain order and protect persons and property.With evolving time its procedure of implementation has varied. It is written by the legislators‚ enforced by the police and supported by the court and prison systems. Its smooth implementation depends upon the functioning

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    Department’s ban on travel to Cuba; a teachers’ union threatens a strike even though a state law prohibits strikes by public employes; advocates of civil rights employ mass demonstra­tions of disobedience to the law to ad­vance their cause; the Governor of a Southern state deliberately obstructs the enforcement of Federal laws‚ and declares himself thoroughly within his rights in doing so. Is It Ever Right to Break the Law? An observer can approve the motives that lead to some of these actions and disapprove

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    Essay: Do you respect the law? Is it ever right to break the law? Throughout the world today‚ all citizens have a lot of duties to respect but the most important is to respect the law. However‚ we can ask ourselves if we always respect the law. And more importantly‚ if we break it‚ is it ever right? To answer these questions‚ we’re going first to examine what “respect the law” means‚ then consider if breaking the law is always justified or not‚ and finally‚ find

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    Justifiable to Break the Law? There were times in history when breaking the law was justified. I believe that if you could break the law you should. Great leaders like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr broke the law and changed the world for the better. Breaking the law is justifiable and acceptable when the law violates human rights and conscience. Certainly‚ rules are established for us to follow. However‚ we as human beings should be able to differentiate from right and wrong incase laws need to be

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    ------------------------------------------------- B. REASONS FOR TRAFFIC LAWS ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Why do we need to keep traffic laws? ------------------------------------------------- -Safety ------------------------------------------------- -Common Understanding ------------------------------------------------- -Order and movement in traffic ------------------------------------------------- The most obvious

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    conflict over who rightfully is king of Thebes. With both of the possible heirs to the throne their uncle Creon is king of Thebes. Creon passed a law stating that giving Polynices a proper burial was illegal. Creon stated that “proclamation has forbidden to dignify him with the burial‚ morning him at all” (Sophocles‚ 1109‚ 228). The reason for this law is that Polynices shared the throne with his brother for years but since he wanted the kingdom for himself he fought his brother. This lead to both

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    breaking the law ever be justified? Imagine a world without those brave people who dared to not abide by the law and fight for a right. A world without Gandhi would be a world without independent India; without Mandela there would be white superiority in Africa; without freedom fighters‚ there would be no democracy in Nepal. I believe that all the actions of such law breakers are good‚ even though they were against various laws‚ and such actions can be justified to some extent. Even though laws are meant

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    loved him because he’s a boy and he is always surrounded by girls (p.1) 2- Why does Lara Jean say that her dad is always surrounded by women? Because he’s a father of three girls and he’s also an ob-gyn. (p.1) 3- What was the reason of Margot to break up with Josh? She breaks up with him because she says that ‘it’s time’ and she’s also going to Scotland soon for college. (p.4) 4- What’s the nickname that Lara Jean gives to Margot? She calls her Gogo‚ as in go-go boots. (p.8) 5- What happened to

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    Can breaking the law ever be justified? Any country or a place has its set of rules or laws. They are made in order to keep the place safe and peaceful. Some may have a set of rules while others may have rules that are open to changes and additions. These rules are set to govern people and keep them in discipline. However‚ as the saying goes ‘rules are meant to be broken’. Many people are found breaking these laws. No one in the world always follows the rule. It might be a small rule they might

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