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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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    The creature who could be self-existent with nature and accepting the realm of what his reality would offer him instead of killing others. I blame the creatures for using emotions to overtake his thought process thus utilizing revenge and violence as a solution to his problem. The creature was upset at Victor who was hesitant to create another creature as a mate for him. Both had valid reasons for why or why not a creature should have been created. If the creature would have listened to Victor’s

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    Determining that Fernand‚ Danglars and Villefort committed wrongdoings‚ Dantes punishes them. But‚ did he really have this authority? I don’t think so. His revenge brings pain and suffering to innocents. Through his vengeance on Fernand‚ he brings suffering to innocent bystanders‚ Fernand’s son‚ Albert‚ and his wife‚ Mercedes‚ who used to be Dantes fiancee. Upon Haydee‚ the Count’s slave‚ proves Fernand’s illegitimate

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    Anakin and Padme’s story in Revenge of the Sith is akin to Romeo and Juliet’s story. In Romeo and Juliet their families are essentially warring with each other‚ because this is the case‚ Romeo and Juliet have to keep their love for each other a secret. Anakin has no biological family left‚ and Padme’s family has no quarrel with Anakin’s family‚ they are still both lovers who must keep their love for each other a secret‚ since Anakin is a Jedi and the Jedi Code states that “There is no passion [for

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    Hamlet ’s Hesitation is Justified In William Shakespeare ’s Hamlet‚ Hamlet is commanded by his father ’s ghost to avenge his murder at the hands of his uncle Claudius. Hamlet does not act immediately to get his revenge‚ even when he is presented the perfect opportunity to do so. Throughout the play‚ it is demonstrated that the young prince ’s hesitation is reasonable. He doubts the story that the ghost has told him and he wants to discover the truth before he acts. He is not a man of action and

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    causing them to attack the states. This attack was uncalled for‚ as behind the Japanese planes left utter chaos‚ 2‚403 dead‚ 188 planes destroyed and the remains of the Pacific Fleet that included 8 damaged or destroyed battleships. The U.S wanted revenge for killing all those innocent people in one swipe‚ so they designed the Atomic bomb‚ a weapon that would cause mass destruction in a matter of seconds. It was so

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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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    Was the Mexican War justified? As Americans‚ we might not view America as a bully‚ but during arguments with Mexico during The mid 1800’s‚ Americans obviously pushed around the Mexicans. In 1821‚ Mexico gained its freedom from Spain. The young nation was about the same size as the United States‚ and the U.S. government immediately developed a lust for Mexico’s land. Arguments arose‚ leading to the Mexican-American war. Like most wars‚ it had its supporters and critics. Looking back at the

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    The Revenge of Geography “What the map tells us about coming conflicts and the battle against fate.” The author‚ Robert D. Kaplan traces the history of the world’s hotspots by examining their climates‚ topographies‚ and proximities to other embattled lands. He then utilizes the teachings learned to the tragic‚ present day occurrences in Europe‚ Russia‚ China‚ the Indian Subcontinent‚ Turkey‚ Iran‚ and the Arab Middle East. The result is a complete understanding of the next cycle of conflict throughout

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    Was Truman’s Decision Justified? Would you rather fix a problem with something that would cause minimal damage or fix it with something that causes mass destruction? This question didn’t seem to come to thought when Truman was deciding between invading Japan‚ or bombing it using the atomic bomb. Truman’s decision to bomb Japan was not justified because he killed a bunch of innocent people‚ he destroyed major cities instead of only his main targets‚ and in the end‚ Europe was still left divided.

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