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    Is Violence ever justified

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    Is violence ever justified? The debate about the use of violence has been on going for the last decade. Violence‚ the act of causing physical harm to another person willingly‚ has often been categorized as being an uncivilized‚ unjustified act. It is mostly known‚ and commonsensical knowledge that attacking or inflicting harm upon another person is “wrong”. Most of us frown upon people who resort to such violent acts‚ and they are punishable by law. However‚ as we progress into the 21st century

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    Is war ever justified

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    “Is war ever justified?” The history of war is as old as the first murder.It is a heinous act which is usually performed either for defend‚wealth or property.To those of us who are horrified by war‚ it is easy to say at once that war is never justified and will totally disagree with this topic. Nevertheless‚ there are some circumstances in which going to war are justified. Like the war against Jews by Palestinian‚ war against Indian army by Kashmiries is justified. So I totally agree with this

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    Justified Violence

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    Justified Violence Violence has become accepted as a common means to achieve an end. Whether it is for power‚ subduing another country during interstate conflict‚ or an attempt to gain legitimacy‚ violence has become a distinctive force in contemporary society. The more important question that needs to be addressed is when this use of violence is justified‚ if ever. The purpose of the government‚ according to Locke‚ is the preservation of natural rights. When these freedoms are not protected in

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    Is War Ever Justified

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    IsIs War Ever Justified     War‚ although being described by those who have survived it as hell‚ is in my opinion a necessary part of life in some sense in order to expand in many ways like socially‚ economically‚ and politically. In terms of social changes brought on by war‚ war often teaches us lessons about how to better our behaviour and attitudes in terms of our association both domestically and foreign. In World War 2 (1939 - 1945)‚ America and Germany’s interaction and hostilities soon

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    is killing ever justified

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    Is Killing Ever Justified No I don’t think killing for any reason is ever justified be it as revenge against someone or just because you want to hurt another person. In the book ‘Kill the Possum’ I think the author is demonstrating to the readers that everyone needs to be responsible for their actions and aware of the consequences of the effects of their actions on others. Also the lies people will say when they want to protect what is close to them. As Dylan became friends with this family

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    Is Terrorism Ever Justified? “Terrorism has no justification‚ no matter what pretext terrorist use for their deeds.” Says Mohamed El Aziz Ben Achour‚ a Tunisian Culture and Preservation of Heritage Minister. (UN News Centre.) Many people view terrorism the same way as Ben Achour‚ especially in America. But there are also many of those‚ such as Alan Dershowitz‚ who counter with questions like‚ “Is ‘terrorist’ just a negative version of ‘freedom righter’?” and “How are civilian deaths in terrorism

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    Is War Ever Justified?

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    Le 1 Calvin Le Mr. Brazee World History Honors 23 October 2011 Is war ever justified? "Never think that war‚ no matter how necessary‚ nor how justified‚ is not a crime." - Ernest Hemingway. Is war ever justified? Well that depends on how much you value your freedom. When the United States entered the war in Afghanistan‚ many people criticized President Bush as if he was the responsible for the war itself. What those people don ’t see is that if we hadn ’t entered the war‚ we ’d be ducking

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    the boy who won the game did nothing wrong to anybody – except the boy who lost. It is possible that the boy who lost took the celebration as a taunt‚ got angry‚ and attacked the winner. These examples show that the argument of whether revenge is justified varies greatly‚ not so much depending on a situation itself‚ but on the perspective a person has on the situation. Going back to the first example‚ a judge who might be deciding the appropriate punishment for the impaired driver would probably immediately

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    Is Protectionism ever justified? Explain with examples. Ria Rajendra C11IB (International business management) Dr. UmmeSalma Mujtaba October 29‚ 2013 Contents a. Introduction b. Arguments for protectionism i. Infant industries ii. Free Trade iii. Anti- dumping iv. Environmental factors v. Employment opportunities and the concept of balance of payments disequilibrium vi. Cultural influences c. Protectionism vs. Free Trade d. An analysis based on % news articles from‚ The Economist i. Appendix

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    Is Torture Ever Justified

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    NAME: Liu Yiran ID: 11412011 TA: Ramesh Ganohariti Instructor: VYAS Utpal The Serious Consequences Of Torture The subject of my article is Torture. I would like to talk about the serious consequences of torture. Let’s make an example about that. Filled with brutal torture and capital punishment witch trial. Let me briefly explain background events. From the fourteenth century to the seventeenth century‚ during this period of up to three hundred years‚ the whole of Europe into a female Asian

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