February 27‚ 1318‚ decided the tragic fate of the "witch". They think witches can use magic to harm anyone. Social instability、 underdevelopment of science and technology、 the vulnerable groups of women and religion flourished caused the full-scale war of the people with the Witch. Most of the witch trials‚ initially by acquaintances inform against or triggered by rumors of the streets. If there is a village outbreak of infectious disease or anyone who had an accident‚ the people began to suspect
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Once in a while‚ we may drop in a seemingly harmless white lie with no evil intent; either to protect people from the hurtful truth or to promote our self-image without hurting another. Yet‚ we seldom realize that these white lies have posed as a threat to our credibility and reliability as well as‚ perhaps even‚ starting a chain reaction that may lead onto a bigger lie that may be caused at the expense of another human being. Human beings often despise the feeling of guilt and therefore justify
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Is torture ever justified? This question response automatically comes the way one may perceive torture or defines torture’s meaning. In a number of dictionaries torture is defined as‚ “extreme pain; anguish of body or mind‚ or the act of inflicting excruciating pain‚ as punishment or revenge as a means of getting a confession for information”. In layman’s terms‚ torture is just sheer cruelty and in no way morally right‚ not permissible‚ or in no situation justified. Slavery would be a situation
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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 Killing Ever Justified? There’s always an option to not kill someone. But the only times you HAVE to kill someone is when they’re either out of control or you are in a life or death situation‚ but never should you ever kill someone for any other reason. If you feel the need to kill someone then you probably need to find or seek help. Killing is not the right answer‚ it’s never the right answer. To kill someone you have to be very crazy or insane. But their is a time
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Tessa Stepa HCP/PHI120 Euthanasia Would euthanasia ever be justified? Should we listen to what the patient would want? Should we put ourselves in the patient ’s place? Should we do to others what we would want done to us? The answers to these questions are not as easy as it may seem. This is because many moral issues are involved. Everyone dies eventually. When it happens‚ however‚ it is not the same for all of us. For some‚ it is fast and almost painless. For others‚ however‚ it comes with what
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Norm Edwards Whilst the issue of active euthanasia (or assisted suicide) raises a number of arguments‚ for and against‚ the dilemma faced by doctors‚ parents‚ the individuals themselves and lawmakers is‚ should active euthanasia be allowed or ever justified? To answer this‚ justification of good cause requires analysis in terms of the pro’s and con’s as well as the role that moral consideration plays in terms of how we value life‚ and to what extent we place emphasis on that value and at what point
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Can terrorism ever be justified? Since the turn of the century‚ the postmodern world has seen increasing levels of political‚ cultural‚ military and socio-economic tumult‚ much of this due to a series of terrorist attacks on American soil and the resultant waging of Washington ’s “War on Terror”. Consequently‚ the nature of terrorism has come under intense media focus and is subject to immense debate‚ especially on its justification. Before engaging in such a debate one must first identify terrorism
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Is Death Penalty ever justified? Capital punishment otherwise‚ also know as death penalty is a legal process whereby a criminal gets executed as a form of punishment. In the past‚ Capital punishment had been practised by almost all the societies. However‚ currently due to the increase in awareness of humans’ rights an approximate of 97 countries had abolished this form of punishment. That being said‚ there are still 58 nations of which includes Singapore‚ are actively practising it. In my opinion
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abortion. The circumstances are similar with regards to political leaders speaking out concerning the issue. If this is a fair representation of society‚ then the morals dictated by this are confused and unclear. Is abortion morally wrong? Can it ever be justified? In the UK abortion became illegal in 1861 under ¡¥The Offences Against the Person Act¡¦ when the penalty for ’procuring a miscarriage’ was life imprisonment. This was backed up in 1929 in the Infant Life Preservation Act. Women trying to escape
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