History 25 February 2013 War is unjust War is defined as a conflict battled between two political communities. Although some may say that fighting in a war creates peace and settles problems‚ it truly only causes death‚ brings countries into debt‚ and does not always conclude in what was expected. Many precautions can be taken to prevent opposing forces from advancing into war. Even if there are no other possible ways to approach the problem at hand‚ war is unjust on all levels. The disputes between
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“If a plant cannot live according to its nature‚ it dies; and so a man.” As related by Henry David Thoreau‚ one of the most famous contributors to the concept of civil disobedience‚ there are some conditions regarding unjust laws that must be changed for the welfare of the people. If this is something the government cannot understand or agree with‚ it is the responsibility of the people themselves to work to the best of their abilities to change them. Most commonly‚ this is done through marches‚
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Unjust and Unfair Society We live in a world with freedom of speech and everyone is said to be treated equally. We have the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence which protects us. Even with that I believe that our society is not fair and just; as well as not as democratic as we like to believe. Thomas Jefferson‚ Cady Stanton‚ and John Rawls has different prospective of what a just society is. There are many phenomena that leads to the democracy’s potential for a lesser democratic institutions
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clarifying the blatantly subjective nature of the term "Justice‚" it is easy to determine that the Count of Monte Cristo was unjust in his actions. He may have been acting out of a personal sense of justice‚ but was selfish and short-sighted enough to injure people on whom he did not intend to wreak revenge. His sense of justice‚ was not‚ contrary to what the term itself implied‚ just. The fates of‚ and events surrounding‚ Caderousse‚ Benedetto‚ Albert‚ and Danglars all support the charge that the Count
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society. According to Thrasymachus‚ the just man leads a good life because he is fearful of the repercussions of his actions and the unjust man is not fearful of these repercussions because he is stronger and more intelligent than the average citizen. These traits will allow him to avoid social comeback for his unjust actions. Furthermore‚ the more unjust a man is the stronger he becomes. Thrasymachus finally states that since the unjust man is living outside the law‚ he will lead a happier and more fruitful
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mesopotomia people had to follow strict laws called the Hammurabi’s code. Hammurabi was born 1810 B.C in Babylon‚ Iraq and ruled for 42 years. He wrote 282 laws. My personal opinion on the Hammurabi’s code is that it is unfair to all people. There are three laws I want to explain that can be shown that Hammurabi’s code was unjust. They are law 196‚ law 199‚ and law 218. Law 196 is an eye for an eye‚ if a man puts out a free mans eye then he shall have his eye put out. Law 199 on the other hand‚ is if a
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western theories‚ though he lived in ___________. Today in the 21st century his trial is still studied and debated. Some belief the trial justified and the Athenians were correct in his prosecution. However‚ large populations argue that the trial was unjust and Athenians used Socrates as a scapegoat for the troubles that the Athena democracy was facing during that time. Three men brought the charges laid against Socrates. Metetus‚ a wildly religious man‚ Anytus‚ a wealthy business owner and Lycon who
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I personally think that the death penalty is unjust. Murder is murder no matter who is doing it. So if someone kills someone‚ does that give the judicial system the right to kill someone? In my opinion no‚ because all in all‚ it is still down right murder. I think that that life in prison is torture enough especially when you have people who have been wrongfully convicted of murder. Does the legal system have authorization to take innocent lives? Being that this scale is unbalanced‚ I believe that
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Unjust Slavery Slavery is despondent and that’s that. Whether a person is black‚ white‚ Asian‚ or otherwise‚ it is not just to be whipped‚ beaten‚ and given extremely hard jobs with no pay‚ maybe very little. This is how most slaves were treated before 1863‚ then the Emancipation Proclamation was signed to save many normal human beings. Slavery is pernicious. Back before the Emancipation Proclamation was signed almost all plantations in the south had slaves. Most masters did not care
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un-peacefully when he was shot on January 30‚ 1948 at the age of 78. His assassination was unjust for several reasons buy mainly because he was the commander of the fight for Indian independence from the British‚ was known around the world as a symbol of peace‚ justice and human rights. In spite of his good intentions many believed he was the destroyer of India. The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi was unjust because he led the fight for Indian independence from the British. It was an international
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