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    but there was torture and terror involved which some people argue that torture is far worse than just being given the death penalty. So is being tortured actually worse than just being given the death penalty? The importance of considering this question is that if torture is worse than the death penalty then the death penalty would be a lesser punishment and any punishment “above or below what would be acceptable for the crime committed would be immoral because it does not

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    towards the topic of torture. This on going dispute discusses if torture ought to ever be resorted to or if all forms of torture should be abolished for good. This paper will be discussing a side that most liberal democratic don’t agree with. In a liberal democratic society having the power to resort to torture is fair if they are receiving valuable information in return‚ protect the majority of the population who are innocent and have explored all other options before torture. Charles Krauthammer

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    against Torture and Other Cruel‚ Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment defines torture as: “any act by which severe pain or suffering‚ whether physical or mental‚ is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession‚ punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed‚ or intimidating or coercing him or a third person‚ or for any reason based on

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    to Merriam-Webster.com‚ “Torture is defined as the act of causing severe physical pain as a form of punishment or as a way to force someone to do or say something.” While torture is widely criticized by the United Nations and Amnesty International‚ organizations that are supposedly for the progression of human rights‚ there is no denying that the United States‚ in compliance with the Central Intelligence Agency‚ has received valuable intel from the use of torture. Torture is sometimes a necessary

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    Should We Ban Torture All Together? NO‚ WE SHOULDN’T. WHY? No‚ we shouldn’t get rid of Torture because it gives certain people power‚ it can give people power over other people and can also get information out of people‚ if someone were to have a secret that you need to know one way of getting it out of them can be torture. Torture can be used in a productive and good way - e.g. If someone were to have a national secret and the good people need to know it because it can break the whole world one

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    Barbarian: Why Torture Is Never Justified In a post-9/11 world‚ where it seems that terrorism is rampant and increasing numbers of extremists threaten the safety and wellbeing of American citizens‚ is it ever justified to bend the rules of legality and morality while fighting the war on terror? Whether or not the use of torture as an interrogation tactic is justified in these circumstances is questionable because of controversy about its legality‚ morality‚ and effectiveness; the use of torture would violate

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    Torture and civil liberties Civil liberties are rights one owns‚ that are stated in the Bill of Rights. After 9/11 terrorist attacks President Bush and the Republican Congressed passed the patriotic Act.it undermined basic rights and freedom of the people. The government increased spying‚ wiretapping and surveillance of citizens. The united nations convention against torture of 1987‚the Geneva conventions of 1949‚the international convent of civil and political rights‚ are some of the many treaties

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    Imagine‚ you have a terrorist in custody‚ and this terrorist knows the location of a bomb that will detonate and end thousands of American lives‚ is it ethically justified to torture this terrorist in order to obtain the critical intelligence needed to locate and disarm the bomb‚ saving thousands of lives? This is a scenario called the ticking time bomb scenario‚ it may be an extreme scenario‚ but none the less‚ it is possible‚ would you let ethics get in the way of saving those people’s lives?

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    Standardised Testing Name: Institution: Abstract This paper explores two published books that touched on pros and cons of standardized testing in schools. Popham‚ (2001) and Sacks‚ (1999) suggest that through pros a student will have to pass certain tests to determine that he or she has acquired proficiency in various fields of study. According to the two authors‚ in cons the students who have mastery of the content‚ don’t show in the test; it mostly promotes teachers to teach tests and evaluate

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    time periods. The two stories both have their pros and cons of the society that is being portrayed in the text. The pros of the societies in the stories are found more in “The Voter” than in “Tribal Scars”. This mainly has to do with the fact that the society in Achebe’s story was based in a more recent time which allowed for the society to be more far and democratic and this would be the most noticeable pro throughout the stories. Another pro for “The Voter” would be that almost all of the

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