If there were few people to talk seriously about the 1857 mutinous Sepoys as victims and British forces as being unnecessarily ruthless in their repression‚ the main protagonists of the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion greatly divided opinions in Britain. The logic according to which people disagree with what they opponents agree with meant that someone’s hero was someone else’s villain. Paul Bogle‚ a Black Jamaican‚ was depicted by supporters of philanthropy as a pious preacher spreading Christianity and
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11/18/09 Period 7 The Suitors Demise and Odysseus’s Revenge: Justified? I: Thesis: “They’d no regard for any man on earth-good or bad-…” (Fagles pg.452). Using these words Odysseus says that the suitors deserve to get murdered or slaughtered in the halls because of their actions. The gods bring death on the suitor through Odysseus because they do not care for anyone but themselves. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is justified in his actions toward the suitors because society thinks that the
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When Committing Murder is Morally Justified There are many occasions when murders are committed and murderers are not brought to justice. In And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie the theme in the books is‚ the morality of murder - that murder can be right and morally justified. Both books illustrate that murders took place and that the individuals that committed theses murders got away with them. As a result‚ the surviving family‚ friends and others such
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Was the Vietnam “War” justified? In 1965‚ 3‚500 United States Marines put boots on the ground in South Vietnam. The Marines being the first United States battle ready troops on the field in a skirmish that had been brewing for years. The comnie government of North Vietnam supported by the Soviet Union and the Chinese was confined in a battle with South Vietnam reinforced with the US in a Cold War proxy fight. The U S had been offering help as well as consultants to the South ever since the beginning
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a class were asked whether or not it is considered okay to kill someone but like a ballot there were mixed results. This can branch out into many different topics ranging from abortion to downright murder. In my opinion‚ I think that killing is justified if you have a probable cause such as self defense‚ death penance‚ and abortion. Self defense is not something that should be taken lightly. Its dictionary definition is‚ the act of defending one’s person when physically attacked‚ as by countering
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had accustomed myself to was to be rejected. My life had become‚ forthwith‚ a rebellion. Although the causes of teenage rebellion are both complicated and personal‚ they are surprisingly consistent. Teenagers rebel due to pressure to conform‚ demands and commands‚ and insecurity. Teenagers‚ overall‚ rebel because they have a voice they feel is not being heard. Perhaps the most obvious cause of teenage rebellion is the amount of pressure pressed upon them to conform. Fashion magazines tell
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often as a result to torture. Humans are treated like animals‚ when there are more sophisticated ways of getting information. Torture also causes a lot more problems than it fixes. Torture should not be justified because it is ineffective‚ inhumane and unnecessary. Torture should not be justified because torture is ineffective. Accurate information does not always result from torture. A study proves this by stating “Under torture a person will say anything to stop being tortured” (McCain). In other
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day every lie she told came back to haunt her. She ended up hurting me in the long run and lost my trust as a friend. I am positive she regrets the lies she once told that gave her the reputation she withholds. All in all‚ I think a lie can be justified depending on the situation. Not everything in life goes the way it should and we often try to cover that up. With good intentions‚ no one will get hurt‚ with bad intentions- a negative outcome is almost
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Evan Frangesh Mr. Marshall & Ms. Kile WHAP 4; English 2‚ 5 17 February 2014 Were Germany’s Actions in WWII Justified? “War does not determine who is right- only who is left” (Russell). Bertrand Russell‚ a renowned philosopher‚ was‚ and still is‚ absolutely correct. Many perish after earth-shattering wars‚ such as the tragedy to humanity known as World War II. If we can take a lesson from this calamity‚ it is the making‚ not the breaking‚ of connections that will enable moral and educational lessons
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Abstract Since the first major lawsuit settled against tobacco companies in 1998‚ there has been much controversy over whether or not these lawsuits are justified. On the pro side of the argument there is much evidence to support that the tobacco industries have long known about the dangers of cigarette smoking. Furthermore that this knowledge warrants the need for compensation. In addition the industry has concealed this knowledge from the public. On the con side of the argument evidence shows
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