It was unjustified for Clytaemnestra to murder Agamemnon on the basis of revenge for their daughter Iphigenia because of how long it had been‚ the fact that it was done for the greater good and because of Clytaemnestras’ infidelity to Agamemnon. This is summed up elegantly by the chorus of old men when they say to Clytaemnestra‚ “…And You‚ innocent of his murder? And who could swear to that? and how?...” (A‚ 1534-35). One reads very early on in the book of Agamemnon that “Ten years gone‚ ten to
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The bombardment of Pearl Harbor is seen as significant not solely because of its level of catastrophe‚ but also considering the fact that it caused Americans to join together in a war effort. Before‚ Pearl Harbor‚ the country was divided due to the fact that not all Americans wanted to be a part of World War II; however‚ after Pearl Harbor‚ the decision to go to war became unanimous. Pearl Harbor motivated Americans to fight for what they believed in‚ even after World War I debilitated them of most
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Was Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Justified? Despite the two not knowing each other‚ Abraham Lincoln was a fan of his murderer‚ John Wilkes Booth‚ and often went to see him in various plays. Lincoln had ‘premonitions’ about his death‚ stating that he had dreams of being told that he had been assassinated. On the night of his assassination‚ he had told his bodyguard this‚ who‚ in return‚ warned him not to go to Ford’s Theater. Unfortunately‚ having promised his wife‚ Lincoln went to the
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Bomb Dropping It was August 6‚ 1945 when the first ever atomic bomb dropped on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later another was dropped on the city of Nagasaki‚ Japan and this let to the surrender of Japan in World War II. The surrender would have not occurred so soon if it had not been for President Harry Truman’s decision to use the first ever nuclear attack on another nation. His decision changed history and the way the world worked. This meant that nuclear power was out there at the
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According to Plato‚ there is a manifold of reasons as to why Socrates was on trial. The Athenians believed Socrates as guilty of blasphemy‚ investigating concepts that failed to acknowledge the presence of gods‚ as well as‚ corrupting the youth. Socrates was on trial for the accusations made specifically by three men of the community. Oppressed for the poets‚ the first accuser was Meletus. A young poet himself‚ Meletus was dismayed with Socrates’ scant opinion. He arraigned Socrates for corrupting
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Was America justified in the Mexican-American war The Mexican-American war stared in 1821 after Mexico won its independence from Spain‚ thus allowing American settlers to move into the newly unoccupied territory. The Victorians of the war‚ were the Americans. After the war came to an end‚ Mexico signed the treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo. In the treaty Mexico agreed to give 500‚000mi to the U.S.‚ while the united states paid Mexico $15 million. There are many different point of views towards the Mexican-American
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Rebellion: The Most Self-Destructive Effect of Authoritarian Parenting Style Discipline is the backbone of characters; without it‚ nothing greater can be achieved in life. It is a form of punishment or instruction which corrects‚ molds‚ or perfects the moral character of mental faculties of a person or child. With discipline‚ values are also learned by the child in order for him or her to become a better person as he or she grows up. Parents may use various types of disciplinary measures to guide
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“Animal Farm”. However‚ he also wrote short works such as “Shooting an elephant”. George Orwell was placed in a difficult situation on deciding whether to shoot the elephant in order to protect others. Regardless of which side he acted on‚ he would still have others wishing he would have acted the opposite way. I believe George Orwell was not justified in killing the elephant‚ because the elephant was no longer aggressive‚ he killed it to avoid looking like a fool in front of the town‚ and he shot
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Were the Americans justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945? The dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945 by the Americans is a very controversial issue with no definite answer. Both sides of the issue have very justifiable arguments. Reasons for dropping the bomb include the fact that Truman’s options were limited at this point in the war‚ that the bomb did have the desired outcome of Japans surrender and that the majority of reasons
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1955‚ and ended on the 31st of April‚ 1975. It was a war fought predominantly in Vietnam‚ but small battles did occur in areas of Laos and Cambodia. During these twenty years of unfortunate enmity‚ hostility and combat‚ the South fraction of Vietnam‚ fought against the North. The South of Vietnam was predominantly Capitalist‚ their allies strictly anti-communist‚ a political ideology which exorbitantly contradicted that of the North sector‚ which was completely and utterly Communist. This essay will
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