you’re bound to see updates on some war happening in some country. One thing that everyone on this planet seems to have in common is that no matter where one lives or who they are we all cannot escape the impact of war. The poem The Diameter of the Bomb brings this idea to light by talking about how the impact of violence doesn’t stop within the area it happened. “At the distant shores of a country far across the sea includes the entire world in the circle. And I won’t mention the howl of orphans
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attacked the winner. These examples show that the argument of whether revenge is justified varies greatly‚ not so much depending on a situation itself‚ but on the perspective a person has on the situation. Going back to the first example‚ a judge who might be deciding the appropriate punishment for the impaired driver would probably immediately decide that the driver deserves to have their license revoked‚ and that the driver was stupid for driving under the influence no matter what his excuse. However
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Is Killing Ever Justified No I don’t think killing for any reason is ever justified be it as revenge against someone or just because you want to hurt another person. In the book ‘Kill the Possum’ I think the author is demonstrating to the readers that everyone needs to be responsible for their actions and aware of the consequences of the effects of their actions on others. Also the lies people will say when they want to protect what is close to them. As Dylan became friends with this family
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Was the Iraqi use of military force in The First Gulf War justified? In the end of Cold War‚ a new problem for the international community emerged. In the summer 1990 Iraq launched an invasion of Kuwait. Since the establishment of the United Nations‚ the international law has played a significant role in relations between states and the survival of the fittest has no longer been a legitimate reason for aggression. Hence‚ as Iraq has been a UN member a since 1945‚ its government must have advocated
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killing is morally justified‚ my outlook on this topic is no‚ no killing is ever really justified. As a believer in the Catholic faith‚ it is my duty is to live by the 10 Commandments‚ and commandment number 5 is “You Shall Not Kill.” This is unfortunately not seen in the epic poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ as well as in today’s heated debates over euthanasia‚ abortion or even capital punishment. In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” killing is not justified‚ and in cases
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Is violence ever justified? The debate about the use of violence has been on going for the last decade. Violence‚ the act of causing physical harm to another person willingly‚ has often been categorized as being an uncivilized‚ unjustified act. It is mostly known‚ and commonsensical knowledge that attacking or inflicting harm upon another person is “wrong”. Most of us frown upon people who resort to such violent acts‚ and they are punishable by law. However‚ as we progress into the 21st century
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‘Atomic Diplomacy’: At Potsdam the President had seemed in a conciliatory mood toward the interests of the Soviet Union‚ traditional Russian concerns like those for an ‘ice free’ port were treated with an earnestness they didn’t deserve‚ and when it came to any serious measures like the fixing of borders post war‚ the American President would note that such important matters should rightly be postponed until the meeting of the “full peace conference” expected to take place sometime in the fall
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normal day; the cloudless sky and its forget-me-not blue casted an aura of heavenly peace over its three hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants. That peaceful heaven‚ however‚ was about to be obliterated by a destructive new weapon created by the United States of America. That morning‚ the first nuclear bomb ever created was deployed over Hiroshima. Its virtually unimaginable power obliterated the entire city along with forty percent of its population within seconds. America succeeded in creating
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But this is justified; how can you respect the one whom Prophets proclaim as a threat to Albion-- a threat to your Destiny? Were Mordred’s intentions noble‚ you would treat him as a brother. You long for companionship‚ yet you turn away from Mordred. But this is justified; how can you befriend the one who will kill Arthur? The one who will pour blood and grieving over your sacred Destiny‚ leaving you stranded‚ broken and useless? To do so would be to spit in the face of your hard work. Which
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The Reign of Terror -Not Justified 1793 to 1794 is when the Reign of Terror began and end. The Reign of Terror was about 2 years from when Louis XVI was beheaded and around the time 20‚000 people were guillotined. 35‚000 people were killed by officers and officials. The Reign of Terror was not justified.The claim stated can be supported by these 3 reasons: they were threatened in wrong ways for the wrong things ‚ the methods used were not necessary‚ and the reasoning they gave did not match the
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