There were times in history when breaking the law was justified: great leaders like Gandhi and Martin Luther King broke the law and changed the world for the better. Breaking the law is morally justifiable and acceptable when the law in itself is iniquitous and if that law violates human rights and conscience; Certainly‚ rules are established for us to follow but we as human beings should be able to differentiate the right and the wrong and incase laws need to be violated for the right cause even
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Pradhan (GP2) Can breaking the law ever be justified? Imagine a world without those brave people who dared to not abide by the law and fight for a right. A world without Gandhi would be a world without independent India; without Mandela there would be white superiority in Africa; without freedom fighters‚ there would be no democracy in Nepal. I believe that all the actions of such law breakers are good‚ even though they were against various laws‚ and such actions can be justified to some extent. Even
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decades. There was apparently a hunger for foreign conquest. The conflict with Spain derived mainly from the American desire to help the beleaguered Cubans with their independence from Spain. Americans wanted the war‚ which could well have been avoided‚ but they had little understanding of what the reults of the war would be. I believe American entry into the Spanish-American war was not justified. In September‚ 1895‚ came the event which changed the course of the Cuban rebellion against Spain. William
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English 102/ Sec 022 28 February 2008 The “Good” of the Iraq War The war waging in Iraq is the biggest argument in the United States today. There are two sides to this argument‚ as there is any every case. Either you are a supporter of the war‚ or you don’t support the war. Though you can’t be in the middle because this issue is far to important no to care about. In the spring of 2003‚ President George Bush declared war against Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. President Bush strongly believed
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Can breaking the law ever be justified? Any country or a place has its set of rules or laws. They are made in order to keep the place safe and peaceful. Some may have a set of rules while others may have rules that are open to changes and additions. These rules are set to govern people and keep them in discipline. However‚ as the saying goes ‘rules are meant to be broken’. Many people are found breaking these laws. No one in the world always follows the rule. It might be a small rule they might
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I. ENGLISH EXPANSION IN AMERICA: VIRGINIA A. Creation of an English Colony--Jamestown (1607) 1. Joint Stock Company 2. First settlers were young‚ male adventurers looking to get rich B. Early problems in Jamestown 1. Miscalculations 2. Difficulty securing labor C. Relations with Native Peoples 1. John Smith 2. Powhatan 3. Pocahontas - Matoaka - Rebecca 4. Opechancanough‚ brother of Powhatan
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United States: Justified or Unjustified Mexico wanted to steal America’s land that they have won. Mexico was crossing American borders‚ and some Mexican soldiers killed sixteen Americans. Mexico crossed the line with America and the United States decided to go to war with Mexico. America has too little land for too many people‚ and America had already won Texas. Mexico denied Texas’s independence and wants Texas back. America had decided to go to war because the belief to fulfill Manifest Destiny
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IsIs War Ever Justified War‚ although being described by those who have survived it as hell‚ is in my opinion a necessary part of life in some sense in order to expand in many ways like socially‚ economically‚ and politically. In terms of social changes brought on by war‚ war often teaches us lessons about how to better our behaviour and attitudes in terms of our association both domestically and foreign. In World War 2 (1939 - 1945)‚ America and Germany’s interaction and hostilities soon
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George Washington once said: “To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means for preserving peace.” As much of an irony it is‚ war is needed to safeguard our amity and to ensure that the balance of power will not be disturbed. The idea of war has been received with countless different altercations. In history‚ we learned that governments have glorified war to recruit young men to join the army by using propaganda. Soldiers who have died for their country were depicted as heroes‚ fighting
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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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