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    outrage where Anti-coalition has begun with up to 62 nations joining the fight to stop this terror organization. Canada has joined the coalition, and it should indeed, because ISIS has declared war against Canada, war is the only practical way to stop ISIS from amassing new territories, and ISIS is committing war crimes against innocent civilians. On September 21st a spokesman for ISIS called out for attacks on Canadians. He stated in a 42 minute long audio speech that ISIS supporters were advised to

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    America claiming to be a part of ISIS. This has been happening alongside the Syrian civil war where ISIS is attempting to topple the Assad Shiite regime. Obama has been assisting the rebels in Syria and the fight against ISIS, but he has been reluctant to put boots on the ground. Because of the new attacks on American embassies in the East, the president has decided to militarily intervene. In accordance to Just War Theory, this plan for American military intervention against ISIS is justified on moral

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    The first criteria of Just War Theory is jus ad bellum, the just initiation of a war. Because the US is responding to an attack initiated by ISIS that places American institutions and Americans at harm, they are retaliating with the intention of self defense as opposed to acting out of aggression. This serves as a just cause of war. Additionally, failure to combat ISIS could potentially escalate the boomerang effect, a phenomenon in which citizens of the United States travel to Syria and Iraq and

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    enemy. 2. What are the criteria for using military force under Just War Doctrine? While there are no main criteria, there are a few that the Just War Doctrine follows. The criteria for using military force under Just War Doctrine follows three sections with sub-categories following them. Those three categories are jus ad bellum (what justifies going to war), jus in bello (how combatants must act), and jus post bellum (how war must be terminated). Jus ad bellum encompasses just cause, legitimate

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    Humanitarian Aid during Times of war: The Good and the Bad Humanitarian aid is care that is given to those that are victims of natural disasters or those that are located in places where war is occurring or has occurred. This care can include anything from food and water, to medical supplies and shelter, such as tents. A lot of people may not be aware of the problems that can arise as a result of humanitarian aid, since many only hear the positive outcomes of aid. There are both disadvantages and

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    Importance Of Gladiators

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    battles were unfair because the gladiators didn’t have a choice. When gladiator battles started, the people that were the gladiators were either slaves or prisoners of a war. And because they were slaves or prisoners, they didn’t have a choice if they wanted to be a gladiator or not. While you might think that killing prisoners of war wasn’t a big deal, it is because killing prisoners of

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    inhumane, a useless resource of our technology, and past mistakes of drones before, the pros outweigh the cons of the debate. Drone warfare has changed the way the world operates confrontations, especially in the Middle East as the US has raged war towards terrorist organizations in recent years. Countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia have been highly successful areas of drone strikes approved by the US. Up to about “3,500 militants, including dozens of high-level commanders

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    Ernest Hemingway (pages 1-78) 1st third Frederic Henry is a young American ambulance driver in the italian army during World War 1. Frederic shares a room with a spontaneous surgeon Rinaldi, who introduces him to Catherine Barkley, an English nurse who he ends up caring for and loving as a part of a game they play to distract themselves from the pain and grief that comes with the war. Frederic and Catherine’s relationship grows and they see each other many times, but when they aren’t able to see each other

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    RJ Rogers 10/4/2017 ENGL 1102 Maturity or Stupidity? Willing to go to war without knowing the deeper meaning of the situation? That’s what Vonnegut didn’t want to connect with his views. Vonnegut uses tactics to put the readers into a different dimension than the normal approach such as, using literal terms to bring life into a situation that doesn’t normally have light shed upon. Into much simple terms, war does not make boys into men. But it turns into much more devastating results. And depicts

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    principle around by histhe famous saying: War makes the state, and the state makes war. Meanwhile, I will explain the relationship between the state and its four activities: War Mmaking, State Mmaking, Protection, Extraction. The filiation of state and war will be illustrated later. I will use Palestine region will be used as the main case study to demonstrate this essay and I will try to use this example to explain more clearly with the relationship between war and the state. What kind of Oorganizational

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