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    Sister Hong Kong Summary

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    The engagement of Sister Chan Kong during her most formative years with social work shaped her views on the construction of pacifist work (2007, 18). When, Sister Chan Kong later encountered Buddhist monks and their teachings in regards to social work, which were contrary to the experiences of Sister Chan Kong, she continued her engagement with both social work and Buddhism (2007

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    Just War Pacifism

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    Pacifists believe that they can defend their country without the use of violence, or war, but with peace. The opposition of war has to be based on a moral stand point, not on the fact that war is inconvenient. Pacifists must not be indifferent to the rights and decisions of other members of the community (Himes, p. 90).The last qualification of pacifism is that

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    unquestionable that everyone has something in common. For example, in S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders , two greasers who go by the name of Johnny and Dally are far from alike. Dally is mean, tough, and likes to fight, Johnny is kind, sensitive, and a pacifist. But, they still share some similarities; Both characters come from abusive and neglectful parents, and place very little value on their lives. Even when presented with these character traits one could still compare and contrast the two greasers

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    which is good for it to be termed moral. Some wars however do not give good results and this is why a pacifist will not advocate for such. These include self-defense and those wars that are toward protecting genocides. The consequentiality prohibitions given against war are contingent for most parts. Utilitarianism view of pacifism is grounded in some rule-utilitarianism. A utilitarian pacifist argues that a rule against war or other sorts of violence will tend to promote the greatest happiness

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    three-part view that shows the reasoning prior to a war, the concerns during and after war, and essentially requires the person to see what difference the war could make. While, pacifism, another type, is the view that war is not needed; and is seen by pacifists who are against not only to killing but to violence. However, if anyone asked me, war can change your view of it; you may start off in pacifism, but end war thinking about realism; or starting off with a just war view of it, and finishing with pacifism;

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    demonstrating that to his children's and setting an example of a civilized person despite the Finch’s background.of favoring heated arguments and fights. The reason why Atticus makes such great parent according to today’s standard is that he’s a clearheaded pacifist who often times disapprove any form of violence and prefers peaceful methods of solving conflicts, making him a reputable lawyer as well. When Atticus heard about Scout fighting her classmates since they were mocking Atticus he immediately halt the

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    play this game, genocide or pacifist. If you chose to play genocide then you destroy everyone and you alone make it back to civilization, however if you play pacifist then you become friends with everyone and the friendly monsters make it back to civilization with you. Genocide is known to be a lot harder because the fights are a lot more intense and there are more fights in general. If you have never played UnderTale before then I would definitely recommend playing pacifist first. In UnderTale there

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    Holden Caulfield Phony

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    In the novel, The Catcher In The Rye, by J. D. Salinger, phonies play a grand role as one of the major themes of the novel. Webster's Dictionary defines a phony as, "a person who is not what he pretends to be." There are many examples of phonies in the novel, such as Sally Hayes, Stradlater, and even Holden Caulfield. Holden appears to be the biggest phonie of them all. Holden Caulfield is by far the king of all the phonies mentioned in the novel, The Catcher In The Rye, for he lies, is a hypocrite

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    Jane Addams said,“Nothing could be worse that the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world”. And there was no effort from Jane Addams that was not given. She grew up in a well off family and was not subject to poverty or discrimination, but decided that she wanted to make a difference in growing America. Times were tough as America fought to rise in industrial and economic strength, but often suffered in terms of the basic founding principles

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    First, I would like to mention how a veteran who is now a pacifist, Benjamin Peters, has also impacted me. Awhile back I came across a video series that Mennonite Central Committee has on YouTube of him speaking at the youth convention in Kansas City. I was curious to see how soldiers dealt with their faith and these videos helpful for me to start to understand through one person’s journey of reconciling with what it meant to be a Christian in the military. Ben’s story was a great resource that helped

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