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February 26, 2011. This date marked the release of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” single, which debuted as number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (Wiser). Lady Gaga, otherwise known as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, is an influential and unique pop singer songwriter in America. Her music reaches out to those of all ages, genders, and races. Gaga is well known for being ‘different’ throughout her pop culture career for things such as, her bold fashion choices that included showing up to an award…

The aim of Just War Theory is to provide a guide to the right way for states and countries to act in potential conflict situations. It only applies to states or countries and not to individuals however an individual can use the theory to help them decide whether it is morally right to take part in a particular war. A Christian would agree with the Just War theory because it gives a reliable guide of what is acceptable when war is…

amongst countries fighting for their prominence. Using Neta Crawford’s Just War Theory, the prompt’s hypothetical situation meets all requirements for jus ad bellum, jus in bello, and jus post bellum (Crawford, 2003). War in the Middle East is justified on the grounds of it being self-defense used to disable terrorist groups in the region and bring an end to the stranglehold ISIS has on the area. The initiation of war is just, given the severity of the attack on America. Not only is the number…

Tony Bennett also acknowledges the change in her star text in an interview published in the Rolling Stones, Tony Bennett says: “She’s very strong. I know it sounds way out, but she could become America’s Picasso if they leave her alone and let her just do what she has to do” (Appleford 7). Ashley Lee’s concert review article compares Gaga to well-known jazz singers. She reviews Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s performance, and argues that Gaga has reacted to her new and evolving star text by…

To assess the validity of U.S involvement in the Vietnam War, the Just War Theory is used as a brief framework coupled with major scholarly discussions concerning the Vietnam War. Philosophers and historians over the centuries have shaped the Just War Theory to help give a clear cut guide to justifying International Wars with a significant formulation contributed by Saint Thomas Aquinas in his work Summa Theologicae. According to the theory, the moral justification of every international war is…

When Shakira shimmied her way onto MTV in 2001 with a steamy video for a slick, cookie-cutter dance-pop song, some people associated the Colombian singer with her American pop-music contemporaries Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. But the stylistic breadth of Shakira's music — elements of folk, Middle Eastern and traditional Latin styles over a foundation of rock and pop — gave her a degree of credibility the American teen queens lacked. What's more, when Shakira broke through in the United…

In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the church explains what a Just War is and what conditions makes a war justifiable. The Catholic Church teaches that a war should be avoided if possible, but some specific circumstances that the church explains may make the war justifiable. According to the Catholic Church, “governments cannot be denied the right of lawful self-defense once all peace efforts have failed” (CCC 2308). The church insists that legitimate efforts should be made to avoid a war…

intent such as to remove a tyrant and force regime change. This is arguably what occurred in Iraq in 2003 and Libya in 2011. Not only does this contradict the notion of state sovereignty but also several just war principles. On the other hand, if humanitarian intervention were permissible as a just cause to war, perhaps the removal of a head of state and regime change can be seen as step that is proportional and necessary for the protection of individuals in that…

The pacifist read that every one violence and killing is wrong. Belief in 'a simply War’, some wars, at least, area unit right as a result of they're looked as if it would be within the interests of simplyice - and may thus be fought in step with just rules. Belief in 'Holy War', the God of a faith is looked as if it would raise, or command, its followers to create war on United Nations agency|those that|people who} don't believe that faith and who cause a threat to people who do. Buddhism maybe…

According to Aquinas, there are three criteria for a war to be just. The first criteria is that the ruler or authority of a nation must make the decision to go to war. This is because the ruler was chosen to make decisions that will benefit the whole nation and not just themselves. No private individual has the authority to declare war because they do not have the correct intentions. The second criteria for just war is that there must be a just cause for the war to be fought. This means that the…