DISGRACE revolutionary- rebellion-bev having sex with david on the floor of having sex with student and student with teacher THE WAY UP TO HEAVEN revolutionary- rebellion- THE LANDLADY revolutionary- rebellion- THE GREAT GATSBY revolutionary-Fitzgerald’s novel’s setting for this new wealthy class mimics that of the established upper class: There is West Egg that comes after the established East Egg‚ Gatsby’s house‚ too‚ and parties mimic those of the upper class as
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what became known as the Stono Rebellion‚ was led by Jemmy‚ an Angolan literate slave. He was most likely owned by the Cato family‚ who lived just north of the Stono River‚ so he was also known as Cato. 20 other enslaved Africans congregated and made a plan to go to Spanish Florida where they sought the freedom offered in Saint Augustine for slaves who managed to successfully escape the British colonies. But escape for slaves was no easy feat‚ and the Stono Rebellion was no exception. The rebels chanted
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Transcendentalism: The Rebellion Transcendentalism‚ as defined by Dictionary.com‚ is "any philosophy based upon the doctrine that the principles of reality are to be discovered by the study of the processes of thought‚ or a philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical " (Transcendentalism). This new philosophy created a rebellion and turn away from the traditional religions in the United States. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau are two primary authors and
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follow whether good or bad are can only be blamed on us. Sophocles’s Antigone portrays human emotions and consequences that follow two distinct choices. We can broaden the spectrum by saying that Creon represents public policy and Antigone represents individual conscience. According to E.S. Shuckburgh we must examine which is more important “state law or divine conscience”. (Shuckburgh xviii) Antigone is a story about two people who choose to make choices that each are passionate
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Stone rebellion in South Carolina Claiming roughly eighty black and white lives and involving as many as one hundred slaves and perhaps as many whites‚ the Stono Rebellion of September 1739 was one of the most significant and violent slave uprisings in colonial America. Although the rebels failed in their attempt to reach St. Augustine and claim freedom under Spanish rule‚ the revolt shaped South Carolina slave society in some important ways and its legacy lingered for years after the event.
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the country’s economic affairs. In the Opium Wars (1839-42‚ 1856-60)‚ popular rebellions and the Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)‚ China had fought to resist the foreigners‚ but it lacked a modernized military and suffered millions of casualties. Boxer Rebellion‚ officially supported peasant uprising of 1900 that attempted to drive all foreigners from China. “Boxers” was a name that foreigners gave to a Chinese secret society known as the Yihequan (“Righteous and Harmonious Fists”). The group practiced
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the lines at how the author created a character and the reaction of the public to her. The woman‚ in Sophocles’ Antigone‚ is considered powerful but noble‚ and is met with fierce opposition from men in power‚ and even fellow women who feel she has fallen from her rightful place. It is difficult‚ however‚ to determine who is right and who is wrong‚ when it is all said and done. Antigone‚ the seemingly victimized woman‚ has the power to stand up for what she believes. She is glorified‚ simply becoming
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Feminism in Antigone Although ancient Greece was a male-dominant society‚ Sophocles’ Antigone portrays women as being strong and capable of making wise decisions. Antigone‚ the tragic heroine‚ rejects the traditional role of women. As such‚ Sophocles punishes Ismene for embodying traditional attitude. Moreover‚ Creon is punished for misogyny. Sophocles‚ accordingly‚ uses characterization to promote feminist ideas. Sophocles introduces a female character in Antigone who is a strong believer and
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Shay’s Rebellion was the revolt of Western Massachusetts farmers against their state legislature because they felt they were being unequally represented. The intention of this paper is to analyze the problems that led to Shays’ Rebellion and to describe the casual relationship it had with the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Being able to help protect and support their personal lifestyles‚ which included their homes farms‚ and families was why Daniel Shays and other Western Massachusetts
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Bacon’s Rebellion In 1676‚ tensions were escalating. A lot people were angry with what was going on in the colonies and soon enough‚ a rebellion was arising. A resident of Virginia‚ Nathaniel Bacon‚ lead the rebellion‚ hence the name “Bacon’s Rebellion.” In this rebellion there were many different sides. Many of the happenings were recorded and documented‚ but all different in their own way‚ like how the final outcomes were‚ why and how the rebellion happened and lastly who led the rebellion.
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