One day‚ there was a scientist‚ named Billy Clayton. He has been experimenting with corn‚ the horrendous stench of corn fills his laboratory. As he’s whirling the spoon in a cauldron of different types of hazardous chemicals‚ the corn behind him starts to stand‚ poised for attack‚ like a gladiator ready to battle a pride of lines. Billy turns to see what the uproar was about‚ and SMACK the corn hit him so hard he crashed to the floor in a heap. The corn crashed through the lab like a bull in a fine
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"Billy Budd" by Herman Melville: Captain Vere In the novella "Billy Budd" by Herman Melville‚ Captain Vere is the " tragic hero". he is neither good nor evil‚ but rather a man whose concept of order‚ discipline‚ and legality forces him to obey the codes of an authority higher than himself even though he may be in personal disagreement. Captain Vere is sailor that is distinctive even in a time of renowned sailors. He has noble blood in him‚ but his advancement through the naval ranks
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sHow successfully did Alexander III suppress opposition? Alexander III was the Tsar of Russia from 1881 to 1894 and during his reign‚ Russia became somewhat stable‚ and Alexander himself opposed his father’s reforms and stamped out any opposition to his rule. His father‚ Alexander II had allowed reformers to be present in the government. This allowed instability and opposition at times when Russia was not in its better stages. Revolts and rebellions has plagued Russian History and opposed the
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At first glance‚ it appears that Billy Collins poem‚ Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House‚ is about the legality of purchasing and owning a weapon. However‚ after reading the poem‚ it is clear to see that the seriousness of the title gives way to an artistic poem about a neighbor’s incessantly barking dog. Owning a gun is a contentious issue that evokes emotion from many who are involved in the debate. In many respects‚ this is a political poem about the second amendment rights--gun
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we have been looking deeper into the equity and ethics regarding racism in Canada and the United States of America. The two things that stuck out the most to me we reading the Jim Crow laws and watching the “Class Divided” studies performed by Jane Elliot. These caused me to think deeper‚ and question my actions‚ thoughts and words‚ along with those of the people around me regarding discrimination and racism. Jim Crow laws were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United
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Billy Budd‚ by author Herman Melville has many unique characters‚ allusions‚ and symbolism to make reading such a story a challenging adventure. One of those unique characters being Captain ‘Starry’ Vere. In Billy Budd Melville portrays a very sui generis perspective of Vere‚ that of one who is a worthy leader‚ but is unfortunately trapped by the law of his homeland. Melville tells readers that Captain Vere was well liked both as a sailor and as an ordinary land walker. He was well known for showing
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In the documentary‚ When Billy Broke His Head (2016)‚ we got to see into the lives of individuals who suffer from various disabilities. However‚ it didn’t seem to matter whether these individuals had a physical disability or a mental disability‚ they all seem to described the same struggles of‚ being denied services‚ difficulties finding a job (for those who are able to work)‚ and having to fill out form annually‚ if they wanted to remain on disability through the government. The only problem with
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position to Huntington’s The Soldier and the State. All attempt to find the “right” answer and balance to the civil-military relationship; with each essay‚ it seems a new conflict is on the horizon and the question is more difficult to answer. In Elliot Cohen’s book‚ Supreme Command‚ he examines the tension between these two kinds of leadership‚ civil and military. Here‚ we will examine two accounts of civil-military relationships: the Civil War and Vietnam War‚ and determine which case best support
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Hitler and the Nazi’s faced many different types of opposition throughout the period of 1934 to 1945. One of the types of opposition that Hitler faced was Political opposition from all the other parties in Germany but many were stopped by the SS in the early years and then the Gestapo. The Gestapo were formed in 1933 and their main targets were the Political opposition. The Communist aims were to get as many of the working class supporting them which they did successfully as the working class wanting
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"Strange Fruit" (Song) by Billy Holiday. The song "Strange Fruit" was first written as a poem by Abel Meerpol‚ a white high school teacher‚ who was also a Jew and a member of an American Communists Party. The poem exposes the problem of American racism‚ in particular‚ the lynching of Afro-Americans. The episodes of cruelty towards people with black skin occurred mostly in the South of US‚ but the problem was not unknown to other regions as well. Lynching had reached its highest point in the 1930s
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