fight between a colonist ropemaker and a solder. What we don’t know‚ is who shot first? Did the Captain order fire? According to a Theodore Bliss‚ “I did not hear any Order given by the Captain to fire”. This is a debated theory. Some colonists say they clearly heard the Captain call fire; while others say they didn’t even hear the word fire. But really‚ what truth lies behind these statements? On Captain Preston’s side of the story‚ he tells us: “While I was thus speaking‚ one of the soldiers having
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The Writing Dilemma I never liked to write before‚ still don’t now. I tolerate it. Well‚ tolerate wouldn’t be the best word. Let’s just say me and writing have a love hate relationship. I hated it‚ it hated me. More of a mutual hatred I guess. I used to despise writing and thought it was the dumbest and most useless subject in school. Actually the most useless thing in the world. I was more of a man‚ or more precisely a boy of numbers. There was this one time where in 6th grade I had to write a realistic
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to save their home planet and Starfleet. Every single one of the characters underwent a certain amount of growth and development‚ including their captain‚ James T. Kirk. Captain Kirk is thrown challenge after challenge‚ leading to a significant amount of growth in his wisdom and leadership throughout the movie. In the opening scene of the movie‚ Captain Kirk is faced with making a life or death decision exhibiting his importance to the plot. His morals lead him to saving his best friend‚ and first
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can be found in Herman Melville’s Billy Budd. Captain the Honorable Edward Fairfax Vere is that man. In Melville’s Billy Budd‚ Captain Vere’s mind is pulled in two conflicting directions: following the rules or acting on his affections for Billy Budd. It becomes obvious throughout the book that Vere has a knack for law and order‚ he wants everything to be done by the book; being a military man‚ this seems natural. It is also apparent that Captain Vere has a liking for Billy Budd. He admires the
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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 to that of captain is due
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outstanding character is Captain Nemo. Captain Nemo is the captain of the Nautilus‚ and he has vowed to never return to solid land. Throughout the whole story his character is mysterious‚ but after every event a little aspect of him is revealed to the reader. A great aspect is his loyalty. His loyalty is clearly portrayed when a crew member dies and he cries. “As I said‚ Captain Nemo wept while staring at the waves. His grief was immense.” (Verne‚ 417). Here we see how Captain Nemo is very loyal‚ and
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society rather than individual people. This is seen through the two characters‚ Captain Vere and Billy Budd. Melville represents the judicial side of a court case through Captain Vere. Captain Vere asks the three men‚ “but tell me whether or not‚ occupying the position we do‚ private conscience should not yield to the imperial one formulated in the code under which alone we officially proceed?”(111). In this quote‚ Captain Vere acknowledges both his “private conscience” and the “code” but claims that
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Brynley Heward B5 Batman Vs. Captain America What if superheroes didn’t battle villains or monsters‚ but they battled each other for once? If Batman and Captain America were to battle against each other Captain America would beat Batman. This will happen for many reasons‚ but the most important are because Captain America is Stronger than Batman‚ he has a more powerful weapon‚ and he is an expert martial arts fighter. Captain America would beat Batman in a fight because he is 200 lbs
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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 people that sailors can live a different lifestyle other than such who dwells on a boat. “Aside from his qualities as a sea officer‚ Captain Vere was an exceptional
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Billy Budd: Was Captain Vere Right? Captain Vere makes the right decision by executing Billy Budd. If CaptainVere lets Billy live the rest of the crew might get the impression that they will not be held accountable for their crimes. If the crew feels that they can get away with what ever they want then there is a chance that they might form a rebellion and have a mutiny. A mutiny would destroy the stability and good name of the ship and the crew. Captain Vere does not want to see this
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