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    Billy Budd Superego

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    apprehensive. It was the ideal moment for his vengeance‚ Claggart felt it in his heart. He made his way to the quarter deck. He would have to convince the Captain‚ and he was sure he would be successful‚ for the foretopman was not as innocent as he appeared. Such was John Claggart’s mindset within Herman Melville’s novella‚ “Billy Budd‚” as he confronted Captain Vere with the intention of accusing Billy Budd of mutiny. Leon Howard articulated that through his novella‚ Herman Melville emphasizes the significance

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    Crimson Tide

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    commanding officer Captain Ramsey‚ and his new executive officer Lieutenant Commander Hunter. The movie displays many different traits and attributes of leadership‚ but mostly it shows the conflict of struggle that can happen between the chain of command‚ with the rules of the book. The first scene where leadership is shown is the scene where Ramsey decides to run a drill while there is a fire going on in the kitchen‚ this has Hunter go talk to the Captain‚ where the Captain disrespects his XO‚

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    these characters throughout the story. Conrad develops his main characters in order to bring meaning to his own life. The main characters of Conrad’s stories‚ Marlow from “The Heart of Darkness” and the Captain from the Secret Sharer‚ are most likely representing himself. Marlow is a young captain who is hardened and detached from civilization during his time on the Congo. He is wise‚ almost philosophical‚ skeptical‚ and courageous. This is the first command that Marlow has gotten‚ due to his aunt’s

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    Master and Commander

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    mission of Captain Jack Aubry to stop the French ship‚ Acheron. Throughout the movie it portrays the Captains fierce naval strategies as well as the tough make it or break it decisions he is forced to make for his crew and himself. Captain Jack was used to being the hunter‚ not the prey. Yet early on he discovers that with the French it’s the complete opposite than he thinks. He finds out he is being watched and preyed upon by the French ship Acheron‚ not the other way around. Soon after Captain Jack

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    persons. Captain Oram has to make a difficult decision‚ either everyone will die after two days or he has to kill 15 men. The question is how you can act‚ when every opportunity will be the wrong one. The second story “The firing squad” is about Captain Adam who is the commandant of a firing squad who has to kill a boy. The boy switched the sides of the war and was a witness as a Canadian soldiers was killed by his friends. So he has to die although he didn’t shoot the gun. Captain Adam

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    Ambiguity Of Grievance

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    There are several concerns you raise in your grievance that I will address throughout my response. The crux of your grievance revolves around Captain Davis’ decision to transfer Detective Tanner to a vacant position on the Criminal Intelligence Squad (CIS). The concerns communicated in your grievance relate to the process and how the decision was made by Captain Davis. You referenced multiple potential policy violations in your grievance. Upon reviewing HR policy B-22 Conflict of Interest‚ I have

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    In both Fight Club and The Secret Sharer‚ the protagonists (an unnamed narrator and an unnamed captain) both have low self-esteem‚ and low self-worth. They both experience feelings of loneliness and isolation‚ as if they are cut off from the rest of the world. To overcome these low self-perceptions‚ they subconsciously create a manifestation‚ a second self. Their ‘other self’ is the opposite of themselves; confident‚ headstrong and powerful. However‚ while we know that Tyler (Fight Club) is not real

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    Brett Mulligan 10-2-12 Space Command Year 4096: "I remember when I was just about your age all I ever wanted to do was go to space‚” Said the old man sitting in his rocking chair. "Well did you go to space grandpa‚” the little boy said who was just about to turn five years old. “Yes I did Timmy‚ I went to the deepest reaches of space explored places no one has ever even heard of‚ I even captained my very own ship for twenty-five years"‚ he leaned back in his chair to get more comfortable

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    Review of Dr. Horrible

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    Patrick Harris)‚ the protagonist‚ Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion)‚ the antagonist‚ and Penny (Felicia Day)‚ the girl between Dr. Horrible and Captain Hammer‚ are the main characters in this 40-mins miniseries. It won the People’s Choice Award for "Favorite Online Sensation" in 2008 and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 2009. What makes this movie so special? Dr. Horrible is doing whatever he can to be a bad guy and to get into the evil league while Captain Hammer not only stops his evil

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    Justice or Loyalty “I have found always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.” Abraham Lincoln. Captain Vere should not have sentenced Billy Budd to death for three reasons: it was involuntary manslaughter‚ Captain Vere was under too much pressure to make that kind of decision‚ and Claggart consistently harassed Billy. As defined from the Merriam-Webster dictionary online‚ involuntary manslaughter is‚ “the unlawful killing of a human being without express or implied malice.”

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