of the world. Most can only speculate and wonder. Thomas Swann Woodcock came to the United States in 1830 from England. In his writings‚ he left us a short passage in his life through the Erie Canal. These writings left us his opinions of what he was seeing in the U.S. as an outsider trying to understand a new land. He couldn ’t find his own words to quote what he had seen‚ so he quoted someone else to say that what he saw was “indescribable.” Thomas Woodcock saw an incredible country that had accomplished
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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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he outbreak of the French revolution coincided with the beginning of George Washington’s first administration‚ but by 1793‚ warfare had engulfed Europe‚ pitting England‚ Prussia‚ Austria‚ and Spain against the new French Republic. In the cabinet Thomas Jefferson opposed any expression of neutrality while Alexander Hamilton supported it. Washington eventually sided with the latter and issued a proclamation of neutrality that barred American ships from supplying war matériel to either side. The proclamation
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Captain America: Civil War is one of the most popular and top grossing films of 2016. Marvel Studios’ action-packed‚ story and character driven‚ critically acclaimed‚ and award winning movie is truly one of the most exceptional films in the world. However‚ this major motion picture was quite a leap for the prominent franchise. Known for their comedic‚ action-packed‚ and upbeat films‚ Marvel Studios had made a bold move when deciding to produce a film with a much darker tone than their previous projects
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“Babies” is a documentary written by Thomas Balmes‚ it was filmed in 2010. This movie is about how babies are raised in different places. The four different countries were the USA‚ Mongolia‚ Nigeria‚ and Japan. In this movie it shows that all four of the countries have something in common‚ but they all have their own rituals at the same time‚ also in every culture there are things that make me happy but also things that some find to be disturbing. In every culture there are similarities in the
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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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Duprel Nave-Kilpatrick POL 118 M/W 1/25/12 Exegesis of Hobbes Ch. 5: assignment #1 Thomas Hobbes was an Englishman who wrote the Leviathan during the English Civil War in the 17th century. Naturally Hobbes spends chapter five‚ and most of the Leviathan describing how to avoid internal conflict. Hobbes argues that by using logical reasoning and eliminating disagreement a state can avoid internal conflict. Hobbes begins chapter five with a definition for
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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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