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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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    ornelius Vanderbilt Robber Baron or Captain of Industry The 1800’s was the beginning of something new for America‚ It was the rise of American industry. Cornelius Vanderbilt had a huge role in American industry. Vanderbilt was responsible for developing much of the the transportation system in the middle and later part of the 19th century in the North East part of the United States. He was responsible for both boats and trains. I think Cornelius Vanderbilt has made a huge impact on the American

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    Captain Thomas Preston’s Account of the Boston Massacre The excerpt from Captain Thomas Preston’s account of the Boston Massacre explains the events that occurred on March 13‚ 1770 were out his control‚ while leading to the deaths and injuries of many. He states‚ “I am‚ though perfectly innocent” in which he did not instruct his army to fire at the riot. “IT IS [A] MATTER OF TOO GREAT NOTORIETY TO NEED ANY PROOFS THAT THE arrival of his Majesty’s troops in Boston was extremely obnoxious to

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    Captain Beatty’s statement on the definition and perspective on happiness is somewhat valid. He describes happiness as a long lifeless path that leads to nowhere. Happiness is simple to achieve‚ and that it shouldn’t have too much thought be put into it. It should not be a challenge because confusion causes unhappiness. In the novel‚ they insure happiness by burning books‚ and feeding lies. The end results leaves everyone with this facade of happiness since they don’t know any better. Happiness is

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    novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville. In this novel‚ Ahab‚ the obsessed captain of the Pequod‚ seeks to annihilate the white whale Moby Dick. In his unnatural fixation on the whale‚ Captain Ahab manipulates the other sailors on the ship into following after his own goal. His unceasing desire to kill however stems from his earlier encounter with the whale. The captain’s obsession constitutes the plot for the entire novel. Captain Ahab’s indefatigable enmity toward Moby Dick generates hysteria inside

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    :) Captain Vidal is shown in a nightmarish light; while Ofelia is busy receiving her gifts from the faun‚ Vidal has pulled in two natives to the valley‚ and‚ while his soldiers look on‚ brutally interrogates the two‚ beating the father to near death with the butt of a wine bottle before shooting the son and then shooting the father. The grisly display‚ easily one of the most disturbing moments of the film‚ is made even more disturbing by the precision with which Vidal goes about his gruesome work

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    4.00 / 4.00 GPA.  Varsity Tennis Team Captain. Illinois First-Team All-State Tennis. Research Experience Electrical Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates‚ The Pennsylvania State University‚ University Park‚ PA (Summer 2009)  Developed iron (III) oxide nanostructures for solar

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