over John Brown’s raid‚ almost trying to distance themselves from association‚ even though they may have agreed with it. There were‚ however‚ several northerners who were amazed at Brown’s dedication to such a cause‚ some viewing it as a heroic and martyr-type deed. His raid brought about the Southerners deepest fears though. Here was an African American trying to start an uprising of slaves; hence the southerners felt it had to be stopped. Even though Republicans tried not to be associated with Brown’s
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John Proctor‚ although an adulterer and sinner like us all‚ serves as a martyr. After falsely admitting that he had compacted with Satan‚ by refusing to sign a confession or accuse anyone else of being with Satan. His refusal to lie any longer results in his hanging. Honesty is a theme brought about by very few in the play
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national and the international front. During the period of a war newspaper gives an hour to hour report of the war front. How great had been the keenness even of the common man to know details of the Kargil war with Pakistan — the heroic deeds of our martyrs — our officers and soldiers. Newspapers do not only inform us; they even instruct us and help us‚ influence us to form our opinion on important issues. The leading articles appearing in the newspapers or their editorials created an awareness regarding
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life. Then one day‚ Clarisse disappears and Montag is troubled. Work troubles him even more‚ for he must participate in burning an old woman’s home. Refusing to leave her books and her belongings‚ she lights her own fire and stays inside‚ dying a martyr. Montag is moved by the woman’s bravery and sees it as a symbol of what is wrong with society. Almost in protest‚ he steals a book from the woman’s house. “ The sun burnt every day. It burnt Time . . . Time was busy burning the years and the people
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could be counterproductive. This is as it may anger the fellows of the victim‚ instigating them to carry out more acts of terrorism like the ones expressed in the text. For example in Iraq‚ captured victims who were tortured were seen as heroes or martyrs in the eyes of other Islam extremists‚ causing them to intensify attacks against US troops. Also‚ the exposure of the tortures at Abu Ghraib outraged the world and weakened the credibility of the country‚ for most people found those acts
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jailed in 1962‚ and in 1964 he was convict of corruption and punishment to life in prison. He began serving the sentence as prisoner number 46664 on Robben Island‚ near Cape Town‚ but instead of disappearing from view‚ Mandela became a prison-bound martyr and worldwide symbol of resistance to racism. South African President F.W. de Klerk finally lift the ban on the ANC and released Mandela in 1990. Nelson Mandela used his stature to help dismantle apartheid and form a new multi-racial democracy‚ and
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Hektor (Based on book) Hektor is Priam’s favourite son. He is renowned as a great warrior and general‚ and one of the finest soldiers ever. However‚ he hates killing‚ despite being so good at it. He is one of the most purely good characters in the series. Hektor loves his wife Andromache. He has been rendered impotent after an injury in a fight‚ and so agrees to bring up as his own her son by Helikaon. For most of the trilogy‚ they are the only two to know who the boy’s real father is. Priam dotes
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that torch of his values to be blown out‚ however high the wind or stormy the tempest. Our next thoughts must be of the unknown volunteers and soldiers of freedom who‚ without praise or reward‚ have served India even unto death. We regard these martyrs who laid their precious lives for our sake.. And now 65 years later‚ we stand here today‚ and so much has changed. India is the largest democratic country in the world. But are we very successful in using our freedom in the right manner? If
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for a position in government -> corrupt‚ irresponsible‚ only use 4 personal gain w/out thinking of consequences - Horlick Minton’s speech attacked patriotism as an irrational denial of the senselessness of wartime slaughter. Irony -> The Hundred Martyrs were sent to their pointless deaths in the name of "democracy" by a dictatorship. Love - Jonah says Mona can "make me far happier than any woman had so far succeeded in doing.” Yet‚ we find later that Jonah does not really love her once he knows
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humility. Also young is represented as a young goodman meaning innocence of young good men who are all tempted and to some extent all give in. on the second page it says” we have been a race of honest men and good christians since the days of the martyrs; and shall i be the first of the
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