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    Ray Bradbury‚ Captain Beatty and Faber both contribute to the theme. They both influence Guy Montag to rebel in different ways throughout the book. Faber encourages Guy to rebel‚ Beatty encourages Montag to be against the rebellion‚ and both help contribute to the theme (rebellion). Faber wants Guy to rebel and read books. “I know a man who printed our college paper half a century ago‚” (Bradbury‚ Pg. 85). Faber asked that because he wants to print copies of books to have more. As an old‚ retired

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    Causes of the Bacon Rebellion: Antonio Malik Jones Ferrum College Bacon ’s Rebellion can be attributed to many of causes‚ all of which led to dissent in the Virginia colony. It had economic problems such as declining in tobacco prices‚ growing commercial competition from Maryland and the Carolinas‚ an increasingly restricted English market‚ the rising prices from English manufactured goods (mercantilism) caused problems for the Virginians‚ and Autocratic rule of governor Berkeley

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    Indian Rebellion of 1857

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    Indian Rebellion of 1857- A Sociological Perspective The Indian rebellion of 1857 which is also known as ‘India’s First War of Independence’ was a crucial historic moment for our country. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 did not occur as a result of one specific event; it was an accumulation of several events‚ over time‚ resulting in its eventual outbreak. It was in reality a product of colonial rule‚ of the accumulated grievances of the people against the British. The Rebellion of 1857 could be

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    The rebellion was caused by people rebelling against the government. There is lots of theories on what caused this from grease on gun shells to the government in general. Most of the reasons include the mix of religions and rumors. Many things contributed to this it was not just one. Rumors sometimes are more believed than the truth. There most likely was not animal grease on the cartridges but the rumor caused the soldiers to believe there was. The rumor is believed to have originated from the

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    DBQ: The Sepoy Rebellion

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    I believe that the Sepoy Rebellion was caused by a number of different factors building up to the outburst. These factors came from both sides‚ the British Government and the Sepoys‚ they are as follows: miscommunication‚ undermindment the caste system‚ conflicts of faith‚ the removal of local government‚ decline in good treatment‚ and mismanagement on the part of the British Government. First‚ as said in both document A and D‚ there was a lack of communication‚ which led to thoughts about the

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    Behavioral obedience experiment by Milgram At Yale University an experiment had conducted on behavioral and obedience of the people by Milgram (1963). A total of 40 male volunteers of different age groups between 20 and 50 from New Haven and surrounding communities were selected to participated in the experiment by Milgram (1963). At the starting of the experiment Milgram (1963) wants to differentiate the participants into teachers and learners. So‚ he then asked the participants to draw the slips

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    Bacon’s Rebellion Position Paper Bacon’s Rebellion was a very important event in the history of Virginia that happened in the year of 1676. Nathaniel Bacon‚ Jr.‚ who had settled in Virginia two years earlier‚ had led a cluster of planters‚ tenants‚ and servants in battles against Indians along the frontier. William Berkley‚ on the other hand‚ opposed of Nathanial Bacon’s actions and had desired to keep a civilized peace within the frontier with its people and the Indians. Bacon had then caused an

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    IB Psychology (HL) Krissy Gear Milgram’s Experiment on Obedience P. 3 July 1961‚ Yale University Psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted an experiment to test peoples’ obedience to authority figures. He wanted to see how many people would comply or resist commands by (an idea of) an authority figure. Milgram’s experiment began with two men about twenty to fifty years in age. The participants volunteered through an advertisement and a promise of $4.50 for their

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    Existence of Obedience and Liberty Nadia Boulanger the famous French Composer said‚ “A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.” Through this statement we learn that obedience must be coupled with liberty in order to make something or someone great. This will not be an essay supporting disobedience but will in fact show how the greatest obedience is chosen; not forced upon an individual but the joining of obedience and liberty. In the article “The Perils of Obedience” Stanley

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    Milgram (1963) Behavioural Study of Obedience Thinking like a Psychologist - Evaluating the Core Study What are the strengths and weaknesses of the method used? The method used by Milgram was the laboratory experiment. The main advantage that Milgram had with this method was the amount of control he had over the situation. He controlled what the participants saw‚ heard and experienced and was able to manipulate their behaviour through what they were exposed to. This method also allowed accurate

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