that the work was “often boring. It was also sometimes dangerous” but instead of seeing the danger in a positive light‚ it is in a negative light. They were seen as unpopular with the public‚ because of the things they were being told to do by the sergeants‚ such as enforcing new levels of public decorum. Also‚ there is a quote suggesting that the police got hurt if they intervened with an incident‚ such as a fight. “If there was a fight it was sensible to let them get on with it. In such areas the
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One cold morning‚ just as the sun had risen above High Street‚ two men‚ both in black‚ dashed hurriedly out of the Merlin Bank. One of the men wore a beard‚ and both were trim and fit looking‚ in their late thirties or early forties. They both carried briefcases‚ from which large denominations of banknotes were poking out; the first man was also carrying a sack with rectangular shaped packets silhouetted against the side; he called out to the one following‚ “Get a move on‚ Gilbert; we will miss our
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Everyone jumped up and stood at the edge of their beds. “So these are our new recruits‚” said the Drill Sergeant. He looked right at Peter. “I’m Sargent McHenry‚ but you will call me ‘Sir’‚” he said. “Sir‚ yes Sir‚” said everyone in the unit. “For the next 16 weeks I will put you through hell and back‚ this will be the hardest time of your lives‚” Sergeant McHenry said. Peter looked around‚ all of the men in his unit were bigger than him and they all looked stronger too. Everyone
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center to the sergeant Mancuso receives a harsh response. “‘Jesus Christ!’ the sergeant said. ‘Trying to arrest a kid with his momma‚ bringing in somebody’s grampaw. Get the hell outta here‚ Mancuso‚ and take grampaw with you. You wanna arrest suspicious characters? We’ll fix you up’” (pg 18). Not only does the sergeant ridicule Mancuso as an officer but also punishes him and demoralizes him for no true reason. Out of this quote one can see his cruelty at its finest. As a sergeant he is supposed
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analysis: Sergeant I. ii. 9-25‚ 27-35‚ 38-46 In the beginning of act 1 scene 2‚ Macbeth’s bravery and his heroic skills are being mentioned by the wounded sergeant. The reminiscent diction‚ imagery‚ allusion‚ and symbolism of the battle‚ narrated by the sergeant reveal Macbeth’s bravery and his loyalness towards King Duncan at the beginning of the play‚ but it changes afterwards
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Graduating basic training and becoming a United States Army soldier is one of the greatest feelings in the world. Less than one percent of the population of the United States understands and knows exactly how it feels to reach this milestone in life. When I reached this point of my life I was full of a sense pride‚ relief‚ and accomplishment. I knew that I had just officially joined something much bigger than myself. The memory of my basic training graduation ceremony will forever be burned into
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Eaton uses characterisation to portray the issue of abuse of authority and power through the antagonist Sergeant Butcher. Sergeant Butcher is a powerful high ranked policeman in the isolated town Port Barren. The author urges us to question whether we would report the crimes with the repercussions that would follow‚ or to keep quiet. Elliot Butcher is the small town‚ Port Barren’s Sergeant in the novel ’A New Kind of Dreaming’. His characterisation perceives him as the antagonist. Throughout
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An Orange‚ a Tomato‚ and Mind Control: A comparison between Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange; Jonathan Demme’s The Manchurian Candidate; and George Orwell’s 1984 in relation to mind control and human conditioning. Mr. Robinson ENG 4U Nykki Armstrong January 10. 13 The greater the power‚ the more dangerous the abuse – Edmund Burke Muammar Gaddafi‚ Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler all have one vital thing in common; these men all had an overwhelming greed for power and
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success and thus‚ negative effects in bringing/not bringing awareness to the main problems at hand. Unfortunately‚ Sergeant Penrod informed us that prosecution of traffickers in the state of Maryland is not priority. He states that Montgomery County has eight detectives and only one prosecutor for these cases. No comment on that is enough to portray the group’s frustration. Once again Sergeant Penrod makes his dissatisfaction clear regarding prosecutions and states‚ "the failure to prosecute and sentence
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think that Sergeant Williams did make a Sound Operational decision. Due to the facts that he observed Roberts in other similar circumstances not fall for the very flirtatious men that she worked with. Officer Roberts was known for holding her own and being very cocky and too sure of herself (More & Miller‚ 2007). Officer Roberts was also not afraid to speak what was on her mind and has a lot of common sense and capable of doing the jobs of policing and firefighting (2007). Sergeant Williams was
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