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    In the novel‚ a rebellion is sparked by Montag when he killed Captain Beatty when Beatty tries to burn Montag’s house‚ “You always said‚ don’t face the problem‚ burn it. Well‚ now I have done both” (147). Montag commits the first physical act in the rebellion against the government. In truth‚ throughout the novel Montag and Clarisse‚ a character readers meet in the beginning‚ and Professor Faber are reading and memorizing books‚ which can be seen as an act of rebellion. The burning of Beatty

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    Amaru rebellions was a cycle of native uprisings amid Cusco and Potosı´ in1780–1782‚ who killed over 100‚000 lives‚ primarily natives‚ out of a population of 1.5 million‚ before being rumpled by colonial establishments. They have established excellent local studies‚ but no modern synthetic treatment. Charles F. Walker’s book is a rich‚ easygoing narrative history and charisma study of Jose´ Gabriel Condorcanqui (Tupac Amaru) and Micaela Bastidas‚ who led the most well-known of their rebellions‚ beside

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    each of the districts from each other‚ and reminding everyone how one district can be eliminated so easily. Therefore‚ a government cannot rule as efficiently if there is no fear in its people. If fear is not within the government’s people then a rebellion could easily be started. In the words of Niccolo Machiavelli “is it better to be feared than loved?” The answer to this question in Niccolo Machiavelli’s mind was it is better to be feared if you cannot be feared and loved at the same time. When

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    Chloe Shelton 11/13/12 English P.5 Adolescent Rebellion #2. Family is irrelevant when it comes to adolescent rebellion. Disagree Adolescent rebellion occurs for many different reasons. Either it’s skipping class‚ or sneaking out past curfew‚ or the main reason is always for pleasure. Kids tend to rebel to get want they want. But the one of the main causes of rebellion is because of family. Families are the people who set your boundaries for you. Parents set your rules for you starting when

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    The whiskey rebellion occurred because alexander hamilton‚ with the approval of george washington had imposed tax on whiskey‚ which was something that was often traded. To end the rebellion‚ george washington took action‚ In document E it states “it is in my judgement necessary under the circumstances to take measures for calling forth the militia in

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    Pugachev Rebellion: Although Catherine scorned violence outside of the battlefield and believed in peaceful ideals‚ such as prevention over punishment and anti-torture‚ there was an occasion where she contradicted herself. This occurred when dealing with one of the greatest peasant revolts of Russia. She initially wanted to improve the lives of the lower classes‚ but later came to the realization that Russia wasn’t ready for those changes yet and doing so would upset the people she relied

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    The Sepoy Rebellion was an armed conflict between British Soldiers and indian Soldiers in the year 1857. This event was the event was the start of the fight for independence for india and set the stage for other countries to fight against imperialist countries like England. In this essay‚ I will discuss the causes of the sepoy Rebellion and i will refer to facts from eyewitness accounts found in documents A‚B‚ and E. I will explain the evidence that i believe to be the reasons why the Sepoy Rebellion

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    and conformity. But‚ through the wave of social harmony came the shift towards the rebellion that brewed underneath the social norms. Events such as the birth of rock n’ roll and the Beat Movement shook the social structure that ruled American’s lives for so many years and fueled a movement of rebellion against conformity. In his article‚ The Fifties‚ author Alan Brinkley explains change provoked the social rebellion experienced

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    The Rebellion of 1837 was a battle between the habitants of Upper and Lower Canada and the Canadian government. More importantly it was a battle for righteousness between the French and the English. The habitants believed the problem with the government was the structure in Canada. All of Canada’s power was derived from the Governor‚ the Executive Council and Legislative Council. British government appointed the two councils. The other chamber of legislature was the Legislative Assembly. The

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    forms of rebellion to out smart their masters and sometimes used violence as redemption for their inhumane treatment. (1)It was also that the arising from the former; industrialization and urbanization were phenomena that made the control of slaves more difficult; and‚ perhaps most important‚ economic depression‚ bringing increased hardships‚ sharpened tempers‚ and more widespread leasing of slaves‚ induced rebelliousness. It has been shown that the presence of

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