Tale to effectively display two main thematic concerns - rebellion and the place of an individual. Offred’s first evening with the Commander is one in which these two thematic concerns are exceptionally prevalent. Control‚ and the need to subjugate individuals is at the heart of dystopian literature and one of the primary effects of constant oppression is the inevitability of rebellion. Gileadean society runs on a strict social hierarchy in which only those at the top are given rights and freedoms such
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Historical Question: Examine how the British East India Company could have avoided the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Context: Once England colonised India‚ there was a lot of hostility‚ which was the long-term cause for the Indian Mutiny. What sparked the rebellion however was when‚ new rifles were provided for the soldiers of the East India Company. The guns had paper cartridges that came pre-greased and they had to be bitten open. Both Hindu and Muslim soldiers were angry with this as they believed
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After the Revolutionary War‚ the new nation had accumulated a tremendous amount of debt. Alexander Hamilton‚ a Federalist‚ disliked that the debt was so high‚ but did not want to pay it off completely. He thought that some debt was good for the country‚ but wanted to be able to pay the interest of the debt. Because of this‚ he proposed the Whiskey Tax‚ which would supposedly pay for the interest on the war debt. Once implemented‚ great problems arose that would lead to extreme conflicts between the
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The justified true belief theory of knowledge is an idea that if you have evidence to justify your belief then your justification makes that belief true. Your evidence holds true because of your previous experiences or your five senses thus making your idea true when you can rule out other alternative evidence. This theory is broken down into three necessary conditions: truth‚ belief and justification. Truth is the condition where it accurately represents the world; belief is when you believe something
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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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Is violence ever justified? The debate about the use of violence has been on going for the last decade. Violence‚ the act of causing physical harm to another person willingly‚ has often been categorized as being an uncivilized‚ unjustified act. It is mostly known‚ and commonsensical knowledge that attacking or inflicting harm upon another person is “wrong”. Most of us frown upon people who resort to such violent acts‚ and they are punishable by law. However‚ as we progress into the 21st century
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attack. Their plan was to move systematically from plantation to plantation in Southampton and kill all white people connected to slavery‚ including men‚ women‚ and children1. The six men gathered by a pond in Southampton‚ Virginia. Nat’s four tested supporters‚ plus two new recruits. They ate barbeque and drank apple brandy as they waited. Late in the afternoon‚ after Nat arrived‚ the group discussed things deeply and seriously. Nat questioned one of the new recruits. Will was a tall‚ powerful man
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think that “giving the vote to ordinary folk was the only way to keep the wealthy in check.” By 1779‚ Bouton states that a growing number of Pennsylvanian elites began to shift position again‚ and question the level of democracy and “power” in the hands of the common Pennsylvanian. The second section continues in the midst of the American Revolution as the Pennsylvanian elite proved resistance to the ideas of distribution of wealth and
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The Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins is a story about a girl named Katniss who starts a rebellion against the Capital. She tries to defeat President Snow‚ which is a threat to the people‚ her family‚ and her friends‚ but Katniss become the poster child for this revolt. This story takes place at Panem (U.S.A. after rebellions and other economic problems) in the future. Katniss becomes a Mockingjay rebel in District 13‚ in return she has permission to kill President Snow. Katniss and a few other Hunger
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transforming the Confucian civilization into more of a modernized European civilization. 2. Describe the goals of each of the following movements (a) Taiping Rebellion‚ (b) Self-Strengthening Movement‚ (c) Hundred Days of Reform‚ (d) Boxers. a. The goal of the Taiping Rebellion was to overthrow the Qing dynasty and spread Christianity‚ and it was led by a Christian convert‚ Hong Xiuquan‚ who allegedly thought that he had the divine right to establish the “Heavenly Kingdom of Supreme Peace” in China
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