said out of optimism‚ “If the country obliged me to shoulder the musket I could not help myself‚ but I would never volunteer. To volunteer would be the act of a traitor to myself‚ and consequently traitor to my country. If I refuse to volunteer‚ I should be called a traitor‚ I am well aware of that - but that would not make me a traitor” (Lapham). Patriotism plays a big role in O’Brien’s decision to defend his country in the Vietnam War. O’Brien shows a lot of pride in everything that mattered even
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Honors English 10 4 April 2014 There is an unavoidable issue which continues inconclusive‚ whether Edward Snowden is a whistleblower‚ or a traitor. Those who support him call him a hero‚ a man protecting the people. Others view him as nothing but a traitor or defector. The people agree that his actions were unjust and are considered domestic terrorism on the United States. Snowden signed a contract under NSA‚ which he agreed to keep their secrets but he broke the contract by leaking information
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and pro-transparency activists declare Manning a hero for having the courage to expose government secrets as a whistleblower‚ however in contrast‚ U.S. government officials state the soldier’s actions placed national security at risk‚ making him a traitor to the country‚ hence a villain (Johnson‚ 2015). Hero Manning is viewed as a whistleblower‚ simply defined as an employee who goes outside their company to report wrongdoing for any reason‚ but typically because they do not trust their company or
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leadership. Snowball was a hero of that battle but all of his credit was given to Napoleon. Napoleon brainwashed the animals to believe that Snowball was a traitor and that he was the real hero of the battle even though he wasn’t. Snowball’s heroism was stripped from him and he fled the farm to avoid being killed‚ not because he was a coward or a traitor. Snowball
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US reconstruction was a success for former slaves‚ and a failure for former slave owners‚ other whites in the South‚ Northerners‚ Republicans and Democrats. US reconstruction period refers to 1863-1877 in American history‚ when slavery and the confederacy in the south were destroyed in order to resolve the remaining issues of the Civil War. Reconstruction was proposed separation of the southern states on how to return the federal‚ civil status Confederate leaders‚ as well as the legal status of
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Startled‚ you get woken up by the police officers barging into your room‚ you notice the door has been kicked down and you are being yanked by the limbs. Unaware of why this is happening you start to scream and kick at the officers. Next thing you know you get hit in the side of the head and you black out. What feels like days later‚ you awaken in a dark and empty room. At least that’s what you believe. Out of thin air you hear a chuckle come from the corner of the room. Yelling hello you hope for
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Polynieces will not be BURIED. Due to the betrayal of Polynieces he will not be honored with a burial. Heard from a citizen from Thebes‚ Creon stated “Never to grant traitors and subversives Equal footing with loyal citizens‚ but to honor patriots in life and death”. The Law of the Land is to be respected. Polynieces was found to being a traitor of the land‚ as he fought against the soldiers with fire and weaponry‚ of his Thebes at his return. He was seen by a fellow citizen publicly disrespecting the ancient
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The Real History of the Crusades Misconceptions about the Crusades are all too common. The Crusades are generally portrayed as a series of holy wars against Islam led by power-mad popes and fought by religious fanatics. They are supposed to have been the epitome of self-righteousness and intolerance‚ a black stain on the history of the Catholic Church in particular and Western civilization in general. A breed of proto-imperialists‚ the Crusaders introduced Western aggression
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Tim Burton (The man behind the films) Tim Burton’s uncommon insights into the tormented and troubled hearts of his characters make him a truly remarkable visionary. His films Sweeney Todd‚ Edward Scissorhands and his short debut film Vincent all incorporate a common theme; an outsider tormented by his surroundings and those who inhabit them is finally destroyed and or emotionally damaged by what their hearts yearned for. The trouble and tormenting the protagonists heart receives comes from
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Was Antigone right to defy Creon? Throughout the history of mankind‚ people have had to make choices on whether to follow the law of the state or God’s laws. God’s laws or divine laws are any laws (or rules) that in the opinion of believers‚ comes directly from the will of God. These laws are independent of the will of man‚ who cannot change it. However it may be revealed or not‚ so it may change in human perception in time through new revelation. In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ there is a conflict
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