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    Indian Rebellion Essay

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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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    Bacon’s Rebellion What Nathaniel Bacon did has been in question for years. Some people agree with his actions while others think it was unnecessary. The research included in this essay will educate the reader on the important aspects of Nathaniel Bacon’s life. The information will explain who Nathaniel Bacon was‚ what he did that made him so well known today‚ why he did what he did‚ and what the results of these actions were. An important question to discuss is who Nathaniel Bacon

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    in her novel The Handmaid’s 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

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    Sankofa; Slave Rebellion

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    Sankofa: Slave Rebellion Caribbean Politics Sankofa is an Akan word that means "Go back to your past‚ to move on to the future." Literally translated it means "it is not taboo to go back and fetch what you forgot". This movie was written‚ produced and directed by Haille Gerima‚ a black professor at Howard University. The movie portrays a black model that goes to modern-day Africa to do a movie shoot with her photographer. While she is there‚ she encounters a Black African who tells her to return

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    the Wampanoag tribe‚ his Algonquian name was Metacom. The battle that ensued between the Algonquians and the English was the “most fatal war in all of American history but also one of the most merciless” (xiii‚ Lepore). Perhaps the name “Metacom’s Rebellion” might have been more suited to eliciting the correct image‚ however‚ that would have legitimized the Indian independence exuded in the conflict. The name itself is

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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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    Fat Crisis or Rebellion?

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    Hernandez Mrs. M English V01A 8 September 2014 Fat Crisis or Rebellion? Within the United States obesity is a growing epidemic; it is an undergoing health concern that is affecting men‚ women‚ and children from all walks of life‚ but is the road to obesity cultivated by upbringing and environment or is it a result of gender norms? In his 2010 article‚ “Kentucky Town of Manchester Illustrates National Obesity Crisis‚” columnist and author Wil Haygood provides a different perspective on the cultural

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    the bakers son‚ but the only reason that his family did not starve is because they ate the leftovers or the food that nobody would buy. All of the districts had different jobs‚ but none of them were well fed. This is the Capitol’s plan to prevent rebellion because the victors of the Hunger Games is a life supply of food. Katniss spent her days hunting in the woods with her friend Gale. They both prevent their families from starving to death‚ but risk getting punished because it is illegal to hunt

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    Taiping Rebellion Dbq

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    that some Chinese even believed in 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

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    celebrity icons‚ and our everyday transportation. There are a lot of movies with violence‚ drug abuse‚ or some type of rebellion. Even children’s movies incorporate the idea of a rebel. As a child‚ many girls‚ including me‚ idolized the Disney princesses. Cinderella‚ Rapunzel‚ Ariel‚ and Jasmine are just a few of the famous princesses. All these characters have one thing in common‚ rebellion. Cinderella

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