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An Introduction to the History of the Boxer Rebellion (1463 words, 2 pages)

Case Study The Boxer Rebellion 3268121644222963621532681 "The wealth of China is used to profit the barbarians..." Lin Zixu's quaintly blunt Letter of Advice to Queen Victoria is reflective of China's prevalent loathing attitude towards Europeans. This contempt became even more intense after the letter was sent in 1839, after the ... Read More

A Discussion on the First Jubilee of Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion by Stephen B. Oates (931 words, 1 pages)

The Fires of Jubilee Nat Turners Fierce Rebellion by Stephen B. Oates in the Portrait of America Essay Book Nat Turners rebellion was the bloodiest slave revolt in Southern history, and it had a profound and irrevocable impact on the destinies of Southern whites and blacks alike. Nat Turner lived ... Read More

An Analysis of the Depiction of Rebellion in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey, “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, and “The Matrix” (2320 words, 4 pages)

The nature of rebellion is explored differently between numerous texts as the storylines, characters, and themes differ. In the texts "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "Fahrenheit 451", and "The Matrix", the nature of rebellion varies from within a mental institution, to against an entire fascist regime, to against an ... Read More

An Analysis of Personal Rebellion and Information Control in Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (1470 words, 2 pages)

Inside the novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', author George Orwell establishes a dominant ideology that, coupled with totalitarian control and complete power, the loss and destruction of people's freedom follows. He established characters in a plot that represents his main discourses of personal rebellion and information control, both of which contributing to ... Read More

The Consequences of Bacon’s Rebellion of 1675 (965 words, 2 pages)

THESIS Bacon's Rebellion of 1675 is the most influential act against American Government because it provided unification amongst Americans of different races and economic status, it threatened a corrupt Colonial Government, and set a precedent for future Americans to obtain equality. TOPIC 1 Bacon's Rebellion unified different races and economic ... Read More

Teenage Rebellion: A Characteristics of the Average Adolescent (1706 words, 3 pages)

Teenage Rebellion A Characteristic of the Average Adolescent Teenage rebellion is an observable fact among adolescents throughout the globe ranging from ages twelve to nineteen. It is in the life cycle of adolescence that teens begin to try to demonstrate their mature status and gain autonomy over their lives. The ... Read More

Analysing the Tamil Rebellion of Sri Lanka in 1983 (1988 words, 8 pages)

Quote "Democracy may mean acceding to the rule of the majority, but democracy also means governments by discussion and persuasion. It is the belief that the minority of today may become the majority of tomorrow that ensures the stability of a functioning democracy. The practice of democracy in Sri Lanka ... Read More

A History of the Boxer Rebellion in China (779 words, 3 pages)

When China was defeated by Japan in 1895, European powers responded with a policy they called, "carving up the Chinese melon." Following the partitioning of Africa among European powers, they turned their sights to what they saw as a terminally weak Chinese government. European powers and America began to scramble ... Read More

African-American Slaves Expresses Thoughts and Dismay through Rebellion (721 words, 1 pages)

During four hundred years of slavery, black people did not accept the idea as easily as many thought. According to Americans in the 19th century, several factors led to violent slave rebellions regarding plantation slavery and the black slaves who labored under that system. Whites generally believed that the faith ... Read More

The Influence of Society’s Instability on the Bacon’s Rebellion and the Salem Witchcraft Trial (643 words, 1 pages)

When the society is instable, tragic events are likely to happen. If we look at history, in many cases, rebellion, war, and other big events happens when society is instable and people wavers. Both Bacons' rebellion and Salem Witchcraft Trial shows that in the society where is instable and much ... Read More

The Issues of Rebellion in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Fahrenheit 451 and I Know Why a Caged Bird Sings (3005 words, 5 pages)

Rebellion and its consequences are a common source of conflict in many texts. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Fahrenheit 451 and I Know Why a Caged Bird Sings are three examples of texts, which deal with rebellion as its central issue. The disturbance to an institution through protest is ... Read More

The Conformity and Rebellion in Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville (747 words, 1 pages)

Conformity and rebellion are evil twins that humanity has been nourishing since the beginning of civilization. As we conform to the social norms that surround us everyday, we are trapped inside of this overwhelming system where we easily lose ourselves as individuals. On the other hand, the urges of rebellion ... Read More

An Analysis of the Bacon’s Rebellion (965 words, 2 pages)

Some might argue that Bacon's rebellion was the first American Revolution for liberty. Long-standing tensions between small "freeholders and the elite" of Virginia colony burst suddenly into the open in 1676. The "elite" had previously remained united to maintain its hold on the best lands of the colony and other ... Read More

The Tempest by William Shakespeare: is It a Series of Treacheries and Rebellion? (868 words, 2 pages)

The Tempest Is It Series of Treacheries and Rebellions? Yes the play consists of a series of rebellion, treacheries, mutinies and conspiracies against authority but the overall view of the dramatic action is much more complex. Many other aspects and themes such as illusion and the supernatural (magic) also play ... Read More

A Comparison of James Joyce Life and Stephen Dedalus Character in a Portrait as Rebellion (1031 words, 3 pages)

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Religion as Repression Like his protagonist, James Joyce was an Irish Catholic. He was also sent to Clongowes Wood College to board and study as a young boy. In effect the story is in part an autobiography of Joyce's own life ... Read More

Siddhartha’s Rebellion Against Teachings (617 words, 1 pages)

"Slowly the thinker went on his way and asked himself What is it that you wanted to learn from the teachings and teachers, and although they taught you much, what was it they could not teach you?" thinks Siddhartha the main character from Herman Hesse's novel Siddhartha. Throughout the book, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Importance of Red River Rebellion, Conscription Dilemma of World War I and the FLQ October Crisis of 1970 in Quebec on French and English Relations (1047 words, 2 pages)

A great man once said, "Love thy neighbor as thyself" Unfortunately in Canada, that is not the case. For many years, hostility has existed between the two largest ethnic denominations in our country, the French and the English. Both have tried to undermine one another in aspects of religion, language, ... Read More

The Emotional and Physical Rebellion Brought out in the Story Barn Burning, William Faulkner (2290 words, 3 pages)

"Barn Burning" by William Faulkner "Barn Burning " describes the development of Colonel Sartoris Snopes (Sarty) with his coming to manhood and the concomitant rejection of his father (Mr Snopes). From the beginning of the story, we witness the growing conflict between the two characters which is identified from the ... Read More

The Particular Occurence of the Bacons Rebellion in the Colony of Virginia (920 words, 2 pages)

The study of historical events, such as Bacons Rebellion, is not an exacting science. Many times the results of the study lay to the perception of the reader. Bacons Rebellion is yet marked in the history of Virginia, as being the only rebellion occurring in the Colony, during the 168 ... Read More

An Review of “The Tempest”, a Series of Rebellion, Treacheries, Mutinies and Conspiracies Against Authority (872 words, 2 pages)

A Look at the American Revolutionary War with Regard to the Question of Whether Colonialists Justified Their Rebellion Against England (475 words, 2 pages)

American Revolutionary War Were the Colonists Justified in Their Rebellion against England? Did They Have an Adequate Cause for Revolution? Starting after the termination of the Seven-Years war, by the Peace of Paris, England repeatedly violated the American Colonists rights. A series of events, happening between 1763(ending of the Seven-Years ... Read More

An Analysis of Nora’s Rebellions in Henrik Ibsen’s Play “A Doll’s House” (769 words, 1 pages)

In Henrik Ibsen's play, "A Doll's House", the central theme is Nora's rebellion against society and everything that was expected of her. Nora shows this by breaking away from all the standards and expectations that her husband and society had set up for her. In her time, women were not ... Read More

The Unfair Treatment of the Metis and Indian People During the Northwest Rebellion of 1885 (2481 words, 3 pages)

The Northwest Rebellion of 1885 was a time of discontent among the Metis and Indian people with the Federal Government. Land titles were not respected, treaties werent being fulfilled, and the CPR fiasco are just some of the trigger factors that sparked this revolt. Led by Louis Riel, the revolt ... Read More

A Comparison between the Rebellions and the Conformity (1328 words, 2 pages)

REBELLION VS. CONFORMITY If one believed only in laws or rules that applied to evil, selfish, violent and mala in se crimes and followed only the laws that were for the protection of others, he would still be a criminal. Because he did not conform to some laws that were ... Read More

An Introduction to the Chinese Boxer Rebellion (586 words, 2 pages)

The Chinese Boxer Rebellion- Around 1900, after many years of succumbing to the superior military of the West, the Chinese stood up for their country. China was a weak, backwards, country, exploited by the West. They felt that they could counter the foreign domination, but reforms were useless because they ... Read More

An Examination of Shay’s Rebellion (589 words, 3 pages)

Shays' Rebellion After the American Revolution unsettled economic conditions and a severe depression tore the young nation. Paper money was in circulation, but little of it was honored at face value. Merchants and other "sound money" men wanted currencies with gold backing. In Massachusetts the "sound money" men were property ... Read More

An Examination of Religion During the Turner Rebellion and the Life of Thomas Bacon (2458 words, 5 pages)

Religion as a Controlling Force During Slavery The Turner Rebellion and Thomas Bacons Sermon to Maryland Slaves, 1749 During antebellum, religion, in many cases, was used as a tool to control people, an institution of empowerment. Preachers conformed individuals to their views simply by backing their message with either signs ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Rebellion in the Works of Puritans and Transcendentalists (1132 words, 2 pages)

Prevalent in early American Literature especially throughout the works of the Puritans and the Transcendentalists, was the common theme of rebellion against the government. The purpose of this literature was not to entertain, but to inform, which set the precedent for the next 200 years. The literature was to be ... Read More

A History of the Pilgrimage of Grace of 1536-7, the Greatest of the Tudor Rebellions (594 words, 2 pages)

The Pilgrimage of Grace of 1536-7 was generally agreed to have been the greatest and most dangerous of the Tudor rebellions. For a short time King Henry VIII lost control of the whole of the north of England, and civil war seemed a likely prospect. The movement broke out on ... Read More

The Key Role of President George Washington in the Whiskey Rebellion (495 words, 2 pages)

On August 1, 1794, President George Washington was once again leading troops. Only this time Washington was not striking out against the British but rather against fellow Americans. The occasion for this was the Whiskey Rebellion. Various efforts had been made to diminish the heated opposition towards the tax on ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013