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    One of the last major events of the novel “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” is the massacre of the Italian troops by the Nazis in the September of 1943. Whilst the Acqui Division was able to delay their capture‚ they were eventually overpowered and brought to the back of a brothel to be executed. Every man in the barraged was shot to death except one. At the last moment‚ Carlo stepped in front of Captain Corelli and used his enormous body to shield his friend from the fire. His thick frame was able to

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    Varsity Football Captain

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    I Noldylens Metayer want to be a captain for the Varsity football team for the 2015 season because from my perspective I think the reason we lose games is because of discipline and mental mistakes. The reason I was man enough to pick up an application is because I want to lead my team to the FCIAC Championship. Another reason is that I want to discipline my teammates if any mistakes are made or any childish behavior is occurrence. And my last reason is to help my teammates in school and getting them

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    creative peak in the early 1970s‚ beginning with the release of Captain Apache (1971)‚ produced and distributed by Benmar Productions of England and featuring Lee Van Cleef (High Noon‚ The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance) as the eponymous protagonist. While the decision to cast a white actor in the film’s lead role and have him apply red makeup to increase his authenticity would be considered exploitative and harmful by contemporary standards‚ Captain Apache is an incredibly atypical character for a western

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    Dance Team Captain

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    A’Shonte Johnson AHS Officer Essay 4/9/13 The term captain is synonymous with the term leader. By definition‚ a leader is someone who is in an advanced position to take the initiative in order to go forth and show the way. A dance captain should be able to make intelligent and creative decisions quickly and efficiently. Dance teams are all about unity. An exceptional group glides across the floor with all of its dancers moving as one. There are no individual standouts. No weak links. But there

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    Captain Jaggery Quotes

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    book are Charlotte(main character/13 year old girl/used to royalty/somewhat guilty)‚ Captain Jaggery(In charge/cruel/scared face)‚ the crew‚ Mr.Hollybrass(First mate/Dead)‚ and Zachariah(Old black man/whipped harshly on back/is still alive). In the beginning of the novel‚ Charlotte is supposed to travel back home from school with two other families but they cancel their trip so she goes aboard a ship with a captain and a crew. When Charlotte gets on the ship she is nervous and uncomfortable. On one

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    usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue and typically designed for theatrical performance.” In the two plays that I have selected‚ drama is definitely a depiction of life. The Ritual by Zeno Obi Constance and Your Handsome Captain by Simone Schwarz-Bart are two of the most phenomenal Caribbean performances that have been composed. They both incorporate evidence of Caribbean background and hold a certain level of credibility for situations that occur in present day society.

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    Captain America Satire

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    So yeah‚ Captain America: Civil War (CA:CW) has been out for well over a week and double yeah‚ I did see it opening weekend. Just thought I would take a moment to share with you some of my collected thoughts from my screening a couple of Friday nights ago. ILC’s Overall Take? I really liked it. As much as I am generally fatigued by this whole superhero movie franchise "thing‚" I have to say I truly had a fun time and was thoroughly entertained. 568afb66c1127 Here are a few key things that made

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    reading‚ blushing‚ sex‚ and death matter because they ‘reveal people’s schemes and desires’” (Emsley). Every character in Persuasion reveals their aspirations and character through their reading habits. It is easily seen through Captain Benwick‚ Charles Musgrove‚ Captain Harville‚ and the Elliots. Benwick’s

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    its past. When Brazil was first visited by the Portuguese they quickly found that there were rich lands and money to be made off those lands. The coastal areas of Brazil were taken by wealthy settlers‚ this was over 500 years ago. Jorge Amado’s “Captains of the Sands” was written in 1937 and although the main theme was set around a group of orphan children who ran the streets‚ there were political undertones that also told a story of the divide between the rich and the poor. When the Portuguese

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    Captain Honors Behavior

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    Captain Honors Behavior Commander of the USS Enterprise‚ Captain Honors was videoed using anti-gay slurs‚ mimicking masturbation‚ and other sexual innuendos. These videos were aired on the air carrier’s closed-circuit television system in 2006 and 2007. The videos show Captain Honors acting immature and undisciplined rather than an experienced navy captain. Although officers who were on the USS Enterprise at the time the videos were aired and did not take offence to them‚ the way Captain Honors

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