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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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    AS 91104(v.1): analyse significant connections across texts‚ supported by evidence Utopian vs. dystopian The texts that I used to research connections of rebellion and controlled where‚ In Time directed by Andrew Niccol‚ The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury‚ Examination day by Henry Slesar and Imagine composed by John Lennon. In time directed by Andrew Niccol‚ Will Salis (Justin Timberlake) my character of interest is an ordinary guy paying his dues as a steel mill labourer.in the tragic scene

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    Something drove McCandless to venture out of the secure lifestyle his future had become and do the unexpected thing and journey across the Western hemisphere. Many people speculate that McCandless left because of simple rebellion and a penchant for risk-taking. While rebellion and risk-taking might have played a small role‚ I believe that McCandless’s family issues and philosophical beliefs were the true reasons he left to explore the vast and wild north. The McCandless family suffered from many

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    feasible defense mechanism for themselves while facing the “enemy”/invaders; while of course‚ living freely themselves. Historical Manifestations of Rebellion Those individuals who choose to not present their resistance towards blatant governmental control and neglect through physical protesting‚ military coupes‚ and indignant rioting; manifest their discontent and general desire

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    Rebellions never begin well. The words of my grandfather are ringing in my head once more. Trudging through mud in some godforsaken county in Pennsylvania – blood and bodies scattered‚ artillery pellets entrenched in the ground - I hope this is just the beginning. The Confederacy would pull through; I’d be dead if it didn’t. There’s fewer places in the world more beautiful than the rural‚ rolling hills of the Southern States. Walhalla‚ South Carolina‚ found itself perched above the streams and

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    Adolescents go to extreme measures to find their identity‚ often times rebelling to prove that they are their own people. Rebelling is a way for the adolescent to prove their independence‚ which makes sense in Huck’s case. Rebelling can range from not obeying parents to making friends with undesirable characters to completely going against the norms of the society. Huck’s home life and upbringing fuel his desire to rebel especially since he has trouble adapting to society‚ similar to Holden Caulfield

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    James Scott‚ 1st Duke of Monmouth‚ 1st Duke of Buccleuch‚ led the Monmouth Rebellion after the death of his father‚ Charles II. He failed to seize the throne from his uncle‚ James II. In April‚ 1649‚ James was born in the Netherlands to Lucy Walter‚ the first mistress of Charles. At the time‚ Charles was in exile due to the English Civil Wars. James proved to be the first of many illegitimate children born to the future monarch. The young boy grew up in Schiedam until the age of nine. In 1658‚

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    After the 1831 Nat Turner Rebellion‚ Tennessee adopted a new state constitution with a provision to disenfranchise free blacks. In 1835‚ Johnson won a seat in the Tennessee state legislature. He identified himself with the Democratic policies of Andrew Jackson‚ advocating for the poor and being opposed to non-essential government spending. He was also a strong anti-abolitionist and a promoter of states’ rights. In 1843‚ Johnson became the first Democrat from Tennessee to be elected to the United

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    The Rebellions of 1837/1838 in both Upper Canada and Lower Canada were attempts and attacks at their current government for various reasons. The rebellions in Upper Canada were to bring about an American style democracy‚ while the rebellions in Lower Canada were largely due to discrimination against the French‚ unequal taxation‚ and lack of power within the government to bring about any reformation. In the end‚ the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada had a profound impact on the future of the British

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    Dannicah S. Blk 2.3 Rebellion of 1837 After learning about the rebellion of 1837 and constantly taking notes‚ I realized the rebellion was not successful in overturning the government but it did unite both Upper and Lower Canada together. This was able to take away any differences of the two cultures‚ English and French. The impact did not happen immediately as intended though. In fact it caused the government to get back at the reformers and concentrate more on their punishment such as transportation

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