Examples Of Betrayal In Ship Breaker

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What is Betrayal? According to the dictionary, Betray is a verb that means “ to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty.” In Ship Breaker, Nailer experienced many betrayals in his life. From getting betrayed by his resentful co-worker, Sloth and from being betrayed by his own father, Richard Lopez. Nailer has to depend on his intelligence to get through his adventures. Through the course of history there has been many betrayals, to biblical, movie, and book betrayals. One of the most famous biblical betrayals is the story of Cain and Abel. Once Adam and Eve were driven out of the Garden of Eden, they decided to have children. Their first son was Cain, who was a farmer, next was Abel, who became a shepherd. When it was time to offer sacrifices to God, Cain brought fruit from the ground he harvested and Abel brought some of his first born flock. God favored Abel’s sacrifice, this made Cain very angry and God told Cain to do the right thing and his sacrifice would be accepted. Cain was also warned that if he refused to do the right thing, sin was ready to consume him. "Cain and Abel: Bible Story Summary." What Christians Want To Know RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2015. Cain ignored God’s advice and warning. Instead, he …show more content…
The U.S. Army's Signal Intelligence Service broke the code that was used by the Soviets to send messages in the 1940s. Some of these cracked messages revealed that Julius Rosenberg, known by the codename of "Liberal," was involved with the Soviets.Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2015. However, It was David Greenglass, who was the first to be caught in this act. He told the authorities about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's activities. Julius Rosenberg was arrested on July 17, 1950 and his wife was taken into custody a few weeks

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