Rebellion

"Rebellion is the only thing that keeps you alive"(Marianne Faithfull). In the book 1984, by George Orwell, there are three super countries: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. The whole world lives in poverty, and under a totalitarian government. Oceania is the home to, the mutinous couple, Julia and Winston. Although the couple is very rebellious; however, Julia revolts in the present, contradicts Winston, and is not like any other women who is described in the book. While, rebelling, Julia is…

SUBJECT Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is set in England during the 1900s where a group of animals, under the control of Mr. Jones, devise a plan known as the Rebellion, to take over the farm. After months of secret planning had gone by, the animals finally feel prepared to begin the Rebellion. The Rebellion started when Mr. Jones began whipping the animals after they had broken into the hay bin. The animals retaliated by kicking and butting Mr. Jones and his workers. The humans flee…

The Stonewall Rebellion serves as an iconic and salient symbol of the modern gay rights movement- recently President Obama affirmed its relevance and power through designating Stonewall and the surrounding neighborhood as a National Historic Site. Through his monumentalizing of the Stonewall National Monument as part of America’s National Park System Obama attests to the vitality of LGBTQ+ culture in America, saying, “I believe our national parks should reflect the full story of our country, the…

Drama of the Scripture Act Two, Rebellion in the Kingdom: Fall. From Page 31 Act Three The King Chooses Israel. Up till page 41 By: Afroz Pervaiz. Review While reading the Act 2 - Rebellion in the Kingdom of the book Drama of Scripture. We find that Man who was created by God stood against Gods commandment, he rebel and act as per his own will. As it is mentioned in the book by the writer and I code it “the word rebellion did not occur anywhere in the chapter. To be sure, the term mutiny…

The company’s regime in India eventually came to an end in 1857, when there was an outbreak of an anti-British rebellion. The introduction of the Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle was the main cause of the rebellion. The cartridges that contained the gunpowder were greased with animal fat. While Muslim soldiers were prohibited to eat pork, it was forbidden for many Hindu soldiers to eat beef. Due to these religious views, a colossal uproar was caused. Thereby, many Indian soldiers refused to use…

considered the most successful slave rebellion of the old south. While Nat Turner had very personal reasons for the acts he committed, we can figure out the core reasons for slave resistance, by looking at the major principles of slave culture. Specifically, two major aspects of slave culture that gave slaves, including Nat Turner, reasons to rebel are the principles of religion and the family. By exploring these topics, the rationality behind Nat Turner’s rebellion becomes easier to…

To many people in Canada, particularly to the Metis of the Prairies, Louis Riel was undoubtedly a hero. Being of Metis heritage himself, Louis Riel stood up for his Metis people during some of their greatest hardships. In November of 1869, Riel composed the List of Rights for the Metis of the Red River territory to present to the federal government. The goal of the List of Rights was to establish the Red River area into confederation as the province of Manitoba, while guaranteeing the rights of…

doing anything about it. Bacon writes to the governor (Berkeley) in 1676 as a warning before he organizes his attack. “…All people in all places where we have yet been can attest our civil, quiet, peaceable behavior far different from that of rebellion” (doc.H). Bacon states that even though they were being quiet and peaceful about it, a change did not happen then expect the worst. In New England most people of different kinds were free, but in the south, the existence of slavery was…

Peasant rebellions of the late 14th Century were triggered by selfish landowners’ plans to close off new economic opportunities for the peasantry through a “repressive legislation that forced peasants to stay in their farms,” freezing their wages at low levels. With…

Fun Fact: Wilma Marita means, willful desire for Rebellion. The full bass music blared into her ears, the sounds heard from multiple feet away. Her eyes laid closed, and her boney finger tapped gently to the beat. She laid her short haired head to the cold desk, she winced as her warmed face touched the chilled light colored wood. Her bitter eyes snapped open, as a callous tap hit her shoulder. It took a few seconds to take in full view of the towering teacher, eyes boaring into hers, as if…