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    nature. In 'Breaker Morant’, this is evident through the character of Harry Morant, the protagonist of the story. Following the death of his friend and comrade, Captain Hunt, Morant orders his unit, the Bushveldt Carbineers to ride for multiple days at a time in hopes of tracking the Boer soldiers. As evident by the narration, 'We rode another couple of days... hardly ever stopped'. Who ambushed, mutilated and stole the jacket of Hunt, a sign that Morant saw as a gesture of disrespect. Morant took offence

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    Within the film Breaker Morant, three Australian Army officers, serving in the Bushveldt Carbineers during the Second Boer War, are put on trial, for murder, in a court-martial (Breaker Morant). The three men, Harry Morant, Peter Handcock, and George Witton are all accused of the murder of Boer prisoners of war. In addition, Morant and Handcock are accused of murdering a German missionary, Reverend Hesse (Breaker Morant). Their defense, Major Thomas, only had one day to prepare their trial. Lord

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    Breaker Morant is a true story in the 1900s about the British and the Australian Armies joined to fight the Boer War. The overall impression from the film was how unjustly some men are persecuted in order for others to save face and honor. The politics in the movie seem like the same politics we have today. These three Australian soldiers followed the orders of their superiors as any soldier should and then were tried in court as criminals for the ordered killings they performed. Like many soldiers

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    Bruce Beresford's 'Breaker Morant' while appearing vastly different at a glance; share many common themes. These include scapegoats, trials and revenge. In 'The Crucible' the antagonist, Abigail, is depicted as a spiteful and vengeful character that will stop at no end to gain the satisfaction of revenge through destructive means. Good Putnam is portrayed as a revenge driven character from 'The Crucible'. In the movie of 'Breaker Morant', the protagonist of the story, Harry Morant, vows to avenge his

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    Soon, I caught the scent of Dan Russell. He was right next to me. I could feel an intense gaze. I couldn’t look at him. He morphed into his human form. ‘The Breakers. Why?’ Dan Russell was snarling. The voice echoed in my head. The Breakers, Breakers, Breakers. It kept repeating again and again in my head. I couldn’t make it stop. Yes, the Breakers. It was their fault. I had nothing to do with it. Really, you had nothing to do with it… You couldn’t control yourself… You had to complete it… You killed

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    what their life was like.And how the coal mines affected them. This story isnt about just boys and men working in the coal mines.Its much more.It is also about families working together to make their lives better in America.Its a story about the breaker boys playing mean jokes on their mean bosses.It is about women and children collecting scraps of coal to sell, when they arent really supposed to.And it is about families coming together in ethnic groups to keep their beliefs alive.Finally,It is about

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    Characters Allie Bethany Maria Lauren CJ/Stranger 1 Ben/Stranger 2 Mark/Stranger 3 Cop (Opening scene, Allie, Bethany, Maria, and Lauren are all entering stage through a door, in the back of center stage, to a living room in a cabin like home. All are carrying bags and the last one ion carelessly forgets to lock the door.) Allie: (throws bag onto floor and plops down onto the couch) That two hour drive up here to the mountains was awful! Bethany: (Sits in the recliner putting her bag in her lap)

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    Air Circuit Breakers. An internship in a company of this scale has given me an understanding on how the industry works and that every detail contributes to ensure that the company works like a well oiled machine. As my project, I worked on increasing First Time Yield of the shop floor by utilizing Six Sigma methodology. I succeeded in reducing defects from a considerable amount of 10.6% to 0.7% resulting in considerable savings. I also worked on Value engineering of Air Circuit Breaker and made alterations

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    Ignition Systems: New and Old Jeff Tuttle Period 3 9/9/04 Ignitions systems in motor vehicles have evolved in the past thirty years. Points was a simple concept but was not reliable and needed adjustment and replacement of components seemed constant. Today a magnetic sensor relays a signal to the computer which in turn sends the voltage to the selected cylinder to ignite the fuel/air mixture. There are not mechanical parts to fail or become corroded and brittle. There are many different

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    order to stop my mouth from making comments I regret. Instead allowing my mind to think of solutions or options to remain actively engaged in the meeting and not withdraw into myself. When the time came I took the opportunity and employed the circuit breaker. Experiment outcomes, the good The impact this had on the tone of the meeting was noticeable. It became apparent to me the General Manager was expecting me to behave the way I had previously, having my mini meltdown. When it became apparent I was

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