Mutinies

so.” In fact, his downfall is directly caused by his never tolerating an infraction of discipline.      Captain Vere instinctively disliked Claggert, a man who, for his own reasons, falsely accuses Billy Budd of plotting a mutiny. While meeting together, the charge would have come to naught if Billy Budd hadn't killed Claggert by striking him in the head. After that, whether Billy was innocent or not was no longer at question. Billy had killed a man on board ship, and that

Also known as India’s First War for Independence, this rebellion was between Indian Sepoys and the British East India Company. Before this mutiny, the British East India Company had total control over Indian, however afterwards, Indian was directly controlled by the British Raj. Because of this the British government had even more control over Indian and her laws, similar to how Britain gained

me I was going to be rich, gold farther than the eye can see. All I see is blue. A trapping and suffocating type of blue, the blue you love to explore, until you get lost. That's how I feel, alone, trapped, and not able to get out. There's talk of mutiny circling, and I'm wondering who to kill. They call him Columbus; he's the captain of our ships. Alas, I am aboard the wrong ship, and there is no way to get to him.

British in 1857, only to be unsuccessful. The Sepoys went against British authority because it was rumored that P-53 rifles cartridges contained animal fat. This is considered to be religiously unacceptable to Hindu and Muslim Sepoys. The reason why the mutiny was unsuccessful is that of the lack of support. In the American Revolution, the 13 colonies received support from France, Spain, and the Netherlands against the British. In Gandhi's civil disobedience, he has gained support from civilians. The

he always calls for his “rapier”. Tybalt gets so mad that he has to get help in calming down from Lord Capulet “He shall be endured, What, goodman boy!  am I the master here, or you? You will not endure him god shall mend our soul You will make a mutiny among my guests.” (1.5.89)  Tybalt warns his uncle Lord Capulet that Romeo is in there feast. Lord Capulet doesn't mind and say as long as they're not causing trouble than he is ok with

Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare about two star-crossed lovers from enemy families who disobey their parents in order to be together. This play is famously known for the love between Romeo and Juliet. However, there are many different types of love in the play besides romantic love; others include unrequited, parental, friendship, and love of family honor. Out of those various kinds of love, romantic and family honor are the two types that are most significant. Romantic and

Albany Plan was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies. It was proposed by Benjamin Franklin whose desire was to create a unified nation, for the people of America. He realized the chaos of a non official government system and proposed that they establish a presidential position, who was paid by the king, as well as a grand council, which he said would be elected by the assemblies of the colonies. However, this plan was not approved as the French and Indian war had already

TIMELINE – 1914 • June - July: General Strikes in St. Petersburg. • July 19th: Germany declares war on Russia, causing a brief sense of patriotic union amongst the Russian nation and a downturn in striking. • July 30th: The All Russian Zemstvo Union for the Relief of Sick and Wounded Soldiers is created with Lvov as president. • August - November: Russia suffers heavy defeats and a large shortage of supplies, including food and munitions. • August 18th: St. Petersburg is renamed Petrograd

production budget cost of $36million by HBO Films. Its producers include Debbie Allen, Colin Wilson, and Steven Spielberg. Janusz Kaminski handled the cinematography while the music is by John Williams. The movie’s screenplay by David Franzoni is based on Mutiny on the Amistad: The Saga of a Slave Revolt and Its Impact on American Abolition, Law, and Diplomacy, a 1987 book by historian Howard Jones. Steven Spielberg directs the

third voyage, he discovered the actual mainland in the Caribbean. He used the Orinoco River which is in present-day Venezuela. The settlement that Columbus first established was now being run by Columbus’s two brothers. At this point, there was a mutiny between the sailors and it was poorly managed. The settlement had become a disaster. Because of the slavery that was occurring, the Spanish Crown sent an official to arrest Columbus. He returned to Spain to face the court. Fortunately the charges