English Breaker Morant Essay topic: Statement of Intention: The most primary reason why I decided to express my views creatively upon this issue, of the film Breaker Morant by Bruce Beresford, is that the order made clear by the British High Command sent out to the Bushveldt Carbineers was bitter and simple. To fight the Boer on its terms, and to take no prisoners. Such an order could prove fatal, especially to Lieutenant Harry Breaker Morant, who was dishonorably used as a scapegoat for the
unjust commands if the coercion of superior orders was not life-threatening. However, in cases like these when the soldiers receive direct orders to violate the rules of war, the superiors are to be held responsible equally for the war crimes. In Breaker Morant’s case, the superior who directed the soldiers to kill the Boer prisoners had already died, however, Lord Kitchener, the head of the English troops had also allowed indiscriminate killings. I argue that Lord Kitchener is also to be held equally
correct tools which includes screwdrivers,wire strippers,electrical contact cleaner, fine sandpaper, rubbing alcohol, and a cotton swab or old toothbrush although door bells don’t use much voltage. Safety first always check to see if the circuit breaker is in the tripped position if it is try resetting and the check the buttons to see if the doorbell will ring if not turn off the power to the doorbell and and disconnect the hot and neutral wires from the doorbell transformer leave the wires hanging
Task 3: (P9) a) Equipment such as switchgear can be worked on safely by ensuring a range of actions have taken place. The equipment used on the high voltage lines are the same. a. Create a safety program b. All of the sources of current to the equipment should be isolated and signs need to be fixed to ensure that the nature of the equipment is known c. Ensure that the equipment is isolated by proving it d. Ensure that all necessary earth connectors are then attached to the isolation points and
• Operational restrictions at light load may assist the coordination calculations e.g. most large HV motors would not be running, hence their starting performances need not be considered, when switchboard feeder circuit breakers are being examined. • When all the overcurrent curves are plotted for the main generators, transformer feeders, large motors and downstream feeders, they tend to be located ‘close together’, and without much room for adjustment. 1. Radial System • The specific protective
devices. In power stations electricians need to use a variety of device to ensure that they are doing the job correctly. The four essential things an electrician needs to consider is earth wire, double insulation, fuse box and a residual circuit breaker. These four things are essential because they help to increase the health and safety of workers. Electricians have to use an earth wire in power station devices because an earth wire creates a safe route for current to flow through. It helps to prevent
devices to decrease the risk of using electric power. They are essential because they avoid electric circuit being burned. They created many machines and devices for this purpose. For example, a circuit breaker is one of these devices that increases the safety level of using electric power. a Circuit breakers is switching machine which according to the American National Standards Association (ANSI) are defined as “[a] mechanical device capable of making, carrying and breaking currents under normal circuit
than beat.) The heart pumps little or no blood therefore the probability of death is high. What is the advantage of RCDs over Breakers and Fuses? Fuses or over current circuit breakers protect wires from damage not human beings and lifestock. On the other hand RCD with a maximum tripping current of 30mA provide protection from electrical shock. Circuit breakers and fuses provide equipment and installation protection and operate only in response to an electrical overload or short circuit
point, the current is boosted to the high voltage needed for ignition and is then relayed to the rotor. The distributor is separated into three sections: the upper, middle, and lower. In the middle section, the corners of the spinning breaker cam strike the breaker arm and separate the points some 160 miles an hour. High-voltage surges generated by the action of the coil travel to the rotor that whirls inside a circle of high-tension terminals in the distributor cap, at each terminal, current is
Ever since I could remember there has always been an inclination towards science. The desire to understand how things worked has always intrigued me. Set on the inclination I always explored the basic application of science i.e. building a lemon battery to designing a simple pulley lift at science fairs at school. Thus making Production Engineering a good option. It provides a strong engineering foundation and also educates on the management of an industry. This is the very reason I was able to decide
How to change spark plugs When I was a teenager, my father taught me to work on cars. This included changing the oil to rebuilding a motor. In this step by step instruction I will be explaining how to change the spark plugs in most model vehicles. You will find the list the tools required to perform the job, along with the various types of spark plugs. It will list the steps to remove the spark plug, and to reinstall them. Along with any safety hazards that may be involved in the process. The following
Morant and Handcock as Murderers or Scapegoats of the Empire The legend that Morant and Handcock were Australians wronged by the British army is, indeed, a legend.[1] As commented by Australian historian Dr Craig Wilcox, Australia’s only soldiers ever to have been shot by a firing squad following a court martial, Lieutenants Harry ‘The Breaker’ Morant and Peter Joseph Handcock were justly dealt with. The myth regarding the harsh, unjust treatment of both men and the association between
Today! Why must we seize the day? That is a million dollar life question. I think the question should be stated “Why not seize the day”. There is no wrong or right way to answer this question. This question reminds me of the quote by Harry "Breaker" Harbord Morant “Live every day as if it were going to be your last; for one day you're sure to be right.” So that is my answer. Better stated in the simple term Carpe diem “seize the day” means to have enjoyment of the pleasures of the moment without concern
Ysterspruit", and Louis C. Leipoldt's novel Stormwrack (1980). The question of divided loyalties is a large issue in Boer War fiction. Nor did the conflict end with the war. As late as 1980 a successful Australian film Breaker Morant was based on Kenneth Ross's play and Kit Denton's novel The Breaker (1973). The Boer War has continued to be a popular subject for escapist fiction. Whereas the writers at the height of the Empire were overwhelmingly British, with the decline of imperialism the field is now dominated
Andrew Barton Banjo Paterson is an extremely well-known Australian bush poet who wrote many world-famous ballads such as Waltzing Matilda, The Man from Snowy River, Clancy of the Overflow and The Man from Ironbark. He was also a journalist, horseman, lawyer, scholar, solicitor and even a war correspondent soldier in World War I. Paterson was born on the 17th of February, 1864, in Narrambla; a place near Orange, New South Wales. He was the eldest of the seven children who were born to Andrew Bogle
A NOT-SO-ACCURATE prophet once wrote, "As recently as 1972, there were a tremendous number of quality Westerns being made . . . and since there seems to be a ten-year cycle in Western movie making, I'd say we'll see more in about 1982." 1 In 1982 only two Westerns were released, and neither was exactly a major success. Barbarosa, starring Willie Nelson, drew some respectable reviews–and some very damaging ones–but nobody went to see the film. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez appeared first on PBS television
Madness as An Individual Attribute Or A Process Of Social Construction Madness is a largely contentious issue for a variety of reasons, comprising of operational discrepancies and its implications for wider society. In a very rudimentary sense madness implies a state of insanity beyond the control or will of the person considered to be mad. This however presupposes the existence of madness as tangible or concrete phenomena and dismisses the possibility that 'madness' may simply be the product