Rebel Alliance Essays

  • Princess Leia: A Figure of Female Empowerment

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    higher command). More women are represented in the Rebel Alliance and it is in this population that Princess Leia’s image as a feminist icon really stands out and has meaning. Not only is she a prominent figure ... ... middle of paper ... ...n of the Death Star, a command space station for the Imperial Senate (The Empire), would not have been possible. Her determination kept the rebels’ plans safe and allowed them to be executed by the Rebel Alliance. As my colleague Michelle Meyers suggests, relating

  • Return Of The Jedi Analysis

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    battle station. Darth Vader warned him that the Emperor is displeased and is not as forgiving as him. Next, Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance assembled to rescue their friend Han Solo from his carbon frozen state in the palace of a galactic villain called Jabba the Hutt. The Alliance will need all the help it can get to lead an attack on the Death Star. The rebels will seek to destroy the dooms day weapon and the evil Emperor. Luke knows that this will be his chance to confront Darth Vader.

  • Princess Leia In Star Wars IV: A New Hope

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    upon you by your guardian angel.” (Goodreads). This can be seen in George Lucas’ Star Wars IV: A New Hope, the protagonist, Luke Skywalker, is an isolated young farmer on the planet Tatooine who is propelled in an unexpected mission to save the Rebel Alliance Leader, Princess Leia, as they struggle to defeat the Galactic Empire. To that effect, when analyzing George Lucas’ film from a Jungian psychoanalytic perspective, Luke is the main character experiencing individuation, for he evolves from a young

  • Why Star Wars was such a Ground Breaking Movie

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    Tatooine and wants to get off the planet, but his uncle wants him to help for the next harvest. Meanwhile in the galaxy an evil force is destroying planets that gets in its way, the ship is called the Death Star. Princess Leia, the leader of the Rebel alliance sends 2 droids to give a message to Obi-Wan Kenobi to help Princess Leia destroy the Death Star. The droids meet Luke and they find Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke joins them on their mission. They meet Han Solo who helps them out, they get into the

  • Essay On Governments In Star Wars

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    "Star Wars" movies would be that of the Rebel Alliance. From what you see one can conclude that the rebels are a confederacy born with the sole purpose of over throwing the Imperial Empire. The reason this is the most complicate in my mind is that they must get many different planets to join and contribute money and people to the cause while trying to avoid the emperor. Also they must elect a leader from the many different planets to head up the alliance. An application of this form of government

  • Star Wars: Where Science Fiction meets Fairy Tales

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    In 1977 a young director by the name of George Lucas completed his second major film project. The project was Star Wars and it debuted to considerable success. Despite being a stand-alone film Lucas went on to produce two sequels and three prequels. The entire series was a commercial success and spawned an expanded universe larger than any other franchise. However, the story of Star Wars: A New Hope, as it was called after the creation of The Empire Strikes Back, is not new. In fact, it follows many

  • Folklore in Star Wars, Planet of the Apes, and Alice in Wonderland

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    have it that R2D2 would land into the hands of Luke Skywalker. The only thing keeping Luke from joining the Rebel Alliance is his uncle Owen Lars, aunt Beru Lars, and the harvest; but when the empire comes looking for R2 they come to Luke's house and kill his aunt and uncle. Refusal of the call: at first Luke says no to Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi. Han Solo doesn't want to help the Rebel Alliance at first, but at the end he does and saves Luke's life. Supernatural aid: Obi Wan is the old man in Star Wars

  • Essay On Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief

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    Gods, goddesses, and religions as a whole, have been a fundamental concept of humankind ever since the beginning of time. These celestial deities were proclaimed to be the founders of the universe and all that is. In ancient times, humans preached about miracles and fates that were certain, but then turned another way and resulted in unexpected conclusions. This was all due to the manipulation of beings that were far greater than any other that has been seen. Supposedly, no mortals were able to be

  • Rumination

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    In the novel The Legend by Marie Lu, the United States has been separated into two: the Republic and the Colonies. The two factions are fighting for control of the country. The novel’s story takes place in the Republic. The two main characters of the novel, Day and June, live in two complete different worlds; Day is the Republic’s most wanted criminal, and June is the Republic’s most beloved prodigy. They are brought together because of the murder of June’s brother, Metias. The prime suspect is Day

  • Labyrinth and Star Wars

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    Labyrinth and Star Wars It is amazing how in many stories a group of the most unlikely characters can overcome the most impossible odds. The battle of good vs. evil is reenacted in thousand upon thousand of movies. A lot of the times in these movies the group of heroes consist of very ordinary or odd characters, those who seem to possess few heroic traits. As seen in the movies Labyrinth and the first made Star Wars, a group of small and seemingly powerless characters can overcome great evils

  • The Star Wars Trilogy

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    because they have a secret map detailing the whereabouts of the rebel base. As the empire searches for the map they destroy Luke's home. With no where to go R2-D2 leads Luke to Old Ben. One of the last Jedi Nights Ben takes Luke and the droids across the universe to The planet Orion on search of help. They meet Han Solo and Chewbacca who have a ship to get them there. At this time in an attempt to get the co- ordinates for the Rebel base from the Princess Darth Vader, A leader of the Empire, Destroy

  • english paper

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    June just yelled at the Glorious Elector of The Republic, to be a better politician. She brought up the topic of separating emotions of going into war, “You have to make decisions that break your heart, that hurt and deceive, that no one else will understand. It’s your duty”. That isn’t always the case, where you have to rise up the courage to tell someone in power, that they are doing their job wrong and even if they are living their life wrong. June Iparis explains how to use justification “When

  • Edgar Allan Poe Dameron Alternate Ending

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    "Well, look who made it back in one piece," General Leia remarked jokingly as Poe Dameron wandered through the entrance way of the base's conference room. His clothes were charred, stained with blood, and dusted with sand. "Barely," Poe laughed. He ran his fingers through his thick, dark hair in an attempt to remove the sand he felt clinging to each strand. "It's quite a crazy story actually. You may not believe it." Leia smiled, causing the wrinkles in her skin to become more defined, showing

  • How Technology is Represented in Star Wars

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    because it is so much more advanced than our own is now, but also because we can imagine how we might someday acquire such technology. The central theme in Star Wars is good versus evil, clearly demonstrated by the technology in the film. While the Rebels (the good guys) use technology primarily to fight for freedom and quality of life for all, the Empire (the bad guys) use technology to develop weapons of destruction and war in an attempt to rule the galaxy. In addition to these two opposing sides

  • Luke Skywalker Typical Hero

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    are killed, he decides to help former Jedi warrior, Obi Wan Kenobi, aid the Rebel Alliance in restoring freedom to the galaxy, to learn the ways of the Force, and become a Jedi. Odi Wan becomes Luke’s teacher and is later replaced by Yoda, who has trained Jedi warriors for eight hundred years. Many heroes have to defeat a threshold guardian. In Luke Skywalker’s case, Darth Vador is that threshold guardian. When the Rebels are trying to destroy the death star, Luke is faced with the difficulty of

  • Truman Doctrine Essay

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    gave to congress on the behalf of small countries falling to the pressures of communism. The Truman Doctrine was a anti-communist foreign policy that would change of the world. Turkey and Greece were under a great threat by the Soviet-supported rebels seeking to topple the government and install communist power. This made the United States and especially Truman very nervous. This is why the Marshall Plan which is one of the direct influence to the Doctrine was thought up. This plan

  • Causes Of The Pelopenesian War

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    place, in which the navies of Corcyra and Athens fought against those of Corinth. Sparta, who was allied with Corinth and relied upon it as a source of income, saw the Athenian support of the Corcyrain rebels as an act of aggression against the peloponnesian league (Sparta and her allies). The alliance made between Athens and Corcyra was also viewed as a violation of the peace treaty of 445 B.C. between the peloponnesian league and the Athenian league. Athens ignored all Spartan protest about its involvement

  • Des Esseintes' Infatuation with Artifice in Huysmans' Against Nature

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    Des Esseintes' Infatuation with Artifice in Huysmans' Against Nature In J.-K Huysmans Against Nature, Des Esseintes rebels against his family, religion, and Parisian society to establish an identity unique to himself. He perceives this rejection of the truistic self as the development of individuality when, in actuality, it is only a self deriving from his reaction to the overstimulated public. By decorating his abode with eccentric objects, he falsely believes that he can detach himself from

  • Catcher in the Rye Essay: Rebel with a Delicate Psyche

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    J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye provides a provocative inquiry into the crude life of a depressed adolescent, Holden Caulfield. Without intensive analysis and study, Holden appears to be a clearly heterosexual, vulgar yet virtuous, typical youth who chastises phoniness and decries adult evils. However, this is a fallacy. The finest manner to judge and analyze Holden is by his statements and actions, which can be irrefutably presented. Holden Caulfield condemns adult corruption and phoniness

  • Galileo: Scientist, Scholar, Rebel

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    Seventeenth-century European study was controlled by two powerful forces: the Roman Catholic Church, headed by the Pope, and ancient philosophy dominated by the 2000-year-old ideas of the Greek philosopher, Aristotle. The Church had an overwhelming influence on the lives of most Europeans. During Galileo’s time one in twelve people living in Rome was either a cleric or a nun.1 The Church forbid any teaching that deviated from what was taught in the Bible. To enforce this control, the Church set up