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…the reader an idea of what types of conflict to expect. They hint that this is not a mere story of innocent children marooned on a desert island. These examples begin the weaving of an intricate plot full of terrorism, savagery, and personal battles.…

…of the existence of humans while in the “heart of darkness.” When Kurtz lay on his deathbed, Marlow “saw on that ivory face the expression of somber pride, of ruthless power, of craven terror—of an intense and hopeless despair” (Conrad 64). Also, the manager told…

…many white Southerners felt in the aftermath of the Civil War. Blacks, having won the struggle for freedom from slavery, were now faced with a new struggle against widespread racism and the terrorism brought about by the Ku Klux Klan. While the menace…

…, stopped upon the confusion to march into Scotland and, in 1296, after brutal massacres, brought the Scottish noblemen to their knees. Edward then instituted a reign of terror in Scotland, sending English officials to run the government and to hold all positions…

…. Perhaps the most worrisome aspect of the approach of the millennium are incidents of violence associated with millennial and apocalyptic thinking. In 1993 a team of U.S. Department of Defense intelligence analysts and terrorism experts produced a secret report…

…knew of the past and present, and the Dragon saw that nothing would come of it in the future. The only thing the Dragon did for Grendel was show him what he meant to mean. Which was as long as Grendel terrorized and killed man then he would be a factor…

…. This is not a government of terror or control or power. This is a new, fresh idea that the world needed badly and took full advantage of it. Everyone now has the opportunity to participate. The people chose who their leaders would be and decided their own future…

…. It was not long before her secret was out. News of her reign of terror finally reached the ears of the Hungarian Emperor, Matthias II. He ordered that the Countess be brought to trial. But as an aristocrat she could not be arrested, so Parliament passed a new Act so…

…military terror squads in Colombia for years. In West Papua, Freeport presses ahead with mining while the Indonesian military deals with local protestors incensed at the destruction of their land. Ecoterror - The same applies to TNCs' environmental record…

…with the colonies’ right to self-government. Nine colonies were represented in this assembly. The Sons of Liberty also protested what they perceived to be excessive interference in local affairs by Parliament, terrorizing British officials in charge of selling…