Palpatine Essays

  • Revenge Of The Sith

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    Anakin pilots half of General Grievous’s ship with both Chancellor Palpatine and Obi-Wan Kenobi behind him. In my opinion, this particular scene is symbolic because it shows how his world is soon going to be divided. His external world which is the Sith and the Jedi vice to his internal world which lies deep within his head

  • 9/11 True Narrative

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    Augusts wanted to go to a regular school after being home schooled for a while and he met his teachers but he was really nervous. After getting all of his classes, the teachers sat him next to a kid named Jack in every class, Mrs.Petosa had Jack show August around the school and immediately they became friends. Jack and August were walking around school and then a kid accidentally bumped into August and the boy said ‘Whoa”!. Jack and August were making fun of the way the kid looked after he saw

  • Padme Amidala Character Analysis

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    Sci - fi movies were always known to be a “ boys thing ” and this included the Star Wars movie series. At first the Star Wars franchise were popularized amongst young teen and adults, which the majority were males. This has started to change gradually with the introduction of a strong traditional female protagonist - Queen Padme Amidala, in the original trilogy, followed up by few female character in the latter movies. Queen Padme Amidala was the very first dominant female character introduced in

  • Beowulf And Star Wars: Poem Analysis

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    Beowulf is an epic poem written in Old English sometime around the 10th Century by an unknown author. Set in the period it was written, the poem tells the story of the title character, a great Anglo-Saxon warrior named Beowulf. Star Wars is a movie trilogy created by George Lucas and filmed in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Set in space, this story depicts the struggle of many soldiers, led mainly by Luke Skywalker, against the tyranny that was the Galactic Empire. The backgrounds of these two

  • Cultural Imperialism In Hollywood

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    Throughout the history of motion pictures and Hollywood, there have been many revolutionary changes, transformations, and shifts within the industry in order to keep with the times, stay relevant among the competition, and keep it’s national and international audiences both continually interested and captivated by Hollywood and it’s films in an ongoing effort to generate huge amounts of profit. Within the last 20 years specifically, Hollywood has made a focused effort to reproduce, or remake foreign

  • Evaluating Master Yoda From The Movie Star Wars

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    (U)This paper will evaluate Master Yoda from the movie star wars. It will discuss if Master Yoda should remain and teach Jedi form IV also known as Ataru to the young Jedi’s by reviewing Master Yoda’s capabilities, accomplishments, strength, weakness, and come to an conclusion if Master Yoda Qualifies for the duty. (U)Master Yoda who was one of the most powerful Jedi in the Galaxy, and one of the few Old Republic Jedi to survive and experienced between 894 BBY- 4ABY during the Galactic Civil War

  • Watchmen Character Analysis

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    If they are informal authority, people should look up to them during the crisis and the leader should know what to do in the situation. The masked heroes in Watchmen, however, were not only condemned by people in society, but also did not work with others to solve societal problems. The society that lacks the rule of law caused the masked vigilantes to impose their authority to “protect” the society where there are full of violence and crimes. Although they have police force and the government

  • The Importance Of Honor In The Middle Ages

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    Have you ever watched a movie or read a book set in medieval times? More accurately called the Middle Ages, medieval times are often described as a world of magic and fantasy. Knights rescue distressed maidens from towers guarded by ferocious fire-breathing dragons or evil witches, the maiden and the knight later marrying each other out of "true love". Though such events only happened in fairy tales, there is historic evidence of a knight class. Qualities like honor were very important to the average

  • Julius Caesar And Palpatine Comparison

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    directly from history. These similarities are specifically seen between Padmé and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar and Chancellor Palpatine, and between the transition from Republic to Empire. Most people often

  • Influence Of Anakin In The Film Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith

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    chancellor Palpatine. They were comfortable enough with each other that Palpatine reveals to Anakin that he is in fact the sith lord Darth Sidious. Having the chancellor reveal this information puts Anakin in an awkward position. The Jedi Council refused to promote Anakin from a Jedi Knight to a Jedi Master due to his adolescent and immaturity. Anakin has some resentment for the Jedi Council after this but ultimately decides to inform Mace Windu

  • Ambition In Macbeth And Star Wars

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    accusations, he plots to kill the king and achieves his immoral ambition. Similarly, Palpatine manipulates Anakin using his fear of losing his wife. Palpatine manipulates Anakin about his dreams and promises to save his wife by mastering the dark force. After Anakin discovers Palpatine as a Sith Lord, he tells his news to Mace Windu. When Mace Windu tries to kill Chancellor Palpatine, Anakin tells Windu that killing Palpatine is against the Jedi rules. Furthermore, when Mace Windu refuses to Anakin, he

  • Darth Vader: A Tragic Hero

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    Vader, may appear evil, there is still something in him that will create a spark. This spark occured when Luke was fighting Emperor Palpatine. While Luke was getting electrocuted by Palpatine. Anakin watched as his son was slowly dying. However, his pleas for help, “Father, help me, please, help” (Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi), made Anakin grab Palpatine and throw him to his death. Because of this, Anakin had defeated the Sith Lord and brought balance to the force. Anakin had fulfilled

  • Star Wars Essay

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    from a republic to an empire as both Julius Caesar and Sheev Palpatine took power from the people that were checking them. Both Caesar and

  • PMESII Factors Impacted And Hindered Combat Operations Of The Battle Of Coruscant

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    (U) Subject. The Battle of Coruscant. (U) Introduction. The battle of Coruscant was a fight where Supreme Chancellor Palpatine was taken captive by General Grievous as a hoax to control of the galaxy. This staff study will discuss the PMESII factors that impacted and hindered combat operations of the battle of Coruscant. Supreme Chancellor Palpatine created a plan of attack on Coruscant to distract the remaining Jedi, and escape with Grievous. Coruscant was open to attack due to the Jedi’s being

  • Palpatine's Absolute Power In Star Wars

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    Wars, is the scheming Darth Sidious, disguised as the kind Senator Palpatine. He uses the Republic’s fear of rebellion and war to gradually seize absolute power. Lucas draws a great similarity between Palpatine and Hitler and their ludicrous, yet strategic rise to power. In Revenge of the Sith, there is Chancellor Palpatine who wants emergency powers juxtaposed to Chancellor Hitler’s request in 1933 of the Enabling Act. Palpatine had cleverly, through the separatists, created a climate of total fear

  • Star Wars III: Revenge Of The Sith Analysis

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    aspiring Jedi Master to Darth Vader. In order to identify what was responsible for Anakin's transformation, one must analyze how he was influenced to disregard the principles of the Jedi Order. Considering Anakin's attachment to Padme, Chancellor Palpatine was able to influence his decisions regarding the rules of the Jedi Order. Using stoic texts to examine Anakin’s ignorance of the rules of the Jedi order considering affinity for Padme, it can be concluded that Anakin's deep attachment to Padme made

  • The Hero's Journey Research Paper Outline

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    He pledges his faith to the Sith and listens to Palpatine and goes to the Jedi temple where younglings are being trained. Anakin starts his villain journey at the temple where he and storm troopers slaughter all the younglings in the temple in an attempt to end the Jedi order. Anakin then goes to Mustafar

  • Star Wars Pros And Cons

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    Here, Queen Amidala went to plead her case to the senate. When the senate offered no help, Amidala’s friend, Senator Palpatine, suggested she place a vote of no confidence in the current chancellor, Chancellor Valorum; Senator Palpatine was later elected as chancellor. Queen Amidala and the two Jedi, along with Anakin Skywalker, went back to Naboo to prepare for battle. However, there they met a greater challenge then they

  • Parallel Themes In Macbeth And Star Wars

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    William Shakespeare’s famous Macbeth has many parallel themes with George Lucas’s Star Wars prequel trilogy. Macbeth is a story about a thane’s unjustified rise to power and his tragic downfall. Similarly, the Star Wars prequel trilogy is about the journey of the young boy Anakin being the “chosen one” to become a Jedi master and bring balance to the force in the intergalactic warfare between the ‘Jedi’ and the ‘Dark Side’. Both Shakespeare and Lucas’s story commonly possess the central theme of

  • Anakin Skywalker Character Analysis

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    those of villainous origins, and those of a hero to vanquish all who train with the dark side of the force. The betrayal and deceit carry the story into the exposition through the climax and finally to the resolution. This episode in the series has a young Jedi seeking approval from the council to become a Jedi Master, but feels betrayed in the process. Overall the story is very well played out due to the writing of the story, and the way that the characters are voiced. There were many characters