This study of the elements of the Byronic hero in Herman Melville's Captain Ahab includes a look at the Byronic hero and Byron himself, the Byronic hero and the Gothic tradition, the Byronic hero and his "humanities," and the Byronic hero and Prometheus-Lucifer.

This study is an examination of the contributions made by Captain Dan Jones, called the father of the Welsh Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and a pioneer to the Great Basin. Jones was one of the all-time missionary greats, instrumental in converting over 5,000 Welsh people and their introduction into the Utah pioneer society. He operated a steamboat on the Mississippi for the Mormon Church and later a commercial boat on the Great Salt Lake for Brigham Young. Jones headed a steambot expedition in opposition to an attempted kidnapping of Joseph Smith in Illinois. The last recorded prophecy of Joseph Smith at Carthage, Illinois, was related to the missionary work of Dan Jones in Wales. Jones participated in the exploration which led to the settlement of southern Utah. He helped settle three communities, being the first mayor of Manti.

This paper covers the portrayals of Captain James Cook within Hawaiian education. It begins by providing a backdrop to early European portrayals of Captain Cook and then proceeds to investigate how these portrayals changed as they were incorporated into Hawaiian textbooks. The paper then continues to illustrate the changes made in Cook’s portrayal within Hawaiian textbooks and how these changes coincide with the prevailing interests of the eras in which the authors wrote them.

Longtemps « seul maître à bord après Dieu», le capitaine n’exerce plus aujourd’hui son autorité de la même manière, ce qui ne signifie d’ailleurs pas que cette dernière soit remise en question. Le particularisme de sa fonction en fait un personnage tout à fait spécifique à bord. Ce dernier caractère le place dans une certaine mesure, sur un même plan que le marin âgé de moins de dix-huit ans, personnage indispensable tant pour son rôle traditionnel que pour son activité à bord du navire.Sa position à bord en fait un marin différent des autres membres de l’équipage. Il a autorité sur l’ensemble de l’équipage. Même si cette autorité, comme c’est d’ailleurs le cas pour les chefs d’entreprise à terre ne s’exerce plus avec la même rigueur que dans le passé, elle n’en demeure pas moins. Marin, responsable de l’expédition maritime, mandataire commercial de l’armateur, préposé nautique, le capitaine a vu son rôle évoluer au fil du temps. D’un point de vue réglementaire, ses fonctions à bord, et sa position font qu’il conserve une situation originale, l’ensemble de la réglementation du travail maritime ne pouvant, de ce fait, lui être appliquée / Long "only master after God," the captain's authority is no longer present in the same way, which does not, moreover, that the latter is questionable. The specificity of its function is a very specific character on board. This last character is placed in a certain extent, on the same plane as the sailor who is under eighteen years of age, character essential for both its traditional role for its activity on the ship. Its position on board is a marine different from other crew members. He has authority over all of the crew. Although this authority, as is also true for business leaders on the ground no longer exercised with the same rigor as in the past, it nonetheless. Marin, head of maritime shipping, commercial agent of the owner, attendant water, the captain has seen its role evolve over time. From a regulatory point of view, his duties on board, and its position makes it retains a unique situation, the entire maritime labor regulations can not, therefore, be applied to him

Captain Stormfield, the main character in Mark Twain's last book, Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven (1909), appears numerous times--under either the Stormfield name or some other--in Twain's published and unpublished works. Scholar's since Train's death have given only passing or slight notice to the Stormfield character. His numerous appearances, however his pivotal function among several unfinished works, and his essential optimism must lead to an awareness of his significant role in Twain's fiction.

This dissertation applies the concept of utopia to literature surrounding the English exploration and colonization of America. The term "utopia" refers to both a literary form and to that concept in human consciousness which catalyzes change in physical reality. Authors express utopia in the visionary aspects of their written representations. Visionary representations produce expectations of what the future may hold, and in this way they helped bring European civilization to America. Studying these representations is valuable for historical clarity and because these representations reveal utopia's function in affecting the course of the future.The study of early English-American literature requires terminology that the current reservoir of utopian terminology does not provide. I offer new terminology. This study defines four broad types of utopian vision specifically applicable to the English exploration and colonization of America. Active Complex visions prioritize maximum manipulation of the landscape to accommodate all the needs of a large and diverse population. Active Simple visions center on one staple venture, like sheepherding, to accommodate the needs of a small population. Divine Patent visions prioritize conformity to values inscribed in theistic religious literature. Natural Primitive visions prioritize the elimination of social infrastructure to achieve harmony with nature. These four types of utopian vision correspond to myths of the past that authors projected as hope for an ideal future.The four types of utopian vision appear throughout the narratives collected by Richard Hakluyt. Voyages by explorers like Sir John Hawkins, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, and Sir Walter Raleigh generated representations of America that expressed Active Complex, Active Simple, or Divine Patent visions. These representations also provided imagery that led to Natural Primitive visions of America. Captain John Smith's narratives about Virginia and New England reveal visions of Active Complex utopias. Puritan authors like William Bradford, Edward Winslow, John Winthrop, and Cotton Mather represented New England with Divine Patent visions. All of these utopian representations influenced later authors, including Thomas Jefferson, Hector St. John de Crevecoeur, and Timothy Dwight. They also continue to influence the way we imagine the United States of America today.

Although research has previously connected comic books and national ideology, there has yet to be a study examining the role of villains in this relationship. By analyzing representations of evil and villainy in the long-running series Captain America and understanding them in light of the model of the circuit of culture, the transforming imaginary space of the American nation can be traced.

Captain is a key player for controlling the commercial shipping and has the major role in dealing with the occurrence and process of stowaway case. His decision on handling the stowaway is often complicated by the unnecessary legal issues if it is not following the normal process such as the violation of unlawful action on processing the stowaway issue. The stowaway case always has been a serious problem in commercial shipping. It often causes unnecessary legal issues for shipping owner and captain because of unwise decision from the ship captain. Since the occurrence of 911 terrorism in 2001, International Ship and Port facility Security Code (ISPS Code) has adopted more restrict security code on the prevention of stowaway, but it has indirectly resulted in the tendency toward underground and better organized shipping stowaway crime. This change has also provided guidance for captain¡¦s decision on the process of stowaway case. The present study illustrates two important stowaway cases occurred at Taiwan commercial shipping lines. One is related to liner, the Maersk Dubai, and the other is for tramp, the Well Pescadoies. The present study made comparison on both case handling processes and their treatments on stowaways and the problems of derived legal actions resulting from the unwise and unnecessary actions from the ship captains. The study adopted the person to person interview results and discussion with ship captains, literature search, and case legal documents for analyzing the possible process problem of stowaway associated with both cases. The present study summarized the precautionary approaches and guidance for ship owner and captain on the prevention of stowaway and the requirement of ISPSC code including related IMO convention, protocol, and regulation. Other main concerns are how to promote the shipping security including the duty of captain and the interests of shipping owner.

Thesis advisor: Guy Beiner / The Rockite insurgency, purportedly led by the mythic Captain Rock, enacted a campaign of intimidation and violence which terrorized much of southern Ireland from 1821 to 1824. While the Rockite movement was not the first agrarian redresser movement in Ireland, it was unique for the intensity of its violence, as informed by the political ideology of the movement’s participants, the Rockites. This work argues that the Rockite insurgency was political, as manifested in the Rockites’ assertion of an alternative law and their attacks against police as representatives of the state. The intervention into the historiography of agrarian redresser violence is therefore threefold. First, the politics of the Rockites were informed by both the communal morals of rural Irish society and the popular politicization of the 1790s. Second, the violence enacted in the course of the Rockite movement was not due to lawlessness, but rather an allegiance to the ‘law of Captain Rock’ instead. Lastly, the conflict between the Rockites and the state can be exemplified in their clashes with the police, not only as hostile individuals but also as representatives of the state apparatus. Focusing on County Limerick in the year 1821, this work relies on the little-used State of the Country Papers in the Chief Secretary’s Office Registered Papers collection. / Thesis (MA) — Boston College, 2023. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: History.

This thesis explores how U.S. newspapers framed the death of Captain America. Specifically, the presence of various frames and their classifications was determined via a content analysis of 139 newspaper articles. Additionally, this thesis explores relationships between frame substance and other frame classifications. Generic/recurring frames were more prevalent than issue-specific/recurring frames. Frames tended to be episodic more often than thematic. Frames were also most likely to be neutral in valence, though differences from this overall trend emerged in some individual frames. Frames tended to be ambiguous rather than substantive. No relationship emerged between frame substance and the classification of generic/issue-specific frames, nor did one emerge between frame substance and the episodic/thematic frame classification. However, frames possessing negative valence were more likely to be ambiguous than frames possessing positive valence. Implications for framing theory and the news coverage's treatment of Captain America's death as an indicator of post-9/11 American identity are also discussed. Limitations of this study and opportunities for future research are acknowledged. / Master of Arts