... fail. During Plato's time, he believes the republic is possible because of the possibility of majority socially educated people. This is due to the relationship between society and literature. Society influences the literature of its time and literature influences the society studying it. I suggest that it is a never ending circle of change that relates the two. Marxist theory focuses on understanding ... meaning. I am not stating that this was Mitchell's purpose behind these lyrics, but I am suggesting that her lyrics were aimed to warn society against capitalism and commercialism. The ...

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... occupational class schemes might continue to demonstrate that occupational class and voting behaviour were still closely related, yet it is difficult make a strong cases to the effect that the working class, or indeed any other class, in the West has been engaged in any sustained 'revolutionary action' since the second world war Furthermore it has been argued that 'new social movements ... ' have taken over the role of classes as agents of change in the political environment. Environmental groups, groups concerned with world peace, and representatives of women and subordinate ethnic group...

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... ;All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others" (Chapter 10, page 112). This show the struggle of the animals against oppression and tyranny of the group of pigs in the farm. In the start of the story, the oppressor is Farmer Jones, which is the equivalent of Tsar Nicholas ... of the farm. This is similar to the cause of the Russian Revolution as Russia had lost the most amount of men during World War 1. The story tells us the abandonment of a leader to their people or in this case to their animals. Old Major represents Karl Marx ... who instigates the Communist mani...

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... , will attempt to regain power. It is through this confrontation that the war begins. The side of the communists pulls out victorious however it didn't come without a great loss. 14 million people died during the war and Lenin attempts to restore order within Russia. He begins pulling people back through brutality and enforces his rule on the people with a sturdy hard he begins creating ... new politics and begins pushing Russia in a positive direction. Between WW1 and WW2, China is at war with itself. In this war the Chinese, like the Russians, are battling nationalists ... . Eventually...

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... its history, the capitalist system has proven itself to be one of war. Starting with England and continuing with France, Spain, and others, and now with the largest capitalist state ever seen, the United States, capitalism has been the root of many global conflicts ... this relationship. After a war, enormous amounts of money and labor are used to rebuild factories, stores, and homes. Whatever there is to be gained by going to war is spent many times over just to return to where they were before they went to war in the first place. So really, war can accomplish nothing for ... a capita...

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... and still to this day, was considered one of the greatest leaders the Vietnamese ever had. Some would even label him as the "George Washington" of Vietnam. While living in France, Ho developed an interest in politics and joined a group of Vietnamese nationalist in Paris. During the Versailles peace ... talks, Ho heard word of Woodrow Wilson's stance against imperialism, and attempted to meet with the President to discuss the oppressive French colonial ... rule in Vietnam. However, Wilson had little interest in removing the French colonial rule in Vietnam and turned Ho away ... on achie...

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... production in Russia declined since the outset of the First World War, and those who had food, hoarded it. Major agricultural regions were occupied by the white armies during the Civil War, intensifying the food problem further. Lenin and the Bolsheviks needed food such as grain from the peasants ... be no need to regulate society. This last stage was called communism by Marx and the Bolsheviks began to call themselves communists after the civil war. However, the actions of the Bolshevik party during the war, and certainly after, did not seem to be the actions of a party that followed .....

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... often used as a means to motivate or abet folk to distribute their believes and to persuade others of their opinions. And what is the means to achieve expansion of their ideas? War is one, of course! Furthermore, People are more motivated to accomplish the ... commands of their leader if they think they fight in the mission for their country. Sometimes, their encouragement goes that far, that they are proud to die in a war ... .( martyr) Why did the German princes oppose the nationalist movement in the German states after 1815? It results from the definition of nationalism that a nati...

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... stating that the working class is organized like soldiers, Marx implies that the working class is empowered and has leverage because without the mass of soldiers, the sergeants and generals cannot fight a war. The entire industrial economy functioned because of the working class, even if they were being exploited. ... the army, and making war. Unlike Marx and Bernstein, who do not talk about war, Treitschke views war as essential because all the current states were created through war and that "the protection of its citizens by arms remains the first and essential task of the state" (22...

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... of subjugation through a given ideology propagated by the state. He introduces the term "interpellation" to refer to the process whereby individuals fall prey to the influence of ideological state apparatuses, and deceive themselves into believing that they are acting out of their own volition. Althusser's theory can be applied to the sociopolitical situation in the farm. The poem "Comrade Napoleon" along ... with the "Seven Commandments" indicate the vital role religion and literature can play as ideological state apparatuses in disciplining the masses. The inscription of these two tex...

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... social and political based ideologies that oppose capitalism. As defined by the communist slogan, "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." 2 Marxism in other words are equality for all, which Karl Marx believed was the key factor to keeping peace in ... the world, since he proclaimed history as a repeating cycle of wars, caused by class struggles and uprisings. 3 In terms of economy, Marxism lays basis of labour and its relation to capital, abandons private ownership of property, and exploits surplus value made formally ... Hegel's Philosophy of Right (184...

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... presented by the 20th century. Third, efforts were made to turn the Soviet Union into and industrial and military power (Pious, 154). This task would be especially difficult with the interruption presented by World War II. The Soviet leaders had to powerful and austere in ruling as to control and hint of dissent in the nation. The result of this austere government was totalitarianism. It ... , it had made significant advances in education. Standard of living was nowhere near the quality of the in Western nations, but it had risen appreciably since World War II. Even with all the changes ...

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... an industrial base. Its people, still largely illiterate, had no experience in political participation. In 1917, after a series of halfhearted reform measures and disastrous mismanagement of the war effort, the antiquated mechanism of czarist rule simply disintegrated and was swept away. It was succeeded, after a lengthy period of political upheaval, by the Bolshevik faction of Russian Marxism "later known ... Pious 154). The task was ambitious, the obstacles were formidable, and there was no time to waste "particularly after the disastrous interruption of World War II. The Soviet leader...

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... as an intellectual disciple. Comte's great works were The Course in Positive Philosophy and The System of Positive Polity. Since he grew up in France during a time of great upheaval, he had very conservative views on war and revolution. He believed that ideals could change a social system without the need ... for revolt. He believed that conflict comes from ideology rather than from social classing. Auguste Comte used a scientific approach called positivism as the basis of a new science of social order and development. Comte ... final state is the positive also know as the scientific. It...

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... as an intellectual disciple. Comte's great works were The Course in Positive Philosophy and The System of Positive Polity. Since he grew up in France during a time of great upheaval, he had very conservative views on war and revolution. He believed that ideals could change a social system without the need ... for revolt. He believed that conflict comes from ideology rather than from social classing. Auguste Comte used a scientific approach called positivism as the basis of a new science of social order and development. Comte ... final state is the positive also know as the scientific. It...

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... the advancement of the State at any cost. In this effort, the concept of Pacifism is alien. The fascist believes that humanity is defined by its performance and courage in war, finding the ultimate decision, life or death, to be the truest test of men available, all other trials never quite achieving this level. In relation to Marxist socialism, fascism is a ... direct opposite. Fascism is a belief that the forces of humanity are strongest in spirit and heroism. Marxism believes that all efforts of humanity can be summed up into simple economics, the class war defining the changes of so...

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... carry on the production and exchange of goods and services through a complex network of prices and markets (Galbraith p.1). Capitalism is primarily European in its roots and has evolved through a number of stages, reaching its peak in the 19th century (Hooker p. 7). From Europe, and especially from England, capitalism spread throughout the world, largely unchallenged as the dominant economic and social system until World War I brought in modern communism ... (or Marxism) as a savage and hostile government. Capitalism is much better than communism. This is true because not everyone wants...

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... tend to arise during times of crisis; whether it's because of political instability, war, or an economic recession. Though the task of toppling the preceding regime is quite a hard task already, the task of establishing and maintaining power is arguably an even harder task. This is because once in power ... , every citizen followed their rule. They consolidated their power by creating domestic policies which would in effect oppress the opposition, attract the masses, and also control their points of views. Once in power, any single-party leader must find means to quiet down the oppositio...

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... Farm once the humans had fled the farm was Napoleon. Based on Joseph Stalin, both were not good speakers, cruel, selfish, and cared for nothing but power and would kill anyone who would get in their way. The pig who challenges Napoleon for control of Animal Farm after the rebellion was ... was off the farm Napoleon began to spread lies about him hoping to get the entire farm against him. Stalin did the same thing against Trotsky and forced him into hiding in Mexico where he was later assassinated. Then comes the final important pig, Squealer. Squealer can most be paralleled to the ... t...

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... the number of children in the lower class. That way, society would be more prosperous. Another way of solving the problem of declining birthrates and corrupt population was a reform in marriage. If wives were no longer considered second-class citizens, they would be more willing to have children. Divorce ... was also seen as a step to a more happy and fertile marriage with someone else. By the early twentieth century, several countries provided government subsidies to mothers in need, such as Great Britain giving small ... speech, or own property. Due to this unjust treatment of women, ...

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... Bolsheviks supported efforts for revolutionary change, not small social reforms. The Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, were in favor of widespread childcare and women's rights. These two issues were the principal political aspirations of Alexandra Kollontai. She believed that a Bolshevik led revolution gave women ... which gave her no freedom. Kollontai took a husband in her late teens due to social expectation. She soon found being a housewife and mother to be "cage life". Still at this very young age she saw many social injustices. During one instance, she saw a textile ... to the more outspo...

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... control the rest of the population live under, without rules imposed upon them. They can be controlled, but for the most part both the Proles and savages are left to live uninterrupted by the lives of the rest of the population, as they do not pose a threat to the government. ... pre-conditioned as embryos to define their class. There are five such classes, or castes, which the children will become - Alphas, Betas, Gamma's, Deltas, and Epsilons (there is also such classes as beta-minus or beta-plus). This is similar to the citizens of 1984, who are also divided into class, ... , in 1984,...

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... capitalism causes wealth to be created in the most efficient manner possible which ultimately raises the standard of living, increases the economic opportunities, and makes available an ever growing supply of products for everyone. "The free-market operates in such a way so that as one man ... Julien 1). Socialism: Politics Socialist systems have compiled a record of political oppression. "In a socialist universe everything would be planned by the supreme authority and to the individual "comrades" no other sphere of action will be left than unconditional surrender to the will of their ma...

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... the Jews, which turned many radical Jews to Zionism. Non-Russian nationalities in the empire were repressed. By 1903 Russia was divided into several political groups. The landed nobility and the higher clergy upheld the autocracy. The capitalists desired a constitutional monarchy; the liberal bourgeoisie made up the bulk of the group that later became the Constitutional Democratic party. Peasants ... the Jews, which turned many radical Jews to Zionism. Non-Russian nationalities in the empire were repressed. By 1903 Russia was divided into several political groups. The landed nobility an...

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... quot; tells the story of a group of barnyard animals that revolt against their human master in an attempt to create a utopian state. However, power and greed caused their society's tragic downfall, as they end up repeating the cycle of human tyranny. The plot of Animal Farm follows the Russian Revolution. ... he suspected to be against him. However, this is not the only event that corresponded between the novel and Russian history. Another example of the parallel between "Animal Farm" and the Russian Revolution is when the animals start to rebuild the windmill. The animals' source of food...

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