... not let any obstacle block me along the way. My sights were set on college and as long as I remained focused, I knew I would succeed. I had worked too hard to abandon my dreams now. Succeeding solely in academics was not fully satisfying to me. I found it essential to also give back to the community that had given me the opportunity to reach my goals. I have been ... involved in several organizations such as Jewish Centers and Parks. My main task at the Jewish Center is to help children with their homework, packing and distributing food to needy families, and helping in maintaining the C...

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... steps towards democracy. Ukraine finally separated from Russia and became an independent democratic state. But there is still strong support for communist regime within its political circles and no one can guarantee that communists will not regain power in the future. My family is extremely grateful that God gave us the opportunity to leave Ukraine and come to the United States. Every single day my parents ... enjoy the benefits of freedom. American families, who have always lived in a free society ... and have been able to exercise their liberty to worship, often do not fully understan...

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... nature. Nearly everyone dreams of being financially secure and being able to better themselves materialistically. This is the driving force behind the theory of capitalism. The society that we as Americans live in today perpetuates the need for greed through the voice of the media. Expensive clothes, overly-excessive accessories, and nice cars dominate television commercials and the pages of magazines. From the time we are born, these luxuries are ... presented to us as normalities, leading us to believe that these items are, in essence, necessities. This, in turn, leads to more greed an...

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... many harsh economic policies, political policies, and violations of human rights. A combination of political genius, opportunism, and luck brought Stalin to power. The ruthless Stalin took every opportunity he had and ran like the wind with it, and assured his future position as the leader of the Communist party. Stalin rose and became one of the most influential man in the Communist party. From that point on ... , it was simply a bit of propaganda, a bit of magic, and gallons of luck that ... combined to make Stalin the leader of the entire Communist world and one of the ... ...

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... . They see world as a much brighter place, the place where any person could reach the desired goal if she wanted it bad enough. The programs that government offers to the financially challenged supports every individual that would try their best to succeed in this life. That includes such things as financial aid, state and federal scholarships, Educational Opportunity Program, and subsidized student loans. There are various job ... opportunity programs or internships available on campus or off campus. These job opportunities have not only monetary benefits, but also possibility of meetin...

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... . Gorbachevs had differ types of reforms like perestroika and glasnost but his re-orientation of the soviet goals contributed to the end of the cold war and led to the ending of the Soviet Union. Deng Xiaoping got away from Mao Tse-tung and came up with the second revolution, this dealt with reforming China's declining economy system and giving them the opportunity of improving and saving such damaged economy. As well as ... could come up with a government that everyone could get along with, offering the opportunity of having commercial exchange without having the government appealing ag...

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... again conveys that Lenin was a man of his word. He didn't sway from his ideas and stood firmly on his beliefs and tactical ideas. Such a leader was critical to the pre-condition phase, where parties were forming, discontent was mounting in Russia, and someone as powerful and convincing as Lenin had the opportunity to drive a revolution. For many years though Lenin would have to wait for his ... opportunity. During the years leading up to 1917, Lenin had been a virtual stranger to Russia. Apart from a 6-month stay in 1905-06 he spent most of his years in exile abroad. During the war and ...

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... hold. This situation was made worse by the onset of World War I. Russia's backward position relative to the West, its lack of arms, poor training, and corruption in the high levels of government and the army translated into such military losses that Tsar Nicholas II decided to take direct control of the . In February of that year, demonstrators took the opportunity to set up their own Provisional Government, forcing ... Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate and ending over three centuries of Romanov ... ...

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... this scenario was possible. Cuba was terrified that the U.S. would invade again, maybe successfully. This fear created the perfect opportunity for a mutualistic relationship between Castro and Khrushchev. Castro would gain security, and Khrushchev would shift the balance in the arms race because his shorter-range ballistic missiles would be capable of hitting the United States. Kennedy's measured restraint regarding the Berlin Wall and Laos was meant to avoid crisis. In ... reality, the administration's inaction caused the Soviets to gamble that they could ... ...

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... also explained "that he intended to send American military and economic advisors to countries whose political stability was threatened by communism." (Truman Doctrine - Handout) Through the Doctrine, it was made very clear that the US would support any country in need of aid against its fight on Communism. America began to intervene whenever given the opportunity, however some countries did not agree. In an article ... in the Soviet newspaper Pravda, a comment was made on the Marshall Plan on June 29th 1947. It states, "Hitherto it has been regarded as axiomatic that every nation should...

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... the hands of the Central Committee in the CPSU. Khrushchev had a strong foothold with the Central Committee and therefor was able to thwart off the opposition. Khrushchev, in terms of his plan for Sovnarkhov faced great opposition from the Presidium. In order to carry out his plan "He took the issue to the country and the population seized upon the opportunity of participating in policy-making. The vast majority was in favor and ... Khrushchev was able to argue that the nation was behind him" (McCauley 235). As time past during Khrushchev's reign ... his actions started to drive a wedge...

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... lives in this mode and for people of advanced years. Despite this, the youth did not despair. Many people started to travel abroad. Trade developed slowly but gradually. In the country, more opportunities became available for the development of the human personality. Many foreign companies had begun to focus their investments in the development of the Ukrainian economy. Many Ukrainians had the opportunity to work in such ... companies. Ukrainian youth actively started to learn foreign languages. I have always envied people who could converse in a foreign language; I decided to try my ab...

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... Britain and instead turned their attention to the East, the USSR. This would be the Nazis downfall. For in not defeating the Brits the Axis left open a spring broad for the fresh troops of the United States. The Nazis were spread thin, a trademark predicament of global domination, as well as concerned with the Reds of the USSR. The opportunity for a push into enemy territory had presented itself. The attack was named Operation Overlord and the date ... for deployment was originally set for the ... ...

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... presence known among a group known as the Bolsheviks. The 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 an opportunity to develop rapid change. Kollontai believed the time had come for women to ... be treated equally to men. The best way to derive the thoughts of Alexandra Kollontai is to read the novel which is the story of her l...

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... kind." He simply wanted complete control, at any costs. There was nothing that he wasn't willing to do to reach the goal. The terror and murder seems to have been very widespread. The constant threat of being exterminated for any reason kind of crippled the entire country. This is best proof of this comes from document 7 when it states, "What is sometimes neglected by those ... of any exerted governmental power, which is basically summed up in document 11. Also, simply the fact that so many people were allowed to be killed is a testament to this idea. Millions and Millions were extermin...

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... than a "fairy story" at first glance. However, the events in Animal Farm are allegorical to Soviet Russian politics from 1919-1953. Specifically, many aspects of the plot of the novel relate to the policies set forth by Stalin during his dictatorship. For example, common aspects in both the novel and history were the purges, the five-year plans, and warfare. Both Stalin and the character Napoleon used purges to consolidate political ... power. The so-called "second Bolshevik Revolution" was used by Stalin to eliminate ... ...

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... Patton made a quick and impressive march through Europe, fighting tired and unskilled German troops (the elite German Army was trapped fighting Soviet Union), and the war was over. They threw two atomic bombs to the stubborn Japanese and that was it: US again "proved- to be the modern Messiah. And by that time they had developed the essential military structure and gained the "style- of the winner so they could ... easily put down their demands. They realized they were one of the two strongest powers at that ... enough. America used NATO as their bully bodyguard to interfere into every ...

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... 's old parliament, the Duma, stepped in and seized power by forming a provisional government. They had no popular mandate and very little support. The Bolsheviks, on the other hand, under the leadership of Lenin and Trotsky, had a clear direction and mandate in mind. They believed that the rising in Petrograd and the overthrow of the Tsar had presented them with the opportunity of creating a socialist workers state. The book details the struggle between the Bolsheviks and Kerensky's provisional government ... as both tried to harness the raw emotion of the Russian people. Reed centres mu...

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... . However it can also be argued that other factors led to the Bolshevik seizure of power. The inherent weakness of the Provisional government and the poor leadership of Kerensky as the Minister of War, (and later as the Prime Minister) are also factors giving the Bolsheviks an opportunity to seize power and control. Besides, the seizure of power was the work of Trotsky and the military Revolutionary committee, not just Trotsky alone. Bolshevik leaders like ... Kamenev and Zinoviev contributed as well to the seizure. The weakness of the Provisional government is ... ...

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... " (p. 45). Reagan's use of conservative ideology helped him to impose order and led him in achieving his goals and policies as president. Though spending rose under Reagan, he did bring change to Washington. His victories included "tax and budget fights, success in the PATCO strike, 4 and the ability to carry out the largest defense buildup in history" (p. 109). He was able to start government ... programs to deal with social and economic problems in America. He shifted the national agenda, and brought about huge tax cuts. Though there was some criticism, Reagan was ... to open relations...

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... on Hitler as they used on Napoleon they burned everything in site grain fields, they slaughtered livestock so as to leave nothing to the enemy could eat and they retreated. Napoleon entered Moscow in September 14, and found it in flames Napoleon and his army stayed in the ruined city for fine weeks they were there till mid October too late to advance farther ... Leningrad. Seeing that Leningrad would not surrender Hitler went to Moscow the capital of the Soviet Union, Hitler entered Moscow on October 2, 1941by December Germans had advanced to the border of Moscow. Soviet General Georgi Z...

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... the war on the evils of capitalism and imperialism. Without WW I the chance that the Bolsheviks would have gained power was highly unlikely. Another reason that the Bolsheviks were able to gain power was through the support of the Petrograd Soviet, which represented the majority of the population. Although the Provisional government had taken control when the Tsarist regime collapsed, it was still at the mercy of the workers and the peasants, who gave the Provisional Government the opportunity ... to establish itself in the first place by the overthrow of the Tsar. It was apparent that ...

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... of glory taking her seat in the annals of history alongside world powers such as England before her, the Roman Empire, the Grecian Empire of old whom the US borrowed her form government. The Spanish American war opened the door for the US to rise to power globally and thus become a force to be reckoned with herself. England saw this as an opportunity to coattail a riding power as well ... as becoming more recently the best friend the US has today. Prior to the start of the Great War, the United States and ... Great Britain had relatively small, if any, relations with each other, having...

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... expand in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, they were checked by the rising power of the German state. Therefore, Russia attempted to begin its expansion across a now weakened Europe. Each side took every opportunity to denounce the policies of the plans of the other. A propaganda war developed. In this atmosphere of tension and recrimination, people began to talk about a Cold War. The differing beliefs of the USA and the USSR go ... some way to explaining why the Cold War developed, but not all the way. The USA and the USSR had emerged from the war as the two "superpow...

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... War claimed that liberal democracy lays foundation for a new world order led by the U.S. hegemony which aligns democracy with the western emphasis on "civil and political right". For example, articles 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Right [ICCPR] sets out the formulations of the right: every citizen shall have the right and opportunity (a) to take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly of through freely chosen representatives ... and (b) to vote and be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held ...

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