... last state was just as bad as their first and how the ruling pigs become more and more undistinguishable from their human neighbors. It also tackles about the power and totalitarianism. How one has gained it and abused it. All of them were equal at first, but when one tried to rule with an iron hand, no one can argue. RELEVANCE: The story of the Animal ... Farm is about the Russian Revolution. All the characters in the story represent the people involved in that period. From Karl Marx, to Stalin, to Hitler and even the common ... during the reign of Marcos. Also a scene when the pigs w...

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... pigs volunteer to become the leaders of the farm with is the start of Animalism in the farm. The 7 commandments are a set of rules the animals followed to ensure there was peace and harmony and ensure the animals do not become like Farmer Jones. The commandment "Whatever goes upon four legs or has wings, is a friend" (Chapter 2, page 15. This commandment ... pigs become inferior with everyone thinking they mean the overthrown them. The commandment "No animal shall wear clothes" (Chapter 2, page 15) was followed until the pigs all decide the wear clothes. "No animal shall sleep in a bed"...

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... December 22 1917; a week after an armistice had been confirmed between Russia and Germany. Foreign Secretary Richard von Kulhmann represented Russia, but the German General, Max Hoffmann, was clearly the most important figure in shaping the peace. The German demands were excessive. Trotsky, the Bolshevik negotiator, withdrew from negotiations stating there would be "neither war nor peace ", meaning that the Russians would not ... Bolsheviks had control of the media meaning no criticism from the press. Lenin solved the problem of land ownership very well. In his April Theses, he swore to...

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... the USA responded to the actions of the USSR such as the Truman Doctrine, the Iron Curtain, Marshall Aid, the Berlin Blockade and the Berlin airlift. The USSR were very keen in taking over Eastern Europe. Truman wanted to stop the spread of communism while Stalin wanted to take control over Eastern ... Bulgaria, Hungary, Romina and Czechlovakia buffer states, to ensure Russia wouldnt get invaded again. There was tension between the two superpowers when they met in Yalta in February 1945. Finally after a while the three leader agreed that Germany would be split into three zones. Britain t...

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... of the entire world. President Kennedy had shown the world that this dream could become a reality. It was the mission of Apollo 11 to land two men on the moon, and then return them safely to Earth. As we look back in time this was amongst the most memorable accomplishments of mankind. This demonstrates what man can do with perseverance ... E. Aldrin Jr.; Lunar Module Pilot, went through intense training to be apart of this historic moment. What may have been years preparing and anticipating this historic event was surely worth their wait in gold for this occasion of which no man has eve...

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... support to annex Texas. This was in no small part due to the Manifest Destiny. At this time, Americans were constantly looking for land to start farms or sell to incoming farmers. They found the most easily accessible and available land in Texas. There was also the ideal that the Southerners traveled ... in office and feared being overthrown if he complied with Polk. Slidell left Mexico City for a town a few miles away and Herrera sent troops to the Rio Grande to confront the Americans. Polk and his cabinet prepared a declaration of war. He only expected to fight a few battles on the Rio ...

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Temporary Agreements There was no general peace conference immediately after the war. Instead the victorious powers made temporary agreements concerning the militarily occupation of former Axis and Axis controlled countries. Germany and Austria were each divided into four zones under American, British, Soviet and French control. In eastern Europe, Rumania, Hungary, and Bulgaria (which had been allies of Germany) were placed under Soviet control. British and American forces ... Yalta, Stalin had promised to include non-communists in the new Polish government and to hold free elections. But he d...

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... and Dziga Vertov. These men were well ahead of their time. Each was a storyteller with an exclusive view on how a story should be told, and each story they created focused heavily on the ability to edit film. Film editing is defined as the joining of one shot with another. The two shots that are then ... joined have the ability to show different places in time, location, you name it. When editing was first discovered it took time before filmmakers got a real feel for it. Vertov, Griffith, and Eisenstein were the innovators, they displayed the type of impact ... natural rhythm is what at...

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... mustard gas and satellite imagery of Iranian and Kurdish troop formation while behind the scenes the Reagan Administration sold stolen Pentagon weapons to Iran via Israel at an inflated price. The money, $30 million dollars, from the weapons was then used to fund the death squads in Nicaragua as a way to "roll back" Soviet communism. Though at the time there were no immediate ... repercussions to the United States, as did many events of the Cold War, the Iran-Contra Scandal became interlinked with other global uprisings, revolutions and proxy wars (Good Muslim, Bad Muslim chapter ... 3)...

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Would you like it if you were forced to think and act in a certain way? Leaders in countries such as Germany during WWII, used manipulation and brute force to control and lead the citizen's to follow them - no matter what. The United States and other countries didn't feel that they could just stand around and let things like this happen, so they worked with other nations to put ... to ensure the Soviet Union's security. In contrast, the United States goals were for nations to get along in peace, based on the principles of equal rights and allowing the people to determine their own government....

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... life that the person has left behind when the decision to go to college was made. There are several aspects of our lives that could influence us and the future decisions that we'll make. The biggest part of our decision making is the way we were raised and the culture we have got used to. Many Americans believe that the success depends on ... a great deal during the course of your life. You are brought up in the household that provides the best conditions for exploring the world of knowledge. There are no worries about the basic needs like food, shelter or security, and all the resource...

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... not have much gold. Since then America controls the world economy, and every other countries work hard to manufacture inexpensive items to export to US. And they are paid in US Dollars. It was not so easy for America to take leadership economically because there was different society ideologically, like Soviet Union, East Germany and Main Land China. There were two World Wars, which Involved ... many countries. America helped other countries no matter how different their societies were. It formed such things as ... food aid and loans. America always opened its door for other countries t...

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... what it could. Manchuria was the home of over 200,000 Japanese troops in 1895, at the end of the war. Even during these times of military build up and action there were large amounts of Japanese lawyers, doctors, writers all wanting to see if China was the way that their Japanese government had described it. It was during this time that both ... is what economic recovery hinged on. With heavy industry either destroyed or dismantled, Japanese traders were forced to only bring textiles, and dinnerware. These items are what were internationally traded before the war. After the war Japan wa...

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... . Therefore, President Kennedy implemented a naval blockade around Cuba so no Soviet ships were allowed to enter Cuba. Eventually Khrushchev ordered the removal of the nuclear bases that were being built. There was a greater negative effect of the population explosion then there was a positive. Since a growing number of people were able to get health care and decent rations of food, there was an incredible increase in population. Due to this ... increase, there is a decrease in the amount of food each person is allowed to ... ...

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... all the other original Bolsheviks from key positions in order to establish complete control, in 1928. Stalin could then become an absolute dictator. People were, "subjects." They had no responsibilities, no rights, no freedom. They worked for the state and were controlled by the state. Stalin's policies were bound to bring opposition. Anyone who spoke against the Plans or against Stalin could be arrested by the ... to twenty-five years spent in labour camps. There they worked on dams, canals, factories and hydro-electric power stations. They had no wages and scarce food. The harsh clima...

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... that it was the closest event the world ever came to nuclear war. The problem was that Soviet Union commanders in Cuba were ready to use nuclear weapons to defend if the island was invaded; the United Sates armed forces were also ready to fight. At the time the president of the United States was John F. Kennedy. In April 1962, Nikita Khrushchev ... tied it will not have the strength to untie it, and then it will be necessary to cut that knot, and what that would mean is not for me to explain to you, because you yourself understand perfectly of what terrible forces our countries dispose....

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... the world a favor, by ending the war and preventing any more deaths. Although Truman said this, there were people who saw the dropping of the bombs as unnecessary. "It is my opinion that the use of this barbarous weapon at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender because of the effective ... the World War. On December 7, 1941, Japan made the decision for Roosevelt, when Japanese aircrafts launched a surprise attack on one of America's main naval bases at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. From then on, th...

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... transportation. "Villages dot the countryside throughout Germany. Many have beautiful old houses and winding streets."" (Lane page 18) Some people who live in villages work in the factories and offices of nearby cities. Others work on farms. Half timbered houses are common in villages in Germany. "Builders construct a wooden frame and then fill in the spaces between the pieces of wood with white plaster ... ."" (Lane page 19) The wooden frame is then painted black on most houses. "After the war, control of Germany was divided among four of the Allied Forces - Britain, France ... of the ...

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... highest was the middle class. The middle-class was formed of people that lived in the cities and worked. The middle-class benefited in the early 1990's, when apartments were going cheap all because of house privatization, and they could spend there money on more important things like clothes and food. Then there was the poor population. Most of the poor people lived in rural areas ... the people like electoral procedures instead of the old "passing it down-. There are four major political parties in Russia. The communist parties, Russian nationalist parties, democratic parties, and spec...

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... in. Never before had the two superpowers of the world stood so close to destroying each other but they almost did and then more than ever the Cold War was getting hotter all the time! Both sides had shown that they were unpredictable; Stalin never thought that the USA would try to secure the city of West Berlin by air but they did ... saying that it did not trust the East. This time it was said in public, where all the people of the world could hear it. The Soviet response was also no secret and everybody could now see that it was east versus West. Making speeches like that allowed ever...

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... keep the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans down-. The ten founding members of NATO were America, Canada, France, Italy, Portugal, UK, Holland, Luxembourg, Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Belgium. In 1950, a war broke out in Korea, which saw NATO's power expand. Weapons use increased and then a decision came to arm West Germany, and to create a European army. Then in March 1953 Russia witnessed the death ... flee the West into the East by going over the wall were killed immediately. After a period of high tension and no action, the two major powers started to pursue what is kno...

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... the Soviet Union. Kennedy certainly did not want to go to war, but he was fully aware of the importance of the public and worldwide perception of the crisis. If the United States succumbed to the Soviets threats and bullying, then Communism and its nation allies would triumph over the free world. On a less magnanimous level, the U.S could simply not afford to lose face ... to use these weapons? Certainly neither side wanted the badge of being the aggressor for a nuclear holocaust. Although there were plans and recommendations for a first-strike option, it was generally assumed this woul...

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... to stop something which he believes, a communist conspiracy in doing some bad actions. the general explains that giving the greater kill and suffering the lower loss will be to destroy all Soviet Union nuclear weapons will be an interesting war for them. In the movie ... has been shutdown to disable enemy communication conspiracy. The general's mistake has rendered the president of the united states furious and anxious. Later, they were able to recall all planes except one, since that one has suffered a rocket attack which has damaged their comunication system ... contries like Marguaret...

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... moon. We have found cures for diseases that fifty years ago were thought absolute and fatal. And even though I have not witnessed many of these revolutionary events, they have changed mine, and the lives of billions around me. Revolutions have not come technologically and industrially only. Ten years ago the infamous Berlin Wall, a solid ... prophecy, Armageddon. True this may gives one a bleak outlook on our future, but for every one horrible event, there have been ten good ones. Mankind should have aglass-is-half-full? prognostication, and not one that believes that we will destroy our...

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... wish to receive the burden of world leadership. Thus resulting in the reduction of armed forces for the United States. Then, as we entered the Cold War, the United States and Russia were on separate sides wishing to defeat the other. What caused this change? During World War II we both had a ... of transportation by Russian troops to force the United States our of Berlin), the United States started the Berlin airlift. United States and its allies flew planes of food and supplies into Berlin, which eventually stopped the blockade. This proved the United States loyalty to the countries of W...

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