... to the result of the Russian Civil War of 1918-1921 because the Bolsheviks were desperately trying to stop the terrorists from winning. The Bolsheviks triumphed so he was elected a member of the Communist Party's highest decision-making body, the Politburo, and the Central Committees Organisational Bureau in 1919. At the height of the Civil War, as a political commissar in the Red Army, he supervised military activities against the anti-revolutionary White forces. During the war between ... of a religious and legalistic schooling, he learnt to rule with ruthlessness and insensitivity to...

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... battle. There were many differences and similarities in both these battles, battles that would help shape the country. Between 1918 and 1920, Russia was at "war within itself."The feud between the red army and the white army had finally boiled over into war. The red army was the communists of the country. Its red is the color of the communists; it was fitting this army fight in red. They fought ... the white army who consisted of the people who wanted to restore a monarchy to Russia. These people, known as ... loss. 14 million people died during the war and Lenin attempts to restore orde...

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... of his life, including his Mother's fearful hatred, his Aunt and cousin's shame, and his interactions at school. The very community he lived in was also a clear example. The unstable years after the communist seizing of South Vietnam between the 1970's and early 1980's were like a war zone for Kien and his family, and racism becomes a battle that unfortunately cannot be won. South Vietnam was being ... children and their older parents are just another example of the presence of racism. After seeing these examples portrayed in the book, it is clear that racism is a constant threat in the...

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... causing their anger and vengefulness. In the song, the vintage is where all of that anger and wrath is kept.  Revolutions are common throughout history, and sometimes it happens within a countries own borders. Take the Civil War for example. America was literally split in half because of the disagreements that the North and the South had. Steinbeck creates a rift between two classes in his book and ... demonstrates the differences and horror one causes the other. He studied what was happening in his world and learned about all of ... the rioting and the picketing, then wrote about it. ...

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... At age forty seven Vladimir Lenin was named president of the Society of People's Commissars (Communist Party). The problems of the new government were enormous. The war with Germany was ended immediately. Though Russia lost the bread basket of the Ukraine to Germany this was soon regained when Germany was ultimately defeated in the war. Land was redistributed, some as collective farms. Factories, ... mines, banks and utilities were all taken over by the state. The Russian Orthodox Church was disestablished. There was opposition and this led to a civil war in 1918 between the Mensheviks ...

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... at stake. And while we don't seem to know we are losing the war, you can be sure the Communists do- (34). Welch went on to discuss ten ways to fight communism. He believed that 95% of people under the fist of communism do not want communism. "If just one fifth of the people who bitterly oppose Communism and actively oppose it, in such a coordinated ... . They needed to be informed that people like Gordon Hall, an activist who received much publicity, was a Communist. If people we're aware of his activities, he would be in the spotlight less and America could win the war on Communism (Wel...

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... society, this act represents the concealing of the truth through the dependence on a lie. An example of this lies today with the Chechen War in Russia. "It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the bad." Sophocles (496?- 406 B.C.), Oedipus Coloneus Presently, there is a war between Russia and the Republic of Chechen. The Republic of Chechen wants to ... deal within society. Our society barely hears the truth through the silenced screams of women and children wronged by the more powerful members of their own society. The Russian society does not look too hard for t...

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... him a private train to ride on to get back. For they knew that if he succeeded in coming to power in Russia he would take Russia out of the war. When Lenin was building up the Bolsheviks lots of people started to look at them more seriously. he exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky, who arrived in Petrograd in May from America, agreed with Lenin ... smart move by Lenin because he knew that the Germans were going to lose the war so once the allies won he would re-claim the land. For the land part he just handed land to the peasants that were working in the farms. For bringing them bread it c...

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... of his self-importance. Trotsky underestimated Stalin, which led to Stalin winning the leadership of the Bolshevist Party. Secondly, Stalin believed in Socialism in Russia, which was a very popular idea with the people. Trotsky believed in a Bolshevist World Revolution, which would make the Soviet people very unhappy because it would cause war all over the world. Thirdly, when Stalin was campaigning for leadership, his main rival ... proposed "Socialism in one country", and this was popular with the people and it suited them more than Trotsky's idea of a world revolution, because they d...

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... , and put to death. All in all however, the Cultural Revolution made Communist ideals become the center of Chinese culture, making long lasting effects on China. The Chinese movie, "To Live" portrays an unbiased life of a commoner family from the Civil war to the end of the Cultural Revolution. The film is segmented into 3 sections: civil war, Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution. Although all 3 parts start off with ... optimistic views of the revolution, the results are usually disastrous or sacrificing. The family, in the first segment looses their home and possessions due t...

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... organizing socialist movements all working in the same conditions and for better payments. They thought they should own the industry. The Jungle causes a great deal of commotion in the United States, it caused the government to investigate the food industry and create the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. The author purpose on the book is clearly understood, Sinclair was disagreed with the ideas of capitalism and he wanted ... of their newest songs called "For the Workforce, Drowning" This is only an exert of the lyrics of the song. "Just keep making copies of copies of copies, when will ...

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... over. Napoleon was a corrupt leader. He had broken almost every single one of the seven commandments set out in the beginning to keep the animals focused. For example he traded with humans. Lenin also compromised his country by establishing trade relations with the same capitalist nations that supported the White forces in the Civil War. Just another fact that Orwell's satire, as some call it mirrored ... the Russian Revolution. The Animal Farm revolution was suppose to make life better for all ... animals and unite them as one. But as the book ends the fairy tale ending did not happen...

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... edition was written by Maurice Meisner and copyrighted in 1990. Meisner is currently the Harvey Goldberg Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Visiting Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics. In Mao's China and After, Meisner assesses all the political, economic and social effects of the civil war time period and Mao's regime. This was an excellent source to go to ... for a detailed overview of Mao's reforms and how they fit with his goals. As with Gurley's book, one does not feel that the information is being transmitted through a biased fi...

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... a difference in life? What's the difference between lower class and middle class During childhood D.H Lawrence knew how it felt to live on the lower side of town, and younger generations has taken for granted education and social classes. D.H Lawrence was by far one the most contemporary authors of our time ... when first published were considered inappropriate and to some extent not considered literature. Lawrence had always struggled for acceptance from his family, peers, and even the readers of his work. Lawrence's mother, Lydia Beardsall Lawrence, was a former schoolteacher who had g...

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... nature. It may even be said that greed is the "ultimate scrooge" of human 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...

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... people had to struggle for their rights. "To be black and American" - it was their biggest dream (DuBois calls it "the double consciousness") and after many years of fighting they finally found freedom and equality. The last thing I would like to write about is Karl Marx's Theory of class division. Marx said that we can split our society into two groups. One ... group called "bourgeoisie" was wealthy and powerful. The other, called "proletariat" was exploited by the upper class (bourgeoisie). People from the lowest class had to work very hard in the worst conditions just to earn some mo...

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... , 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. This is achieved by corresponding events in the novel to the actual events in Russian history. During the Russian revolution, Russian leader Joseph Stalin used secret police to 'get rid' ... 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' so...

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... while working. When their shift is over, the workers march out in an orderly line like drones. A bit further into the movie, there is the scene at a factory that has the same elements of the opening scene in prison; orderly lines, uniforms, and very little communication between the workers. These images further reinforce the Marxist theme of the worker being viewed as more of a machine ... or commodity rather than a human. While both films carry Marx's sentiments about servitude and exploiting the individual, Metropolis has a much deeper Marxist influence than À Nous la Liberté. Clair...

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... most of the working class, are usually more physically demanding. They are such people as farmers, mechanics, or some other laborer. Pink collar is a new classification, still generally associated with the working class. It is called so because they are jobs mainly held by women. These include secretaries, waitresses, nurses or caretakers. There are no bright lines separating classes. The borders between the working class ... and the middle class, for example from an online reading, are often muddy, as when working class people set up small businesses, or small business owners go broke ...

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... . Due to specialization, one worker has one task and that results in a worker's loss of independence, resulting in alienation. Jurgis feels alienated from his labor throughout the novel. He is working in a slaughterhouse when he says: "It was all highly specialized labor, each man having his task to do;"(p.43). He is only a part of a machine and ... of labor leads workers to act like machines. When Marija sells her body for money, she exemplifies this. "I had to live," she said; "and I couldn't see the children starve." Her sexuality becomes her labor, the fruits of which are enjoyed by...

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... shows how little respect the Birling family have for the working class community. J B Priestly wrote the play back in 1945, while he set the play in 1912, knowing what will happen. He used his knowledge of this to create the characters so they act according to the manner of the era. At the time a family's social position was very important, a huge difference between the classes determined the quality of life. Wealth ... was required to progress in life and so generally little money equalled little joy. The play clearly portrays Eva Smith differing in class to ... worsened due to her be...

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... possibility motivates men to labor to obtain property and improve it. Two major forms of government today believe that all property should be owned by the state and common to all people: socialism and communism. Socialism is an economic system, a political movement, and a social theory. Most socialists ... that in a state of nature, when man works on the land, he is putting something of himself, his labor, into the land, and thus making it his own. But for Locke labor goes much further than merely drawing the line between what is private and what is public. Labor creates value ... and ...

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... days on average did drastically fall, however he also notes that it remained very high outside of these times. This springs the argument that perhaps the widespread availability of tea caused a shift in social expectations in the work place rather than the working class purposefully seeking tea in order to follow a social pattern as many would suggest. Joan Thirsk disagrees[6], she notes that there ... was a particular interest amongst the working class to copy the social elite. The Changing industrial period, and the will of working class males to establish themselves in a pecking orde...

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... for each other, because we are all essentially on the same level. All of the characters in Gatsby nullify this idea, because they all exploit each other. For instance, Gatsby uses Nick to set up a meeting between he and Daisy. The characters also place very little value on individual human beings ... or on humanity as a whole. Each character is too wrapped up in him/herself that he/she does not take the time to care for others. Class levels are prominent - the rich are drastically separated from the poor, and the ... humanitarians, Socialists are opposed to any human being treated as a ...

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... hold jobs such as directors of local firms, accountants, "middle management", and capitalists (owners of small shops in the area), office jobs, supervisors in industry, firemen, policemen, technicians and teachers. There average income somewhere between thirteen and twenty-five thousand. Anyon argues that middle-class schools discuss four main points: method of teaching, controversial topics, creativity, and classroom management. In her article ... of classroom control in a middle-income-level school is very much regulated by rules set by the town, school, and community. Also, these rul...

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