... in complete agreement but their major divergence was in regards to international socialist revolution. "The Collapse of the Second International," "Socialism and War," and "Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism" all showed Lenin's belief, because of World War I, that capitalism was in crises and that the time for European revolution was afoot. Lenin wrote: "To the question, "What would the party of the proletariat do ... if the revolution placed it in power in the present war?" we answer: "We would propose peace to all the belligerents all the oppressed, and those who do not have...

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... as well as the social experience. To this end, this essay endeavours to explore some of the issues of language in the linguistic literature such as the intersection between language and society, education, politics and socio-economic class as discussed below. Intersection between language and politics Language politics has been defined by Linguistic Society of America (2007) as the way in which linguistic ... in view of promoting nationality or strengthening identification with one's cultural background. A vivid example of a nation that has sought to encourage the use of minority languag...

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... and cause instability. When instability is present in any society, the populace is very likely to get rid of the cause of the instability through a phenomenon called a revolution. Revolutions can come in many forms. For example revolutions can come in the form of violence, such as war ... , or it can come in the form of evolution, such as legislative transitions of government. Many socio-economic theories have been formulated to rationalize why revolutions occur. One of the many famous socio-economic theories developed was Communism. Communism was created by Carl Marx and his associate Fr...

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... In protection of that conviction, Stalin was in constant fear of competitive initiative and philosophy. Stalin subjected society and culture to strict party surveillance and control, issuing pro-socialist, xenophobic propaganda, censoring literature, art, and media, and launching anti-religious campaigns . In addition to his confiscation of religious property and denunciation of belief, Stalin was a contemptuous anti-Semite, using Jewish people ... the objective of a stagiest societal evolution of Europe and Russia in the gradual progression from feudalism, to capitalism, to socialism, a...

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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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... 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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... . It is essentially a materialist approach and therefore mainly concentrates upon economic factors and influences and how this can lead to the oppression and subjugation of both the Proletariat and indirectly women. Drew Milne (1996) elegantly expresses this with his comment: "Marxism tries to offer a critique of the ideological distortion of human interests, recognising the relation between civilisation and barbarity in literature, but without simply mirroring the current ... system of production." Therefore, the conceptions within literary and fundamental Marxism can easily be directed...

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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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... , government, law and economy. Over the last fifty years, China had been through a lot of changes. China started off being run by Warlords who were overthrown by the Kuomintang in 1913. In 1921, the Communist party was formed and Civil war broke out between the Kuomintang and the Communist. This ... lasted right up to 1949. China had also been through a war with the Japanese, several famines, and a constant battle against inflation. When the Communist Party came to power ... several problems in the agricultural part of China in the 1940s. Firstly, throughout the Civil war and W.W.II, the...

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... the culture industry was seen as the dominant theory, their ideology was predominantly negative, and it was the way certain institutions policed society. Both of these theorists, Horkheimer and Adorno, were refugees in the second world war, which has had some implications on their writing. In this essay, I plan to ... focus on how the "culture industry " was developed by looking at how critical thinkers, Adorno and Horkheimer, used political economy ideas and neo-Marxism ideas ... to focus on is the way in which the media is a form of mass deception (Kerr, 2014). Adorno and Horkheimer w...

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... increasing reliance would give the workers the power to revolt, with the poverty of the proletariat being the motivator. While this is a simplification, and in terms of economic theory it holds merit, it does not take into account many of the other influences in France at the time ... the case of Louis XVI, leadership was not undertaken in the context of stewardship, but with an arrogant attitude. The result was a significant social gap and inequity. In a contemporary text, Travels in France by Arthur Young, the story of a peasant woman is told, which demonstrates the level of hardship ...

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... , the serfs or proletariat. Marx believed by the growth of class-consciousness that the lower classes could become more aware of their situation and thus throw of the shackles of oppression. Finally, social change can happen because of transitions of modes of production. The industrial revolution is ... in one country could have catastrophic effects on others and their social development. Secondly, he believed in "tipping points", where the outcome from one event can affect the future for long periods. For example, at the end of World War II when the USSR brought the "iron curtain ... " d...

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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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... implemented the Five Antis Campaign. The goal of this campaign was to oppose "bribery, tax evasion, fraud, leakage of state industrial secrets and theft of state property" (Fitzgerald pg. 80). This led to the end of capitalist industry as much of it was slowly collectivized. ... of heavy industry (Meisner pg. 112). Along with economic/industrial planning came the political reorganization of the First Five Year Plan. Maurice Meisner and John Gurley both emphasize the formation of a centralized, bureaucratic government as an integral part of the First Five Year Plan (Gurley ppg. 235 ... ...

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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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... "argue as confidently as ever that the Right does not have the answer to the problems of social polarization, rising crime, failing education and low productivity and growth." (Fraser Institute). At first glance, the above statements made by Tony Blair, could be dismissed as platitudes, or high minded sound ... obituary at its final burial. The classic socialist ideology of Robert Owen and Karl Marx, that had stood the Labour Party in good stead since its foundation was being re-forged and honed, the post war political scene was evolving into something entirely different to what had gone...

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... Hunter-Gatherers. Teeth, bones, hair etc... were all displayed as trophies from the victory over foes. "An evidence of the wearer's prowess, and not of the prowess of another." (Edward Ross, pg. 96) However, in societies with little social class movement or strict caste systems, we ... way that they dress. Veblen's position (1899) was that the upper classes invented fashion to distinguish themselves from those below. When the styles and practices of the upper classes were imitated when their fashions 'trickled down' to their social inferiors, the upper classes were impelled to reconstitu...

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... of those who don't. Marxist Theory can also be applied to Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart in two ways, one from inside the story, and the other from outside. It would be inaccurate to claim that the Igbo society of Things Fall Apart is no different from a western society in ... only in wrestling but also on the battlefield. Like Odysseus, he personified all the virtues his culture admired. He "ruled his household with a heavy hand" and he had a fiery temper. Achebe writes that "Okonkwo never showed any emotion openly, unless it was the emotion of anger. To show affection was a sign ......

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... sell, not how much you have for show (Heilbroner2 49). Free markets support the profit motive by allowing individuals to trade, specialize, and compete against one another, all of which leads to economic growth (Colander 44). Capitalists use comparative advantage in trade to make greater profits. ... Instead of producing many different products an individual will specialize in one area of production, keep what he needs, and then trade the surplus for necessities, such as money, food, etc. (Colander 42). By specializing individuals become even more skilled at their ... that will make th...

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... types of crimes in recent years, so the company held a personal interest in the matter. Lacovara argued to the U.S. Sentencing Committee that legal standards for corporate criminality should be narrowed, and that an entire company should not be held responsible for the transgressions of a few of its employees. In 1990, the Justice Department supported a harsher version of these guidelines. GE ... took its complaint to the White House, claiming the new proposal was "a corporate death penalty" (Greider, p. 1). President Bush's attorney contacted the Justice Department and the endorsement w...

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... in the Edwardian era. The most decisive moral of the play is showing what becomes of your community when they are not treated equally and looked after. Sheila and Mr Birling's attitudes however are very different. Birling has the idea that each man is for himself; this is very stereotypical of a ... rise, Eva in particular. One reason contributing to Sheila's sympathy is the betrayal to her of Gerald. "I"m sorry Sheila. But it was all over and done with last summer." His betrayal to Sheila has enhanced her realisation of the evil things people are doing around her. A key scene in the p...

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... necessary to take a more detailed look at how communism has thus far been badly implemented, what are the good aspects of communist theory and ideology and whether it is possible for a pure communist society to ever completely prosper in the current world situation. To this date communism has ... the sole party leader he controlled all means of production but he did not distribute the goods evenly. This led to widespread famine and starvation which was just one of the ways that communism had been improperly implemented in the Soviet Union. Although the Soviet Union did ... , in recent y...

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... Introduction Karl Marx is considered as the father of "communism." He has contributed so much in understanding the labor in relation to capitalism and the alienation of man. The negation of productivity according to Marx is alienation. For him, alienation means that man does not experience himself as ... means not only that his labour becomes an object, an external existence, but that it exists outside him, independently, as something alien to him, and that it becomes a power of its own confronting him" – Karl Marx. Man in here becomes as an object or only a means ... big bad wolf ...

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