... that I read in the series was Patriot Games, for I had seen the movie with Harrison Ford and wanted to read the book. I often like to read books that have been made into movies so I can compare the two. Often, there are minor differences in the Tom Clancy novels that have been into movies, for it is hard to cram a 900 page book into ... that people often choose not to think about. He shows a behind the scenes look at what causes a war, and he gives us both sides of the story. The trouble between the US and the Soviet Union ( later becomes Russia) was a favorite topic for Tom Clancy to w...

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... . Western European countries agreed to receive the aid of America, so American government provided them not cash but credit to purchase commodities, equipment, and machine tools in the United States. Until June 30, 1952, when was the end of Marshall Plan, the United States had appropriated 13 ... deliver Greece from economic hardship, Greece would be controlled by the Soviet Union. Once America lost Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, the East, and even the West would be in danger. Hence, Greece got sufficient funds to rebuild its homeland under the support of America. On the other ... oth...

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... Compare the editing styles, aims, and consequences of D.W. Griffith, Sergi Eisenstein, and Dziga Vertov. What is the relation between editing and "telling a story" in each? How do they reflect the cultures (Hollywood, Revolutionary Soviet Union) from which they come? During the early days of film, few filmmakers stood out more for their unique styles and views of editing in film than D.W. Griffith, Sergi Eisenstein, and ... , 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 disp...

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... power on the UN hierarchy, was solely composed by the United States of America, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom, France and Taiwan siting in for China. The main antagonisms leading to the Cold War rose almost simultaneously with the birth UN; the very nature of the ... in order to assist South Korea, the US had already started its own uni-lateral campaign in name of "collective self-defense", deploying troops and bombardments. A latter Anglo-French resolution for an unified command to fight in Korea was passed as a result of a lack of soviet veto. This was ......

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... two powerful men seeking for a reform plan for their own countries. Gorbachev's Reform consisted in allowing the people to have more personal freedom, a tiny bit more democratic and promoting choice and liberty. While Xiaoping's way was very similar to Gorbachevs, personal freedom was obviously part of his plan but especially not his main focus,instead he set certain limits when ... continue to donate money toward more education, almost like beneficial cycle. Each reform ideals and structures are put side by side as to compare the pros and cons of each. Even though both reforms seemed to ...

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... erected in 1961 was improved upon over the next 20 years. The most heavily fortified section of the wall included electric fences, watchtowers, and automatic guns and a less-fortified wall encircled West Berlin completely, keeping all East Germans out of West Berlin" (Sara Ann McGill par 4). However at ... that time, no one believed it would take a total of 28 years to tear it down. This Wall separated families, friends and overall the whole population of the same city. Many people who were frustrated with the socialist regime tried to escape; only a small number of ... umbrellas of tw...

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... of the sixties had emerged. They were people who accepted the fight to the cult of personality as the beginning of social regeneration. And one can see the increased influence of Western propaganda against the socialist countries of Europe. Authors of radio programs pointed out that the ... leaders of these countries had been put in power by Stalin, and behaviors, existing there, were not so different from those that had been established in the USSR under Stalin. Since the spring of ... 30, 1956, the resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU, named "On Overcoming the Cult of Perso...

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... that an iron curtain was being set up across the continent dividing East and West. Stalin's response was that his country needed loyal governments in nearby countries in order 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. To do this, no one should use ... was atomic energy. They worked with the United Nations to put controls into place which included that all countries would stop making new atomic bombs and bombs th...

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... could be taken at any moment for having the slightest connection to anything that Stalin disliked. Maybe it was a greed for power and control, maybe it was racism and bloodlust, but either way, its effects were devastating to the country. There could be various motivations for Stalin's use of terror. But ... 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 be...

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... with Afghanistan. "We had hoped America would abide by the agreement that we reached that Afghanistan should be a neutral, democratic country that would have good relations with its neighbors and with both the U.S. and the USSR," the former Soviet leader said. "The Americans always said they supported this, but at the same time they were training militants -- the same ones who today ... ? Sending in half a million troops? That wouldn't work" (AOL News). Gorbachev said that the best NATO could hope to achieve was to help the country get back on its feet and rebuild itself after the war (B...

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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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... 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 and perhaps too late even to retreat. Napoleon than ordered his starving army to turn back as snow started to fall in ... 's ragged retreating army many of Napoleon's surviving soldiers were walking barefoot using pieces of wood as their cane many soldiers died from wounds, ...

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... the monarch. It also saw the rise of many independent groups that looked to the Soviet Union for help. This in turn caused the U.S.A. and Britain to withdraw financial aid for fear about Nasser's relations with the Soviet Union. All of these accusations led to the Suez Crisis. The Six ... -Day War soon followed, in which Israeli forces overran the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights on the Syrian border, and East Jerusalem. The Israelis also ignored the decision of the UN that Jerusalem should be an international city by making it their eternal capital. The ... Every time a leader comes f...

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... the monarch. It also saw the rise of many independent groups that looked to the Soviet Union for help. This in turn caused the U.S.A. and Britain to withdraw financial aid for fear about Nasser's relations with the Soviet Union. All of these accusations led to the Suez Crisis. The Six ... -Day War soon followed, in which Israeli forces overran the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights on the Syrian border, and East Jerusalem. The Israelis also ignored the decision of the UN that Jerusalem should be an international city by making it their eternal capital. The ... Every time a leader comes f...

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... new society after the revolution. It tells how the animal captured the Manor Farm from its unconcerned master, change its name to Animal Farm and establish a community in which all animals are equal, how a power-starved pig brought into existence his own personal dictatorship, how the animals learned ... 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 people. My grandfather recommended this book to me because he said that I could easily find connections in this story even...

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... a second front in Western Europe to relieve German pressure on Russia. The decision to postpone the invasion of France increased Soviet-Western mistrust. The Teheran Conference, November 1943 Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met at the Teheran Conference in Persia (Iran). This was the first meeting of the Big Three. They made a number of important decisions concerning Allied co-operation in the ... Americans. To improve Soviet-Western relations, Churchill agreed to let Soviet Union take parts of Poland and East Prussia after the war. Churchill and Roosevelt confirmed their decision to in...

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... . Even a little thing like being ten minutes late for work, you would be sent to Gulag. At Gulag the laborers were worked to death. Stalin ruled by use of terror and secret police. He used collectivization of farmland, where small farms were combined into larger farms under government control. Villages were rebelled, setting fires to crops, smashing machines ... , and killing livestock which lead to famine. Military and secret police used mass executions and deportations to enforce obedience to Russia. There was Political Oppression in which individuals were sacrificed for the good of soc...

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... pledged to "restore America's defenses" after a reduction in weaponry during the Carter Administration (Faragher 592). Reagan's proposed plan of "peace through strength" began with heavy promotion of increased defense spending and brought the threat of nuclear war back into the minds of Americans (Faragher 592). This is evidenced in the movie when, after breaking into NORAD's computer system, David is prompted ... to select from a lengthy list of military games. Just as a teenager today might choose "Biotoxic and Chemical Warfare", David, a teenager in 1983, was intrigued by the inclusi...

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... 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 ... result, he prepared a 5 year plan for it's survival. Gosplan laid down production targets for each main industry: electricity, coal, oil, pig-iron and steel, to be reached in 5 years. He had very ambitious plans as he wanted to multiply by two or three the production. Only the oil industry ... th...

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... Potsdam Stalin needed to coordinate how these countries would be ran. He specially chose the leaders of each country she didn't want anyone to independent minded and need people who were totally loyal to him so that they didn't make any decisions without Stalin's approval. Stalin set up Comecon, as seen in ... in 1947 which was a key factor that caused relations from 1946 to 1949 get worst between the USA and the USSR because this was set up by Stalin so that the eastern European and communist countries could easily trade between without having to trade with the west. This created tens...

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... socialism to capitalism, from community to individual, from altruism to egoism. To acquire better understanding of these improvements, drawing a comparison between the film It's My Day Off in 1950s and Ermo in 1990s is a good start. This examination will facilitate the process because both films focus on how individual roles have progressed in different developing stages in China. Competition between ... altruism [is] a rewarding socialist virtue"(Chinese National Cinema, 212). As the protagonist in the film, Tianmin contributes all of his time to helping others even on his day off, and ...

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... 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 ... of Russia (Nicolas II) in the real world. In the story, the animal cause a rebellion against Farmer Jones which is caused by his ignorance and mismanagement 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. ... who instigates th...

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... 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. Although Ho Chi Minh was ignored, he still diligently worked towards a new generation of Vietnamese Nationalism, while many ... criticized his movement as aligning more towards one with communist motives. Following the Ho's founding of the Indochinese Communist Party, which held both nationalist and communist motives, Ho Chi Minh was often criticized by the ICP for not being radical enough for the movement. Ho Chi Minh, however...

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... people who wanted to restore a monarchy to Russia. These people, known as royalists, managed to gain support from France, Great Britain, and partly the United States. This whole feud is a result of the "Bolsheviks Revolution." Leader Vladmir Lenin led the Bolsheviks as they over through ... the government and gained power. After over throwing the government, the previous leaders who weren't executed, will attempt to regain power. It is through this ... quot; This march was made to join up with other communist groups to increase in numbers. This was a very long and dangerous journey. 100...

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... crucial for the détente. Their invasion caused the end of the détente because they were no longer in a time of peace and was ready to fight. The invasion caused the United States to increase their budget for their defense. This led to a competition of who had ... demise. Apart from struggling in the arms race the Soviet Union also had a lack of technology. They were unable to generate computer, electronic, and telecommunications technology. Technology was advancing in a fast pace all over the world but the Soviet Union was behind. This was because of their funding was ... major accide...

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