... Vietnam? While there are many hardships and challenges documented in his book: Unwanted: A memoir of a Childhood, Kien Nguyen's troubles are often a result of the ethnic and political background of him and his family. Son to an American soldier and aristocratic Vietnamese mother, Kien is cursed with being hated by his peers and country, simply because of his existence. Examples of racism continue to ... this one, continue to be given in the book, and eventually racism is shown in the schools and community. During his first day of school, Kien is called a half-breed while he recites the ...

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... that year Vladimir Lenin and his Bolshevik Party established the first Marxist government in the world. With the formation of this Communist government began the downfall of what Marx had envisioned. Lenin had established a so-called Marxist government, but he felt that Russia wasn't ready for the Marxist idea of communism. He believed that the country first had to be industrialized. That had been ... one of Marx's conditions. Secondly, Lenin felt that the new ruling class, the working class, was not yet ready for ruling, so he took up the position. That is where the main problem lies, i...

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... this better life. Upton Sinclair, author of the book The Jungle, narrates the actual realities of American life during this time, through the eyes of an immigrant family from Lithuania. Sinclair with intentions of writing the book solely for the purpose of promoting socialistic ideology ended up writing a novel that alarmed the public and forced our government into taking action. The Jungle represents America's coming of age. America ... to here. However, in actuality capitalism was nothing more then a lack of morals, corruption, and greed. It was a world in which the strong preyed on t...

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... while his mother had had a passion for music, enjoying reading and relating all the folk songs and legends of the region. Between his parents, Hardy gained all the interests that would appear in his novels and his own life: his love for architecture and music, his interest in the lifestyles of the country folk, and his passion for all sorts of literature. He lived close to ... rural life and Wessex was the fictionalized region of southwest England in which Hardy set all of his fiction. Although industrialization had made the north of England and the region around London prosperous and m...

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... in which could conspire to revolt, but finally helps to acquaint himself with his own human nature and true aloneness in the world. The fact is that men cannot be collectively conscious of the natural world, in so forth that the realization of the forces of nature and a natural state of being scares one when they realize they are alone. Men are, therefore, stuck in ... product, and remains so as long as men exist at all. Consciousness is at first, of course, merely consciousness concerning the immediate sensuous environment and consciousness of the limited connection with other persons ...

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... tend to deny to each other that there is a class existence. In order to fully understand class, you must first understand what class is; understand what the levels inside the class are, and finally the people of the class. A class system is defined as, "a system in which social standing is determined by factors over which people can exert some control, such as their educational ... and recently pink-collar careers. White-collar jobs are those that require extensive formal education and usually take place in a pleasant, indoor setting. They are the lawyers, doctors, and politicians. Blue...

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... power at the expense of the monarchy and the aristocracy. The Communist Manifesto had an incredible impact on the way people thought, politically. It dramatically affected the course of history. For example, its teachings helped to ignite the Russian Revolution. This writing was also a contributor to the hostile, anti-democratic attitude that started the Cold War. The Communist Manifesto was one of the earliest examples of a well thought out cry against the current political ... and social situation. The ... ...

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... in Out Of Maos Shadow, we must note that the protesting workers basically only focused on the above grievances in their letters to the central government . They hardly touched the issue of challenging the current ideology. In fact, they even addressed the central leaders of CCP as beloved and respected, and showed their trust in the leaders to solve the problems. The workers also emphasized that their grievances were in line ... require some extent of democratic changes. The intellectuals on the other hand, have been keen in seeking a political or ideological reform in the country. In t...

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... weapons such as an effective propaganda spreading machine that more and more promoted that Stalin was a nearly god like creature, and also he had a secret police force which kept the country silent through the years of terror. At one point during Stalin's rule he organized what were called "show trials" in which many people he did not approve of curiously confessed to solemn ... of things we want , we are "bossy". From chapter two to until the last chapter shows how the book is a satire and in the end has a conclusion that was apparent from the first page. In closing the moral of the No...

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... revolution, or are related to different parts of the revolution in some way. Since the book was based on the Russian Revolution, main animal characters and people in the story represent individuals, or different classes of Russian citizens. The book starts out very much like the actual Russian revolution; with hopes for a new empire where all are equal, and the unfair, unjust leader is thrown out. This is related to ... her ribbons, and wasn't much of a thinker. All she wanted to do was eat sugar, and look pretty. Molly is compared to the rich and important citizens who wanted to keep t...

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... job at any other place. They just wanted new workers to exploit them and when they are useless fire them. Capitalism was seriously criticized in this book and was shown as something inhuman. In the Jungle many of the workers thought that socialism was the answer for all their problems. They were many groups of workers 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 ...

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... . 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 ... like life was terrible for the people after the Russian Revolution. The goals of Napoleon(government) were opposite at what they were intended and the leader(Napoleon) couldn't be stopped, had had tota...

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... so that it had different "organs" to deal with each aspect of industrialization, the party became more efficient, they had goals that inspired the populace, commenced land reforms and nationalized industry, and were aided financially by the USSR (ppg. 243-236). Upon reading this book, one does not have the feeling of seeing Mao's reforms through a biased filter as Gurley objectively analyzes Mao's ... 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 filte...

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... jumps into a train car and gets off when he gets to the country. He finally realizes the nightmare he has endured. He gets odd jobs in the country and makes a good wage but turns to alcohol. With winter coming soon, Jurgis goes back to Chicago. He breaks his arm and work is scarce. Living out on the streets, he meets a man named Freddie Jones, son of Jones ... are as corrupt as the businesses. The corrupt capitalists value wealth more than the workers and the consumers. During this time, many workers vowed to help the laborer and ended the book by stating, "Chicago will be mine!" This b...

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... officials in order to get lead way in court and other places. Men who own saloons pay the police so they can sell liquor on Sundays. At one point in the book Jurgis beats up a bartender because he will not give him his change for a hundred dollar bill. The bartender does not get in trouble for this because he has paid people off. Sinclair writes ... and general favors" (249). This was a common thing among many bartenders. Capitalism involved the police, government, and common people. If one had the money, then he could get special privileges in life. After "hoboing" around the country a...

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In the book "Animal Farm", George Orwell gives us insights into our society that we would not generally notice, by creating a fictional world. Utilizing the form of an animal fable, "Animal Farm" 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. This is achieved by corresponding events in the novel to the actual events in Russian history. Dur...

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... by indifference and also inequality between both classes and the factors of production. On the other hand, past Caribbean leaders such as Michael Manley (Jamaica), Forbes Burnham (Guyana) and Maurice Bishop (Grenada), were all persuaded by Marxism and Neo- Marxism. In 1972, Manley gained sovereignty in Jamaica against the backdrop of social unrest and extensive cry for welfare reform. He then established a rooted obligation to ... the Marxist philosophy that the masses should control the means of production, the Manley administration set out to owning majority of the shares in the trans...

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... more developed characters. Sinclair wrote the book so that the conditions of the workers lives grew larger than the lives or the workers, however, it would have been more effective to write the book along the lines of a story, or documentary of a family. This way, the reader is able to follow and relate to the troubles of the family on a personal level. The public would have a greater understanding of the book if they could follow a realistic ... lifestyle similar to their own lives. Sinclair's main problem was keeping his audience focused. If Sinclair would have left out the detail of ...

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... off if its people were treated equally. Mao wanted the Chinese people to get rid of capitalism because the capitalist were getting richer and the workers were getting poorer. By bringing in communism he made it so the government could control the economic production; land factories, businesses etc on the behalf of the people. He knew that the peasants were the key to China and he used this to his ... advantage. Mao wanted China to have a "Cultural revolution" to get rid of old customs, old ideas, old cultures and old habits. He wrote a little red book and gave it to ... the people of C...

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... the book are the lines "and in the eyes of the hungry there is a growing wrath. In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage"(Steinbeck 238). Before this quote, the chapter talks about how men are throwing out good food because they can't make a profit. So, to ensure the food in their stores is bought, the men pour kerosene on the ... are suffering.  While at the migrant camps, the farmers huddled together, they talked together, they shared their lives, their food, and the things they hoped for in the new country. The twe...

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... and China and many historic events of these nations. An example include China's Great Leap Forward (1958-1961), led by the Communist Party of China. Mao Zedong was the leader of this economic and social campaign to rapidly transform the country's agrarian economy into a communist society through immense industrialization8 agriculture and collectivization9. Private ownerships were abolished, and agricultural collectives were ... . Firstly, all private ownerships were abolished and equal social classes amongst the people of the country. This statement was shown through the stripping down of...

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... appear at Lenin's funeral because supposedly, Stalin told Trotsky the funeral was a day earlier than it actually was. This made Trotsky look bad because he did not show up at his leader's funeral. It also gave Stalin the chance to appear on the front of every newspaper. This made out that Stalin was a man of the people and lived up to his beliefs. Fifthly, Stalin ... wanted to be the successor of Lenin. This convinced the people that Lenin wanted Stalin to succeed him. This couldn't be further from ... blamed for NEP failings. Stalin then turned leftwards and forced industrialization i...

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... distrusted them. This showed the Russian people that Lenin was on their side and was in touch with them. This was one of the catalysts to revolution in November. Lenin wrote The state and Revolution - within it he explained the Marxist doctrine of the need to completely dismember the bourgeois state before a proletarian could be constructed, however this book was not published until after the revolution in 1918, as ... with many other pieces of his work. Lenin had created the foundations to begin a revolution, however Lenin had created the slogan "Peace Bread Land", which ... ...

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... him to a meat-packing plant where he got firsthand experience on the trials and tribulations of the hard-working packers there. This job gave him the inspiration to write The Jungle, which soon became an instant success to the public. They bought it for the wrong reasons though. They were deeply intrigued about the standards of the meatpacking plants and what happened behind closed doors. Sinclair had ... 's wedding in Chicago, but the next chapter flashbacks to them and their family coming to America. The Jungle is a lengthy book, but it was easy to read. I think this book is fairly acc...

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... example of communism failure is in North Korea. The North Korean economy is not efficient enough to provide enough food for all of its citizens. In 1997 90% of the deaths of children and 50% of the deaths of adults were due to starvation . On average 10% of the population in North Korea dies each year with the cause of death being starvation . One North Korean ... refugee who now resides in China recollects on her experiences in North Korea by saying, "Adults could eat ... super power in 235 years while China in thousands of years has struggled to be. Also capitalism is a safe place fo...

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