... political and military confidence, Trotsky began attacks on key government buildings, such as the Winter Palace, and provisional government officials. Trotsky's Red Guards, an exceptionally well trained private army devoted to the Bolshevik revolution, played a crucial part in the seizure and maintenance of power in the newly named Communist government. It was not long after Lenin's rise to power ... quickly grow. These eighteen self-proclaimed governments were constantly challenging the Bolshevik government. This constant threat to the Bolsheviks resulted in a more centralized governme...

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... Russian soil, and threatened to take control of the central regions currently under Bolshevik control. Faced with this devastating war, the Bolsheviks acted decisively, reforming the Red Army under Trotsky. They increased the levels of conscription from the peasantry and proletariat, and quickly abolished the democratic soldiers committees that had been established during the euphoria of 1917. Desertion was made an offence ... enterprises) were brought under state control. Free retail trade was prohibited, and the government began a fierce and determined campaign of grain requisitioning....

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... technological advances. Yet these were all at the expense of widespread famine and political opposition. Thus, the Great Leap Forward became the Great Famine. The Cultural Revolution portrayed only and all of the accomplishments and benefits of the revolution. Another purpose of this Cultural Revolution was to be rid of all traces of the old culture through the acts of the red guards. The red guards were students whose jobs were to ... destroy old customs, thoughts, culture and habits. Although many went against the ideal that an individual meant nothing, and the party meant all- those ...

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... his presentation of two economic arrangements, immense powers of decision making. The most important of these monetary strategies, was 'War Communism', this concentrated on the Red Army's war effort, and kept the armed forces supplied during the war. This inarguably, helped the Reds to win the war, despite resistance amongst the Kronstadt Sailors and the Tambov workers. Lenin was the person who facilitated "workers Opposition" to War Communism by creating ... the NEP. Resistance was counterbalanced by his second monetary arrangement which was the NEP. The new financial strategy was sign...

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... 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 China, ins...

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... "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. During th...

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... thesis reinforces the ideological flexibility of the Bolsheviks. In the earlier months of Bolshevik rule, the party struggled for power through its main source of support – workers and peasants. The government continued with demolishing the old machinery of coercion, the legal system, the police, conscription, bureaucracy, and discipline in the Red Army. Moreover, suggested by Rose, the prohibition of all 'counter revolutionary' newspaper portrays the political corruptness of the party from the beginning whereas ... David Christian argues that censorship was compulsory to stabilize ...

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... ." Quoting Josef Stalin, this statement conveys the threat that America faced during the 1950s. Commonly referred to as the "red scare", American citizens feared the destruction of capitalism. In 1956, the cult film Invasion of the Body Snatchers premiered at theatres across the country. Through careful analysis, Invasion of the Body Snatchers can be viewed as a metaphor for the Communist scare of the fifties. Although the special effects budget was under 15 ... ,000 dollars, Invasion of the Body Snatchers presents ... ...

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... work 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 grown up in a higher social class than what her ... marriage to Arthur, because he was not in a higher social class. She married for love and became very unhappy as the marriage progressed through the years (Worthen par. 5). Like the mother in " The Rocking Horse Winner" she to did not have a strong connecti...

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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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... was convinced that if he could follow through with his theory that salvation would reach these civilizations and a sense of equality would be present within the society. I agree with Karl Marx's standing in that a utopia would be an ideal society to live in; however, I believe that it is an ... where central government had eventually wasted away and was replaced with a strictly democratic process. This process would include the elimination of the market system and the replacement of a system in which people would voluntarily work for the common good of their society. In this society, one...

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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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... . 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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... bookshops. Understanding this important piece of world literature however means understanding its protagonist Arthur Seaton. Arthur Seaton is 23 years old at the beginning of the novel and due to his youth pre-sented as someone who cares about nothing but his own fun and pleasure. Working all day ... at a lathe in one of Nottingham's many factories does not satisfy him and drives him to the pubs of his environment where he spends Friday and Saturday nights looking for superficial satisfaction. Although his affairs with married women have become a major ... topic of local gossip, Arthur...

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... to a (primarily) free and democratic society, where overthrow of oppressive upper class has never been a necessity. This historiography particularly embraces political leaders on 'the masses,' and as Marxism being a faulty ideology. An eminent name in Western-Liberal thought is Richard Pipes, who has participated in many anti-Marxists engagements, including hand ... -picking by the US government in examining weapons from the Soviet regime. Pipes believed that the Bolshevik's success in the October coup was heavily influenced by chance, arguing that 'the ease which the Bolshevik...

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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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... Trotsky from campaigning against Stalin. This prevented Trotsky gaining votes at a critical time. This gave Stalin the advantage over Trotsky. Fourthly, Trotsky failed to 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 ... one. After Lenin's death, Stalin teamed up with Zinoviev and Kaminev to defeat Trotsky. They defeated Trotsky and then the people saw Trotsky as a disloyal man who thought he was above everyone else. In 1926, Stalin allied with Bucharin and Rykov to defeat...

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... The Communist Manifesto In "The Communist Manifesto", Karl Marx offers the premise for his socialist ideologies. He asserts that in society people are either an oppressor, or the oppressed. At the time it was written, the Feudal system had ceased and the industrial revolution was at its forefront. The two opposing camps that rose up from the Feudal ashes were the bourgeois and the proletarians. In essence, the bourgeois were the capitalists, and the ... proletarians were the laborers. In this mindset, there is ... were in control. Marx writes a persuasive argument to gain the sympathies ...

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... that had no apparent flaws, but his sorrows and pain led him to the socialist form of government and the evils of capitalism. Through the trials and tribulations he repeatedly faces in the novel, he comes to believe in the evils of capitalism and how corrupt the system is. First is at the wedding, where the barkeeper starts off with a half keg, and drains that and uses another ... half keg through the festivities, and charges the family fully for both kegs. Not even the sacred tradition of marriage stops the immorality of the barkeeper who only looks out for himself. Next, when the fami...

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... characteristic; They all were used as a blueprint for our economic structure that we use today. Examining these differences can be just as important as the theories themselves. Adam Smith's theory of economics established capitalism as the only moral economic system. He believed man to be basically self-interested, though capable of relating to others through sympathy. Smith's theory of economics ... developed from his ideas regarding the proper relations among men. As each person had a right to the product of their work, they also had a right to keep or trade it as they saw fit. While ...

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... is evident in our society today and we can especially recognize it in our classrooms. We must take the proper steps, as teachers, to find a solution. Schools today are designed for the culture of power. The textbooks, tests and the way a teacher speaks to their students all demonstrate how this culture of power dominates in our classrooms ... Dialogue: Power and Pedagogy in Educating Other People's Children", Lisa Delpit says that she prefers to be honest with her students about the culture of power. "I tell them that their language and cultural style is unique and wonderful but that the...

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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 actually ... and has a baby boy, Antanas. After months of working, the family is struggling to survive through the horrible working conditions. The meatpacking plant was full of filth and ...

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... bookshops. Understanding this important piece of world literature however means understanding its protagonist Arthur Seaton. Arthur Seaton is 23 years old at the beginning of the novel and due to his youth pre-sented as someone who cares about nothing but his own fun and pleasure. Working all day ... at a lathe in one of Nottingham's many factories does not satisfy him and drives him to the pubs of his environment where he spends Friday and Saturday nights looking for superficial satisfaction. Although his affairs with married women have become a major ... topic of local gossip, Arthur...

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... more occupied with its effects than its causes. Suffering is prevalent in characters who are both defenseless and blameless. The child protagonists of Oliver Twist and The Old Curiosity Shop, and Barnaby Rudge is created to create sympathies as opposed to increase the critical intelligence. Not until the mid-1840s did Dickens begin to view society in its entirety, and so to realize ... This was a decade of political and economic troubles, when the people first felt the full threats and consequences of the Industrial Revolution. Barnaby Rudge is the first of Dickens' novels to show an aw...

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