Boxer Rebellion

“Animal Farm” is a “razor-edged fairy tale” (from the blurb) written by George Orwell. This book has a lot more themes than you probably think. It is about a farm taken over by unfairly treated animals and also informs you about the Russian Revolution by replacing the people involved with the animals on the farm. The author does a great job of hiding the real message from the story. I believe what Orwell wanted us to never forget is that history repeats itself explained by the four concepts of…

dream. He tells them that Humans are bad and cause them to have short and laborious lives. He teaches them the song Beasts of England and soon all the animals are singing along. Three days later old major dies in his sleep. Sooner than expected the rebellion happened. The animals had gone over 24 days without being fed and were extremely hungry so decided to help themselves. Mr. Jones heard them and came with his men to chase them out of the food the animals fought back and before you knew it…

they please. China will also pay 20 million to the British government for “war damages”. British also got extra territorial rights . Because of this political treaty Chinese citizens became upset and those who weren’t weakened by opium caused a rebellion which cost the Chinese government even more money. It was not just that. The west also had taken over the city of Hong Kong. If you consider china’s geography a port is the most reasonable way for trade as mountains surround most of the country…

EDITORIAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Imperialism is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. The imperialistic lifestyle greatly appeals to the US, but why? The government wants to expand to other territories around the world. Many of the worlds great powers such as Russia and China hold territories that the US wants. The U.S. recently bought Alaska from Russia in order…

Introduction In the years before the World Wars, America was in the state of isolationism and in so they were unable to make their mark on China before the other world powers. President McKinley (1897-1901) decided that the United States should have control over some of the actions that were being taken in Asia. In such his Secretary of State, John Hay, drafted the Open Door Policy (1899) in an attempt to create room for American trade. The Open Door Note would demand that other powers would…

The book Animal Farm that was published in 1945 and was written by George Orwell in England. Animal farm takes place in England but it represents every revolution that takes place. Animal Farm is a book mostly used for education but is also a highly read book. It relates to any revolution, but oftenly used to help describe the Russian Revolution, Nazi Germany and the French Revolution. There are many characters in Animal Farm but the most important would have to be Napoleon, Snowball, Old Major…

conflict of the book started when Old Major convinces the animals to lead a rebellion for their freedom. For instance, Old Major begins his speech saying “I have little more to say. I merely repeat, remember always your duty of enmity towards Man and all his ways. Whatever goes up on two legs is an enemy.” (Orwell 8) Furthermore, complication arises throughout the story, but what was the complication of the story? After the rebellion, specific things got out of hand, to be more specific,…

treating them and they will rise up against him. Therefore, he grows more powerful so the animals cannot rise against him. The pigs are the leaders of animal farm, due to their selfish ways, the animal farm spirals downwards over time. The rebellion starts with Old Major’s great ideas of an overthrow of the humans. He imagines a place where all animals…

and ruler of Animal Farm. Written by Eric Arthur Blair, under the pen name George Orwell, Animal farm paints a powerful picture of social injustice. What starts out as a rebellion for freedom becomes an oppression worse than any before. Boxer, Snowball, and Napoleon are just a few tools in the hands of the revolution. Boxer was about as sharp as a bag of rocks, but as strong and steady as a boulder. His consistency made him one of the most useful members of the farm, but he was not smart…

they can thrive. During the rebellion, they oust the farmer, who treated them poorly. They choose the pigs to lead them because they are the smartest animals. However, Napoleon decides he alone should be the leader so he uses force to overthrow their democracy. The animals didn't know it then, but Napoleon’s ego and thirst for power would cast an uncertain future on their lives. The role of the leader determines how the farm functions. At the beginning of the Rebellion, Snowball and Napoleon…