Dictator

The frightening part about both books is the simple fact that they still apply to us today, nearly seventy-five years later. Uninformed voters, citizens of countries who don’t know basic events in their national histories, foreign countries run by dictators, and government overreach all exist today. In fact, they are alive and thriving in some places. The challenge is to listen. Now more than ever, in a world where media and politicians constantly bicker, we must listen to the silent promptings…

The citizens of Germany agreed and followed Hitler to war truly believing it was the only way to prosper again. The humiliation and frustration caused them to look to new leadership ultimately leading to electing Hitler as a four year dictator but it last much longer. The War guilt clause, reparations, territorial losses, and military restrictions were big reasons for the search for leadership. The war guilt clause and reparations caused a multitude of money lost giving little hope for…

Roberto Benigni and George Orwell explore similar central ideas in the texts Life is Beautiful and 1984. Considering the setting of; a controlled society, a war based on ideological differences and family; the importance or unimportance, the concepts of words, thoughts, actions, death and family structure are explored. Life is Beautiful follows protagonist, Guido Orefice, in 1939 and his experiences through WWll, as later narrated by his son, Giosue. The fable-like tale focuses on the concepts,…

commandments and it is expressly shown that you should not be or act as a human. However, these ideals were later washed away by the abusiveness of the power hungry. This relates to real world, historical events including the reign of totalitarian dictator Joseph Stalin of the USSR. He ruled the Soviet Union for over two decades, modernizing Russia and helping defeat the Nazi party, but also introducing new acts of omnipotence and terror. Correspondingly, the city state Sparta of ancient Greece,…

The “governor is the leader and dictator of a different group that plans to take everything away from Rick and his democratic state. The “governor” works as the man who always makes the decisions in his group; he rules with an iron fist that destroys anyone who is in his way. Rick and his…

for years until he later died. One of his generals took over for him and resumed the independence. Simon Bolivar helped many countries in Latin America gain independence from Europe. He fought many battles to claim territory. Simon later became a dictator to keep all of the countries in Latin America united. Many times Simon was attempted to be murdered but escaped. Toussaint independence movement was the most successful since after his death slavery was ended. Even after attempts of people…

of economic systems are capitalism, communism, and socialism. A very know communist was the Soviet Union. The socialist party is a democracy that believes in equality for all and that people should be in charge of their own lives. They have no dictator or are run by a single person. The government doesn't exactly control everyone but rather each city or town allows the mayor or citizens to make decisions for that city or town. The acceptance of all regardless of age, religion, race, sexuality,…

Chinese government was not as detailed as the Roman’s government. The Chinese started with the idea that all power should come from a single supreme ruler. This ruler was called the emperor but was more like a dictator. Democracy was out of the question in China. The Chinese never had a permanent senate but during some dynasties there were courts that dealt with family, state and society matters. There were priests and such but they all answered to the emperor instead of answering to the people…

Adolf Hitler was one of the most notorious dictators in the past century. He is known for the rise and fall of Germany before and during World War II and for the tragic genocide of an entire religion. How was he able to obtain so much power? Hitler rose to power in Germany as a dictator in 1934 with the help of the rising power of the Nazi Party, the immense popularity of his autobiography “Mein Kampf” (My Struggle), and his convincing leadership, propaganda, and oratory skills. Hitler was…

Prompt Commentary “He was an intelligent man and an able servant of his firm, but he was one of those Englishmen—common, unfortunately—who should never be allowed to set foot in the East” (Orwell 855). (This was an entry from Burmese Days) Much of the dialogue involved blistering criticism on Burmese people. Among those countless insults, the narrator’s input nabbed my attention. Orwell had expressed his political beliefs covertly through dialogue. For example, the quote says most…