Joseph Franklin Rutherford

About the author Ralph Miliband was a socialist intellectual of immense integrity. He belonged to an era of communists shaped by the Russian Revolution and the Second World War, an era that ruled leftwing politics for right around a century including Hitler's triumph in Germany in 1932, trailed by the Spanish common war, spellbound legislative issues all through the landmass. Ralph joined the energetic Jewish-communist youth association Hashomeir Hatzair (Young Guard), whose individuals later…

The Pahlavi dynasty ruled Iran from 1925 until 1979, when the monarchy was overthrown as a result of the Iranian revolution. The Pahlavi dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1925, a former Brigadier-General of the Persian Cossack Brigade. The elder Pahlavi reigned until 1941. He was succeeded by his son Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. Following the Russian Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, the Russians no longer considered Iran as a prized territory. This left the British…

Gilgamesh a hero? According to Joseph Campbell, “[a hero] must put aside his pride, his virtue, beauty and life and bow or submit to the absolutely intolerable,” as said in his classic book, The Hero With a Thousand Faces. As explained by Campbell, a hero usually begins with an adventure due to someone or something that has been taken from them, or feels that there is something missing in their normal life. Then that person takes off and goes on a journey full of adventures that are beyond the…

Throughout the Heart of Darkness, Conrad implements color symbolism to underscore his meaningful perspective on the things he saw in the Congo. Specifically, his account of the journey highlight the usual and opposite association with the important complexions of black and white. Particularly, white symbolizes the purity and innocence of a person while black embodies the evil of men and the sin associated with it. To support this association, Conrad in the beginning details “two women knitting…

The war that raged in Korea between 1950 and 1953 did not begin as a huge international conflict during the Cold War, but would eventually become that once the United States and other countries decided to get involved in the Korean Civil War (Office of the Historian). Korea, throughout its history, was owned by other countries. From 1910 until the end of World War II, Japan had control and influence of Korea as a whole. Because Japan was on the losing side of World War II, the future of Korea…

In the first movement of his Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra Op. 31, Gerald Finzi utilizes downward bass motion, disagreeing key areas, and ambiguous cadences for the purpose of establishing a sense of wandering and despair. Much like other well-known British composers of mid-twentieth century, Gerald Finzi’s music takes advantage of dissonant and dense orchestration, as well as reflections upon political turmoil and personal ailment of the period. During World War II, Finzi became…

Edward R. Murrow plays a big role as he begins to expose the truth about the Senator Joseph McCarthy in hopes of making a change happen to better the United States. Murrow was so determined that he went against all odds and even authority in order to bring justice and shed light on McCarthy’s wrong doings. McCarthy in the film was using…

• Joseph Stalin's rise started after the October revolution when the tsar was taken out • of power and the Bolsheviks took over • He was appointed the general secretary of the communist party; this role seemed minor but played an important role in his rise to power • His position allowed him to appoint his supporters to high ranking positions, thereby setting up a foundation for his rise to power • Vladimir Lenin the leader of the USSR and the revolution grew scared of the growing power of…

the Heroes Adventure As life progress we all have a destination that is purposely for us. Some will finish the task and others fall short. Heroism is the purpose for those who not only finish the journey, but in the process help those around them. Joseph Campbell has interviewed and explained the development stages to becoming a real hero or heroine. Bill Moyer took upon himself to host the interview and ask specific questions that can make or break stages within the process. Throughout the…

Robert Schumann composed orchestral music, including four symphonies and one piano concerto. He also composed chamber music, including three string quartets, one piano quintet, one piano quartet, piano trios, and sonatas. In the emotional abandonment of his music, Schumann is the true Romantic. His piano pieces are filled with impassioned melody, unique changes of harmony, and driving rhythms. His music was often had literacy, meaning and was connected by a literary theme or musical motto.…