Joseph II

Most people, including the Westerners, were too afraid to document the cruelty of the tyranny, some who did went unnoticed due to Leopold's worldwide stance as a famous philanthropist. But, some of the savagery can be explored by reading Joseph Conrad's Heart of Brutality, as it was inspired by the brutality in Congo by the force Publique. It was only when the publicist, Edward Dene Morel realized that Leopold was enforcing slave labor in Africa, did the brutality of Leopold came under the…

Joseph Haydn was one of the composers from the eighteenth century whom worked mainly for courts, churches, teaching, performing and composing on commission or publication for a living. Haydn was known as the “Father of Symphony” for wide publication of his symphonies. Symphonies, instrumental sonatas and string quartets are the most well known works, which made him a prolific composer in the classical period. Haydn was born in Rohrau and started to learn music in singing, playing the harpsichord…

Catch-22 is a satirical novel by Joseph Heller. The novel was published in 1961, and its setting takes place during World War II. The unique title, Catch-22, refers to an unsolvable puzzle in which a character is frustrated by a paradox situation that prohibits any attempt to break free from them. Catch-22 is often referenced as one of the greatest literary works of the twentieth century. The novel follows John Yossarian, an Air Force bombardier. It focuses on Yossarian and the other airmen, and…

For example, the eighth quartet was written in Dresden, Germany, where an attack was made during World War II in 1960. While on vacation and during the course of his career, he wrote letters to his secretary, Isaak Glikman. After his vacation, one letter wrote, “if some day I die, nobody is likely to write a work in memory of me, so I had better write one myself”…

Ukrainian peasants were easily identified, because of where they lived. In the end, symbolization wasn’t needed for the USSR genocide. Stalin called the kulaks many things, including “swine”, “dogs”, “cockroaches”, and “enemies of the people.” Joseph had a son whom he did not like. Moreover, he would beat his son, Iasha, severely. Before Stalin, Vladimir Lenin called kulaks “bloodsuckers,…

How “Civilized” is defined in Joseph Conrad’s novella, Heart of Darkness. Introduction Heart of darkness is an English novella written by Polish writer, Joseph Conrad, and was first published in 1902. The novella tells Charles Marlow’s journey through Africa where he worked as a riverboat pilot in the Congo. His longing dream was to go on an adventure, exploring the mysterious land of Africa. But during that time, Africa was in a state of conflict due to slavery that led to many violence and…

mother became ill. While being back in Bonn, he continued to carve out his reputation as one of the city’s promising young court musician. In 1790 at the age of nineteen Beethoven was asked to composed a musical memorial for the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II but it remains unclear why he never performed. Beethoven was going deaf and he tried to hide it from everyone. By the turn of the century, he was struggling to make out words that were spoken to him in a conversation. Even though he was…

best way to put Marx 's theories into practice. Trotsky was also the commander of Lenin 's Red Army, just as Snowball is the commander of the animals that expel Jones. Eventually, Trotsky is drove out from the Soviet Union and killed by the forces of Joseph Stalin. as Snowball is chased off of the farm by Napoleon — Orwell 's stand-in for Stalin. Like Napoleon, Stalin was not concerned with arguments or ideas. Instead, he cherished power for its own sake by means of terror and brutality. By…

Joseph Stalin, born as Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, led the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as absolute dictator from 1929 to 1953. After Stalin established his supremacy, he abused the power he gained. This resulted in unimaginable destruction to the USSR. After analyzing Stalin’s early life, implemented policies, and global impact, we can see that Stalin was a ruthless leader. Joseph Stalin was born on December 18, 1878, in the small town of Gori, Georgia to peasant parents.…

during the World War II era; for example, in Soviet Russia, persecution lead to millions of deaths in Gulags, the Soviet government 's complete control of individuals and society lead to the deaths of millions of Ukrainian peasants, and the use of police and military terror was responsible for the deaths of millions of civilians during the Great Purge of Stalin. Persecution was a key trait of totalitarianism that lead to millions of deaths in the Soviet Gulags during the World War II era.…