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turned from a rural farming country to an industrialized power house in just a matter of years, Stalin’s plans were more harmful than helpful to the Soviet Union because of the famine he caused, and the millions that died because of his actions. Joseph Stalin was one of the leaders of the Bolsheviks or communist party that took control of Russia on October 24, 1917. During the Russian Revolution, he was a general who fought in major battles in the Russian Civil War that followed the Revolution.…

“...But Some Are More Equal Than Others” The topic of banned and challenged books is a topic that many do not dare to talk about due to the many conflicting opinions.Books are challenged and banned because of these conflicting views but are more easily broken into four main topics: Religious, Social, Sexual, and Political. The book Animal Farm by George Orwell, explores the social and political challenges emerging prior to the Cold War. Animal Farm was published in 1945 by Harcourt,Inc. and has…

The four major ideals of Communism, for future reference are as follows: collective ownership of production, centralized government, censorship, and the distribution of goods. He then becomes rebellious to the society and reads books from houses that have broken the strict equality laws. Mildred, Guy’s wife, disagrees with breaking the rules and leaves him soon after he gets involved with it. She is a conformist rather than a revolutionary, as many are in the novel solely because conformity is a…

Captain John yossarian, a World War II Bombardier, is stationed on an island called Pianosa. As throughout the story progresses you will find out who Yossarian really is and his true identity. After a couple of missions, he decides to seek protection of his own by fleeing to the hospital. Since in the catch 22 the air force regulations prevents him from being grounded for illness or obtaining to leave. This way he stays safe and out of danger. Clancy, a commentary that said Catch 22 is the main…

took a stance in the revolution. The dominant figures in the Russian Revolution are portrayed through Old Major, Snowball, and Napoleon because they are the animals on the farm that hold the most power. However, the last Russian emperor, Tsar Nicholas II, is modeled by Mr. Jones, the owner of Manor…

On December eighteenth 1879 in Gori, Georgia, a small peasant village in Russia, Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (more commonly known as Joseph Stalin) was born into a large family. Stalin had two brothers, Georgy Jughashvili, born one year before Stalin, and Mikhail Jughashvili, born three years before Stalin. However, none of Stalin's siblings survived through infancy. Stalin's father, Besarion Jughashvili, was a cobbler though later became an alcoholic and later becoming a vagrant.…

Final paper In the novel “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad which was published in 1902, takes place in Africa where a company is scavenging for ivory, by using unconventional means of obtaining this mineral. This theme of the novel is the absurdity of evil in which above all is an exploration of hypocrisy, ambiguity, and moral confusion. It opens the idea of the pro choices between the lesser of two evils. As Marlow is forced to align himself with either hypocritical and malicious…

the definition and concept of citizenship within our class and other Social Studies Education classes here at Teacher College. The common discussion in all of these classes has been, what kind of citizen are we trying to prepare. Joel Westheimer and Joseph Kahne in What Kind of Citizen?, discuss three types of citizenship that come out of social studies instruction, those are personally responsible, participatory and justice oriented. According to Westheimer and Kahne these are the types of…

Nikita Khrushchev was a communist politician in the Soviet Union. He was in power during and after the reign of Joseph Stalin. He led the Soviets in the Cold War and was prominent in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Khrushchev was once a very faithful follower of Stalin, but the tables turned once Stalin died. He came into power and gave a speech completely denouncing Stalin only three years after his death. Most people were very shocked about this, but what shocked them even more were the policies…

Although the content within Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is universally commended for its deep thematic concepts and skillful literary techniques, there has been a spirited argument over whether the novel is itself a discriminatory work. Due to the many contradicting aspects of racism during the 17th century and the limited information known about the personality of Conrad, the question of racism versus realism is too complex to give a definitive answer. One of the passages that appears to…