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    Time Person of the Year 1942 Joseph Stalin That’s right! For the second time, our person of the year is Joseph Stalin! He is the current leader of the Soviet Union, or communist Russia. He is currently fighting the Nazis with the Americans and the British. Right now we will give an explanation of his rise to power. To start with, Joseph Stalin led an impressive early life and young adulthood. Joseph Stalin was born on December 18, 1878, in Gori, Georgia. He excelled in seminary school, but…

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    A powerful dictator named Joseph Stalin established a regime that focused to modernize the Soviet Union and destroy the Nazi hierarchy. Shortly after the death of Vladmir Lenin in December of 1879, Stalin gained control of the Communist Party, by assuming the role of General Secretary. Due to his decision to control the agriculture, famine swept across the land killing millions in its path. The few exceptions were innocents captured and taken to camps. Leader of the Red Army, Stalin led his men…

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    particular leader was one of the worst people in history. Well if you have then you might know the name Joseph Stalin. Joseph was born in Gori Georgia, December 21st 1879. His first leadership role was the Commissioner of Nationalities. He later makes a speech to grant freedom to the Russian people, and then got promoted to General Secretary of General Secretaries. Lenin tries to remove Joseph Stalin from power, because he believe that he is too power hungry, a year and three weeks later…

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    Joseph Concrad’s Hard of Darkness Heart of Darkness follows one man's nightmarish journey into the interior of Africa Aboard a British ship called the Nellie, three men listen to a dude named Marlow recount his journey into Africa as an agent for the Company, a Belgian ivory trading firm. Along the way, he witnesses brutality and hate between colonizers and the native African people, becomes entangled in a power struggle within the Company, and finally learns the truth about the mysterious Kurtz…

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    Did Joseph McCarthy create a “Red Scare” Joseph McCarthy gained attention through his rants about how the United States Government was corrupt and secretly housing Communism to soon blend with mainstream democracy in the United States. McCarthy provided little or no evidence to persecute said government officials, but just solely because of his fear of Communism. Joseph McCarthy used the “scare tactic” to turn the heads of American citizens from post-war recovery, to the spread of…

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    It seems best to first finish the example started with, so the next thing to do is determine whether Will played any role in the boys turning out the way they did. In order to see whether Will did indeed cause the boys to become the monsters that they did it is important to look at the reason the boys were engaging in the ritualistic dance in the first place. Ever since landing on the island the boys tried desperately to successfully hunt down and kill one of the pigs that were living on the…

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    In the power struggle that followed the death of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, Josef Stalin, one of Lenin’s lieutenants, seized power. According to the BBC article “Stalin - Purges and Praises,” Stalin began to murder or exile anyone in the government, military or Communist Party whom he suspected of disloyalty. Stalin’s first purge demonstrates his mounting paranoia and distrust toward his colleagues, and makes it clear that his concern was more on his own safety than the well-being of the…

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    Throughout Senator Joseph McCarthy’s political career, he uncovered many “Communists” in the United States Government (Doc 1). During this time he gained supporters and quite a few enemies. President Harry S. Truman was among the people who disagreed with Senator McCarthy’s methods and complete devotion to ridding the nation’s government of Communists (Doc 2). Among the opposition of Senator McCarthy, he also had many fellow Senators who disagreed with him. Senator Margaret Chase Smith reminded…

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    darkness that plagues their soul. Works Cited 1) Barron’s Booknotes. “Heart of Darkness”. Online. February 1, 2001 www.barronsbooknotes.com 2) Spark Notes. “Heart of Darkness”. Online. January 30, 2001 www.SparkNotes.com 3) Conrad, Joseph Heart of Darkness. Doubleday & Company, Inc. Copyright 1910 4) ChuckIII’s College Resources. “Heart of Darkness”. Online. January 30, 2001…

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    Adolf hitler Vs. Joseph Stalin This is showing the similarities and differences between two of the world's harshest and cruelest dictators in history Adolf HItler and Joseph Stalin. Some similarities are that they were both dictators and harsh rulers, they both promised progression, and they both killed millions of innocent people. Some differences between these two powerful and demanding leaders is that Stalin was for communism and against capitalism while Hitler was for capitalism and he…

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