Karl Otto Koch

In 1848, Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels published ‘The Communist Manifesto’ that was aimed at presenting the arguments, goals, and platform of Communism. The publication was a commissioned work that was intended to articulate the objective and platform of the Communist League, an international political party founded in 1847 in London, England. The authors point out the benefits of communism and the need for its application in the future. Besides, the manifesto was a proposal reading…

Immanuel Wallerstein's World Systems Theory is one of the many influential theories that has shaped the social sciences in the late 20th century. First proposing the theory in his 1974 book, The Modern World System, Wallerstein sees the concept as not a theory, but as part of a larger “knowledge movement” that “[rejects] social science categories inherited from the nineteenth century”, aiming to construct a new approach to social science (Wallenstein 2013: 1). This new approach conceptualises…

Exhibiting Ayn Rand’s voice the influential piece The Fountainhead, expresses the views Rand wanted shared. Ayn Rand, born in Russia in 1905, lived a normal childhood until Bolshevik soldiers took over her father’s store during the Russian Civil War forcing her family into poverty. The sudden change in lifestyle led to Rand developing strong feelings about the government’s involvement in people’s livelihoods. Rand continued to create new political, social and religious beliefs that led to her…

In every society there is a set of rules, whether it’s written laws or a social norm. These are set to either maintain safety and regulation or prevent societal damage. Whether we choose to follow these rules or not, they are enforced by someone who should regularly choose what is best for their country or community. When someone who doesn’t have best interests in mind is in charge, negative results will surface. In the film V for Vendetta, James Mcteigue portrays the impact of a corrupt…

George Orwell wrote his story, Animal Farm, to illustrate the flaws of the Russian Revolution through multiple plot points in the satire; specifically, Orwell did this through Snowball’s escape and Napoleon's court, building the theme of leadership and corruption. In chapter five, Snowball’s escape was utilized to represent the exile and death of Leon Trotsky in the Russian Revolution, bringing light to the conflicting motives between Trotsky and Stalin. Orwell wrote, “As usual, Snowball and…

“Animal Farm” by George Orwell is a book that displays how communism is a deficient option for a government, even on a tiny basis such as an animal farm. The way George Orwell displays how communism is a deficient option is writing about a farm, Manor Farm, ran by an abusive and neglectful man named Jones. The animals decide to take over with dreams of communism and equality for all animals. Once they overcome the farm (Renamed Animal Farm) the pigs decide to run the farm on communism, the fear…

power. The “good” is described as having a zero-sum nature, as the procurement of more “goods,” comes at the expense of the amount of “goods” another person possesses. The desire to accumulate more “goods” allows us to link Thrasymachus’ society with Karl Marx’s “conflict theory.” In this theory, Marx states that society is fueled by a constant struggle for resources between the exploited…

In Capitalism and Freedom Milton Friedman analyzes the relationship between the economy, society, and the individual. Friedman views economic freedom both as an ideal that is crucial in the effort needed in order to instill and uphold freedom of the political sense. His argument against government control of the economy centers on the understanding that if production is under the control of the government it is likely, if not certainly, impossible for any dissent, conflict, or discussion around…

Expectations and standards for women in society are unrealistic and outrageous. These thoughts of what a woman should be like and how they should behave have been around for centuries. Woman are often times looked down upon when they don’t look like how society tells them to and this can cause a number of things to go wrong in their self image and life. Unfortunately these high expectations have had an extremely negative impact on females. In Margie Piercy’s poem “Barbie Doll” she discusses the…

Animal Farm was written by George Orwell in 1945. His real name is Eric Arthur Blair who was born in Motihari, Bengal, India, in 1903. George Orwell is an English novelist, essayist and critic. He is best known for his novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four which were published in 1945 and 1949 respectively. Orwell formed many strong opinions about major political movements during his time including imperialism and communism. Most of his strong political opinions were influenced when he…