Leon Czolgosz

Machiavelli, a Renaissance philosopher, had an ideal image for a ruler as he discusses in his book, The Prince. The perfect prince should institute fear, punish the criminals, and know how to handle the hate. However, the prince must also have the qualities of cleverness, wiseness, and to be manipulative. Joseph Stalin, a ruler of the USSR, is often compared to Machiavelli’s idea of a leader. Stalin used tactics to institute fear, control his population, and control others, just like Machiavelli…

George Orwell was a man of great experience and knowledge. His famous writings spoke of the unknown future and remain renowned today. Orwell brought a new, uncharted perspective to the world when he began writing. Throughout 1984 and Animal Farm, George Orwell offers a glance at the egregious government and a diminishing society. As a result of his hatred for other types of government, George Orwell espouses socialism. Socialism brings forth many ideals that Orwell believes in and negates…

The book Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory for the Russian Revolution of 1917. Animal Farm and the Russian revolution have many similarities and differences. Many of the characters from the story represent very important historical figures from the Russian revolution. Most of the events from the book are actual events from the Russian revolution. Not all events that happen in the book Animal Farm and actual events from the Russian revolution but most are. In my opinion the…

The Russian Revolution created a foundation for the USSR and a transition to communism. Initially, Lenin had been at the forefront of the revolution. He had turned the vision of revolution into a reality, promising liberation for the downtrodden. A heart attack that caused his death in the mid 1920s created a power vacuum inside the Communist Party, which held the power in the newly formed Soviet Union. The hole that Lenin left was filled by Joseph Stalin, a revolutionary who had been a…

The true meaning of being a leader is to serve others before themselves. An efficient leader must never be self-centered and must always be concerned with their follower’s best interests before their own. In the Animal Farm, the animals were led to believe that the humans were the reason beside all of their misery from being on the Manor Farm. Napoleon, the main tyrant, started using his newly gained power to only benefit himself and stray away from Old Major’s original ideas. As a leader,…

"Four legs good, two legs bad" The conflict between four legs good and two legs bad is certainly present in Animal Farm, a novel written by George Orwell a British political novelist born in 1903 who lived in India during the time it was colonized by the British. The novel was first published on August 17 1945 and is an allegory for the Russian Revolution in 1917 and, then on into the Stalin era of Soviet Union. Orwell described Animal Farm as a satirical tale against Stalin. Animal Farm begins…

Throughout history, different types of government have been criticized in various ways. During World War II, communist governments were constantly being criticized by many people across the world. George Orwell specifically looked at the Russian Revolution through his novel, Animal Farm. Orwell showed how power was abused by Joseph Stalin while he was controlling the Soviet Union through the character Napoleon and his rise to power. He shows this abuse of power through Napoleon’s abuse towards…

James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small, is portrayal of the author's life as a country veterinarian in Yorkshire, England. Throughout his descriptive telling of his tedious choice of career a common thread evolves involving human relationships. Analysis and comparison of Herriot’s depictions with today's social climate, will allow us to contrast the importance of or lack of importance of human relationships. The three aspects of human relationships we will explore are how choice in life…

"The communism of Karl Marx would probably be actually the best for everybody as a whole. But what he didn't figure into was human nature, and that's what corrupts it." This quote sums up exactly what went wrong with the revolution on Animal Farm, as Old Major provided the animals with a picture of a utopian world where every animal was to work to his capability, and still never go hungry, and enjoy luxuries that were never even thought of with Jones on the farm. But when the revolution became a…

Methods of persuasion throughout the history of humanity have arisen from the human desires to manipulate others. The various formats of calculated advertisement, however, evoke different parts of the mortal psyche. In the attempt to control others outlook, such as in the instance in George Orwell’s Animal Farm of Snowball gathering support for his windmill, or Snowball trying to persuade the overthrow of Animal Farm’s current state under Napoleon, many techniques may be used. Although all…