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George Orwell, author of the political satire, Animal Farm, once said, “[I]f thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.” Language, as Orwell comprehends, can be used as a written or spoken tool to express thoughts and gain support. Its meaning is wholly in the hands of the orator or the writer, but can often be altered by the audience. Similarly, in the novel, Orwell uses language to support the theme of how knowledge can be used as a weapon and tool to manipulate the…

The white Russians also known as the white army was founded in 1917 was a loose confederation of Anti-Communist forces that fought the Bolsheviks, also known as the Reds in the Russian civil war. The Russians white army and the Bolshevik red army fought for control over Russia the Russian white army was led by conservative generals who had different agendas and methods. The composition and the command structure of the white armies also varied some were veterans from world war one some were just…

Elizabeth Arellano Honors English II Socialism 8 May 2015 Socialism ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. George Orwell’s literary work in Animal Farm describes the complicated subject of socialism through the allegorical lense of an almost childish topic of farm animals. The novel describes the literal personification of common farm animals who strive for perfection through the implementation of socialism. Orwell shows the flaws in a socialistic economy by the…

Frida Kahlo was born in Coyoacan, Mexico City on July 6, 1907. Her family ethnicity is quite diverse. Her father has a German background while her mother has(is) half Amerindian and half Spanish. The house she grew up in is now known as the ‘Blue House’. (“Blue House.”)Frida was the middle child with two older sisters and one younger sister. (sentence structure) Growing up, her health was always quite poor. At the age of six she came in contact with polio and was bedridden for nearly nine months…

Research Paper When George Orwell was asked to summarize his new novel "animal farm" he said this: "there's a farm and the animals get fed up with the way the farmer runs it so they chuck him out and try to run it for themselves. But they run it just as badly as the farmer and become tyrants like him". needless to say the small summarization could not compare To the passionate intensity invested in this work of literature that is perfectly represented by the major ideas in it. The major ideas…

The story of Animal Farm is not just one of simple animals on a farm living peaceful lives in the way humans portray them to live. Rather, the tale mirrors the Russian Revolution and shows us the violence portrayed during this time. George Orwell, in Animal Farm, gives us insights on the revolution and the cruel dictatorship of Stalin. As the farm animals are being tortured, threatened, and slaughtered by their own kind, Orwell illustrates his perspective on the failing process of the animals…

George Orwell’s Animal Farm was published in 1945 and written in England. The genre of Animal Farm is a novella, also generally considered an allegory. Additionally, it is considered a satire. Animal Farm uses the setup of animals to expose the injustices of totalitarianism. The tone of the novella is objective. Orwell delivers the information in a neutral and unbiased way. Animal Farm’s narrator is third person omniscient. The antagonist is a pig Napoleon and the protagonist is Snowball another…

Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo de Rivera was born on July 6th, 1907 in Coyoacan, Mexico City, Mexico. Frida was a Mexican painter who was known for her self-portraits. Frida who was married to Diego Rivera ironically was a bisexual feminist. Kahlo had a tough marriage with Diego Rivera. Frida always had health problems, at the age of six she had been diagnosed with Polio. Polio is an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis. Also…

The story of Animal Farm is not just one of talking animals living on a farm. Rather, the tale chronicles the historical event of the Russian Revolution and the figures that took part in establishing the totalitarian regime in Russia, as well as the people that were affected by the ascendance of a corrupt leader. George Orwell, in Animal Farm, creates the villain character of Napoleon, a Berkshire pig, and the main antagonist in the novel, who rose to power through acts of exploitation,…

Following Lenin’s death on 21st January 1924 there was a long struggle for power due to his failure to appoint a successor. Key candidates included victor Stalin as well as Trotsky, Bukharin, Zinoviev and Kamenev and there were several separate fights with constant changing of alliances and sides. Stalin, who was able to manipulate the party machine, use the weakness of opposition to his advantage be pragmatic with his policies and ideology and employ a certain element of luck was victorious and…