Union organizer

“A lie told often enough becomes the truth.” (Vladimir Lenin) Without the influence of Vladimir Lenin, Russia would find itself with little motivation to revolt. For his ideology alone can be considered the overarching backbone of the Russian Revolution. Lenin was born into a wealthy family on the 22nd of April, 1870. Growing up in Russia, he would later delve into an official career, becoming an extreme political theorist devoted to leading the Bolshevik party into Russian power. He saw his…

There are many reasons for the growing unpopularity of Tsarism by 1905, some more important than others. These include necessary factors, such as the Bloody Sunday Massacre. Conditional factors, such as the dictatorship and the Russo-Japanese war. And Contingent factors, which include the beliefs and attitudes of the Tsar and the declining standards of living of the peasant population. The beliefs, attitudes and personality of the Tsar himself was a major factor contributing to his…

The faith and future of this world rested on the decisions made on September 2nd, 1945. It was a day that shaped our history and future positively and should be remembered in not just our generation, but for many more generations to come. By accepting and signing the terms of peace, the Japanese, along with the allied nations that convened in Tokyo Bay, agreed to set aside their differences and launched the world into a new age of acceptance, peace, and harmony. The world rejoiced as the war…

Breaking news: A group of people have recently discovered a new autobiography of Lev Davidovich Bronstein. Rumor has it he wrote about his early life, how he played a part in the Russian Revolution, and his beliefs. In today’s issue, you will read about an important man who was involved with the Russian Revolution named Leon Trotsky. Leon Trotsky was born on November 7, 1879 in Ukraine of a successful jewish farming family. Throughout his teachings, he was a gifted student. Two years after…

Are we being watched? Are we being monitored at all times? In the novel, 1984, it raises so many questions about how our government in the United States today is strangely similar to how the Party runs things. The United States has adopted some practices the Party has been using the entire time on it citizens. Some of these ideas are war, Newspeak, and the theory of Big Brother is always watching. These are things that is happening today that happen in the world of 1984. Have you ever heard of…

Essay Draft Is it possible for a simple book to reveal a complex truth about the world. In George Orwell book Animal Farm, this happens. Animal Farm is a book about animals who rebel against their human masters thanks to the vision of one of the older pigs on the farm. Animal Farm is an allegory because character's, events, and songs in Animals Farm mirror people, events, and anthems in the Russian Revolution that are used to express a complicated truth. Characters in Animal Farm…

Syriana The events that happened in the movie Syriana portray several events of the common overlay that we have been discussing in class, specifically: in regime changes, influence of big oil, and the disgruntled teens. There are four plot lines, they are, Bob, Connex Kaleen vs. U.S. government, the two Arab teens, and the two Arab princes. Bob is a CIA agent that is involved in foreign affairs, such as selling missiles. Connex Kaleen is an oil company that wants to expand their business into…

Unions are a valuable foundation that should be made available to all workers. They have the ability, if done correctly, to provide various forms of support to the workplace through the resources that are readily made available to employees. The following section will discuss the way in which collective bargaining, equal pay, benefits and power contribute to making unions a vital part of every workplace. Above all, unions act as an agent to represent all colleagues in a workplace. These unions…

Owen was a capitalist and social reformer. He gained influence as a supporter of the humane treatment of industrial workers. He was also a critic of child labour, and he also co-founded the labour’s cooperative movement. Karl Marx said that workers world rebel against the owners of the factories and take over the economy and the government themselves. In the 1900s Marx's ideas influenced many Communist governments. Marx also disapproved of religion. Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto in 1848. In…

Vladimir Lenin was founder of the Russian communist party and led the bolshevik revolution and architect and first head of the Soviet state. He had a very busy lifestyle and wasn't always known as Vladimir Lenin. "Vladimir Lenin Biography - Notable Biographies." He was named Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, at birth but he tried out a number of different names including “k. Tulin” and “Petrov” prior to settling on “Linen” by 1902. Historians believe that it may have been a reference to the Lena River…