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    With famine increasing tension, some blamed peasant conflicts on the idea they were naturally inferior and practiced classism, while others attributed the injustice due to the lack of education. Infertile lands, a series of famines and hunger provided further stress on the peasants, serving as the catalyst for conflict. There was a direct correlation between the severity of famines and the extent of peasant rebellions (Doc 1). Beginning in 1891 rural areas began experiencing famines, and that…

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    The Upper Class in Animal Farm and Russia This paper will discuss the the similarities between the Upper Class of the Russian Revolution and Mollie from Animal Farm. The Upper Class or the aristocrats of Russia were made of mostly the Tsar, the Bolsheviks and the nobles. Many people were very envious of the Upper Class knowing that the Upper Class has the money to do anything they wanted (Chicago Tribune) . Mollie is a vain, white mare in the farm(Orwell 5) . She is not nuts about the idea of…

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    This essay is over gregor, a traveling salesman who dramatically changed into a disgusting bug. I believe Gregor changes very little as a character over the course of The Metamorphosis. I believe despite his physical looks gregor doesn't change that much in personality. At the beginning of the story he wakes up for work and realizes he's late for work, and he notices something odd and that he can't get up. As he tries he realizes more and more that something's wrong. Gregor physically can't…

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    Petersburg. Vladimir Lenin had than taken charge, then he had established a new Communist Reign. Stalin had become a Communist Party member, it had taken some time and effort to be able to close to Lenin, you may even say Stalin had become Lenin’s “right-hand man.” Later…

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    George Orwll wrote Animal Farm as an allegory about the evils of the Russian Revolution. Napoleon, Joseph Stalin, emerges as the leader of the Animal Farm after the Rebellion. He used military force to intimidate the other animals and combine his power. In his almighty talents, Napoleon proves more betrayal and deception that his opponent Snowball. Snowball, Leon Trotsky, is the pig who challenges Napoleon for control of the Animal Farm after the rebellion. He is intelligent, passionate,…

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    Owen Sables is a penguin working at a scientific research facility, finishing his deceased father's work to find a cure for cancer. Sables discovers a new rare Earth element, which he names Acraium. In liquid form, some Acraium drops into his mug of cocca. He drinks it, and is knocked unconcious. He wakes up in hospital some time later, and is able to leave straight away as the doctors persist he is perfectly healthy. Once outside, he discovers he can fly, meaning Acraium does not cure cancer,…

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    Russia was and still is a vast empire, covering ⅙ of the planet's total surface area. Over a hundred years ago, Russia was ruled by the Tsar, who was the absolute ruler of Russia. At this time Nicholas II was the Tsar of Russia and he did not want anyone to tell him how to rule To begin with, Tsardom collapsed in February was because Nicholas II was not the “little father” that the russians expected him to be (the big father was referred to God. People expected Nicholas to protect them…

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    For years, the people of Russia suffered under an unfair and unjust government. But now we have a chance to support a moral government under the Bolsheviks, who are focused on the interests of the people. The changes that the new government brought, are based on ideas that were necessary for the welfare of the people of Russia. But why were Bolshevik humane philosophies necessary? Because before the Bolsheviks rose to power, the Tsar Nicholas II ruled over Russia with his twisted ideas and…

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    The Life of Josef Stalin It is the middle of the 1910’s and World War One is ravaging Europe. Germany is on the brink, and they need a way to take Russia out of the war. They load a weapon on a train that’s headed to Moscow. His name is Josef Stalin. Josef Stalin, one of the best dictators of all time; and it all started December, 1878. Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvili was born on December 18, 1878 in the small village of Gori, Georgia. At the age of seven Josef contracted the smallpox disease…

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    Something One could relate the novella, Animal Farm, to could be “War Pigs” by Black Sabbath. The song “War Pigs”, by Black Sabbath is about the evil ways of war and how people use it for their own benefit. The line from this song One could relate to the text is “Politicians hide themselves away They only started the war Why should they go out to fight? They leave that role to poor”. This line could be related to how the pigs don't do any work on the farm and only give orders to the inferior…

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