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- 1141: Nicholas Romanov
- Essay On Nicholas Romanov "Nicholas Romanov was an ignorant, incompetent and insensitive leader. His character was the decisive factor in bringing on the revolution" "The last Tsar of Russia was a tragic figure a classic case of being a leader in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nothing within his power could have prevented the forces of change ... explanations of the collapse of autocracy in Russia? Nicholas Romanov was an indecisive man who was easily influenced by others. Although it was not his character that was the decisive factor in bringing on the revolution. He may have been a leader at the wrong time, but if he had related better to the Russian people for the time he was in power his leadership may have been more effective. Russia ... lived longer, so the monarchy would have. There is some evidence to suggest that had Alexander ruled 22 years, like his son, instead of just 13 he would have had to face the wars and revolution and he too would have shown the deficiencies in character and intellect that close observers had already seen in the leader . This shows that Nicholas had inherited many of his own flaws from his ...
- 1142: Communism
- ... to socialism. The class struggle of the future would be between the bourgeoisie, who were the capitalist employers, and the proletariat, who were the workers. The struggle would end, according to Marx, in the socialist revolution and the attainment of full communism (Groilers Encyclopedia). Socialism, of which Marxism-Leninism is a takeoff, originated in the West. Designed in France and Germany, it was brought into Russia in the middle of the nineteenth century and promptly attracted support among the country's educated, public- minded elite, who at that time were called intelligentsia (Pipes, 21). After Revolution broke out over Europe in 1848 the modern working class appeared on the scene as a major historical force. However, Russia remained out of the changes that Europe was experiencing. As a socialist movement and ... of Lenin's long- time lieutenants, Zinovieiv and Kamenev, the Central Committee accepted Lenin's resolution which formally instructed the party organizations to prepare for the seizure of power. Finally, of October 25 the Bolshevik revolution took place to overthrow the provisional government. They did so through the agency of the Military-Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet. They forcibly overthrew the provisional government by taking over all of the ...
- 1143: Emile Durkheim & Anomie Or Strain Theory
- ... previous studies that had focused on America. His article focuses on Denmark, which has a different cultural and institutional context than the United States. He says that a Cochrane-Orcutt iterative regression analysis replicates the American-based pattern for Denmark. The divorce index is more closely associated than the unemployment rate with changes in the suicide rate. He found that a 1% increase in divorce is associated with a .32% increase ... men, therefore Durkheim believed that marriage did not benefit women as much as men. The studies since Durkheim continues to support the marital disolution-suicide relationship, which includes Breault’s (1986) study of 3,000 American counties from 1970 to 1980, Stack’s (1980) study of the 50 states, and Trovato’s analysis of Canadian provinces just to name a few. Stack’s (1990) study however has a broader theoretical approach ... the suicide rate among young people (p.362). Stack (1990) article concludes that “Although the Danish context represents a different set of social circumstances, such as a much lower rate of divorce, the findings of American-based research are replicated: the greater the divorce rate, the greater that of suicide over time”(p.366). Stack (1990) says that religiosity was unrelated to suicide and divorce in Denmark, because of the ...
- 1144: Stephen Crane
- ... to show things as they appeared to him: bitterly real. Stephen Crane was America’s first realistic writer who exposed the realities of the slums, tenement living and other unfavorable conditions to a very naïve American audience. Through hard work and his great devotion to the examination of the darker side of life Crane finally was able to publish his novel in which explored his experiences of the New York slums ... saw it, in terms as violent as the life was violent, not for the purpose of starting a crusade, but because he believed that an art which glossed over or ignored so much of the American scene was narrow at best. ‘We are most successful in art when we approach nearest to nature and truth, ‘ he said”(141-142). Crane’s brutal descriptions of life and harsh portrayals of the slums are what give his work a unique twist in comparison to other American literary works of the time: The curtain at the window had been pulled by a heavy hand and hung by one tack, dangling to and fro in the draft through the cracks at the ...
- 1145: The Cultural Gap In Joy Luck Club
- ... Cultural Gap In Joy Luck Club Amy Tan's "Joy Luck Club" contains a display of the challenges faced by four China-born women and their Americanized daughters. The relationship between these women and their American daughters show the struggle of how loving intentions can be misinterpreted. This is the case for American-born Chinese youth that struggle with parents who are immigrants from China. Raising their children in a country that they're foreign to, makes the job of parenting twice as hard. With the emerging conflict ... parents, he has experienced situations where he felt torn between two cultures. Wong's parents came to America in 1974. For the first couple of years, they lived a life not exposing themselves to the American culture. Once Wong started school, his surrounding influenced him, as in his friends who spoke "perfect" English and his teachers who taught and exposed him to the American culture. "It was like I was ...
- 1146: Culture Clash
- ... story of two families from different backgrounds, culture trying to live in harmony. They are trying their hardest to understand each other's customs and traditions. One of the family is your typical middle class American family, Ellen and Ben Matthews, owners of a home, a small business, two cars and three kids. The other family are refugees from Vietnam. Kim and Quang, Vietnamese newly weds in their 20's fleeing ... other areas such as a friendly notation of suggesting a "get together:. Americans will most likely use this as a polite form to end a conversation or a meeting. Asians that aren't familiar with American culture will take this literally, and in some cases will prepare for this "get together". Kim was a victim to this innocent comment once, and consequently she was hurt when the "get together" didn't ... sitter for future references. Kim reluctantly agreed, out of respect for Ellen. Ellen eventually understood this after spending more time learning about their culture. Ellen had some misconception on this subject matter because as an American, she was used to directness and speaking of your emotions. Minh and Lan were born and raised in Vietnam, just like Kim and Quang, they both came to America at the same time, there ...
- 1147: Marijuana: A Horticultural Revolution, A Medical and Legal Battle
- Marijuana: A Horticultural Revolution, A Medical and Legal Battle For years there has been a wonder drug which has befriended countless sick patients in a number of countries. A relatively inexpensive drug that is not covered by health care ...
- 1148: Japan: After World War II
- Japan: After World War II The occupation of Japan was, from start to finish, an American operation. General Douglans MacArthur, sole supreme commander of the Allied Power was in charge. The Americans had insufficient men to make a military government of Japan possible; so t hey decided to act through the ... democracy from the Americans. All they cared about was food. General MacAruther asked the government to send food, when they refus ed he sent another telegram that said, "Send me food, or send me bullets." American troops were forbidden to eat local food, as to keep from cutting from cutting into the sparse local supply. No food was was brought in expressly for the Japanese durning the first six months after the American presence there. Herbert Hoover, serving as chairman of a special presidential advisory committee, recommended minimum imports to Japan of 870,000 tons of food to be distributed in different urban areas. Fish, the source ...
- 1149: Jay Gatsby And The American Dr
- The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream, and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its illusionary goals. This dream is different for different people, but in The Great Gatsby, for Jay, the dream is that through wealth and power ...
- 1150: Profiles In American Enterpris
- Profiles in American Enterprise A.G. Edwards Inc. The industry for securities is undoubtedly an exciting and fast paced industry. This means that brokerage firms such as A.G. Edwards and Sons must always be watching the stock ...
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