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- 1461: Animal Farm
- Many great works have been inspired by events in history. George Orwell's Animal Farm provides an unusual outlook on the Russian Revolution and its leaders by using animals to represent their human actions. Orwell attacks communist society and points out weaknesses in its government officials. He calls for a close examination of the treatment of Russian citizens ... all. Orwell was careful in his use of animals in Animal Farm. Animal Farm uses the perfect combination of animal symbolism to relate the occurrences on Manor Farm to actual historical events of the Russian Revolution through the use of such characters as Napoleon, Snowball, Squealer, and Boxer. Napoleon is undoubtedly the most corrupt character in the novel. His brutal methods of ruling the farm draw strange but clear comparison to ...
- 1462: Won't Libertarian Socialism Destroy Individuality?
- ... give those involved the "social space" required to express themselves and develop their abilities and potential in ways restricted under capitalism. As Gaston Leval notes in his book on the anarchist collectives during the Spanish Revolution, "so far as collective life is concerned, the freedom of each is the right to participate spontaneously with one's thought, one's will, one's initiative to the full extent of one's capacities. A negative liberty is not liberty; it is nothingness." [Collectives in the Spanish Revolution, p. 346] By being able to take part in and manage the decision making processes which directly affect you, your ability to think for yourself is increased and so you are constantly developing your abilities ...
- 1463: Positivism
- Positivism is a system of philosophy based on experience and experimental knowledge of natural sensation, in which metaphysics and theology are regarded as inadequate and imperfect systems of knowledge. (www.eb.com) The 19th-century French mathematician and philosopher Auguste Comte first called the doctrine positivism, but some of the positivist concepts may be traced to the British philosopher David Hume, the French philosopher Duc de Saint-Simon, and the German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Comte chose the word positivism on the ground that it indicated the "reality" and "constructive tendency" that he claimed for the theory aspect of ...
- 1464: Nutrition In Schools
- ... poor food choices offered to them, such as an abundance of fried foods. Students that spoke at a USDA and Senate hearing complained of school lunches regularly consisting of, "greasy cheeseburgers and tater tots or french fries. Another student held up a napkin soaked with grease from a piece of pizza served at his school! Other students complained about canned vegetables being drenched in butter(Norvell, 1995). Many of the school ... instead of buttery canned vegetables and frozen yogurt instead of ice cream. Students feel the food that is offered in school is to fatty. They would like to do away with cheeseburgers, tater tots and french fries (Norvel,1995). After talking with the vice principal at Alvah A. Scott elementary, she had no problems with passing out the survey, and she was very helpful. She did insist though that she handed ...
- 1465: Computer Crime
- Computer Crime Advances in telecommunications and in computer technology have brought us to the information revolution. The rapid advancement of the telephone, cable, satellite and computer networks, combined with the help of technological breakthroughs in computer processing speed, and information storage, has lead us to the latest revolution, and also the newest style of crime, "computer crime". The following information will provide you with evidence that without reasonable doubt, computer crime is on the increase in the following areas: hackers, hardware theft, software ...
- 1466: The Treatment of Women In Muslim Countries
- ... and definite difference is very visible. in Iran, within the last 20 years has over turned a Dynasty of Kings, and lived through the paradoxical Ayatollah Khomenini as their leaders. This was due to a revolution, one that women felt compelled to fight for. They would dress in men’s clothing to fight the Resistance Forces(Shaaban 29). Iran differs from Afghanistan in it’s governing, one such example is, when ... what type of role they were supposed to play in life, mothering and nurturing for your family. These young ladies were also able to progress to secondary schooling. In 1977 – 1978, right before the Iranian Revolution, 30.9% of all students in attendance were female. Although, their fields of study did not seem to have much emphasis upon a career, the majority was majoring in rather domestic degrees. Only 3.9 ...
- 1467: The Beak Of The Finch
- ... Newton, 1687, 369, 370)6 This God no longer "seemed compelling" to Newton? Certainly we are not talking about the same Isaac Newton as is quoted here! Let's at least be honest! The scientific revolution which resulted in the acceptance of the scientific method went hand in hand with the Reformation. It was not that God had become irrelevant--He had become more relevant. The Reformation emphasized that the God ... of Extinctions. New York: Scribner, 1996. "The 1995 Pulitzer Prizes, General Nonfiction: Jurors." 1997. The Pulitzer Prizes. http://www.pulitzer.org/year/1995/general-non-fiction/jury/ (28 Dec. 1997). Ruse, Michael. 1979. The Darwinian Revolution. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press. Shakespeare, William. c. 1598. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Ed. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. New York: Washington Square Press, 1993. See also http://quarles.unbc.edu/midsummer/amnd5 ...
- 1468: Marlow VS. Willard
- ... s crew knew that they were trying to figure out what happened to the ivory supply. Marlow had a crew full of mostly natives. Their respective ships were different too. While Marlow cruised on a French steamer, Willard was on a boat provided by the military. Both men had a unique surrounding that helped each respective tale. Both Marlow and Willard became obsessed with a man by the name of Kurtz ... expected to do them, but were they going to? Willard and Marlow both wanted their individual missions. With the help of Marlow’s aunt, Marlow was able to get the job as captain of the French steamer. Willard was just in Saigon waiting for a mission. He would take anything that the government would throw at him. Both of them were experts at what they do. While Marlow was an experienced ...
- 1469: Realism, Idealism, and Marxism-Leninism
- ... that the exploitation of capitalism does not impoverish all workers because modern states have the capability to exploit colonies; thereby, enabling these states to gain the loyalty of some workers through bribery, and postpone the revolution that Marx predicted. The best known supporter of realistic theory was Hans Morganthau, author of, Politics Among Nations, coined the idea that states must seek to be the most important actor, seek to increase their ... Marxism had been changed by imperialism. Lenin explained that because modern states have the advantage of colonies to exploit, they could purchase the loyalty of some workers, relinquishing them from impoverishment, and delaying the certain revolution that Marx had predicted. Critics of Lenin’s theory contest that the U.S. , even in this era of neoimperialism does not rely heavily on foreign investment in lower developed countries. Lenin’s theories did ...
- 1470: Canada 2
- ... tobacco. We as a Unified country accept other cultures and religions. Canada has about every nationality possible and together they form a great home. Despite the many cultures, Canada's main languages are english and french. Canada is a democracy. This means the government is elected by all the people. It is responsible for managing the country, forcing laws, building roads and helping the country run smoothly. Canada has three main ... with three gold fleurs-de-lys. This flag was used by Cartier in his voyage up the St. Lawrence and by Champlain in his explorations of eastern Canada. It was under this flag that the French lived until the fall of Quebec in 1759. The flag was used by the English from around 1700 was the Union Flag which contained two crosses-the cross of St. George and the cross of ...
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