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- 1021: The Rise of Communism in Russia
- ... a more radical stand -- both for their philosophical vagaries which he rejected as idealism, and for the utopian purism of their refusal to take tactical advantage of the Duma. The real issue was Lenin's control of the faction and the enforcement of his brand of Marxist orthodoxy. Lenin demonstrated his grip of the Bolshevik faction at a meeting in Paris of the editors of the Bolsheviks factional paper, which had ... Other soviets formed in towns and villages all across the country. All of the soviets worked to push a three-point program which called for an immediate peas, the transfer of land to peasants, and control of factories to workers. But the provisional government stood in conflict with the other smaller governments and the hardships of war hit the country. The provisional government was so busy fighting the war that they ... shipyard, the telephone company. The endorsement of the coup was secured from the Second All-Russian Congress of Soviets, which was concurrently in session. This was known as the October revolution (Luttwak, 74) Through this, control of Russia was shifted to Lenin and the Bolsheviks. IN a quick series of decrees, the new soviet government instituted a number of sweeping reforms, some long overdue and some quite revolutionary. They ranged ...
- 1022: Shooting An Elephant
- ... driver of an elephant) was away and no one else could handle a situation such as this. The main character grabbed his 44 rifle and set out to find the elephant. The purpose of the gun was not to kill the elephant but to just scare it with the noise. Little did the officer know the act of grabbing the gun to just scare the elephant would lead to its demise. On the way to find the elephant the officer learned it had destroyed a garden, a bamboo hut, devoured some stock and had trampled a ... on he found that the elephant had killed a townsman just minutes before. Now thinking that the elephant could be dangerous he asked for a larger and more powerful rifle. He only wanted the bigger gun in case he was threatened in any way, not to cause unnecessary harm to the elephant. After asking for the gun he then realized that the crowd became anxious and wanted to see what ...
- 1023: Siddhartha
- ... at from nearly every possible angle. There are many key concepts revolving around the main theme of religion, but three which seem to me to be the most important and powerful are the ideas of control of self and soul; that knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom; and the closely related ideas that time is not real and The Oneness of All Experience. In Siddhartha the idea of Control of Self and Soul is very important, not only to religion but in the gaining of knowledge and wisdom. Once a woman tempts Siddhartha to make love with her, but he hardens his soul and ... commit suicide, he stops himself and thinks about what he is doing. He soon realizes the folly of his action and starts his life anew. Siddhartha believes that anything can be overcome if one will control himself. he expresses this to Kamala one day, saying; "Nothing is caused by demons; there are no demons. Everyone can perform magic, everyone can reach his goal, if he can think, wait and fast." ...
- 1024: The New Deal
- ... of the United States. The economy was affected greatly by the New Deal and helped reshape the stock market. The role of government in the U.S. took great leaps and started to take more control and help guide the country to a greater height. Both of these aspects did one more thing, they affected society. All of the Acts, Reforms and Relief programs changed how each citizen thought. The country ... working. When the war broke out the United States was almost immediately out of the depression. The next changes took place in the government. The role of government grew tremendously and started to take more control of the businesses and the market. The first Act that showed the government taking control and guiding businesses to a truthful safe working atmosphere was the National Industrial Recovery Act. This act suspended antitrust laws and encouraged businesses to develop codes of fair competition. The act did not last ...
- 1025: Song Of Solomon
- ... through the novel, "Everybody wants a black man's life," a statement Milkman easily relates to while seeking escape from his sheltered life at home. Although none of the characters in the story successfully take control of Milkman's life and future, many make aggressive attempts to do so including his best friend Guitar who, ironically, sympathizes with Milkman's situation, his frustrated cousin Hagar, and most markedly his father, Macon ... business. Macon delights in the veracity that his son truly dedicates himself to his job, almost as much as he enjoys drawing Milkman away from Ruth and depriving her of her only pleasure. Macon wants control of his son's life for the sole reason of spiting his wife; to show her she does not possesses or influence Milkman's way of life. Milkman sees this spitefulness emerges as the large ... lives of the Dead family members; Milkman, unable to live any longer in an environment composed of animosity, drives him to leave his home and search for "his people." Serendipitously, although no single individual gains control of either Milkman's living or dead life, Milkman's need to escape from his collective family and surroundings unwittingly captures him and the life he so fervently aims to keep from the control ...
- 1026: 1984
- ... novels are Animal Farm (1945) and 1984 (1949), which are both attacking types of government, these two novels brought him his first fame as a writer. 1984, a story of dictators who are in complete control of a large part of the world after the allies lost in World War II. The government in this novel gives no freedoms to its citizens. They live in fear because they are afraid of ... makes them true. This makes him very upset with the government of Oceania, where Big Brother, a larger than life figure, controls the people. Big brother is the figurehead of a government that has total control. The Big brother political system uses propaganda and puts fear in its citizens to keep the general population in line. His dissatisfaction increases to a point where he rebels against the government in small ways ... authors purpose of writing this book is to warn of danger certain types of government can have. He is saying those Dictatorships are very controlling and that they can do as they please just to control the people within their country. The book says that the Inner Party, which is like a Dictatorship, did what ever it took the control of the people. The major theme of the book is ...
- 1027: Interpersonal Communication In
- ... and Decision-Making Now that it has been established that interactions between the dyad are a necessity, a closer examination of the interactions is needed. Within the interactions themselves, who maintains the power authority and control? How does this affect marital satisfaction? In the past, it has been true that males made all the important decisions in marital relationships and females dutifuly complied with hatever the males wished. (Richmond, McCroskey, & Roach ... a member defers power to the other member. This occurs when one member of the dyad is more knowledgeable, or has more competance in relative areas. In essence, they put their trust in their apouses control. However, who holds control when it comes to relational maintenance? Maintenance is important in keeping marital satisfaction. Women are generally more comfortable in talking about their relationships with men. Women are more sensitive than men to social cues, ...
- 1028: The Right To Die
- ... technology has made it possible to extend the lives of many far beyond when they would have died in the past. Death, in modern times, often ensures a long and painful fall where one loses control both physically and emotionally. Some individuals embrace the time that modern technology buys them; while others find the loss of control overwhelming and frightening. They want their loved ones to remember them as they were not as they have become. Some even elect death to avoid burdens of lingering on. They also seek assistance in doing ... when death is a lesser evil, it is sometimes permissible for us to intend death in order to stop pain. If physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia were to become legalized, it could become a final control that a dying patient could have. People who die from a massive heart attack in their sleep are often viewed as lucky because they did not have to undergo a long and painful death, ...
- 1029: The Accidental Tourest
- ... late in chapter twenty, at the very end of the novel, when Macon leaves Sara and goes back to Muriel. This scene is important because how Macon has begun to change, and is now in control of his life. In this scene not only does Macon take a major action on his own for the first time, but he also finally begins to cope with, and accept his son's death ... single major act he had managed of his own accord."(339) In thinking this, Macon is realizing that he has dedicated a great deal of time using systems and finding other ways to organize and control the minor aspects of his life, however he has never put much thought, or attempted to take much control of the major aspects of his life. This realization prompts Macon to wonder "Is it to late now to begin." Macon decides that it isn't too late, and begins to take control by ...
- 1030: Has Political Islam Failed in Algeria?
- ... its massive support of its followers, who are very politically articulate, managed to keep the struggle which led the government to go for the election which was the beginning of the end of the FLN control of the situation. After the first round of the election and the overwhelming defeat of the FLN, Chdli still thought that he could keep his position without the FLN in parliament. Yet, the army stepped ... to intervene was the worst move in Algerian history. This started the bloody story between the military transitional government and the FIS, which is still going on up till now with almost no significant government control over anything. The situation in Algeria is a civil war that no one can win. The dissolution of the FIS, although it seemed to be the only possible way to get rid of their huge ... have all the right to choose whom to rule the country. Now Algeria is in civil war, decline of GNP, foreign debt accumulation and all sorts of problems that appear due to lack of governmental control over the society that turned wild. Estimations of casualties and deaths among the fighting armed groups with the state authority ranging from 30,000 to 50,000 deaths. The destruction of the infrastructure of ...
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