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- 16321: Karl Marx
- ... take advantage of or 'exploit' workers, nothing could persuade capitalists change their ways. In other words, peaceful progess toward equality and social justice was impossible. The only way to establish justice, he said, was for t workers to overthrow the capitalists by means of violent revolution. He urged workers around the world to revolt against their rulers. "Workers of the world unite!" he wrote. "You have nothing to lose but your ... They were afraid the workers in their own countries might be inspired to imitate the example of Rus Trotsky, a highly intelligent and energetic communist leader, led the defence Russia with great success. After Lenin's death in 1924, a power struggle began between Trotsky and a leader within the Communist Party named Stalin. While Trotsky was a brilliant intellectual and an idealist, Stalin was a simpler, quieter sort of person, who based his power not so much on plans and ideas as on alliances with other member of the Communist Party. While Trotsky believed in Russia's trying to assist two all over the world to rise up in communist revolutions against their bosses, S wanted Russia to take care of its own business. The rivalry between the two leaders went ...
- 16322: An Interpretation of Franz Kafka’s Parable “The Trees.”
- An Interpretation of Franz Kafka’s Parable “The Trees.” After reading and rereading this short, yet deeply symbolic, parable several times, I have come to the conclusion that Kafka is equating the two aspects of illusion and reality. The parable seems ... surface of the snow and the reality being the trees’ firm attachment to the earth. Kafka is giving a subjective interpretation of an objective reality. However, while illusion and reality are held identical, the reader’s perception of reality and illusion are unique. Each and every person who reads this parable will interpret it in such a way that it will only relate to that person. The “tree,” as it is ... no one else. These interpretations, though complicated and seemingly apparent, do not portray the atmosphere of the parable as adequately as I felt after I read it over and over again. Perhaps in the Parable’s simplicity I could be able to interpret something a little more simple and relative to the human viewpoint. Or rather than relating to human viewpoint, it might be easier to relate the parable to ...
- 16323: Candide: Problems With Everyday Surroundings
- Candide: Problems With Everyday Surroundings What compels a man to think of today’s society with open eyes, and actually allow him to visualize change? Voltaire achieved this as he wrote Candide. In this novel Voltaire mocks the problems of his everyday surroundings by pointing them out in a ... bullets in his brain.” That is just one of the many predicaments in which our main character becomes involved in. Another such incident occurs in chapter fifteen when Candide is faced with his true love’s brother. In this scene the brother is outraged that Candide has expressed his love toward his sister due to his unworthiness, and this is the outcome: “…at the same time he stuck him across the face with the flat of his sword, Candide instantly drew his own sword and plunged it to the hilt in the Jesuit baron’s belly” Candide takes these encounters and allows them to educate him on how to live his life. By the end of this story he says a key line which proves he has achieved higher ...
- 16324: Chritmas
- ... people think about lights, trees, presents, food, friends and family, along with the birth of Christ. Some view these added meanings as a good change and some view them as a bad change. In today s world Christmas is not defined only as celebrating the birth of Christ but also the celebration of giving, and the celebration of family and friends. From Old English, Cristes maesse Christ s mass, was the origin of today s word Christmas. It was the day, December 25, that Christians held mass to celebrate the birth of Christ. This is still true today, almost two thousand years later. However over the course of two ...
- 16325: Hamlet
- Hamlet In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare Two of the character's fathers are brutishly murdered. The first murdered character is King Hamlet who is supposed to be revenge by his son prince Hamlet. The second murder is Polonius who is supposed to be revenged by his ... to seek revenge for the death of fathers, however they will each use different methods to accomplish their deeds. Prince Hamlet has a meeting with the dead ghost of his father King Hamlet. King Hamlet's ghost reveals to his son, his murder by his brother Claudius. Hamlet is informed by his father that he needs to be avenged by the death of his brother Claudius. By this time Claudius has already ascended the throne, and married Hamlet's mother Queen Gertrude. Hamlet decides to take a passive approach to avenge his father. Hamlet first decides to act abnormal which does not accomplish much besides warning his uncle that he might know he ...
- 16326: How Does H.G. Wells Create Tension In: The Red Room
- ... the three residing custodians. "for he had opened the door and fallen headlong down the steps I had just ascended." "the tale of a timid wife and the tragic end that came to her husband's jest of frightening her." The story begins with the narrator explaining that no ghost will frighten him. If one does it would have to be a terrifying one indeed. As soon as the reader begins ... about the red room; this leaves the reader 'needing' to find out what happens to the narrator. After the mention of the young duke and the timid wife, the reader becomes apprehensive about the narrator's future as it is reminded that the same thing could happen again. For example: Does the narrator meet the same fate as those who have died in the house before him? Does his scepticism prevent ... caretakers has a deformity and this suggests that the castle may have a deformity, for example, broken walls or turrets. "The old woman sat staring hard into the fire, her pale eyes wide open." "'It's your own choosing,' said the man with the withered arm once more." "A second old man entered, more bent, more wrinkled, more aged even than the first." "His lower lip, half averted hung pale ...
- 16327: Jane Eyre 6
- The role nature played in Jane Eyre's life parallels itself in many people's lives. I cannot count the many instances that I was having a terrible day and the weather outside was absolutely dreary. Often, days began as sunny but turned cloudy and my mood coincided along with ... Instead of punishing her own troublesome children, Mrs. Reed cast all punishment on Jane. One day Jane was placed in the red-room, so she curled up with a book. While slowly browsing through Bewick's History of British Birds Jane took a special notice of "the solitary rocks and promontories." (Bronte 2) The reader comprehended Miss Eyre's feelings of desolation and loneliness. After spending a sleepless night in ...
- 16328: Higher Learning
- ... uses many examples of symbols throughout the film. For example, the statue of Columbus signifies the need for a global change in attitude. Disproving the common theory that the world was flat, Columbus revolutionized society's outlook on their contemporary lifestyle. Singleton uses this revolutionary figure to signify that universities and other such institutions can also be used as avenues for a global mindset change, by learning. Another symbol used throughout ... is when Malik is kicked off the track team, and Dr. Phipps informs Malik that his paper is not up to university standards. Another symbol strongly used in the film is the character Deja. Deja's character exemplifies tolerance and innocence lost. She dedicates her efforts on studying, yet manages to fulfill her role on the track team; whereas, Malik loses his motivation for schooling after being depicted as just a ... pupil, and her death signified an innocent lost. Another major sociological issue arising in the film is the role of groups. Groups mold basic perception and ideals, and these groups become part of each member's identity and the lens through which a member views society (Henslin, p.101). An example of this from the film is when Fudge categorizes the student body. Fudge enlightens Malik to the fact that ...
- 16329: Taoism
- ... two great philosophical and religious traditions that originated in China. The other philosophy native to China is Confucianism. Both Taoism and Confucianism began at about the same time, around the sixth century B.C. China's third great religion, Buddhism, came to China from India around the second century of the common era. Together, these three faiths have shaped Chinese life and thought for nearly twenty- five hundred years. One dominate ... a harmonious life. It is only when one rids himself of all desires can tao be achieved. By shunning every earthly distraction, the Taoist is able to concentrate on life itself. The longer the one's life, the closer to tao one is presumed to have become. Eventually the hope is to become immortal, to achieve tao, to have reached the deeper life. This is the afterlife for a Taoist -- to ... death, the origin of the word tao must be understood. The Chinese character for tao is a combination of two characters that represent the words head and foot. The character for foot represents a person's direction or path. The character for head represents a conscious choice. The character for head also suggests a beginning, and foot, an ending. Thus the character for tao also conveys the continuing course of ...
- 16330: Beowulf 8
- ... time hero. In this story Beowulf is named a hero because not only for his deeds, but his quality of how does them. Beowulf is characterized as being brave, smart, and strong. One of Beowulf's qualities is that he's brave. Beowulf is considered to be very brave because he does all type of brave deeds. Beowulf crosses a long lake in order to fight his enemy. Any person who crosses a long lake just ... something is brave. Beowulf is also brave for facing his enemy without any weapons. Beowulf realizes that he can lose, but being the brave person that he is goes to his enemy empty-handed. Beowulf's courage is very unique for one of his qualities. He can be best judged as a brave man in any situation. Another one of Beowulf's qualities is that he's smart. Beowulf is ...
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