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Rosa Luxemburg Research Paper

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Change is something that can only occur when an individual or an idea can break the mold of what the norm is and burst through to a new light. Rosa Luxemburg was one of the first, and arguably the best political theorists of the twentieth century. Some may ask what her life and experiences have to offer to the reader for an insight and perspective on the time and struggles that she had to go through. Her life is a great example of a woman overcoming odds and fighting to maintain the political and social beliefs that were always being challenged by the government figures of the time. Luxemburg fought many battles within her jurisdiction. Rosa Luxemburg was born on March 5, 1871 in Zamość, Congress Poland, Russian Empire. She was born a Polish Jew and lived in a Russian-controlled Poland where her father instilled liberal ideas within her while her mother was very well-read and heavily religious. From a very young age Luxemburg was interested in the world of politics. As a child at age 5 she suffered a hip ailment which was mistaken for tuberculosis, and was never fully treated properly, and in turn never healed to full which left Rosa with a slight gimp for the entirety of her life. At age 9 in 1880, she attended her first gymnasium(secondary school focused on academic learning) where she then later joined her first political affiliation in the …show more content…

She would go on to finish her doctoral degree in government sciences. Which would later help her in her pursuit to overtake the capitalist ways of the German government. Rosa had many times in her life that she could have given up and let the opposition keep their ways and there would be no change. Rosa not only wanted, but demanded the respect and attention of those who would refuse to give her the time of

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