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    Benito Mussolini was an Italian leader who reigned from 1922 to 1943. He created a government plan, which supported feeling superior to other countries and having a strong military defense. He also ran a dystopian country because of the lack of equality, communism, etc. There are currently several nations around the world in which dystopia exists, and it is powered by fear. A dystopian society is a place in which there is a disparity of rights of the government and citizens of the nation; for example

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    Fascism is a rule of an oppressive government, limiting the freedom and rights of its people. Throughout her poem, “Daddy,” Plath alludes that her father and husband were similar tyrannical figures that tried to dominate her in almost every aspect of her life. Using the “victim card,” Plath’s metaphorical examples, such as being compared to a “Jew” from Nazi Germany, enable her to paint a picture of how she played the prey under an authoritarian rule. Silvia Plath’s line: “Every woman adores a Fascist”

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    after the First World War created a lot of problems, no matter for the victorious powers or the defeated countries. The Inter-war Period (1919-1939) saw the rise of totalitarianism. Fascism and Nazism emerged in Italy and Germany respectively, with Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler as leaders of their countries. The two leaders completely controlled both the domestic and foreign policies of their countries. In this study, the comparison in political, economic and social aspects of the the two countries

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    The movie “The Great Dictator” is based on World War I, where the protagonist Hannah (Chaplin) was fighting in the army of the Tomania, who also resembled Hynkel (Chaplin), who eventually became the Dictator of Tomania. After a series of events, Hannah the soldier was mistaken for the Dictator and Hynkel was arrested by his own soldiers. In this speech, before the assembled crowd of Tomania, Hannah denounces everything that Hynkel stands for and made a rousing plea for democracy. Chaplin started

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    1. According to Mussolini, why was Communism (Socialism) in conflict with Fascism? According to Mussolini, Communism was in conflict with Fascism because it only encompassed the idea that the history of the human civilization can be explained by the differing interest among the various social groups. Moreover, Communism supports the idea that the conflict is also spurred by the change and development through production. However, Fascism holds upon the idea that actions are not influenced by economic

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    There are four international ports that connect the United States to Central America; Juarez is one of these important four. Juarez once known as Paso del Norte (pass of the north) lies on the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte). Juarez was founded in the 1600s and has since been in the top ten largest populated cities in the world. When people think of Juarez and other cities in Mexico, there are many stigmas held strongly against them. Nowadays, Mexico is perceived as a dangerous and horrible place

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    Social, Political, and Economical Causes of the Mexican Revolution There were an abundance of social, political, and economical factors that led to the Mexican Revolution. Socially, there was a great displacement in the treatment between the elite and rich classes and the poor classes. Politically, what once started out as a Republic, after they had won their independence, had transitioned into a tyrannical dictatorship. Economically, Mexico was over dependent on loans from foreign nations

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    Independence in Mexico changed the dynamic of life inside the country. It brought about social and economic issue that seemingly found a way to intertwine themselves. In Mexico, the decline in stability led to corruption throughout the country that created not just banditry, but massive widespread banditry. Bandits and the police aspired too many roles in Mexico before and after the war on independence. These roles by both bandits and the police were backed by motivations that changed over time

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    In the book “Benito Cereno” Babo a slave on the San Dominick is a master at making up lies. The lies roll of his tongue. Don Benito a captain and Babo’s “master” knows that Babo will do anything to be free. The author of the book Herman Melville uses diction, and tone to show the dicet. When Delano asks him, "What has cast such a shadow upon you?" and Cereno answers, "The negro," he is not alluding only to Babo. Captain Cereno knows that under the grinning faces of the captives there are people

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    Benito Cerreno Symbolism

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    Over the course of this week, the main focus was “Benito Cereno” by Herman Melville. More importantly we looked in depth about the symbolism that is present throughout the novella. Mainly the characters represent a way of life or group of people, along with many vivid scenes depicting tense moments that symbolize the tense world in the mid 19th century. One of the most symbolic and intense scenes is the one in which Benito Cereno is being shaven by Babo, a slave. First when looking at the characters

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