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    the organization of society on a voluntary and cooperative basis without recourse to force or compulsion. This belief is based on five main pillars: anti-authoritarianism, voluntarism, egalitarianism, mutualism and autonomism. According to the anarchist thought, authority is to be rejected as illegitimate and the imposition of power through force is untenable. Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakunin argued for the replacement of the state by federations of self-governing workplaces and communes (anti-authoritarianism)

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    Anarchism in Albert Camus' Short Story, "The Guest" [[ "The Guest" is a small story which can usually be found in a compilation of Camus' works or in a World Literature anthology. Here, I have used the translation of "The Guest" found in the Norton Anthology of World Literature, 5th Edition. Since this is a critical essay on a particular story, it assumes that the reader has read the story. I do not believe that it will be nonsensical if you have not read

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    state is necessary for a secure life. Instead, anarchists believe that social order will arise naturally as humans have the ability to organise their own lives in a harmonious way and reject the idea that the state is necessary. In fact, anarchist ideology states that all authority is evil and it is such, which corrupts those within it and in the words of Lord Acton, “power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”. Although anarchists believe in the possibility of human goodness,

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    The Secret Agent

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    Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent is a before-its-time political masterpiece in the form of fictional literature that grips the minds of an audience who may or may not have ever thought to question the majority existence. After the occurrences of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, scholars, educators, and the general public, in a desperate attempt to justify what was happening in the United States, took notice of an otherwise buried great work. The terrorist theme in The Secret Agent is

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    Could Anarchy Work? Essay

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    systems and that everything would be traded from person to person. Anarcho-Pacifism: -Completely removes the idea of violence. -Would follow closely to the ideas of Gandhi. Symbol of Anarcho-Pacifism. Religious: -Typically, Religious Anarchists would stick to their religion’s teaching and follow them. -Many are doubtful this would work because of the idea of answering to authorities in the various religons. Green: -Green Anarchy has 2 categories: Naturism and Primitivism. -Has

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    Every since it’s ideas were popularized in the media by the 2006 movie, V for Vendetta, anarchism has been a topic of mass confusion and fierce discussion. In a general survey taken in Newton High School, 1 out 30 people surveyed actually knew the definition of anarchism, where as the remaining 29 people believe the ideas of anarchism are purely chaotic, and advocate for lawlessness, which leads me to the thesis statement of this essay: Anarchism is largely misconstrued in society. I’m going to prove

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    Alexander Berkman is most known for being the anarchist who attempted to assassinate Henry Clay Frick, Carnegie Steel’s anti-union manager during the lockout issues in the late 1800’s. This was one of his major actions as an anarchist, however, there is much more to Berkman and his radical activism than his one act of propaganda by deed. He was a larger part of the American anarchist movement of the early 20th century than he is given credit for. I will explore Berkman’s life and political activism

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    begun following the Bolshevik Russian Revolution of 1917; a nationwide fear of communists, socialists and anarchists. The Sacco and Vanzetti case was an extremely controversial murder trial held in Braintree,

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    Taking down the system shows its face in revolutions. In the American Revolution, around 1776, the Americans thought they were being oppressed by their mother country and authority. Great Britain taxed the colonies without consent which catalyzed tensions between the mother country and her colonies. Consequently, the colonies revolted and sought their independence

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    7:25-8:50 a.m. As I head to the streets of downtown Los Angeles in hopes of finding Ricardo Flores Magón among the sea of protestors, I practice all the questions I have written down for our interview. The presidential election is a week away so I thought what better way than to sit down with the social activist himself and get his life story. After walking through the protest for what seems like hours I finally spot Magón passing out copies of his newspaper to everyone passing by. After the crowd

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