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    Napoleon from “Animal Farm” and Josephe Stalin It’s impossible to read the book “Animal Farm” without comparing it to the Russian Revolution occur in Russia in 1917. After reading the book I decided to learn more about the consequences of the Russian Revolution and mainly research about Stalin, represented in the book as Napoleon, the leader of Animal Farm and my favourite character. Because I was so intrigued by Napoleon’s character I decided in this book task to contrast him with the Soviet dictator

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    Nikolai Bukharin was a man deeply devoted to the Soviet cause and the spread and success of Communism. He entered the political scene at the age young of 16, still a student himself, and was once described by Lenin as being the “golden boy of the revolution (Gregory 2010). Unfortunately, Bukharin could not know that his political goals and desires would be his downfall and the cause of his execution on March 14th 1938, betrayed by a man he once considered a friend, Joseph Stalin. Reduced to just

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    Samantha DeMichele Joseph Stalin and His Quest for Power Joseph Stalin, who later adopted the name “Stalin”, meaning “man of steel”, was born in the poor village of Gori, Georgia on December 21, 1879 It was in his youth that Stalin realised just how he wanted the Soviet Union to be ruled and that he himself must take action to help this. His harsh upbringing and paranoia sparked his strong and violent temper. He wanted power and he wanted to be in control. His supremacy acted as a drug in his

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    great; they have equality among the animals and plans for strengthening their farm. Two pigs soon become the forefront of Animalism, Napoleon and Snowball. These pigs often fight and do not work together to get things done, much like Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky of the Russian Revolution. Much like Trotsky, Snowball is chased out of the society and blamed for all of the problems that occur after his banishment. The animals’ utopia begins to crumble as Napoleon and the remaining pigs begin to take more

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    This theory helps explains how much of an influence the large corporations in our lives such as Disney and Apple have on our day to day lives. These corporations run a majority of other businesses in our lives that also have an influence in what we think and do. The importance of this is theory is to show the power and influence that these corporations have on our daily lives and how we think and feel. If the corporate industry were to fallout our lives would be greatly impacted in more than one

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    dissonance made me begin to change my behavior. Cognitive dissonance theory explains the contradictions we have with our behaviors and beliefs but it can also be used to get us to have positive behaviors. Cognitive dissonance theory was created by Leon Festinger and to better explain his theory he used the topic of smoking. He showed how “the contradiction is so clear and uncomfortable that something has to give - either the use of cigarettes of the belief that smoking will [harm]” (Griffin et al

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    The novel Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is an allegorical novel meant to tell the events prior to, during, and after the Bolshevik revolution in Russia in 1917. Orwell wrote the novel as a cautionary tale to warn people of the dangers of having a totalitarian government such as the one Soviet Russia had. Orwell also portrays many themes such as the role of religion, tyranny, patriotism, and obedience. George Orwell’s personal experience has greatly impacted the novel. In late 1936, George

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    Animal Farm is a book by George Orwell that was released in the year 1945. At this point in history, World War Two was coming to an end. Due to the use of a communistic government of Manor Farm, this book reflects the dictatorships that occurred during this war. Orwell makes sure to hence the corruption and spread his ideas to the reader through events that occur on the farm. In this essay, Why I Write, which was released a year after Animal Farm, described Orwell’s inspiration for his book. In

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    Morgan Bodie Mrs. Taylor Honors English 9 August 30, 2017 “Some animals are more equal than others” In Animal Farm, an allegoric novel by George Orwell, pigs on a farm take on the evil and manipulative traits of humans. The novel was created as a metaphor of the Russian Revolution. The two pigs fighting to be the leader of the farm represent Stalin and Trotsky. The pigs said that they wanted every animal to be equal, but

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    Animal Farm can be an allegory for any communist revolution and subsequent collapse (if taken a little more generally), but is specifically drawing from the Russian revolutions of 1917. Many of the characters are direct parallels to members of the communist regime, and others are representatives of portions of the population. Old Major represents two different people, both Marx and Lenin. As Marx, he introduces the principles of communism to the animals. As Lenin, he puts the revolution in motion

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