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keep it as real as possible but not boring was one of the largest factors that had played a part in his writings. George Orwell’s Animal Farm analyzes the communist political system through the functioning use of a farm, reflecting on Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, and Adolf Hitler. One representation that was made was through

many different situations and environments. Social comparisons take place in the workplace, at school, within friend groups and many other areas. The social comparison theory may give us more knowledge about why and how we perform these comparisons. Leon Festinger was the psychologist who first brought up the idea of the social comparison theory. According to the theory, there exists two types of comparisons- upward and downward. The upward comparisons involve comparing ourselves to other people who

Have you ever sought out to change something for the better but ended up making it worse? In the novel Animal Farm, by George Orwell, animals take over a farm. The leaders of the new farm want to be nothing like humans but end up practicing many of the practices that were hated. Orwell’s story was criticised and ridiculed for its portrayal of the history of Soviet communism. The story points out what a leader should not do, and more importantly what we should not let happen. It also takes a blow

According to Judith A. Boss, author of Analyzing Moral Issues, cloning is an asexual reproduction process in which genetically identical individuals are produced (Boss 126). Two authors, specifically, Julian Savulescu and Leon Kass have very distinct and different points of view on cloning and genetic enhancement. Human cloning has become a significant argument that most people have a stance either for or against it. Cloning is allowed and occurs in our society today, but whether one finds it acceptable

How significant was collectivisation in Russia up to 1940? Collectivisation is debatably Stalin’s most important policy and the pinnacle of Communism. Causing drastic changes for the Russian people, it could be argued that collectivisation was very significant in Russia up to 1940. It was a successful tool used to reaffirm Stalin’s power and spread Socialism; it fueled industrialism, turning Russia into a global superpower once more; but most tragically, could be named the greatest agricultural

Leaders who aim for total control have one goal: to keep their citizens uneducated in order to gain complete power. They realized that with more knowledge, the citizens can be empowered to protest the decisions of their rulers, which is the opposite of what dictators want. So, these tyrants always kept the general public ignorant to only greater serve themselves and expand their power. The pigs in George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” are no exception. When the pigs take leadership of the new Animal Farm

The instability and extremity of Max Eastman “It was juvenile of me to imagine that humanity as a whole…”, reflected Max Eastman on his support for socialism in his younger ages (Eastman). Max Eastman, an active socialist turned free-market advocator, was the editor for popular socialist magazines The Masses and The Liberator. Max Eastman’s career as a socialist editor ended when he moved to Russia in 1922. Since his return from Russia, the once-active socialist began to speak out against socialism

“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

the philosophy behind communist principles in a similar way to when Old Major gave his speech on the dream he had about the future of animals in England and how they would triumph over the humans that commanded them. Snowball is described to be like Leon Trotsky and Napoleon like Joseph Stalin. Each pair shares the same relationship in terms of

Animal Farm is an epic novel written by George Orwell based on the Russian revolution. Many Russian figures and concepts are expressed and represented in the novel through different forms and size. One of the noticeable characters in the novel is Napoleon who represents Stalin in the Russian revolution. Napoleon is a character from Animal Farm that is first introduced in page 15 as a young boar whom Mr. Jones was breeding for sale. His appearance was “Large, rather fierce looking Berkshire boar