notion that Plato was a totalitarian‚ evident in his conception of the kallipolis which drives forward a totalitarian and utopian dream for a ‘natural class rule of the wise few over the ignorant many’3. On the contrary‚ a literary reading of Plato’s Republic could dismiss such ideas as independent of Plato’s voice in the first place. Furthermore‚ it has been put forward that Plato’s idealistic state is based on virtue and the happiness of the people‚ unlike totalitarian states. This essay will discuss
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you? What did you learn and what surprised you? Life in Italy is a mixture of fun and exasperation. Tourists breeze through during the summer to sample the fun‚ yet they struggle to understand when those who live abroad complain. You can only live here long-term if you learn to balance the two--I’m still learning. Upon my arriving in Italy I realized I was stepping into an unknown culture. However‚ after a few weeks of living in Italy I began to fall in love with the language and even though
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Several factors led to the rise of U.S. industrialization in the late 1800’s. New technologies like steam engines‚ railroads‚ and telegraphs made communication and transportation easier. The ability to source and transport materials across the country with ease turned many local businesses into national companies. Workplace innovations‚ such as the assembly-line method of production‚ allowed these companies to produce goods on a mass scale. In the late 1800’s‚ the American railway system became a
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A totalitarian state‚ is a where the central government of a state does not tolerate any parties with opposing views and exercises complete dictatorial rule over all or most aspects of life. Lenin‚ the leader of the Bolsheviks‚ took many measures in an attempt to create a totalitarian state‚ including the dissolution of Constituent Assembly‚ the use of decrees and the establishment of a secret police group called the Cheka. However there were also some ways in which he failed to achieve full totalitarianism
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When Stalin rose to power he wanted to centralize the control the control over the entire soviet economy in the 1920’s. If anyone opposed Stalin’s political views was killed‚ exiled or put in jail for a long period of time. During the time he was ruling World War II broke out and the Russians fought with Germany. In the middle of the war Germany decided to break their pact and turn on the Russians and they invaded the Soviet Lands. While he was ruling the Soviet Union‚ he launched a five year plan
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Easter in Italy Easter is celebrated differently throughout the world. In Italy it is celebrated differently in each region within the country. Easter is known as Buona Pasqua in Italy. I am going to compare and contrast the different ways of celebrations in a few cities in Italy. I am also going to compare and contrast the types of Easter meals that are made during this holiday. In Florence‚ Italy Easter Sunday starts its’ celebration at the Piazza Del Duomo every year. For the past 350 years
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Hitler‚ and his Nazi parties rise to power was one of chance and circumstance. His alternative views struck a chord with the people; he was able to channel Germany’s hatred for the Weimar Republic‚ Treaty of Versailles and minority groups into support for his National Socialist Party. Hitler was a powerful orator capable of winning entire audiences to his views and ideologies. Hitler was able to manipulate the truth to gain widespread popularity. He controlled power by installing fear and sustained
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Benito Mussolini‚ What is Fascism? Italy faced serious postwar economic problems which became known as "The Two Red Years". It faced inflation problems due to government printing money to pay for weapons‚ workers on strike‚ arms and shipbuilders became bankrupt due to lack of government order‚ and unemployment rose to two million as returning soldiers searched for work. Benito Mussolini‚ upon being removed from the Socialist Party for advocating Italy ’s participation in battle‚ organized the
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Benito Mussolini wrote The Doctrine of Fascism as part of an article for the Enciclopeida Italiana in 1932 (235). Mussolini outlines fascism “as a doctrine” which entails specific views on “material and intellectual problems” which have been the historical source oppression (236). He opposes three major ideologies and concludes by arguing that fascism is the superior political and social doctrine to unite Italy towards her “destined impulse” of expansion (239). Mussolini has two main targets‚ and
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After WW1‚ the central powers were left in a pile of shambles. The League of Nations did an efficient job in ensuring there was someone to blame after the war. That someone was Germany and they were in for a world of hate. The victors of the war declared that Germany would partake in all war reparations‚ heavily decrease their military‚ decrease of their land and would need to live with war guilt. Italy also felt the wrath of the Allies. They were promised land by Great Britain if they switched sides
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