The Contender The contender by Robert Lipsyte is an exciting novel with each chapter having something new to learn about the book. Lipsyte does a good job describing the characters and showing their emotional and physical feelings. The protagonist of the novel is a black seventeen-year-old man named Alfred Brooks‚ a high school dropout living with Aunt Pearl and her 3 daughters in Harlem‚ New York City. He begins to train at a boxing club in the streets because he has a lot of issues‚ including
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Vladimir Lenin The Russian Revolution‚ we know how it began‚ why it began‚ and the outcome of it. We know that without it Russia would have not become to powerhouse that it was during World War II and beyond (and without it might have been completely taken over by the Nazis). However‚ unlike the French Revolution which had no clear leader or originator of the revolution at the very beginning of Russia’s toppling of the monarchy and rise of Communism was one man: Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Vladimir
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Was Lenin more significant for his actions in 1917 or for his subsequent actions from 1918 to 1924? Lenin was a Russian revolutionary and was best known for being one of the main leaders of the October Revolution in 1917 and the first head of the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic. But was Lenin more significant for his actions in 1917 or his subsequent actions from 1918 to 1924? That is the question I will be exploring in this essay and I will be thinking of all of his actions in the mentioned
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How Alfred changes what kind of changes does Alfred go through in the book The Contender by Robert Lipsyte.what he does to change himself throughout the book. the first change that he makes is that he disciplines himself. How Alfred disciplines himself is that he gets up at five A.M every morning. Then he goes out to train by jogging around his neighborhood every single day. He then get’s ready for work which is something he did before. The second change in Alfred is that he is more confident
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Stalin’s Russia‚ 1924-53 The leadership struggle * Russia wasn’t a democracy * Struggle wasn’t about winning popularity with the people * Influence was very important * Lenin was leader as party respected him could count on the loyalty of most party members The contenders: Leon Trotsky * Most obvious contender * Heroism during revolution and Civil War * Organised October Revolution and commanded Red Army * 1917-22 Lenin’s right-hand man * Radicalism‚ strong
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the death of Lenin‚ the Bolshevik Party become complicated by personality clashes and a power struggle between senior party members. The ambiguity of Lenin’s will paved the way for the apparent heir to seize power‚ sparking conflict between Trotsky and Stalin. The ensuing struggle for power triggered fierce disputes over the economy and the question of succession was reflected in battles between the dominant right and left wing. Despite Trotsky’s standpoint as unofficial deputy to Lenin‚ Stalin was
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How/why did Stalin become head of state? After Lenin’s death in 1924‚ everyone thought Trotsky‚ the brilliant leader of the red army would become leader‚ especially as Lenin left a Testament saying that Stalin was dangerous and a ‘grey blur’ and should be dismissed‚ but Stalin schemed his way into power‚ using his position as General Secretary as well as using a serious of ruthless political moves‚ devious tactics‚ the weakness of opposition‚ his own strengths‚ party weakness’ and factors out of
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How to Succeed in English Class “Be concrete; get to the point; express your opinions colorfully” (1). In English‚ one has no limit to what they want to read or write about. But with all the so called laws and rules that English has‚ it can become a very difficult subject. To firmly prosper in English Literature‚ a person is expected to be prepared for the class by reading ‚ listening‚ writing‚ and thinking in a more advanced and intelligent way. For starters‚ in English Literature the basic
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How to Succeed in College For many students‚ transitioning from high school to college can be a nightmare; however‚ it does not have to be that way. Many high school students do not know what to study or where to study. In addition‚ they have many more questions about this academic process and how to succeed in their college career. Students need to know that college life is just like a marathon‚ which begins prior the first year of college‚ so they will need to prepare themselves before this new
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Exactly how did he do this? Why? And how did his corruption reach such extents as to do all this for power? Josef Stalin (originally named Josef Djugashvili) was born in Gori‚ a violent town in eastern Georgia‚ on the twenty-first of December‚ in 1878‚ to his parents Ketevan Geladze and Besarion Jughashvili. He lived for seventy-four more years‚ and in his time living became the totalitarian dictator over all of the Soviet Union. By the time he died in 1953‚ he was extremely corrupt. How‚ in these
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