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    word in the past and even today. For example‚ in the Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Gatsby is trapped living in the past and is disillusioned by modernization. Additionally‚ in the story A Rose for Emily‚ Emily is also afraid of modernization because she is trying to escape death by holding onto her father’s dead body. She is afraid to move on in her life and decides to hide in her past. Lastly‚ in one of Langston Hughes poems called Mother to Son‚ he writes about how in the early 20th century

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    others.” This sentence found in the book‚ Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ truly shows some signs of both Communist and Totalitarian governments. Communism and Totalitarianism have both differences and similarities‚ as well as both being expressed in Animal Farm. On one hand‚ there is Communism. Communism is founded upon beliefs of freedom and equality. Communism is a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy - and a single‚ usually authoritarian‚ party holds power; state

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    immense suffering during the many years under these two leaders. But‚ some would consider these sacrifices necessary in order to construct these two countries and make them both on the same level as the most powerful countries in the world. Communism in Russia began roughly in the early 1900s after the Russian Revolution. Though it was in its early stages‚ it had great potential to grow. For the longest time‚ Russia had been ruled by royalty known as tsarists. Early communists and tsarists

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    For a long time it was thought that there are only two approaches in economics‚ Communism‚ which was driven from economic theories of Karl Marx (Gans et al.‚ 2012)‚ and Capitalism‚ which mostly comes from theories of Adam smith (Gans et al.‚ 2012). This disagreement led to biggest and most effective phenomenon of 20th century called Cold War. During this war a silent and humble but courageous and effective movement started and developed in Basque‚ Spain. The idea was simple; workers‚ owners and managers

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    We are what we buy Ryan (Shizhe Ruan) 9067614 We live in a modern world where full of mass consumption‚ after industrial revolutions‚ the new technology allowed productive forces to be improved significantly

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    Communism affect the “modern American way in many ways‚ the fear of Communist infiltration the U.S. government‚ entertainment industry and other organizations were affected. Including American politics‚ culture‚ and even daily life‚ particularly in the early years of the Cold War. Communism was basically a theory or system based on the ownership of all property and goods by the community as a whole. President Harry Truman issued the truman doctrine on March 1947 which did not allowing communism to

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    How and why did the Australian government respond to the threat of communism during the 1950’s After the conclusion of World War 2‚ which ended in 1945‚ Australia faced the growing threat of communism. Communism is social organization in which all the people in the community all properties and money is equally shared. The Australian government responded in many ways to the threat of communism during the 1950’s. Australia responded by its involvement in the Korean War‚ joining alliances and signing

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    At some point in your life‚ someone probably said to you: “You are what you eat.” Well‚ that’s true. If we eat healthy‚ we will more likely be healthy. Our bodies need healthy‚ clean foods to grow strong‚ learn‚and be active. Our kids especially need these things because their bodies are changing‚ growing and learning so much every day. Eating healthy from the time of infancy will follow our children through adolescence into adulthood. Proper nutrition will not only help our kids avoid illness

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    How true these words sound in the present context. There is so much pollution all around us today that normal breathing in itself is the greatest risk to our lives. Pollution has affected our lives so adversely that because of this‚ millions of people die annually. The way the environment is being polluted today stands testimony to the fact that we are irresponsible occupants of this Earth and by polluting the air; we are meticulously working towards our own destruction. According to the World Health

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    The Bad Side of Communism. Communism‚ to many‚ sounds good on paper‚ but history has taught us when put into practice‚ it’s not worth the paper it was written on‚ in this article you will learn why communism maybe not the best way to go. The average person is not particularly good at anything; a perfect job will be the assembly line in some type of warehouse. No matter what government we live in we all have different ideas and aspirations. Some people may want to be a poet or a basketball player

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