pornography‚ extreme violence‚ or something else when asked to come up with an obscene material. However‚ if asked if a novel reviewed as “The only convincing love story of our century” was obscene‚ it would be very rare for somebody to say yes. However‚ Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita is incredibly obscene. The novel is a pedohile’s memoir that explicitly details his illegal sexual escapades with his underage “love”. The book provides incredibly visceral details relating to Humbert Humbert’s carnal desires‚ as
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Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was an impactful political leader in Russia during the twentieth century. He was a famous figure and left a huge impact on the Russian/Soviet Union Empire for many decades to follow. What he may be known for best‚ Lenin created and brought up the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics along with helping with the introduction of communism. He applied that communism concept to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics government that he was running. As the political leader in the Union
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Everyone is different in terms of how they think but society as a whole usually thinks similarly. However‚ there are those few individuals whose minds operate outside of the moral‚ ethical and logical thinking of society. In the novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov‚ a man named John Ray‚ Jr.‚ Ph.D. received the manuscript‚ entitled Lolita‚ or the Confession of a White Widowed Male‚ from the author’s lawyer. The author himself‚ known by the pseudonym of Humbert Humbert‚ died in jail of coronary thrombosis
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Lenin and Trotsky in the year 1917‚ had the answer. Slowly‚ they had managed to become one of the most powerful parties ever created‚ but many factors were to cause the consolidation of power. In this essay I will be comparing the significance of Vladimir Lenin in the Bolshevik consolidation of power with another important factor; Leon Trotsky. In my opinion the
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Vladimir Ilyich Lenin The most dedicated leader of the revolution‚ and future leader of the Bolshevik Party in Russia‚ was Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. He was born in 1870 in Simbirsk‚ Russia‚ a small town on the Volga River‚ to a family of hereditary nobles that were not wealt but quite comfortable. Vladimir Ulyanov‚ who would later change his name to Lenin‚ was the third of seven children. His oldest brother‚ Aleksandr‚ was hanged in May of 1887 for having joined in a plot to kill Czar Alexander
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The Enduring Legacy and Impact of Vladimir Lenin The reign of Communism throughout the majority of the Eastern World and its origins in industrialism are ubiquitous features of the 19th and 20th centuries. Thus‚ the pivotal players in its creation‚ dissemination and thought are of paramount historical importance insofar as they have played a vital role in the establishment‚ proliferation and dissemination of one of the predominant ideologies of the last two centuries; for better or for worse
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Vladimir Lenin was a cruel tyrant. He was a cruel tyrant because he killed thousands of people every year and he also created the Cheka. Vladimir Lenin used extreme brutality and fear in his instigation of the “Red Terror‚” which made him a cruel tyrant. Lenin killed thousands of people and instigated the “Red Terror;” he also had no regard for human life. In the article “History vs. Lenin” the author wrote‚ “Under Lenin’s rule‚ there were 28‚000 executions every year. Consider that number for a
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In the short story “Signs and Symbols”‚ the author Vladimir Nabokov tells the story of a poor‚ elderly couple from Russia who want to visit their son for his birthday. The theme of this story has to do with depression and insanity. The parents seem as if they are depressed because they no longer have their son living with them because he is insane. As the parents get ready to visit their son‚ the mother makes sure to wear all black not knowing what may set their son off. Their son is institutionalized
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take to be a positive role model‚ to have leadership skills‚ to know how to run the show‚ manage others‚ and to be considered the “perfect supervisor”? John Kotter describes management and leadership as “two distinct‚ yet complimentary systems of actions in organizations.”(pg 2) Planning‚ budgeting‚ organizing/starting and controlling/ problem solving are the requirements for the management process according to Kotter.(pg.3) Kotter depicts the leadership process as: “(1) Setting a direction for the
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"Signs and Symbols" by Vladimir Nabokov‚ has been read in many different ways by many different readers. The story depicts a day in the life of Russian immigrants on the birthday of their mentally ill son. Critics may say it is a simple short story‚ a collage of signs and symbols or just a good author playing tricks on the reader. But in actuality this story is purposely filled with signs and symbols that the author randomly places to toy with those who overanalyze the text. Early in the text Nabokov
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