“There was an old bastard named Lenin Who did two or three million men in. That’s a lot to have done in But where he did one in That old bastard Stalin did ten in.” ― Robert Conquest[->0] According to the historian Robert Conquest‚ Joseph Stalin "gives the impression of a large and crude claylike figure‚ a golem‚ into which a demonic spark has been instilled." He was nonetheless "a man who perhaps more than any other determined the course of the twentieth century." "Any adult
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The Kronstdat rebellion holds tremendous significance in the shaping of Russia‚ it was the first attempt by the people to achieve a social revolution for themselves as Voline states "the first entirely independent attempt of the people to liberate itself from all yokes and achieve the Social Revolution‚ an attempt made directly‚ resolutely‚ and boldly by the working masses themselves without political shepherds‚ without leaders or tutors."(1)‚ furthermore the the rebellion also highlighted the failure
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Religion and Political Choices Religion is a part of our lives and most of the decisions people make are based on their religion. Beside all personal decisions‚ religion has already become one of the factors for voter’s political choices. Many countries don’t have this problem because only one religion exists in there while in major countries‚ especially in the United States of America citizens have different religion and political parties and their nominees might be related to different religions
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India is the world’s most populous democracy.[143] A parliamentary republic with a multi-party system‚[144] it has sixrecognised national parties‚ including the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)‚ and more than 40regional parties.[145] The Congress is considered centre-left or "liberal" in Indian political culture‚ and the BJP centre-right or "conservative". For most of the period between 1950—when India first became a republic—and the late 1980s‚ the Congress held a majority
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the Invisible‚ Michel Henry After Finitude‚ Quentin Meillassoux Time f Revolution‚ Antonio Negri or Politics o Aesthetics‚ Jacques Ranctere f The Five Senses‚ Michel Serres Art and Fear‚ Paul Virilio Negative Horizon‚ Paul Virilio Forthcoming: Althusser’s Lesson‚ Jacques Ranctere Chronicles of Consensual Times‚ Jacques Mallarme‚ Jacques Ranctere Ranctere DISSENSUS On Politics and Aesthetics Jacques Ranciere Edited and Translated by Steven Corcoran ·" continuum Continuum
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When it comes to politics‚ interest groups are a main component of the political system. However‚ much of the time they are not thought about‚ nor known what it entails to be a part of interest groups. Unlike much of politics‚ not a lot is known about the behaviors of these political groups‚ such as what they stand behind‚ their motives‚ or their end goals. Research is needed to really understand interest groups because there are so many‚ and they are all very different in what they stand for. In
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The Tempest "Claiming Caliban" Caliban in "The Tempest" was the son of Sycorax‚ and his character is a symbolic representation of indigenous or "savage" people. His character represents the stereotypes of indigenous or uncivilized people and a direct contradiction of his more "civilized" counterparts‚ most specifically Prospero who is seen as his conqueror or master‚ and how he is below that of Prospero and therefore the indigenous people of the Americas were below that of the European colonists
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Gender Representation – Boardwalk Empire As a hybrid genre‚ the representations in Boardwalk Empire are complex‚ contradictory‚ unconventional‚ conventional and stereotypical‚ whilst challenge stereotypes. Set in the 1920’s during prohibition‚ Nucky is a corrupt Republican politician and gangster‚ who has risen to his position through bribery‚ corruption‚ and murder. The series begins as prohibition begins‚ with Nucky toasting the government who ban alcohol; “…to those beautiful ignorant bastards
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In addressing the issue of women’s representation in the media‚ it quickly becomes apparent that even though there are positive steps being taken and a few skirmishes are won‚ the overall conclusion that can be drawn is not encouraging. The pressure of perfectionism placed on women‚ in the media is completely visible to all onlookers‚ especially when compared to the treatment of men in the media. Women are intensely scrutinized about every aspect of their physical appearance‚ relationships‚ family
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From Francesca Woodman and the Mirror Stage In Douglas Crimp’s article the Photographic Activity of Postmodernism there are several terms that have been brought up over and over again. Presence is one of them‚ “presence that is only through the absence that we know to be the condition of representation.” It reminds me of one of my favorite photographers --- Francesca Woodman. She once said that “I allow you to see what you couldn’t see --- the inner force of one’s body.” She recreates
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