How and why did Stalin win to be the leader of Russia? Stalin’s manipulative personality Joseph Stalin was known to have a manipulative personality. He was persuasive‚ educated‚ determined however also arrogant (due to his role as General Sectary). Also Lenin is rude as Lenin said in his testament “Stalin is too rude”. After Lenin died during the struggle for power Stalin was reasonably quiet at the beginning. This makes him sly and sneaky because we get the impression he is up to no good.
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Essay on Olive Kitteridge: A Different Road The short story cycle Olive Kitteridge‚ written by Elizabeth Strout‚ showcases the lives of multiple residents of the small town Cosby in Maine‚ whilst keeping Olive Kitteridge as the main protagonist by featuring her in each story. In this complete collection of short stories‚ the author writes in a fashion that allows the story to have a deeper meaning once it is studied by reading between the lines. In the analysis of A Different Road‚ the symbols
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Claude Levi-Strauss once said ‘being human signifies‚ for each of us‚ belonging to a class‚ a society‚ a country‚ a continent and a civilization.’ Belonging is a human desire of being accepted with people or places. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s story‚ The Namesake‚ the story follows the Ganguli family from their traditional Indian life in Calcutta through their uneasy transformation into America. This family is strewn with opposing fidelities and the underlying concept of the difficulties of cultural belonging
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ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Understanding Literary Themes Literary elements support and develop the themes in all works of fine literature. The short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is a work delicately woven together with different literary elements including symbolism‚ character‚ and point of view that contribute to the theme of the story‚ which is a study of individuality conflicting with oppression.
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How significant were the personalities of the contenders to succeed Lenin in accounting for Stalin’s defeat of his opponents in the years 1924-29? Lenin’s death on the 21st January 1924 caused huge sadness across the country. After Lenin’s death‚ everyone was eagerly waiting to know who would be the next leader of Russia. In the years after Lenin’s death‚ there was no clear successor to his leadership. However‚ when Lenin was leader‚ Trotsky was always there for him‚ and he played a huge role in
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In the beginning‚ as Lenin end grew nearer‚ there were five potential leaders‚ Bukharin‚ Kamenev‚ Zinoviev‚ Trotsky and Stalin. It seemed so obvious that there only was one man to take over Lenin’s reign - Trotsky. He was Lenin’s right hand man‚ but a close second was Stalin. People saw him as the one who came second‚ that’s all he was; there was no way that he would beat Trotsky in the race for leadership‚ but what they didn’t know that Stalin’s cunning would overtake then all and he would end up
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In Juhmpa Lahiri’s novel‚ The Namesake‚ the reader is thrust into the daily life of Gogol Ganguli. Gogol is a promising young man from a Bengali family‚ which the reader gets the pleasure of knowing since his birth. Ever since Gogol’s childhood all he ever wanted was to find a place where he could truly fit in‚ whether it be in his own culture‚ or in the American one in which he lives. During his life‚ Gogol searches everywhere to find out who he is and where he belongs. During his long search‚ young
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"The Overcoat" tells the story of Akaky Akakyevich‚ an impoverished government clerk who lives a solitary life. One day he realizes that his winter overcoat has become worn out. He takes it to the tailor to be mended but is told that it cannot be repaired and that he will have to have a new one made. Akaky undergoes extreme deprivation in order to save money for a new overcoat. In the process‚ the coat begins to take a central role in his life and he begins to view the garment as the key to his future
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Tone: Sympathetic Genre: Growing Up‚ Family Drama Themes: Identity: In The Namesake‚ everybody is seems lost under various terms . Every character struggles with his or her identity‚ as they feel allured by the different cultures‚ traditions‚ and personal ambition. Gogol‚ in particular‚ is torn between two cultures – the Indian traditions of his parents and the modern American culture in which he grows up. His struggle is the same one that his sister Sonia goes through. It’s also related to the
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The pages of The Namesake drift across decades effortlessly‚ and suck the reader into the daily lives of two generations: the immigrants: Ashoke and Ashima‚ and their children: Gogol and Sonia. Naturally‚ it is also a chronicle of all their romantic relationships. As we witness their lives unfold before our eyes‚ we see love go right‚ and quite often‚ wrong. This allows for an analysis of the finer details of their personalities‚ their backgrounds‚ and how they affect their endeavors in the new
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