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    The Order No.1 was distributed by the provisional government‚ who had yet gathered up mind to act like a government‚ to regulate the garrison of the Petrograd District. Saying that the provisional government was not ready to be a government was because‚ from Rodzianko’s version‚ the order was demanded by the frontier. The Order No.1 revealed a trace that the soviet was gradually gaining power legally as this was “enforced as law”. Lower ranks were acquiring power! This power was not merely as a

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    something that you wish for? Are there certain people or obstacles that would keep you from achieving that dream? Even though the woman in the story " The Greyhound Tragedy" by Richard Brautigan was not successful in accomplishing her dream‚ Homer in October Sky did‚ these characters share a connection. Both of these individuals had different situations and therefore attained different ends. One of the very first situations that Homer and the woman had in common was that their families always wanted

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    Lenin Lenin and his principals are the subject of a huge historiographical debate. The controversy surrounding Lenin’s pragmatism in the face of social‚ political and economic instability begs the question: did Lenin compromise his principals in the race for survival? It is astonishing that surrounded by the turmoil that was Russia in the early 20th century Lenin actually survived for so long. During the years of 1917-18 he encountered food shortages‚ war and a vast amount of strikes. In 1921

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    Film Write-up 1 October Sky is a based on a true story about a mining town called Coalwood and one boy’s journey. Homer Hickam is an adolescent boy whose life has been predetermined by his father‚ a foreman at the coalmine‚ to work down in the mines but he has a different plan for his life. In October 1957‚ everything changes when the first artificial satellite‚ Sputnik goes into orbit. After he sees the satellite flying across the night’s sky‚ Homer becomes inspired to learn how to build rockets

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    "It was my opinion that Dorothy Pluck‚ a native of War‚ was the most beautiful girl in our class or‚ for that matter‚ at Big Creek High."(29) Dorothy Plunk was Sonny’s first love but she also broke his heart. In October Sky‚ written by Homer Hickam Jr.‚ Dorothy is a pseudonym for a girl he knew during high school. She is known for her beauty‚ power‚ and inexperience. Dorothy was known for her beauty because of Sonny’s persistence. That’s why he was so attracted to her. "She had long shimmering

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    In the movie “October Sky” by Joe Johnston‚ which is based on a true story written by Homer Hickam Jr. there was a boy with a dream to reach the stars. Homer Hickam watched the first artificial satellite Sputnik launch into space. The launch made Homer realize that he wanted to build a rocket of his own. Homer had faced many obstacles‚ people‚ and he even had to sacrifice his dreams. I think the theme should be - Dream’s are worth fighting for‚ but sometimes sacrifices are needed. One reason I

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    The Cuban Missile Crises also can be called the October Crisis‚ had occurred on October of 1962 for 13 nerve wreaking days. Nerves were high not only for the American people who believed the Soviets could and would annihilate their very existence‚ but also the people of Cuba and the whole world. The blockade of navy ships surrounding the island of Cuba would only be a reaction to a nuclear war and cause a World War III. Everyone was on edge‚ the whole world would be affected in one way or another

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    74 CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT Case Study: Jack Welch’s Creative Revolutionary Transformation of General Electric and the Thermidorean Reaction (1981–2004) Pier A. Abetti This case study draws a parallel between the French Revolution and the GE ‘revolution’‚ according to three waves of transformation. We discuss the ‘hard’ effects on GE employees (strategy‚ structure‚ employment‚ rewards) and the ‘soft’ effects (culture‚ work climate‚ indoctrination). In parallel with the French

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    The dynamic process of decision making covered in the movie‚ The Missiles of October (1974‚) was almost nail-biting. As I watched the movie‚ it was difficult for me to separate myself from the fact that I was a baby in 1962. As such‚ I was completely dependent on my parents for protection‚ but how aware were my parents that their safety rested in the hands of the President of the United States? His ability to make a decision concerning the future of millions of lives was put on the line. He would

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    Animal Farm is not just a novel for entertainment; it is a historical satire: a satire on European History. George Orwell was concerned with the spread of communism throughout Europe and the world and the oppression that took place under it. He hoped to bring awareness to the problem‚ and did so with his novel‚ Animal Farm. He wrote Animal Farm to parallel the events in European history concerning the Bolshevik Revolution and the communists ’ rise to power. He used a wide variety of characters

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