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    Animal Farm Extended Essay

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    l“Animal Farm” extended essay Animal Farm is an allegory of one of the most effective and important events of the modern world history‚ which is the Russian revolution‚ in which George Orwell the author of the book used animals to represent the main efficient characters and classes of the revolution. George Orwell drew extremely accurate and deep characters in his book Animal Farm‚ in which he created an allegory for the Russian revolution‚ he created very deep characters that he used to represent

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    Causes of Russian Revolution

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    Introduction: Since revolutions are complex social and political upheavals‚ historians who write about them are bound to differ on the most basic questions--causes‚ revolutionary aims‚ impact on the society‚ political outcome‚ and even the time span of the revolution itself. In the case of the Russian Revolution‚ the starting-point presents no problem: almost everyone takes it to be the "February Revolution" of 1917‚ which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the formation of the Provisional

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    Joseph Stalin Genocide

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    Joseph Stalin’s Genocide: 50 Million Deaths From 1919 to 1953 when Stalin died about 50 million lives were taken in the Gulags of Russia (“Videofact”). In total there were 53 Gulags and 423 labor camps (“Gulag”).  Stalin was considered one of the most feared dictators because of his secret police and the Gulags. During a series of interviews in 1996‚ a Soviet veteran who lived in Minsk claimed to have seen a U.S. POW in May or June 1953. The POW was a Korean War F-86D pilot whose plane had been

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    Joseph Stalin caused terrible deaths to more than twenty million people. He had a hard childhood that made him seem to have a soul made of steel. After the death of the Soviet Union’s leader‚ Stalin fought hard to gain control of the country. With this‚ he caused a huge famine under his control. Stalin had a contract with Hitler and soon became too trusting. But‚ towards Stalin’s death‚ people thought he was out of his mind. Stalin’s childhood that was full of hardships caused him to become thirsty

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    secrets of body language

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    SECRETS OF BODY LANGUAGE A walk to convey power. A greeting that gets the upper hand. A gesture that can hide a lie. Body language can betray us. When a president ’s under pressure. Or celebrities in the media glare. Look beyond the words. Their body language says it all. It ’s a sudden poise. Self-touch gesture. Hot spots. Microexpressions. In this special‚ experts will dissect the body‚ the face‚ and the voice to reveal its hidden meanings‚ its secrets. This is a world where what we say is all

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    History of Wars

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    everything After Russia loses war‚ Russian people lose faith in gov’t; demand more voice Czar Nicholas Romanov II gives in‚ cerates DUMA (People’s voice) Nicholas II only care about himself and Romanov family (ruling family)‚ eventually disbands DUMA. Vladimir Lenin: Marxist revolutionary With brother‚ led assassination against Czar Nicholas II Was only one not executed (as a ‘kindness’ to his family‚ after his brother was killed) Exiled instead Eventually returns to Germany for Bolshevik Revolution;

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    Globalisation in Russia

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    London: Centre for Research into Post-Communist Economies‚ 2003 Ilyin‚ Mikhail‚ "Globalization and Equity: Policies of Globalization and Equity in Post-Soviet Russia" (January 2003) Fourth Annual Global Development Conference‚ Cairo‚ Egypt Mau‚ Vladimir Aleksandrovič‚ "From crisis to growth" London : the Centre for Research into Post-Communist Economies‚ 2005 Molchanov‚ Mikhail A.‚ "Russia and Globalization" Perspectives on Global Development and Technology‚ Volume 4‚ Numbers 3-4‚ 2005‚ pp

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    become an area in turmoil that is seeking to separate itself from Ukrainian control. Within a matter of days after the impeachment of Yanukovych‚ unmarked Russian soldiers were being seen throughout Crimea and surrounding areas. Russian President Vladimir Putin assumedly sent these soldiers‚ known to the locals as “little green men” (Gordts 2014)‚ although Putin continued to deny this action for months. The United States and the European Nations continued to accuse Putin of fueling the conflict between

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    George Orwell

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    1. George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair or better known as George Orwell was an English journalist and novelist‚ whom was born on the 25th of June 1903. George Orwell had spent his school years at St Cyprian’s School‚ Eastbourne. Blair hated it there; he could not wait till the day he was rid of that school. George was a Socialist; The Spanish Civil War played the most important part in defining Orwell’s socialism because it made him fight for what he loved‚ beauty. During most of his career‚ Orwell

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    My Scrapbook On Animal Farm

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    My scrapbook on Animal Farm. A brief summary of Animal Farm. Old Major‚ the old boar on the Manor Farm‚ summons the animals on the farm together for a meeting‚ during which he refers to humans as parasites. When Major dies‚ two young pigs‚ Snowball and Napoleon‚ assume command and consider it a duty to prepare for the Rebellion‚ which the old boar had mentioned. The animals revolt and drive the drunken and irresponsible farmer Mr. Jones from the farm‚ renaming it "Animal Farm". The pigs elevate

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