Essays on Political Systems & Ideologies

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A Marxist Reading of Y Tu Mama Tambien

2 pages / 860 words

In the film Y Tu Mama Tambien, the characters Tenoch, Julio and Luisa represent Mexican economic classes and social stratification in distinct ways. A Marxist would argue that Tenoch, the more affluent male lead of the trio, represents a bourgeois who has been shaped by...

Film Analysis Marxism

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Nationalism in The Questionable Legitimization of Conflict in Satrapi’s Persepolis

3 pages / 1380 words

In Satrapi’s graphic memoir Persepolis: A Story of a Childhood, there is a constant theme of exploitation of heroic concepts to legitimize political movements. The dissenters of the Shah used martyrdom, even exploiting a man who had died of cancer, claiming he was a political...

Nationalism Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

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The Demise of The 19th Century American Liberal: Representations in "Benito Cereno" and Our Nig

2 pages / 880 words

For the abolitionists and intellectual opponents of slavery during the 19th century, fruitless sympathy from the “enlightened” liberals of northern states was simply not enough. In the literary works “Benito Cereno” and Our Nig, authors Herman Meville and Harriet E. Wilson argue that sentimental sympathy...

American History Book Review Liberalism

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Power of Communism to Humanity

1 page / 1681 words

As a young writer in a time of brewing class tensions, Marx studied the historical and present relationship between the classes and wrote several works, including “The German Ideology” (1845-46) and “Manifesto of the Communist Party” (1848). In his study of the history of society,...

Communism

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Marxist Ideas in "The Difference Engines" and "The Communist Manifesto"

1 page / 3912 words

The Difference Engine, co­written by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, imagines an alternate historical outcome during the industrial era of Europe in the late 19th century. The book follows three characters with different stories that intertwine respectively with their relation to the Kinotrope cards, a...

Karl Marx Manifesto of The Communist Party Marxism

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The Future of Communism as Discussed in The Book The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

1 page / 644 words

During the late 1840s, the idea of communism had risen among the European powers. Communism is the idea of a movement that aims to overthrow the capitalist order by revolutionary means and to establish a classless society in which all goods would be socially owned....

Communism

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The Causes of The Clash Between Capitalism and Communism Dring The Cold War.

1 page / 403 words

What Caused the Clash Between Communism and Capitalism During the Cold War? Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater to your unique preferences + experts online Get my essay The cold war was essentially a clash between two...

Communism

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Gandhi's Views on Patriotism and One's Love for Their Country

1 page / 483 words

Throughout the piece, Gandhi stays extremely consistent with establishing then reaffirming his core values. Beginning initially in Preface and Foreward, he already points out his potential ineptitude in the English translation of his writing, which speaks to his Hindi/Gujarati speaking core. His value for tradition...

Patriotism

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Heart of a Dog: The Possibility of 'The New Soviet Man'

3 pages / 1241 words

The gradual and horrifically strange mutation of the titular canine of Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel Heart of a Dog into a ‘New Soviet Man’ provides an ideological counterpoint to the instantaneous and handsomely familiar appearance of that same model citizen in the pre-war USSR’s visual propaganda....

Communism Novel

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Marxism and "The Lesson"

2 pages / 1097 words

As wealth inequality reached its zenith at the beginning of the 20th century, Marxist concepts such as social injustice and economic inequality became a major subject of discussion in western literature. With the death of Karl Marx in 1883 and the spread of Communism to...

Karl Marx Marxism

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Keeping History Alive: Worshiping The Independence

3 pages / 1532 words

For thousands of years, history has been kept alive through the written word; me and women of virtue, in particular, have recorded social struggles so that future generations can know about the events that transpired over the course of their lifetimes. Through Freedom in the...

Activism Book Review Emotional Intelligence

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English, Nationalism, and Ngugi: Language in a Grain of Wheat

8 pages / 3815 words

Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s A Grain of Wheat is a Kenyan novel written in English, a language traditionally associated with colonialism and oppression in Africa. Despite the fact that the novel is written in English, Ngugi still uses language to speak to the novel’s theme of...

English Language Nationalism Novel

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Globalization: Discussion of The Viewpoints, Advantages and Disadvantages in Relation to Global Companies

3 pages / 1372 words

Globalisation is a dynamic topic originally developed by Theodore Levitt, a professor at the Harvard Business School, in the 1960s. The term globalization, in simple terms, refers to the ‘effect of business expansion on a global scale’ (Wetherly & Otter, 2011, The Business Environment) and...

Globalization Marxism

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Marx’s Theory of Commodity Fetishism

5 pages / 2459 words

There can be no doubt over the wide-ranging influence of Karl Marx’s theories on sociology and political thought. His concept of communism overcoming the socioeconomic pitfalls of capitalism has not been a theory that has seen the light of day in the way that he...

Capitalism Karl Marx Marxism

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Trouble in Utopia: Similarities Between Thomas More’s Ideas and Karl Marx’s Communist Philosophy

3 pages / 1682 words

Modern day interpretations of Thomas More’s critical and controversial Utopia have called into question his messages to sixteenth century audiences. Utopia depicts a collection of similar, ideal cities that work together in equal accordance to achieve a liberating, stress-free lifestyle. As the story has aged,...

Communism Thomas More Utopia

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Never Let Me Go as a Marxist Novel

4 pages / 1817 words

Ishiguro’s ‘Never Let Me Go’ is an inherently Marxist novel, from its subject matter to its characters, and proposes its message through allusions to reification and the possible threat posed by science and its discoveries. Although some elements may not be as covert as others...

Marxism Never Let Me Go

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The Federalist No. 51 and Its Significance in Political Thought

3 pages / 1637 words

The roots of republican government and democratic ideals are firmly planted in James Madison’s “The Federalist No. 51, The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments.” Written on February 6, 1788, this essay is one of three...

Democracy in America The Federalist Papers

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The Us Woman and Society in Tocqueville’s Democracy in America

4 pages / 1768 words

In his survey of American society in the early 1800’s, Alexis de Tocqueville spares a few chapters to describe the American woman as he sees her. Obviously, from our more modern view, Tocqueville’s claim that women and men in America enjoy a certain equality clashes...

Democracy in America

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Tocqueville - The Persistence of a Democratic Republic

2 pages / 815 words

How is it that, almost 180 years after it was written, Americans today still read Tocqueville as if it were the most essential piece of American political thought? Maybe it’s because it is. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized...

Democracy in America