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The scientific study of society and social behaviors is what we call sociology, and it’s a big area of study. The basic premise of all classical sociological theory is that the contemporary world is the outcome of a transition from traditional societies to modern societies. It aims to understand our modern social world and it…

The year is 1959 and the place is Cuba. It is January 1st and Batista, the president of Cuba has just fled the country fearing Fidel Castro, a Cuban revolutionary who mounted a rebel force called the 26th of July Movement against Batista. Castro assumes power on the 16th of February and establishes a dictatorship….

The Jungle: A close examination There are a million people, men and women and children, who share the curse of the wage-slave; who toil every hour they can stand and see, for just enough to keep them alive; who are condemned till the end of their days to monotony and weariness, to hunger and misery,…

Some similarities between Marxism and Socialism is that Marxism theory is derived directly from Socialism. For example, both Ideology believe that there should be no class classifications, but in order to achieve this, the proletariat must overthrow the dictators and replace them with the proletariat in order to have “lasting peace” and for the first…

The word dictator refers to someone who rules a country with absolute power. Dictators tend to come to power by other throwing the government by advertising a common goal or reason to the people. Lenin had the semblance of a dictator, he defeated the Tsar and murdered his whole family then went on to form…

John McCain: Modern Progressivism? Presidential hopeful John McCain seems to want to revive the Progressive Republican Party. With the elections around the corner, McCain’s campaign is off the ground. And the comparisons to former progressive president Theodore Roosevelt are endless. The divide between him and the other major Republican candidate, George W. Bush are increasingly…

Capitalism Vs Socialism Compare and Contrast Capitalism and Socialism Capitalism and socialism are both types of systems in different societies throughout the world that have been successful at times, but also not so fortunate in its success at other times in history. Both have their good and bad points, although the main focus I am…

Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle is the tale of a Lithuanian immigrant, Jurgis Rudkus, and his family. Jurgis and his family move to the United States in the middle of the Industrial Revolution, only to find themselves ill-equipped for the transition in the workplace and in society in general. Jurgis faces countless social injustices, and through…

The Bolsheviks’ hope of seizing power was hardly secret. Bold refusal of the Provisional Government was one of their major ideals. Three weeks before the revolt they decided to stage a demonstrative walkout from the advisory assembly. When the walkout was staged, Trotsky denounced the Provisional Government for its alleged counterrevolutionary objectives and called on…

Animal Farm Plot Summary Chapter I Mr. Jones, the owner of ‘Manor Farm’;, was an irresponsible farmer. He was too drunk to take good care of his animals. The barn animals were fed up with the way Mr. Jones treated them; thus they would occasionally have secret meetings at night. Old Major, their leader, had…