1984 Essays

The Cold War was “the struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II” (History book, pg. 874). The Cold War began by controversial wants and needs from two different countries and several different “weapons” were used to fight this controversial war. The …

The Cold War was the elongated tension between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. It was a clash of these supergiants in political, ideological, military, and economic values and ideas. The blame for the Cold War cannot be placed on one person — it developed as a …

“Religion is the opiate of the masses” (Karl Marx). Examine this statement and discuss in relation to the role of the Catholic Church in Angela’s Ashes. The McCourt’s lived in an impoverished, class orientated Ireland during the great depression with a wealthy and influential Catholic Church enforcing its authority though …

1. Name and outline one theory of social change. The Conflict Theory of social change centers upon the premise that radical change in society is constant and inevitable, as existing social conditions will always contain the beginnings for a different future. The conflict theory has its origins in the writings …

When deciding whether the Constitution better embodied the American commitment to democracy (republicanism), or whether it produced a greater compromise to it, one must define the nature of a republican government. Both the Federalist and Anti-Federalist set forth their distinctive views on the quality of representational government, but it was …

American society was changing rapidly. Slavery was becoming more common in the South, and different areas and colonies had developed and adapted their own system of government. Breaking apart from Britain was the final step in a series of democratic actions. Without pursuing freedom, individual rights, and an obviously capitalistic …

King Lear, when read from a Marxist perspective, blames everything on the conflict of classes. In particular, there is a focus on the traditional feudalism versus the “new” capitalism. Lear is viewed as a hero because he manages to journey from being a mentally impoverished king to a simple man, …

There are different historical interpretations to when the Cold War actually began – was it in 1918, when the West fought against the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War? Was it at Potsdam in 1945, where disagreements between superpowers came about after the Second World War and no military alliance …

The Founding Fathers were motivated by a variety of factors to write a new Constitution, including reaction towards the weakness of the Articles of Confederation, group attempts to establish a new national government and the desire to limit “democracy”. The Constitutional Convention was the result of a reaction against the …

Australia’s Federal System is dynamic and the division of lawmaking power between the Commonwealth and State since 1901 has changed dramatically; Critically discuss, focussing on the major reasons for those changes. On the first of January 1901 Australia became a federation when the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act came into …