1984 Essays

Differentiate between capitalism and socialism and indicate which of the two socio-economic systems is more appropriate for sustained growth and development INTRODUCTION 1.This essay shall bring out the difference between capitalism and socialism. In so doing, first, the terminologies used shall be defined and some quotes noted by early writers. …

Karl Marx and his developed theory of Marxism played a vital role in influencing Lenin’s efforts to overthrow the Provisional Government eventually leading to the Russian Revolution of 1917. “A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of Communism.”1, the opening sentence to The Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx …

In the novel, Paradise of the Blind, written by Duong Thu Huong originally in Vietnamese and translated into English by Phan Huy Duong and Nina Mcpherson, the author constructs characters Aunt Tam and Uncle Chinh as analogs of conflicting political ideologies of 20th century Vietnam in order to display her …

In this modern day and age, technology has become a major influence in our life. In the past decade, we have had a significant amount of technological advances in society that revolves around all aspects of society. Specifically, technology has allowed for ways for individuals to advertise information and express …

The causes of World War II have been traced back by many historians and figures as the unresolved problems from World War I. Economical and political problems left most countries in strife after the war, with many leaders wanting to fix their countries by any means possible. Shortly after, peace …

The Czech leader, Novotny, a hard line communist and Soviet ‘puppet’, he was very unpopular. The Czech economy was in a mess, and seemed to be run purely for the benefit of the USSR. Dubcek, a reforming communist, replaced Novotny. Brezhnev, leader of the USSR, supported this move. Dubcek promised …

While each of the sociological theorists make good points as to how society works and why, I was most drawn to Karl Marx and his theories on how Capitalism plays a large role in how society operates. Marx believed that he could study various conflicts that society have and over …

In Mahathir’s speech about the Filipino-style democracy, I have to agree with what he had said; “When people think only of the freedoms of democracy and know nothing of the implied responsibilities, democracy will not bring the goodness that it promises. Instead it will result only in instability and instability …

In this essay on social classes in Britain I will mostly concentrate on structure of various classes in Britain and relations between them. I will also describe some changes and movements which this classes went through over the years. Furthermore, I will put emphasis on today’s important issue in Britain, …

1.0 INTRODUCTION Federalism as it were, originated during the colonial epoch beginning with the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates in 1914. It was introduced into Nigeria precisely by the 1946 Richardson constitution. The constitution introduced regionalism into Nigeria for the first time, establishing regional assemblies in addition to …