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In the early 20th century, both Russian and Mexican peoples were both verily dissatisfied with their respective governments. Archaic standards and unjust politics led to unrest and the stirring of the winds of rebellion. With similar political and economic motives, these geographically distanced and different groups of nearly uniform peasantry both stood against their leaders…

Women  have always been the inspiration of men, and just as there are thousands of unknown great ones among men, there have been countless women whose names have never been blazoned across the stars, but who have inspired men on to glory. And as for their fickleness – as long as men write the literature…

The basic foundation answering what is considered good, would lead to a consequentialist answer that is anything producing a net amount of pleasure or happiness. All people seek happiness so this is the ideal mechanism that determines morality. Utilitarianism is a perspective wherein the fulfillment of the best number of people in the overall population…

The Holocaust, a horrific and sorrowful occurrence, persists in various forms today. In 1994, for instance, Rwanda witnessed mass killings aimed at a particular community. Surprisingly, the United States and U.N opted not to intervene. Similarly, Saddam Hussein employed weapons of mass destruction in Iraq with the intention of eradicating Sunni Muslims. Regrettably, such acts…

            Colonialism and imperialism which have been practiced by certain powers in the world have brought about both positive and negative impacts to some countries. Colonialism is a historical event which dates back to as early as the seventeenth century when many western countries developed a great interest to capture colonies so as to gain…

In the novel, Things Fall Apart, the effects of colonialism were extremely evident in the Igbo society. As the white Englanders moved into the native’s land, their cultural values changed. Examples of these changes were evident in all aspects of the Igbo people’s lives, in their religion, family life, children, and the dead. Many of…

Pre-colonial trade was an economic activity that was taking place before colonialist and missionaries settled in Africa before. Before 1900 there were a lot of trade of trade activities such as selling of ivory, grains and internal slavery. This trade had both merits and demerits and one negative effect is that it paved way for…

Introduction Many academicians perceive “hybridity” as a concept interrelated in the era of post-colonialism. Accordingly, scholars of the 19th century are influenced by the ideas justifying colonialism; interrelating multicultural concepts as a result of interrelationship between the colonist and the colonized in a colony. On the other hand, literary theory on hybridity exposes the effects…

Orwell, the author of 1984, showed similarities between all tolitarian regimes, one of them is the one Adolf Hitler ruled. Hitler was a dictator just like Big Brother. They all have different ways to rule their government, but all with the same purpose, they love the power, they like to feel superior. They manipulate to…

The Revolution of 1905 was the first time the Tsar had faced opposition from so many groups in Russian society at the same time. A long-term social and economic cause of the 1905 Revolution was the continuing anger of both peasants and landowners to the emancipation of the serfs 1861. Although this piece of legislation…