...http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/franks/classes/131b/perm/radicalsdocuments.html#nechaev Documents on the Revolutionary Movement, c. 1861-1881 1. Revolutionary Proclamations of 1861 and 1862 2. Nechaev's Program, 1869 3. Nechaev's "Catechism of a Revolutionary," 1869 4. Petr Lavrov, 1870-1873 5. Palen's Description of the Movement "To the People," 1875 6. Program of the "Land and Freedom" Group, 1878 7. Program of the "People's Will" Group, January 1, 1880 Document 1. REVOLUTIONARY PROCLAMATIONS OF 1861 AND 1862 Although Russia's Emancipation of 1861 went further than that of the same period in the United States, some of the radicals were disappointed. They voiced their anger in revolutionary proclamations like the two excerpted here. The novelist M. I. Mikhailov, who helped write the first, was arrested in September 1861 for distributing subversive literature and was sentenced to hard labor in Siberia. The second proclamation, widely distributed in Saint Petersburg in May 1862, caused a great stir and is considered to be historically significant in the development of the Russian revolutionary movement. P. G. Zaichnevskii, who wrote it with a group of fellow prisoners and sent it to the underground printer via a sentry, said later that as of 1862 neither he nor his coauthors had yet read the Communist Manifesto. Reference: Mikhail K. Lemke, Politicheskie protsessy v Rossii 1860-kh gg., 2d ed. (Moscow: Gosizdat, 1923), pp. 63-64, 69, 70, 74-75 [1861 item]...
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...to challenge and overcome the evil of oppression. In film critic Robert Ebert’s review of “V for Vendetta,” he notes the power of ideas, especially the belief that people should not be afraid of their governments, but rather that governments should be afraid of their people. Although Ebert questions the necessity of fear, and believes that governments and people should be able to happily co-exist, I think he trivializes the significance of the film’s message. Although it is an in-depth, well written look at the story, it is one-sided. He gives credit to a novel written by Allen Moore in 1983, on which the film is based, and compares “V for Vendetta” to other movies and stories. The main character, V, is described in detail, and Ebert explains his purpose in the story. The other characters, however, are not mentioned very much, leaving the reader a bit blank. I appreciate that he mentions the main idea of the film, and is generous with quotations. I do fin d his criticism a bit excessive, as he puts down the mask that V wears because the lips don’t move and his vision would be obstructed. Ebert seems biased on behalf of London’s architecture, as he expresses his disappointment over its destruction. He does admit to not reading the original work, so he cannot compare notes. In all, he gives the film a positive review, explaining its controversial nature: “To attempt a parable about terrorism and totalitarianism that would be relevant and readable, might be impossible, could be...
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...There are many interesting characters in Ann Rinaldi’s novel Time Enough for Drums. One of these many interesting characters is Lucy, the Emerson’s slave who is eventually freed. Lucy’s character can be described as faithful, wise, and strict. These traits help to make her one of the most interesting characters in the book Time Enough for Drums. One trait that can well describe Lucy is faithful. She can be described as faithful because after being freed, she still stayed with the Emerson’s to help out in the midst of the Revolutionary War. A quote that can support this trait is, “She’ll be stayin’” (Rinaldi 144-145). This helps to show that Lucy is faithful because she stayed with them even after being freed and able to leave. This obviously...
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...as he is able to save Athens with Aeschylus back from Hades. Dionysus began the play with an ignorant and selfish attitude, depicted when forcing his slave to take his place as “Heracles” in difficult and risky situations. Xanthias describes the god as, “the very worst coward on heaven and earth” when noticing that such a divine being could have a humanistic flaw: cowardice. Although Aristotle suggested that the comic hero be average (such as a servant) to strike the audience as ridiculous, Xanthias takes the role instead of Dionysus. The quarrels between him and his master are comical, and show the rise and relative importance of such a wise, lowly worthless person. This “natural nobility” allows the common audience to connect with the character and pull them towards a greater interest in the...
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...Analysis of Major Characters→ Nawal El Sadaawi Nawal El Sadaawi is both the author and the narrator of Woman at Point Zero. As the author, she presents a fictionalized version of two real people: Firdaus and herself. Though the fictional characters closely resemble the two real people, they are distinct. The fictional El Sadaawi struggles with feelings of insignificance, and by the end of the book she is consumed with helpless rage over the condition of women, including herself, in her country. Undoubtedly, the author El Sadaawi also has these feelings, but by the time she wrote Woman at Point Zero, she had long been a significant figure in her country’s consciousness, as well as a crusader for women’s rights. The fictional El Sadaawi is first introduced when she visits the prison in which Firdaus is awaiting her execution. El Sadaawi approaches her meetings with Firdaus with desperation. Firdaus is an imprisoned prostitute, and El Sadaawi, an educated and wealthy doctor, occupies a much higher social position. Still, El Sadaawi is devastated by Firdaus’s initial refusal to be interviewed; it makes her feel insignificant. When Firdaus finally agrees to meet El Sadaawi, El Sadaawi approaches her like a petitioner. This is because El Sadaawi, despite her education and status, is still subject to discrimination and feels insignificant most of the time. Because the imprisoned Firdaus refuses to be “put in her place,” El Sadaawi suspects that Firdaus might have some sort of strength...
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...To start off, Legacy is a fictional novel written by James A. Michener and it mainly surrounds over the main character and how his ancestors are all great patriots. The main character is Major Norman Starr who serves in the Army. He is on trial and ready to appear before a congressional committee to publicly account for his covert actions. Throughout the story we see his family history and his ancestors the Starrs. They all pretty much served the United States, and had key elements in movements of our nation.We also are introduced to Zack who is the attorney that is defending Norman for free and who was also his bunkmate back in the day. Zack was always saying “it's my job to prove your innocence and stay out of prison”. Alongside Zack we...
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...Who are heroes? When we hear the word “hero”, we automatically think of the characters we see in comics and movies. One doesn’t need to have extraordinary powers to be a hero. Yes, regular human being can be a hero through their actions. Heroes put others before themselves, shows great determination, but it doesn’t always guarantee a happy ending for them. Many heroes are called as “heroes” because they chose to put others before themselves. Their actions can either transform that person's life forever or just a little thank you. In any given time, they are selfless. Take Mulan for example, In SpringBoard P75 it says “Mulan takes her father’s place in the chinese army because he is hurt.” Despite the fact that females were not allowed to fight...
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...to tell you what I look like, because I don’t have enough time. As I mentioned, I have this weird power. You are probably thinking, Why would this not bring good? Well, this is why I am writing to you all. Let me tell you some of my wishes. One of my wishes was that my older siblings disappeared. Another one was I wished I had younger siblings. Those times, I only got sent to my room, but this time was not going to be like that. It was a rainy day. I was reading my favourite book in the Percy Jackson series. I had this weird idea to wish that all the Percy Jackson characters came to life; that is where I made my mistake. So I wished all the characters were real. When I wished that, it also meant the monsters in Percy Jackson lived. Worst and best wish ever! For a while, I didn’t know the monsters existed, until they were at my front door. At that moment, I told myself, “How stupid am I? Monsters are characters too!” My parents looked directly at me when they saw the monsters. They said, “What did you do this time? And why did you wish up mythical creatures?” My parents had to call the police, because the monsters were ripping apart my house. The police didn’t know what to do about it. I totally forgot demigods were in my house that could kill the...
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...Groups from 1881 were undoubtably a contributor toward the 1905 revolution but it can be argued on whether they were the main cause. The SRs were probably the biggest group fuelling the 1905 revolution. The social revolutionaries were radical in their ideology, they believed that all land should be taken from the rich and given to the peasants along with completely getting rid of the Tsar. The SR's took radical action to achieve their goals such as assassinating the Tsars uncle grand Duke sergei. The SRs would be one of the main causes of the 1905 revolution as they had such a broad appeal, which certainly made them attractive amongst the uneducated masses, whom are the peasants and the peasants were desperate for change. Peasants would want reform one way or another due to their poor standards of life. although Witte reforms seemed to be the best course of action for Russia, in the long term it was not. Witte increased tax on peasants to feel industrialisation which would have obviously increased peasants will for change since they had no money as it is. Workers in the cities will also feeling the aftermath of Wittes reforms, the economy started to slow down in the late 19th century which led to the workers real incomes falling by 20% which meant that imported goods or necessities couldn't be easily purchased when the price increased Since the workers had such bad living and working conditions on the 22nd of January a priest Father Gapon gathered 150,000 people for...
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...There were two major periods where Italian revolutionaries attempted to achieve unification through uprisings. The first was in 1820-32 and then 1848-49, however they were unsuccessful both times due a few key reasons. The first reason is the military strength of Austria, as in both periods of revolt, the revolutionaries had no chance of sustaining provisional governments as the Austrian power meant that they were easily defeated and suppressed. Also, another major reason is the revolutionary groups themselves, the lack of unity between the revolutionary groups, the differing aims between the liberals and the radicals and their inability to gain mass support. The final reason, is the role of international countries, in the 1820-32 revolutions, one of the major reasons of failure was the lack of outsider help, particularly the French, additionally in the 1848-9 revolutions, the actual role of the French against them proved to be devastating. Austria’s power is responsible for the failure of the Italian revolutions, this is expressed in the 1820-32 revolutions, as in the Papal States, the liberals set up provisional governments known as “The Government of the Italian Provinces”. However, this didn't last long as Metternich moved his Austrian troops and although there were minor uprisings, the revolutionaries were defeated by the dominant Austrian army. In addition, reactionary governments such as Piedmont and Naples were protected with the help of the Austrian military, as highlighted...
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...JULY-AUGUST BR 1 996 STRATEGY AS REVOLUTION by Gary Hamel Let's admit it. Corporations around the world are reaehing the limits of incrementalism. Squeezing another penny out of costs, getting a produet to market a few weeks earlier, responding to customers' inquiries a little bit faster, ratcheting quality up one more notch, capturing another point of market share-those are the obsessions of managers today. But pursuing incremental improvements while rivals reinvent the industry is like fiddling while Rome burns. Look at any industry and you will see three kinds of companies. First are the rule makers, the incumbents that built the industry. IBM, CBS, United Airlines, Merrill Lynch, Sears, Coca-Cola, and the like are the creators and protectors of industrial orthodoxy. They are the oligarchy. Next are the rule takers, the companies that pay homage to the industrial "lords." Fujitsu, ABC, U.S. Air, Smith Barney, J.C. Penney, and numerous others are those peasants. Their life is hard. Imagine working at Fujitsu for 30 years trying to eatch IBM in the mainframe business, or being McDonnell Douglas to Boeing, or Avis to Hertz. We Try Harder may be a great advertising slogan, but it's depressingly futile as a strategy. What good will it do to work harder to follow the rules when some eomGary Hamel is a visiting professor of strategy and international management at the London Business School in London, England, and chairman of Strategos. an international consulting firm...
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...must follow this format sheet exactly to earn the best grade possible. I. Introduction [Brief opening statement…………Ex: This is a book about…..] A. Title and Author II. Summary of your novel. This is a detailed summary that includes the ending. This will be the largest portion of your book report. [5th Grade ->1 page / 6th Grade -> 1 ½ -2 pages] III. Setting A. Tell me about the setting of your story and how it contributes to the characters. [5th Grade - 1 paragraph / 6th Grade – 2 paragraphs] IV. Characters A. Tell me about the protagonist (the main character). Describe their physical appearance and their personality. B. Tell me about the antagonist (the bad person in the story). C. Tell me who the supporting characters are. [One or two paragraphs each] V. Climax A. What happens in the most intense part of the book? B. How do the characters react and/or if they change. [One or two paragraphs each] VI. Resolution A. How did the main character or characters change throughout the story? B. How does the story end? [One paragraph each] VII. Recommendation A. Would you recommend this book to someone else? Why or why not? BOOK REPORT FORM: BIOGRAPHY Instructions: Report on the last assigned short story from...
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...theories I have learnt in this term. The film is called “17 again”, which is directed by Burr Steers and written by Jason Filardi. This movie is took place in USA and released in 10 April 2009. The budget of this movie is $20000000 US and the final gross is $64149837 US which is a great success. This story is taking about the main character-Mike O’Donnell ( Zac Efron) whose life didn't quite turn out how he wanted it to and wishes he could go back to high school and change it. He wakes up one day and is seventeen again and gets the chance to rewrite his life. The genre of this film is comedy romance, which is a hybrid genre as I can find lots of signs and conventions in the movie. For examples, the kissing scenes and some silly reactions of the characters can be found in the movie. What’s more, the lighting in this film is high-key lighting which connotes the meaning of happiness and serenity. Moreover, the mode of address in this film is indirect to the audience which was used the third person angle to encode the meaning to the audience. On the other hand, I choose this movie because of few reasons. Firstly, I love the main character- Zac Efron very much. He has acted in many teenage romance films before, for instance, High School Musical 1, 2 and3. After I watched the High School Musical, I admire his out-looking and his acting skills. Therefore, I choose this film. Besides, the narrative of this movie is very special, which is a non-linear structure and always include...
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...persevere and carry on their lives no matter what. Though Hardy’s Victorian countryside and Hosseini’s war ridden Afghanistan have very different plot lines, both novels develop the theme of inner strength of women through the protagonist’s characteristics, the conflicts in the plot and setting. In 1891 Hardy wrote Tess of the d’Urbervilles. The novel received a public outcry and was criticized for its taboo topics and insight into a ruined woman’s private life. The passionate and intense Tess Durbeyfield, whom the novel is centralized around, faces more tragedy and injustice in her adolescent years than any women could bear and perseveres through out. Tess’s character, as well as the women around her, shows the true inner strength women possess. From the early days of Tess’s journey, the inner strength of her character is shown as she plays caretaker to her large family. Hardy presents Joan Durbeyfield, Tess’s mother: as superstitious, faintly childlike, and essentially harmless, and he had remarked that between her and Tess ‘there was a gap of two hundred years as ordinarily understood’...Hardy encourages us to be critical of Joan and to perceive her...
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...UbD Lesson Plan Template Client Organization: Telephone: Main Contact: Fax: _________________________________________________ Email Address: Date: |VITAL INFORMATION | |Author |Richard Chappell | |*Subject(s) |English reading class | |Topic or Unit of Study |reading | |*Grade/Level |9th | |*Summary |Teacher will introduce The Cask of Amontillado to the class | | |Teachers writes down some of the following questions from Blooms taxonomy levels: | | | ...
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