Friday, June 3, 2011

Gorbachev's Failed Goal

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When Gorbachev took over the Soviet Union in 1988, he wanted to save communism.  He noticed that the Communist party was struggling as it be...
Friday, May 13, 2011

Khomeini and his Role in Modern Islamic Fundamentalism

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An interpretation of Khomeini “Islam makes it incumbent on all adult males, provided they are not disabled or incapacitated, to pr...
Thursday, April 21, 2011

Propaganda and Its Influence: Mao and Stalin

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                                In Mao’s China, propaganda greatly contributed to his pub...
Saturday, April 9, 2011

Gandhi and Satygraha-Failed Cause or Hopeless Cause?

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  In 1947, as the  Partition of India ravaged the infant nation of India, it seemed as though Gandhi's mission of achi...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Historical Patterns Displayed in the Russian Revolution of 1905

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After reading about the Russian Revolution of 1905, I was struck by the similarities between that revolution and both the American Revolut...
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Monday, January 10, 2011

"Work Hard, Get Ahead?" The Validity of Samuel Smiles' "Self-Help" Then and Now

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In 1859 during the Industrial Revolution, the Scottish writer Samuel Smiles published his book, Self-Help, that was an instant success....
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

The Slaves of the Haitian Revolution and Their Choice of Violence

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Before the dawn of the Haitian Revolution ,  the slaves of  Saint-Domingue had long been oppressed by the largely unjust and brutal plant...
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