With such privileges, the minority has an advantage over the rest of the population because of their access and ability to make things work in their favor. In Dracula’s case he is socially notorious for being a “vampire” (Stoker 14), but he still has a lot of money. In Dracula, the Count’s successes should indeed be primarily attributed to his capital. Almost every step of his plot is made easier due to his financial situation. Not to say that it would be insurmountable to scheme like Dracula without his monetary possessions, but, if anything, the Count’s success rate would be dwindling without the valuable capital that he utilizes.
The rule of the Mongol people in Asia affected both Russia and China in many ways both economically and politically, however, because the Mongols directly ruled China, they had a greater impact on the country of China. One economic similarity the Chinese and Russians shared under Mongol rule was that using the rule of the Mongols, the reinventing of the Silk Road helped both countries economically by increasing safe trade between countries, trading mainly silk from China and fur from Russia. The Mongols also affected China and Russia in the new types of political system or the trade of power that occurred: the Chinese created a bureaucracy while the Russians ruled their people with feudalistic tactics such as princes/vassals of the Mongols. The Mongols also created sufism in Russia. The political impact from the Mongols was much more centralized and uncompromising in China rather than in Russia, where political impact was didn’t have as much effect.
The industrialization of Manchester was successful for the modernization of man, yet its growth also raised many concerns in society. The health issues were one of the major problems raised from the growth of Manchester, since the spread of disease throughout the city was extremely common as presented in Document 6, “The annual loss of life from filth and bad ventilation is greater than the loss from death in modern wars”. This shows how the rapid growth of Manchester created unsafe areas that easily allowed illness’s to be spread. Also, the physical conditions in the factories caused many problems for the workers’ health. A French women’s rights advocate, Flora Tristan, said that in the factories, “They (the workers) are all wizened, sickly and emaciated, their bodies thin and frail, their limbs feeble, their complexions pale, their eyes dead… O God!
Immediately we can see he his motives of trying to introduce The Great Reform Act as great number of Liberal voters consisted of working class (famers and miners). The believe was also that people that would benefit from the act would simply feel obligated to vote Liberal to show their gratefulness. Some historians argue that Gladstone decided to introduce the act in order to strengthen the Liberal party, as some radical members were simply making chaos and disorder on the Liberal side. At that time Gladstone was also busy trying to pacify Ireland, and the Great Reform Act would give Irish farmers that were mainly Catholic the vote. Salisbury however realised the potential of the Act, and he simply couldn’t afford for the Liberal party to gain strength and have such a damaging impact on the Conservatives, therefore he proposed a deal.
The final advantage the reds had was superior military man power. This was because under wartime communism Lenin said that all food should go to soldiers first and what was left should go to the people in the cities. This encouraged thousands of men to join the red army not because they supported them but because they would get fed and not starve. This amount of man power led to the reds being able to use overwhelming force against the whites. In conclusion the reds ability to communicate and raise thousands of troops enabled them to beat the whites and win the civil
He began to rule on his own Louis XIV filled his counsels with families loyal to royalty and rising politicians (who would be dependent on him for their status) He did not take away the nobility's local powers Usually informally consulted with the parlement before making decisions Exception: Curtailed Paris parlement's power to register the King's laws • Had to register the law before questioning it ➢ Versailles Louis XIV used propaganda against the nobles He could outspend them He created an enormous palace in Versailles Modeled after the “sun king” Cost a ton of money, but the political dividends were amazing Nobles could pay to live there • Depleting their resources • Becoming dependent on Louis XIV Nobles realized that Louis XIV would preserve the social structure, keeping them in control of local politics ➢ King by Divine Right Bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet defended the
Whereas Roger Bigod was an Earl so he was very powerful and led one of the richest groups in the country. During wartime they supplied John with an army and in return they expected a say in how the country is run. However, if the King angers them the barons may refuse to obey him. This was a big problem for John! Barons have their own castles and armies so they are protected when the King decides to attack them.
The novel depicts the clashes among the old money, new money, and no money that leads two of these groups to never surmounting the social ladder. The encounters among these social divisions cause unfulfilled dreams, heartbreak, and death amongst the privileged and those aspiring to emulate them. The levels of class structure in The Great Gatsby are not just defined by upper, middle, and lower classes, but rather the author further divides social groups into old money, new money, and no money. The wealthy divisions center around the old money and new money. “Old money” characters include Daisy Buchanan and Tom Buchanan.
Stoker takes what blood symbolizes and adds to it sexuality, social classes, and technology to further develop the plot. In Stoker's Dracula,the theme of blood is used to represent life and death, a loss of purity, and a driving force. In Dracula's own words, "Blood is too precious a thing these days," (38.) Thus emphasizing that we, as humans, our bodies cannot function with out the circulation of blood. Therefore it is blood which is most dangerous to lose; yet blood is Dracula's only source of youth.
In the novel, each family has a specific place, the Finches being one of the more prestigious families, and the Ewells the lowest. However, the blacks are supposedly lower then even the Ewells, a societal code that forms the conflict for the entire story. Within a group of competent adults, such petty things as skin color should not make a difference when it comes to the truth, but the social code established and adhered to for decades makes it difficult for the black population to receive the treatment they deserve. Atticus comes across this prejudice in the courtroom where he sums of the beliefs of many of Maycomb’s adults in his closing speech. “…all Negroes lie, that all Negroes are basically immoral beings, that all Negro men are not to be trusted around our women, an assumption one associates with minds of their caliber.