To move towards a socialist society: • According to Marxist theory, socialism could only be created in a society where the majority of the population were workers – but in 1928, only 20% were workers in the USSR. To establish his credentials: • Stalin wanted to prove himself was the worthy succession of Lenin. • He wanted to make the leading Bolsheviks believe the he was Lenin’s equal. • He believed he could do this through his economic plan – he believed that by taking the USSR towards socialism would prove this. To improve standards of living: • Stalin knew the USSR had a bad standard of living was poor compared to the West, and wanted to catch up with them.
Moreover it comes to her sense that language is not only a communication tool but also an essential thing in enabling individuals to define their identities. And Amy Tan writes this article not only toward her critics, but also towards herself as a reflection of her relationship with her mother and how it has led her to where she is today. In the article, the author divides the essay into three parts with the very clear dividing mark—space, which offers a quick suggestion for the readers that every part has its own idea and purpose. With the help of the dividing hint, we can look at what Amy Tan tries to say in each part and how each part fits into the main idea of the whole essay. Part one including paragraph one to seven, presents the “standard” English that the author speaks in her speech and the “language of intimacy” she uses with her mother and even with her husband.
More importantly, it hurts the lives of the many people that were working for Hostess. They can't make a living without a job, without a job they wouldn't have the money to pay for their bills or even their house and might even add to the growing population of homeless people. It would also hurt the states in which the bakeries or plants were shut down. Also, the liquidation affects the people who love Hostess, people who grew up with Hostess, and the new-coming babies that won't be able to enjoy any of their products anymore. The Union is supposed to help the economy, not take away businesses that will help it.
The suspense that Bradbury has created in the novel about the unknown is now replaced with suspense about the consequences of Montag’s actions. Like all the citizens in this futuristic society, Mildred has been made lazy by and dependent upon the technological advancements that surround her. She can no longer thinks for herself, just as the government has planned. It is not surprising that she is terrified of punishment and frightened by the prospect of secret knowledge. She accepts the rule that no one should have an individual thought; she certainly never has one herself.
Marian Evans Lewes, an English novelist, explains her path to becoming a writer to the young Melusina Peirce. Lewes responded to Peirce’s fan mail to inform her about the realities of life as a writer. Lewes explains the harsh reality of what true writing feels like; however, she tries to encourage Peirce by explaining her (Lewes) mistakes and that Pierce still has an open future ahead. Marian Lewes responds to a fan letter sent to her by an aspiring writer Melusina Peirce with a description of writing often unseen, unimagined, and undesired by writers. Lewes revokes the idea of celebration following the completion of a completed work.
This shows that Offred may have hindered memories about her life before the Gilead take over. She is astonished that nothing is a secret; nothing has to be hidden from the Commander like it is from the Handmaids. This again highlights lack of freedom Offred has compared to the Commander.
Kyle Alexander Humanities 100 Professor Fashbaugh Short Essay 4/Literature 4-13-13 Half the Sky I believe that Nicholas D. Kristof’s main objective in writing Half the Sky is to educate and inform the readers of the horrors and lack of women’s rights taking place in developing countries. Not only does he intend to educate the reader but he also feels the importance to provide the reader with reasons as to why they should take an interest in creating a better situation world-wide through improving education, employment opportunities, maternal mortality, and the depletion of sex trafficking. Kristof educates and moves the reader by using the technique of effecting readers so deeply through personal stories that they feel ‘obliged’ to at least keep reading and if possible, help those in need. With that being said I think throughout this book one can acquire the idea that the brutality against women is an equivalent to slavery and that women’s empowerment and equality leads to the betterment of society.
Children growing up in poverty face many disadvantages such as unhealthy levels of stress making it near impossible to successfully complete college, thus making it harder to escape their surroundings. The poverty rates in some European countries are much lower than in the United States because of programs they have put into place to help the poor and unlucky, leading one to think the government should once again re-declare the war on poverty. Krugman’s article not only shows percentages he also lets his readers know what the findings were from scientific studies. Living in the conditions of poverty is stressful for anyone, much less children. I see the effects that poverty has on many people every day, and always think one day that could be me.
The True State of Happiness Janie is a dreamer, her grandmother Nancy says, she lives her life trying to reach the horizon-- Janie’s very dear dreams. The society’s principles of how a woman should act, and its strict limits, prevent Janie from reaching the horizon; that one day seemed to be so close. The first two unfortunate marriages separate Janie from her dreams by limiting her strictly and blending her into the melting pot of society. Everyone in the pot is forced to follow the mass of others, thus living their lives without finding their individuality and discovering their life purpose and path. Janie’s first two husbands, Logan and Jody, never allow Janie to reach the desirable horizon.
The 'working poor,' as they are approvingly termed, are in fact the major philanthropists of our society. They neglect their own children so that the children of others will be cared for; they live in substandard housing so that other homes will be shiny and perfect; they endure deprivation so that inflation will be low and stock prices high. To be