"…the work of the proletarians has lost all individual character, and, consequently, all charm for the workman. He becomes an appendage of the machine, and it is only the most simple, most monotonous, and most easily acquired knack, that is required of him" (Marx). This quotation alludes to the loss of identity that is incurred by the proletarian class of laborer, which is directly related to the impending sense of alienation and uselessness which Marx also claims devalues the proletariat's familial relations, loss of private property, and general life experience. These conditions are the result of the class war which has been unwillingly declared upon the proletariat by the bourgeois which seeks to exploit the former class. And it is directly due to this conflict, which was initiated by the bourgeoisie, that Marx believes that the proletariat will eventually triumph in the form of an organized revolt that will cease this class struggle. In retrospect, then, the...
Communism is a solution to class war, an answer that Marx believes is inevitable and final, once it takes place on a global stage. Evolution, by contrast, is merely the name of a process in which evolutionary conflict occurs, one which its founder has analyzed as being perpetual. It is not a solution; therefore it exists simply as a part of time, and is as interminable as time itself. Communism, however, is largely dependent on time to provide the means for it as a solution to class struggle, after which such struggle will cease to exist.
Chinese Cultural Revolution in Literature There are a number of stark images found in the works of literature reviewed by Dao, Cheng, and Hua in this assignment. Specifically, this paper details the imagery evinced in Bei Dao's "Resume," Gu Cheng's "Curriculum Vitae," and Yu Hua's "On the Road at Eighteen." That imagery and those works in general are thinly veiled allusions to the Chinese Cultural Revolution, which took places in the
During his first few months in Paris, Marx became a communist and put forth his views in a plethora of writings known as the Economic and philosophical Manuscripts, that remained unpublished until the 1930s. It was also in Paris that Marx developed his life long association with Friedrich Engels. (Karl Marx, 1818-1883) At the end of 1844 Marx was debarred from Paris and with Engels migrated to Brussels. In the
Catholic church and public policy have remarked that the members of American clergy in general, without even excepting those who do not admit religious liberty, are all in favour of civil freedom; but they do not support any particular political system. They keep aloof from parties, and from public affairs. In the United States religion exercises but little influence upon laws, and upon the details of public opinion; but it
In "Piaf," Pam Gems provides a view into the life of the great French singer and arguably the greatest singer of her generation -- Edith Piaf. (Fildier and Primack, 1981), the slices that the playwright provides, more than adequately trace her life. Edith was born a waif on the streets of Paris (literally under a lamp-post). Abandoned by her parents -- a drunken street singer for a mother and a
Social Revolution 1945 to 1990 Eric Hobsbawm's writing style was that of a historian. Nevertheless, his objective was always: adding to political action and thought, which he accomplished more effectively through this book than all his other works. Retrospectively, the author discovered that global socialism's challenge to the capitalist idea had a strength which was its opponent's weakness. Also, in truth, a large number of individuals who backed socialism sincerely
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