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This paper examines the history of anti-Semitism in Europe during the 19th century. The paper explores the similarities between the anti-Semitic prejudices that engulfed France and Russia in the late nineteenth century and then shows how in France, anti-Semitism was largely a right-wing Catholic movement, peppered with socialist support in the aftermath capitalistic change. The paper also provides a broad definition of anti-Semitism in general.

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"Anti-Semitism is not an "identical phenomenon" similar to all countries, but rather based on individual national histories. The anti-Semitic prejudices that emerged in France and Russia in the late nineteenth century were both preceded by defeat in war, economic instability, and political change; circumstances exploited by the Judeo-phobic press and literature. However, while French anti-Semitism was derived from traditional religious dogmatism, and encouraged by the potent political force of anti-Republican Catholicism, the Russian experience was based on an ideological imperialism that was promoted by the government, and common to all "true" Russians."

Tags:france, history, jew, judaism, russia

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Discusses the 1999 WTO protest in Seattle, Washington as an anti-Capitalist protest. Violence of protest. Background of WTO & its main functions and rules of trade between nations. Claims protest was effective in mobilizing masses of people and getting media attention, but was unsuccessful in changing WTO policy.

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"Introduction


The 1999 World Trade Organization Protests in Seattle, Washington have effectively brought the protest movement back to the forefront as a medium for getting attention. While they caused major destruction of property and captivated media outlets for days, the protestors themselves were exploited more than their cause. While we heard they were protesting the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its practices, we were never given specifics regarding this information through the media. I believe the Seattle protestors were successful in focusing attention on where an organization (the WTO) was meeting and crystallizing new methods of protest communication, but not necessarily in getting across the message of why some WTO policies are so controversial."

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In discussing the disadvantages of monopolies and antitrust versus anti-capitalism, this paper examines the history of antitrust laws, the anatomy of a monopoly, how monopolies effect the economy, the politics of antitrust, the role and opinion of the Federal Trade Commission and the Microsoft case.

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"America was founded on the idea that everyone had an equal chance to achieve financial success. If a person had a dream, they could follow that dream and get their piece of the pie. Coming from a weighted and disproportionate system, America's founders wished to form a country in which everyone had a chance. In England, one was born into their station in life. The rich would always be rich and a poor person had no chance of rising from the ranks to become wealthy. Antitrust laws were originally designed to keep the playing field even and give everyone and equal chance at achieving the American Dream (Mueller, 1997b). Their purpose was to assure that the old bourgeoisie class system that existed in Europe did not become a reality in the New World. Therefore many states adopted antitrust laws to assure that capitalism thrived and no one became so rich and powerful that the old class system, that they so loathed, developed."

Tags:law, competition, america, economy, capitalist, microsoft, system

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This paper explains that, in Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness", the main character Marlow says and does many things that give the reader the impression that he views the African natives as raw material that could be transformed into European imperials for profit, which can be compared to how capitalists in the 1800s, and possibly even today, view the average blue collar worker as Melville shows in "Bartleby". The author points out that another comparison is the characters' attitudes toward those from whom they were trying to profit and their constant awareness that they are separate from those they consider to be socially above. The paper relates that another comparison between the theme of capitalism and imperialism is the physical effects it has on the body: Bartleby develops eye problems in his story and eventually stops eating and Kurtz goes on a power trip and kills many people with the help of his cult, which he created in Africa.

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"Through the texts "Bartleby" and "Heart of Darkness", one can see the historical dangers in implementing capitalism and imperialism strongly onto a culture without their consent or consideration of those most affected. Both stories discuss viewing human beings solely for profit and alienating them from this profit, the main characters believing that their ideologies of capitalism and imperialism are the only correct way to function in a society, the separation of the upper class and the lower, the view of history by the two, and the physical effects that can be detrimental to the body in either case of an out of control capitalistic or imperialistic society. These texts were written in the past but send a strong message that the present society can learn from. With knowledge and consideration of the lessons learned in these texts, we can strive as a society to improve our future."

Tags:history, imperialism, marlow, kunz, exploitation

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"This study will discuss the novel, An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser, focusing on the literary controversy which was initiated upon Dreiser's publication of the book in 1925. The study will interpret and analyze the novel in the context of this controversy, and will also consider the social realities of the time in which it was published and which it describes fictionally. The basic argument of the study will be that Dreiser's novel is powerful both in its message and in its artistry, with a few exceptions. The book has its heart in the right place with respect to its critique of the destructive materialistic nature of American society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In addition, the structure of the novel is complex and subtle, fulfilling the technical aspects of a successful novel. The characterizations are for the most part ..."

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Friedrich Engels assumes an historical materialist mode of analysis to reveal the fundamental contradiction at the heart of capitalism and the social and economic conflicts that stem from this contradiction. This paper will demonstrate how Engels (following Marx) considered that this contradiction would inevitably foster antagonism between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie. Unbridled competition would, almost paradoxically, lead to monopoly (cf. Microsoft, Air Canada). The resulting crisis would reveal the incapacity of capitalists to manage modern productive forces, leading to proletarian revolution.

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Terrorists' tactics may have changed throughout history, but their main goal has not; inflicting terror on a society to accomplish an end goal. This paper takes a brief look at four terrorist organizations. The groups discussed are: Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) which operates mainly in Uganda; the Japanese Red Army (JRA); the Black Star group, an anti-American, anti-establishment and anti-capitalist located in Greece and, finally, the Italian Red Brigades-Combatant Communist Party (BR-PCC).

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"For law enforcement to prevail in these instances, knowing the terrorists is a vital tool in fighting them. The main goal of law enforcement is to apprehend, and stop these acts of terrorism from reoccurring before they strike again. One way this can be accomplished is through good intelligence. The best way to break up an organization is by knowing their next move. Information is the key. Analyzing their tactics, their common methods of terror, and who their members are, can lead to a collection of valuable information."

Tags:combatant, resistance, terror, 911

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The paper reveals that the Coke bottle is one of the most recognizable material artefacts in the world; its shape and distinctive label is recognized globally. The paper discusses how for some, it evokes warm, fuzzy feelings, and for others, it invokes a paroxysm of anti-capitalist or anti-American feelings. The paper further explains how it may evoke arguments about art vs. commodities, or about West vs. Islam.

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"The Coke bottle is one of the most recognizable material artefacts in the world. Its shape and distinctive label is recognized globally. For some it evokes warm, fuzzy feelings, and for others it invokes a paroxysm of anti-capitalist or anti-American feelings. It may evoke arguments about art vs. commodities, or about West vs. Islam. In the USA, your attitude to the bottle may depend on which side of the colour divide you fall on. Love it or hate it, it is unquestionably an important aspect of contemporary material culture. This essay examines the not-so-humble Coke bottle, with specific reference to its status as a global meta-commodity or..."

Tags:sign, symbol, coke

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The paper states that Daniel Bell's " The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism" was originally published to critique the dominant American assumption that capitalism promoted individualism. The paper comments that Bell instead believed that capitalism had come to promote standardization and had created corporate bureaucracies as powerful as church or state bureaucracies of the past. The paper continues by relating that Bell also believed that the counter cultural reaction to capitalism was also misguided, as capitalism had begun with the Protestant work ethic, and its spirit of individualistic austerity, puritanism, and freedom from Church institutional authority. The paper concludes that this sense of Protestant freedom and independence had slowly been eradicated, and this value was taken over by the Modernists, and then ineffectually by 'counterculture' as the anti-capitalist youth movement was still called when Bell wrote his work.

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"The cultural contradiction of capitalism is that capitalism began as a kind of radical, austere Protestantism, with a heavy emphasis on rejecting the collective Catholic dogma of the past. Protestantism developed a new attitude towards wealth. It stressed pursuing excellence and perfect standards with relentless individualism and drive. But this rigidity made the originally radical notion of capitalism eventually become conservative in terms its morality. This evolved to create the uniform, imposed standards of large corporations and state bureaucracies, including, ironically, the Soviet bureaucracy. In response to what came to be seen as bourgeois values, the cultural beliefs of Modernism began to react against capitalist values and celebrate the function of culture as a kind of misrule, not capitalist order. Capitalistic Protestantism came to deny its original individualistic ethos, and this value of individualism was taken over by artists and anti-capitalism."

Tags:individualism, affordable, healthcare, bureaucracy

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This essay examines the purposes of the Mexican Revolution, from its early days as an anti-capitalist demonstration against its government, to the repeated claims by Mexican leaders that the revolution is over, having embraced capitalism whole-heartedly.

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"In July 1914, General Carranza proclaimed the revolution over. In 1928 Calles proclaimed the revolution "achieved". In 1940 President Camacho said the same thing. There are those who believe the revolution still to be going on; it is only in the last couple of years that the PNR has finally been voted out of power; Mexico, though a "democracy", had effectively been a one party state until very recently."

Tags:carranza, chiapas, mexican, mexico, obregon, pancho, pnr, revolution, zapata, zapatista, pnr, democracy