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The Influence of Karl Rove, 2007.
An analysis of James Moore and Wayne Slater's book, "Bush's Brain - How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential."
3,376 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 96.95
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The paper looks at the incredibly gifted and cunning presidential advisor and policy maker, Karl Rove. The paper reviews the book "Bush's Brain - How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential" and discusses the authors' position that it is a very dangerous dynamic to have one man, a man of questionable ethics, who was not elected by the voters, steering the country, pushing policy and manipulating issues in a way which allows his boss to get reelected. The paper highlights Rove's style of spreading rumors, initiating whisper campaigns and playing dirty tricks on opponents to make sure his candidate wins out. The paper shows the extent of Rove's influence on Bush, the Republican Party and ultimately on the United States.
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Introduction
Review and Analysis of Moore and Slater's Book
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"This book was published in 2003, the handiwork of veteran political journalists James Moore and Wayne Slater. At the time of its arrival on bookshelves, Karl Rove was seen as an incredibly gifted and cunning presidential advisor and policy maker. He still is those things, but his star has fallen considerably. As the book went on sale, the 2004 Presidential Election was just ahead, and Rove's influence and reputation as a brilliant political tactician would grow even more. But following the Democratic takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in November, 2006, there is these days some tarnish on the luster Rove has built up as a strategist. In fact, it appears that Rove's strategy for the 2006 Mid-Term elections is to energize Bush's conservative demographics, to attack the Democrats (who opposed the war in Iraq) as friendly to the terrorists and to belittle them as "cut-and-run" cowards."
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Karl Marx, 2002.
A paper which studies the life, history and theories of founder of socialism and communism Karl Marx.
1,615 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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The paper looks at the life history of father of modern socialism and communism, Karl Marx. The paper traces his beginnings as a child in Trier, Germany, through to his education in Bonn and his career as a writer. Karl Marx's works are discussed, such as "The Manifesto of the Communist Party", "The Poverty of Philosophy" and " A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy". Finally the paper looks at Karl Marx's contribution to sociology.
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"Moreover, there was the history of factory legislation in England which, from its modest beginnings with the first acts of 1802, finally reached the point of limiting working hours in almost all manufacturing as well as the cottage industries to 60 hours per week for women and young people under the age of 18, and to 39 hours per week for children under 13. Thus, Marx has given an excellent book, which from this point of view is of the greatest interest especially for every industrialist."
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Karl Marx, 2002.
This paper discusses the life of Karl Marx and his influence on the Russian Revolution
2,075 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper explains that Karl Marx's character came from his experiences as a child. As a convert, a lofty Christian idealism paved his way into philosophical study, but the Prussian authorities' unwarranted suspicion of his father, who was a lawyer, a constitutionalist, a democrat, and a Jew, led young Karl to consider, with discontent, the structure of government. The author points out that, although Marx studied under Hegel, the greatest influence in his life was his longtime friend, Friedrich Engels, who introduced Marx to many of the works of influential economists of the time, which would help him shape his economic and human philosophy. The paper relates that Vladimir Lenin extended Marxism and made it more comprehensible for the masses, augmenting it into Marxist-Leninism. Without Karl Marx, there probably would never have been a Russian Revolution.
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"In 1864, the International Working Men's Association (IWMA) was founded. It gave Marx the needed conduit for his revolutionary cause. Marx actually drew up the rules for the group, clearly advocating the gradual gain of power through parliamentary assemblies. This became the best means for freeing the proletariat in industrially advanced countries like Britain. With his strong opinions and stronger understanding of politics, Marx eventually became a member of the IWMA's general committee. This position gave him the clout he needed to present his ideas: such as strong support of the Paris Commune. This bold action drew the attention of all, especially the frightened French bourgeoisie. Unfortunately his position in the IWMA was the height of his official political career. He became under attack from the working class, who were unsupportive of his extreme measures, and others disliking any kind of authority. With Marx's political defeat, the IWMA lost all of its effectiveness and eventually dissolved into nonexistence. Although Marx no longer had any official place in politics, working-class leaders from Germany, France, and Britain continued to consult him about their problems."
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Karl Marx, 2007.
This paper examines the beliefs of German philosopher Karl Marx.
1,563 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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In this article the writer analyzes the views of Karl Marx, in particular with regards to his views of the alienation of a worker. The writer discusses that Karl Marx defined this type of alienation as being a social problem, which had been in fact created by the bourgeois management of production on one hand, and exchange on the other. The writer notes that today, the condition of the worker is not as alienated as described by Karl Marx during his times, but still, a human being still produces automatically to earn his livelihood, rather then producing without any sort of external necessity, perhaps like an artist or a musician. The writer concludes that in a society where the forces of the market are able to dictate human behavior, people would never be able to realize their full potential, and this would mean that capitalism today, which interferes with the true nature of a human being, must be abolished as far as it is a possibility.
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"In other words, Karl Marx was of the firm opinion that in general, a worker was alienated to a large extent. Perhaps, said Karl Marx, the obvious expression of this alienation was seen in the fact that the worker was quite unable, in capitalist times, of actually owning what he had produced with his effort and hard work. The fact cannot be denied, that the existing conditions of production did indeed dehumanize the worker, to such an extent that he became a mere animal, in following his routine and losing his creativity. The worker would also feel alienated because of the fact that work is not 'himself', it is outside of him, and therefore, not at all a part of his true nature. He becomes both mentally and physically 'debased', and is happy only during his leisure time, which is not much, and he is almost like an animal, in the basic satisfaction of his animal functions of eating, sleeping, procreating, while in his creativity and so on, he is reduced to an animal like thinking. Therefore, the animal becomes human, and the human, animal."
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Karl Marx, 2006.
A discussion on Karl Marx's views on capitalism.
2,259 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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The paper examines how the scandals in the American corporate world have taught us that capitalism may not be the ideal economic system. The paper discusses how interest in Karl Marx's writing, especially those concerning the ills of capitalism, has soared. The paper attempts to understand why capitalism was disliked by great theorists such as Karl Marx, and tries to better understand the Marxist view on capitalism. The paper further examines the strengths and weaknesses of the capitalist and socialist systems. The paper concludes that while capitalism in America may never find a suitable replacement in the socialist system, it can certainly learn something from communism's idea of fair distribution of resources and right to equal opportunity.
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"He argued that in capitalist system, workers are underpaid and overworked and this largely results in severe economic disparities, which further lead to social gaps. What we know about rich getting richer was actually a concept first introduced by Karl Marx as he believed that with capitalist bourgeois amassing wealth and using unskilled poor workers to achieve their objectives, world was likely to turn into a living hell for most urban poor. The modern bourgeois society that has sprouted from the ruins of feudal society has not done away with class antagonism."
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Mary Wollstonecraft and Karl Marx, 2002.
Examines the views of women's right activist Mary Wollstonecraft and political philosopher, Karl Marx on the formation of society.
1,548 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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Both Mary Wollstonecraft and Karl Marx developed ideas about the way society is formed and the way it should be formed and both did so in economic and social terms. The paper shows that there are considerable differences between the views they take on these topics. Each wanted to change society and each examined the nature of their society and determined what sorts of developments should be taken in the future. The paper examines Wollstonecraft's "Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792) and Karl Marx's class theory.
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"Marx and Engels do not speak of individuals as a rule but rather of classes, mass grouping of people according to economic and social position. In the perspective of Marx and Engels, the bourgeois society in which they lived was a system of class conflict and the domination of the bourgeois class over the proletarian class. They described the nature of this society not as an aberration but as a stage in social evolution, succeeding the feudal period and preceding the era of the dictatorship of the proletariat. This view was based on the idea that these stages were inevitable and that the only way for the proletariat to gain a better position in life was through revolution, through the violent overthrow of bourgeois society."
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Adam Smith and Karl Marx, 2005.
This paper examines the writings of Adam Smith and Karl Marx by reviewing their positions on joint-stock companies and Adam Smith's famous deer-beaver argument.
1,410 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper explains that Adam Smith thought that the separation of ownership and control raised serious questions about the management of joint-stock companies and led him to analyze the agency problem. The author points out that Adam Smith and Karl Marx agree that an advantage of the joint-stock company is that it allows entrepreneurs to put together large sums of money and capital; furthermore, Marx concludes that the joint-stock form leads to a "tremendous expansion in the scale of production and enterprises, which would be impossible for individual capitals." The paper states that Karl Marx would have called Adam Smith's hunters simple commodity producers with each hunting with his own relatively simple weapon in a forest, which is open to all, and satisfying his needs by exchanging his excess catch against the products of other hunters.
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"Competition is another quantitative aspect of economics. One first needs to examine the conditions under which exchange ratios would correspond exactly to labor -time ratios. We begin with Adam Smith's famous deer-beaver example, "If among a nation of hunters, for example, it usually costs twice the labor to kill a beaver which it does to kill a deer, one beaver should naturally exchange for or be worth two deer. It is natural that what is usually the produce of two days' or two hours' labor, should be worth double of what is usually the produce of one days' or one hours' labor.""
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Karl Shapiro's "Auto Wreck", 2006.
Examines the theme and the literary techniques used to express the them in Karl Shapiro's poem, "Auto Wreck".
1,003 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This essay introduces, discusses and analyzes Karl Shapiro's poem, Auto Wreck". More specifically, the paper examines how Shapiro uses metaphors, symbolism and imagery to describe the car crash and, more importantly, the reactions of the "audience" as they view the scene of the crash.
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"Shapiro begins his poem with the use of alliteration and word repetition, "soft silver bell beating, beating" to symbolize the repeated siren sounds. He then quickly shifts into a simile that describes both the scene of the accident and the victim, "And down the dark one ruby flare. Pulsing out red light like an artery." The reds of the lights, the flare and blood pulsing through the body blend into one another. The fast transition from one poetic device to another speeds the readers along with the ambulance."
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Karl Marx on Man, 2006.
A study of Karl Marx's philosophy on the nature of man.
924 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper analyzes the philosophies of Karl Marx on the psychological nature of man. Unlike sociological relativism, Marx started out with the idea that man qua man is a recognizable and ascertainable entity, which can be defined not only biologically, anatomically and physiologically, but also psychologically. In particular, the author of this paper studies Marx's writing on the alienation of man from human nature. The paper explains how the notion of alienation informed Marx's philosophies on communism, since he believed that only in a classless society could man become his full potential.
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"According to Marx, humanity's fundamental need was for freedom, but was not actually free. Humans had no control over their own lives or over their own productivity. They were oppressed by the social and economic powers, which controlled the systems of labor and capital. Humans worked to survive, unable to enjoy the results of their labor, alienated by the systems of societal life."
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Karl Marx, 2002.
A discussion of the philosophy of Karl Marx and his views on a worker's utopia.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This essay examines the philosophy of Karl Marx, who argued that workers had to have control over their own production, and that until they did, they would be alienated from their own work, as well as from themselves. Marx's primary assumption was that the eradication of private property and a redistribution of wealth would lead to a workers' utopia.
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Karl Lindner, 2005.
A character analysis of Karl Lindner from the play, "A Raisin in the Sun".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper presents a character analysis of Karl Lindner, the only white character in Lorainne Hansberry's play, "A Raisin in the Sun." The paper looks at Lindner as the representative of racist ideas.
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"Though he doesn't physically appear in Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun until the end of Act II Karl Lindner is an important character in the play mainly for the ideas that he represents. The only white character in the play Mr Lindner arrives at the Youngers' apartment from the Clybourne Park Improvement Association. He offers the Youngers a deal to reconsider moving into his all-white neighborhood. On the surface Mr Lindner is simply a middle aged white man who appears at the Youngers' ..."
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Freiderick Hayek and Karl Polanyi, 2007.
This paper studies the opposing ideas of Freiderick Hayek and Karl Polanyi about the free-market system.
1,454 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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The paper explores the changing ideas in the period up to and throughout World War II. The paper examines the arguments presented by both Freiderick Hayek and Karl Polanyi and supports the thesis that Hayek's ideas are a better representation of real-world examples than Polanyi's arguments. The paper explains the free-market (capitalist) system as advocated by Hayek and claims that support for Hayek's beliefs comes from the many people waiting to enter the United States, even illegally, just to get a chance at the free-market system.
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"Hayek clearly felt that the central planning and distribution system would inevitably lead to a totalitarian state. The basis for his argument lies in the ideas that formed the early democracy of the western world. Hayek argues that a true democracy cannot exist unless there is total agreement among the populace. Tyranny is the result of a small group of people being able to agree among themselves on a particular issue. Because this small group can agree and the rest of the populous cannot agree, it then becomes possible for the small group to take control develop into a dictatorship. This was his view of the world as he interpreted the ability of the Nazi regime to rise into power."
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Karl Marx, 2002.
A study of the life and poltical ideas of Karl Marx.
1,110 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper explores the life and political theories of the father of communism, Karl Marx. It describes his personal life, health issues, and his intellectual pursuits. The paper illustrates that Marx's economic theories still are influential today throughout the world.
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"'Marx?s impact can only be compared with that of religious figures like Jesus or Muhammad. Nearly four out of every ten people alive today live under governments which consider themselves Marxist' (Singer, 1). Many people may consider that account to be an overstatement of Marx?s historical importance, nevertheless he was undoubtedly the greatest thinker and philosopher of his, and recent, times. His theories on life, and on the social and economic structure of nations, have revolutionized the way in which people think (McLellan, 8). His life contributed to the way people think today, and because of him people are more open to suggestion and are quicker to create ideas on political, economic, and social issues. "
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Weaknesses in Karl Marx's Theories on Society, 2006.
A review of the history of Karl Marx's theories and their failure in modern times.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses Karl Marx, an influential thinker for his time. His theoretical approach was ideal for that period, during which people were trying to make sense of the disruptive influences of the rapid industrialization of the Western world. The paper further discusses how over time, it has become apparent that Marx's thinking was also specific to that time. At times, Marx did not fully think through his theories, ignoring what the results would be if what he theorized upon eventually came to pass.
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"Much has been written about Karl Marx's theories. Marx was an influential thinker whose theories resonate even today, although they were written in terms of the period in which he lived. Because these theories were written with this specific period in mind, however, they are not as strong as they were at that time. Some weaknesses have become apparent in his arguments, arguments that have become apparent over the distance provided by time. Because of these weaknesses, it is important to view Marx's theory with an eye toward a historical approach. Marx was a German-born theorist and activist. His works were revolutionary for their time, putting forth revolutionary ideas that empowered the working class. "
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John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx, 2005.
This paper compares the views on freedom of John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This essay discusses John Stuart Mill's liberal views on individual freedom. The writer then compares these views to the views of Karl Marx on freedom and social class offered in the "Communist Manifesto." The writer concludes by addressing whether or not Marx' analysis is a valid counter to Mill's more liberal view of the concept.
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"Both John Stuart Mill and Karl Marx were philosophers with a strong emphasis on individual freedom. Mill viewed freedom under a legitimate government concerned with the greatest good as necessary and possible. Mill argued in 'On Liberty' that individual freedom is and must be viewed as a sacrosanct quality and that there are few if any circumstances under which a state may rightfully interfere with individual freedom. Karl Marx also theorized about society's evolution toward true freedom believing society evolved toward freedom ... "
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