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    be rich for God, and not for the desires of the flesh, and that one must not harm anyone while trying to fulfill this duty (Weber 1978). Despite Marx writing about the engine of history, and Weber about the Protestant work ethic and how it fueled modern capitalism, both sociologist have similarities, as well as many differences. One of the similarities between them is that they believe that capitalism has changed from its initial materialization. In

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    poverty line through the world in 2005, which equates to approximately 25.2% of the world population (Buggey, 2017). With almost a quarter of the world population impoverished, the war against poverty has been a relentless and ongoing battle for the modern world. Although various solutions to resolve or lessen the effects of the antagonist that is poverty have been proposed, there is a particular conceptualization of a utopian of social and economic equality made by a man named Karl Marx that offers

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    The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines communism as “a theory advocating elimination of private property”. Communism has developed throughout history and has changed the world as we know it. Communism has also brought about a Negative effect to the lives of Americans. For starters, communism is a political system that believes that the government should control most aspects of the economic life. American’s were scared that the Communist would take control over everything and that they would

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    Communism is fundamentally incompatible with Christianity or any form of religion because it is both organizationally and ideologically totalitarian. Since Communism is organizationally totalitarian, the government seeks to control the lives of all the nation’s citizens and is against any self-directed attempts to join organizations independent from the Communist Party, such as churches. As an ideologically totalitarian system, Communism aims to form all citizens’ opinions and values around a single

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    handful. People suffering from this poison have a life full of pain and terror; Moreover, some even decide to end it just to escape from this blood sucking leech. Uneven wealth distribution is what caused the poverty line to exist. Capitalism is how the modern society functions. It is the main reason for the existence of the poverty line. Capitalism is an economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. This economic system supports and promotes a large

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    sense of nationalism, and endeavoured for the goal of autonomy, independence, and self-rule. Up until modern history, there have been several events that have contributed towards intensifying this sense of nationalism and resistance against foreign powers. National resistance against the Chinese empire was one of the earliest examples of resistance against nationalism. Throughout the period of pre-modern history from 210 BC to 1789, resistances against foreign control and rule such as that against the

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    Sha'Myra Thompson February 2,2016 1st Hmm...did communism pose a threat to america? Let me begin by telling you about communism. The founder of modern communism was a man name Karl Marx. Born in 1818 to jewish prussian parents, he became a towering figure in political and economic philosophy in the 19th century and beyond. Also he influenced the economic and political issues of vast areas of the globe, particularly in the 20th century. Communism is an economic and political system based on

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    to which they gave the name of Animalism (Orwell, ).” These principles originally came from their leader Old Major and his teachings of a new way of life where animals ruled themselves. Animalism is a mixture of the beliefs of both socialism and communism, incorporating the views of the two philosophies. In Animal Farm, this society works at its start but eventually begins to weaken and cause tension and anger later on due to the lack of strength and fairness in Animalism (Orwell). Socialism is

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    . Fascism and Communism are two different forms of government that were very similar. Fascism is a 20th century form of nationalistic, militaristic, totalitarian dictatorship that seeks to create a feasible society through strict regimentation of national and individual lives. Communism is type of government in which there is no private property and the government controls the entire economy. Communism tries to satisfy the basic needs of society by sharing work and benefits. Both theories were dictatorships

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    1800s in Victorian England by H.G. Wells—novels which, quite arguably, revolutionized the science fiction genre—and their modern theatrical counterparts. While it may be more beneficial to compare two works of the same medium, the differences in themes and style are still evident. The former two reflect Wells’ own views in society and

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