Marx/Pope Reflection You have read Marx, Communist Manifesto and parts (paragraphs 1-22 of Pope Leo XIII encyclical Rerum Novarum. Now write a reflection on the following questions: On what do Marx and the Pope agree – identify 2 points or issues. On what do they disagree – again 2 points or issues. What are the […]
Write a wiki-style entry of approximately 500 words based on the assigned reading from the communist manifesto—"chapter I.
Exercise #1: Write a wiki-style entry of approximately 500 words based on the assigned reading from the Communist Manifesto—"Chapter I. Bourgeois and Proletarians”—using more contemporary wording. Imagine that you are describing this manifesto for your peers today who are interested in understanding class struggle. How might you convince them of the merits of Marx’s ideas […]
Discuss Marx’s views on capitalism and argue for and against to 2500 words with intro and conclusion.
Communism and politics essay. The bourgeoisie, historically, has played a most revolutionary part’ (Communist Manifesto). Why and in what ways did Marx consider capitalism to be ‘revolutionary’? Discuss Marx’s views on capitalism and argue for and against to 2500 words with intro and conclusion.
Discuss one or two ways in which Lenin and the Bolsheviks followed the revolutionary guidelines set out in Marx and Engel’s Communist Manifesto.
Answer the following two-part question on Marx and Engels’ Communist Manifesto (be sure to answer BOTH sections): (1) Consider the historical details of the Russian Revolution, Lenin’s leadership, and the Russian Civil War in Gellately’s Lenin, Stalin, Hitler (pgs. 21-77). Discuss one or two ways in which Lenin and the Bolsheviks followed the revolutionary guidelines […]