Communism: Two Opposing Views
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A 7 page discussion of communism. Contrasts the predominant political views of the United States with those of Karl Marx in the 'Communist Manifesto'. Presents the view that the premises of communism were set up to ensure the good of the people. Notes that while those premises have inarguably changed over time to become more authoritarian and regimented, so too have the capitalist views of the United States mellowed to allow more of a socialist approach to human welfare. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPcommun.wps

Engels & Marx -- 'The Communist Manifesto'
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This 8 page paper looks at the document published by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels about 150 years ago in light of capitalist society today. No additional sources are cited.
Filename: Manifest.wps

Engels & Marx -- 'The Communist Manifesto' / Alienation in Capitalist Society
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This 5 page paper relies on Marx and Engel's Communist Manifesto in explaining the sociological concept. Many examples of alienation in contemporary society are provided which serves to support a thesis that alienation is alive and well in the world today. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Aliencap.wps

Engels & Marx -- 'The Communist Manifesto' / Nazi Communism
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A 7 page paper that discusses Marx's Communist Manifesto. Also goes over Hitler's power in Germany. It determines what communism truly is. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Nazicom.wps

Engels & Marx -- 'The Communist Manifesto' / The Individual
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A 5 page essay that offers a summary of the Manifesto, the purpose of the document, a brief explanation of specific terms included as they relate to the current essay. The focus of this essay is the Manifesto's comments on the individual, specifically how the individual proletarian is oppressed by different segments of the bourgeoisie. The essay concludes with the importance of the individual in a democratic environment. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Manif.wps

Engels & Marx / The Communist Manifesto - Controversy
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A 15 page overview of the controversy surrounding the interpretations of the 'Communist Manifesto'. Stresses that the various Western European revolutions which occurred in 1848 did have a common political program but that this program was not the overthrow of capitalism but instead the establishment of unified liberal or constitutional sates in which civil equality was given high importance. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Manicom.wps

Engels' & Marx 'Communist Manifesto' / Dialectic Determinism
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An 8 page paper discussing the theory of dialecic determinism of Karl Marx as expressed in the Communist Manifesto and other works Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Marxism.rtf

Engels' & Marx 'Communist Manifesto' / Explication
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An 8 page explication of Marx & Engels' infamous 'Communist Manifesto' in which the writer defines the classes discussed, elaborates key terminology, and then presents examples of how true Marx & Engels' predictions have become in the modern U.S. (i.e., low-income housing projects as an example of 'the abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes' etc;) Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Marxcomm.wps

Fictitious Dialogue / Marx & Frederick Douglass
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A 5 page fictional dialogue between Karl Marx and Frederick Douglass from the viewpoint of their writings, including Douglass' Independence Day speech and his speech to the Anti-Slavery Association in 1883, and Marx's Communist Manifesto and History.
Filename: Marxfred.wps

Ideology & Morality In Marx
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A 9 page paper examining Marx's statement that morality is a form of ideology. The paper uses Marx's own writings as well as secondary sources, and concludes that Marx was not advocating behavioral anarchy, simply a recognition that we, not God, make the rules that govern our behavior, and that we need to do so based on current circumstances and community need. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Marx2.wps