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=Navigation Bar= 7Jordan's Home Page 7Jordan's Blog Page 7Jordan's Animal Farm Page 7Jordan's Tale of Utopia 7Jordan's Web Quest Page Allegory -a story...each character/item/event represents or symbolizes something other than what it is...sometimes contains a hidden message. Satire -the use of sarcasm,irony,in a story..., to ridicule/poke fun at/criticize someone's foolishness. Fable -a story that has a moral and it has animals as characters...that can speak...or possess human characteristics. || Karl Marx - A political philosopher in the 1800's. His beliefs ideas and concepts turned into what we know today as socialism and communism. He believed that the most effective society would have its citizens sharing equally in both the work and the goods that the work produces. || Jimmy Wales - The creator of Wikipedia. He believes in sharing information equally to everybody for free. That is why he is like Karl Marx. || || Napoleon represented Stalin who took over as leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin died. Its been found that many of the terrible things that happened during the Soviet era was because of him. Many of the things that Napoleon says or does are in some way related to Stalin. || To me, Napoleon represents Kim Jong Il. He took over as leader of North Korea after his father died. He is also known for doing many cruel things to his people, and also was in charge of a communist government. || || Foxwood farm represents England. Mr. Pilkington represents Winston Churchill who was the British Prime Minister at the time. Mr. Pilkington could also represent President Roosevelt. || Britain After World War II - After World War II, Britain was also in bad shape just like it had been after WWI (What Foxwood Farm was referring to). It was economically damaged, and was in rough shape from bombings. || || The Windmill represents Stalin's five year plan. Just as the Windmill was supposed to make the animal's lives easier, Stalin's five year plan was to eventually shorten the work week for Soviets. || Modern Economic Ideas - Some modern economic ideas often lead to the same unfortunate end as the Windmill and Stalin's plan did. They promise to boost the economy or to save it, but in the end it backfires. || || The Russian Revolution of 1917 - The Russian Revolution of 1917 took the Tzar out of power and replaced him with Lenin, the leader of the Bolsheviks. This gave the communist leadership full control over Russia. || The Arab Spring - The Arab Spring is a massive wave of revolutions across the middle east. They call for leadership to step down, or for change in the nations constitutions. ||
 * ~ Character/Item/Event from Animal Farm ||~ What it Symbolized for Orwell ||~ What it Symbolizes for me (in today's world) ||
 * Old Major - The most well respected animal on the farm. He believed man was evil...anything not animal was bad. Concept of Animalism - Animals should be free and the work they do should benefit all animals.
 * Napoleon - One of the most intelligent pigs on the farm. He is not the most popular, nor is he the best speaker of the group. Yet hes powerful and easily is able to deceive the entire farm into thinking certain ideas are correct.
 * Foxwood Farm - A large neglected old fashioned farm, much overgrown by woodland with its pastures worn out. It was ran by Mr.Pilkington.[[image:http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5014/5495014271_15ec529a7a.jpg width="392" height="154"]]
 * Windmill - The windmill that the animals were working on was supposed to boost the farm economically. It would provide the farm with energy.
 * The Animal Revolt - The Animal Revolt involved the Animals taking over the farm from Jones. This gave the pigs complete control over every aspect of the farm, and eventually leading to rules that would prevent humans from taking over again, if followed.

=RUSSIAN REVOLUTION OF 1917=

Russian Revolution of 1917 - The Russian Revolution of 1917 removed Tsar Nicholas II and his Aristocratic government. It then replaced it with a Socialist government, and lead up to the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The two main sides of the revolution were the Bolsheviks and the Tsarists. The Bolsheviks spoke out against the Tsarist government in protests, and eventually a coup which put them in power of Russia. The main reason for the protests and the eventual coup was the injustices done by the government, including torture.

Karl Marx-Marx's theories about society, economics and politics, which are collectively known as Marxism, hold that all societies progress through the dialectic of class struggle. He was heavily critical of the current socio-economic form of society, capitalism, which he called the "dictatorship of the bourgeoisie", believing it to be run by the wealthy middle and upper classes purely for their own benefit, and predicted that, like previous socioeconomic systems, it would inevitably produce internal tensions which would lead to its self-destruction and replacement by a new system, socialism. Under socialism, he argued that society would be governed by the working class in what he called the "dictatorship of the proletariat", the "workers state" or "workers' democracy". He believed that socialism would, in its turn, eventually be replaced by a stateless, classless society called pure communism. Along with believing in the inevitability of socialism and communism, Marx actively fought for the former's implementation, arguing that both social theorists and underprivileged people should carry out organized revolutionary action to topple capitalism and bring about socio-economic change.

Vladimir Lenin - Lenin was born on April 22, 1870. Lenin was a leader of a group called the Bolsheviks who revolted against Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Lenin followed the beliefs and ideas of Karl Marx, teaching the ideas of Socialism. Lenin's group of Bolsheviks were able to stage a coup which allowed them to take control of Russia. Lenin's group of soldiers were called the "Reds". Lenin was well respected by his followers and fellow revolutionaries. But once he took power, he ordered thousands of killings and ordered men to concentration camps for being against his 1917 coup. Later on, Lenin became the first major leader of the Soviet Union once it was formed. Lenin could now expand the ideas of Karl Marx to all of Russia. Lenin remained in power until 1924, in which Stalin took control of the USSR.

Bolsheviks - Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917. It took place with an armed insurrection in Petrograd traditionally dated to 25 October 1917 Old Style Julian Calendar (O.S.), which corresponds with 7 November 1917 New Style (N.S.). Gregorian Calendar.

Tsar Nicholas was a supreme power of the Russian military. He also decreed the dissolution of Duma. (dissolution- an order issued by the head of a state terminating a parliament and necessitating a new election).also during his reign he saw Russia go from one of the worlds highest power to a economic and military collapse. Duma was a form of Russian governmental institution that was formed during the reign of the last Tsar Nicholas II.