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 * 12/6 Homework I think h ||
 * I like how Boxer keeps saying he should work harder Ch 3 ||
 * I like the Battle of Cowshed CH 3 & 4 ||
 * Its interesting Boxer says that because he will eventually wear himself out. ||
 * I like the Battle of Cowshed because of the military tactics and the interesting events. ||
 * Why are the pigs the smartest? ||
 * Why don't the other animals realize that the pigs are the new Farmer Jones. ||


 * ~ Animal Farm Questions Chapters 1 and 2 ||
 * 1 The animals are like humans because they like to have their freedom, they gather and have meetings, And they can talk. The animals are like animals because they must wwork, they are kept in pens, eat kud, and are at the mercy of humans. ||
 * 2 Old Major's speech was loved by the animals. Many of them started singing the song he ended with. ||
 * 3 When Old Major says "All men are enemies, and all animals are comrades," he is generalizing them.This asumes that all men are out to get them, and that akk animals will help. I hate to break it to Old Major but all not all animals will help, and not all humans treat animals cruelly. ||
 * 4 The animals were so easily lead because the pigs had a reputation of being the quickest and brightest of mind. Some also had the ability to get their own way. ||
 * 5 Snowball says "Those ribbons that you are devoted to are a badge of slavery because those ribbons sybolize human ownership. They are like a collar. If an animal is found with a collar, then you know it bellongs to a human. ||
 * 6 The effect of the Rebellion on the animals was one of glee. They were filled with gratitude at their good luck. THey burned all human tools that cause harm, for example the knives and whips. ||
 * 7 The Seven Commandments make humans sound evil. They may remind some of the Bible's Ten Commandments. ||
 * 8 Animalism is where all animals do their portion of the work. The same is with Marxism you do your fair share, and you get your fair share. ||
 * 9 The farm could of been a place for a utopian community because it is calm and peaceful usually and everyone gets along. ||


 * ~ Animal Farm Questions Chapters 3 and 4 ||
 * 1. The farm is becoming more like a civilized society because they have leaders to help guide and direct them,the animals have a sense of honor not to steel, and they have laws to guide them. ||
 * 2. The flag of the Animal Farm is green with a white hoof and a white horn. The green symbolizes the fields of England, while the hoof and horn symbolize the society of animals that will rise to take over mankind. ||
 * 3. The fpreshadowing given that Snowball and Napoleon are going to get in a power struggle is when the book said Napoleon and Snowball were the most active in debating. Kind of like Republicans and Democrats do. Every time one brought something up, the other opposed it instantly. ||
 * 4. The slogan Snowball creates while simplifying the Seven Commandments is a good propaganda technique because,it forms an easy and simple way to grasp animalism for the less intelligent beings. ||
 * 5. The pigs set themselves up to be the elite on the farm by being the most intelligent, told the others how to do things, they were cunning, and they were respected because Old Major was a pig. ||
 * 6. Squeeler's part in the brainwashing of the animals occurs when he is explaining to the animals that they need the pigs, which they most likely don't, and so the pigs should get all the apples and milk. ||
 * 7. The Battle of Cowshend is different from the Revolution because this time the animals were mor organized, they were defending, and Jones had a gun. ||
 * 8. Unanimously the animals had Snowball and Boxer the award as they had done plenty to win the fight. Snowball was proud of "killing" the boy. Boxer was horrifed at killing the boy. ||
 * 9. This is ironic because the pigs have all the power on the farm pretty much. They are fed well and are almost like royalty. I see future problems. ||


 * ~ Animal Farm Questions Chapters 5 and 6 ||
 * 1. The animals reject Mollie because she still likes the humans, she has sugar and ribbons, and she is very lazy. ||
 * 2. Snowball says a windmill would save work. Napoleon argues that they don't need to waste time on a windmill ||
 * 3. For one an animal is in charge but, Napoleon is acting like the king and has trained dogs to obey him. ||
 * 4. Obedience replaces freedom because Napoleon takes over completely. ||
 * 5.You could consider what Squealer does propaganda butth, you also may not. I would because he is like a newspaper supporting the ruler. All the animals here him and the stop arguing. ||
 * 6.Boxer's motto shapes his character because he is a good hearted soul who just wants to help everyone. He is very strong and hardworking so he helps by working extra. ||
 * 7. Napoleon says Snowball stole his plans and actually he had designed the idea of a windmill ||
 * 8. Napoleon has changed a law by having the fourth commandment changed so that he could sleep in a bed and he ||
 * 9. Tactics is used to mean that their leader is very smart and he should be supported. ||


 * ~ Animal Farm Questions Chapters 7 and 8 ||
 * 1.Napoleon does this by filling bins with dirt then covering them with grain. ||
 * 2. The hens eventually die. ||
 * 3. Snowball is a scapegoat for Napoleon. ||
 * 4. The confession shows Napoleon's power and authority. This shows that Napoleon has really taken control. ||
 * 5. This reveals thatClover is wonderin whetther Napoleon is following commandments. ||
 * 6. He says that the Beasts of England is a Revolution song and the animals are no longer in rebellion. His real reason is that he is afraid that the animals will rebel. ||
 * 7. He is lying about Snowbaall. And he is really lying almost always to the animals. h ||
 * 8. Comrade Napoleon built up Napoleon's image by making him look kindly and nice. ||
 * 9. In the battles of windmill and cowshed the animals are defending. in the rebellion the animals are uprising against jones ||


 * ~ Animal Farm Questions Chapters 9 and 10. ||
 * 1. THe stated purpose of the spontaneous demonstrations was to replace the meetings, and to celebrate animal farm's success. The real purpose was to show Napoleon's power and to keep them from thinking about their hunger. ||
 * 2. He allows Moses to come back to bring the animals hope about a better place. ||
 * 3.Boxer gives everything he could. He gave everything to the farm. He is supposedly sent to the vet. but he is really sent to the slaughter house. ||
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 * 5. The two classes are pigs and dogs(upper) all other animals( lower ) other animals are illiterate. pigs are literate and intelligent. pigs and dogs are a small group. Other animals is a big gruop. ||


 * ~ Thought Questions in Animal Farm ||
 * 1. No one goes with Moses because they are unsure if what he says is true, but it gave them hope. ||
 * 2. Beasts of England is a motivator to action for the animals. It described an animal utopia. ||
 * 3. The animal's resentment vanished because they were working for themselves and their produce was not given away or sold. THey used their produce for themselves. They worked harder because the pigs said that they will do better and because the pigs forced them to. They also worked harder because they were benefiting themselves so it wasn't really work. The work was for the good of the people. ||
 * 4. He didn't want to make a wind mill because it was Snowball's idea. He changed his mind because he knew it was a good idea. ||
 * 5. No animals stepped in because they were afraid of the dogs. The fight started when Napoleon ordered it because the animals supported Snowball and his windmill. ||
 * 6. If the animals made the wrong decisions Jones would come back. They may fail at the farm without leadership. ||
 * 7. No a leader should share all possible information with his followers so that they understand why he making that decision. But it all really depends on the situation. ||
 * 8. They made little modifications to the commandments. They also threatened that Jones will come back. ||
 * 9. Same answer as number eight. ||
 * 10. Napoleon knew by seeing tracks and hearing that Snowball was around. ||
 * 11. Possibly because she thought it was their care for the farm. ||
 * 12 Boxer works hard because Napoleon is always right and he was working for his friends. ||
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Trotsky was able to suppress the contents of the letter in 1921 to avoid embarrassment, but once he started losing power in the early 1920s, the letter was made public by his opponents within the Communist Party in 1924 and used to paint him as Lenin's enemy. Trotsky was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army. Trotsky was initially a supporter of the Menshevik Internationalists faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. He joined the Bolsheviks immediately prior to the 1917 October Revolution, and eventually became a leader within the Party. During the early days of the Soviet Union, he served first as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs and later as the founder and commander of the Red Army as People's Commissar of Military and Naval Affairs. He was a major figure in the Bolshevik victory in the Russian Civil War (1918–20). He was also among the first members of the Politburo. ||  || In November, 1917, Lenin rewarded Stalin for his support of the October Revolution by appointing him Commissar of Nationalities. Lenin joked to Stalin that: "You know, to pass so quickly from an underground existence to power makes one dizzy." Stalin promised the crowd that the Soviet government would grant: "complete freedom for the Finnish people, and for other peoples of Russia, to arrange their own life!" Stalin's plan was to develop what he called "a voluntary and honest alliance" between Russia and the different national groups that lived within its borders. Stalin had difficulty controlling the non-Russian peoples under his control. Independent states were set up without his agreement Stalin supported Lenin's policy. His view was that as long as there was only a one party state, the government could allow the introduction of small-scale private enterprise. As he pointed out: "The New Economic Policy is a special policy of the proletarian state designed to tolerate capitalism but retain the key positions in the hands of the proletarian state." ||  || Princess Alexandra convinced Tsar to resist increasing democracy, which made her very unpopular with the Russian elite. Her reliance to Grigory Rasputin in determining Russian policy made a lot a people mad leading to Rasputin's assassination. ||  ||
 * ~ Key Players ||~ Information ||~ Images ||
 * Trotsky || in April 1913 Trotsky was so upset by what he saw as a usurpation of 'his' newspaper's name that he wrote a letter to Nikolay Chkheidze bitterly denouncing Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks.
 * Lenin ||  ||   ||
 * Stalin || After the overthrow of Nicholas II, the new prime minister, Alexander Kerensky, allowed all political prisoners to return to their homes. Stalin went back to St. Petersburg and once again became one of the editors of Pravda. At this time, Stalin, like most Bolsheviks, took the view that the Russian people were not ready for a socialist revolution.
 * Bolsheviks || The Bolshevik party went on the offensive and tried to educate the workers and soldiers, convincing them to seize power and land for themselves.In July 1917, the workers challenged the Provisional Government and ended up defeated, with their leader jailed and Lenin going into hiding.During the night of 25th October 1917 when his forces seized the seat of the Provisional Government, the Winter Palace, Lenin was st the Smolny Institute, where the Second Supreme Soviet was meeting. ||  ||
 * Nickolas II || Tsar Nicholas II was Alexander III's son and succeeded his throne in October 1894 when he was 26. That same year he married Princess Alexandra, the granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
 * Cheka ||  ||   ||
 * Orwell ||  ||   ||

|| Karl Marx was a political philosopher in the 1800's. His beliefs and concepts turned into what we believe today about socialism. He believed that the most affective society would have its citizens sharing equaly in both the work and the goods that the work produces. || Jimmy Wales is the creator of Wikipedia. He believes in sharing information equally to everybody for free. That is why he is like Karl Marx. || || Benjamin is like an old man to Orwell. Benjamin is grumpy like an old man and is fond of something. Many old men I know can be very grumpy like Benjamin. || Benjamin represents Argus Filch from Harry Potter to me. Argus is grumpy complains a lot and you generally do not want to be around him. He is also very fond of something, his cat Mrs. Norris. || || Double edged sword. To me the cat seems like a double edged sword. You don't really like I double blade because it could harm you. But you rely on it and use it all the same. || || Masses - To Orwell the sheep are the general public they sop up the media and generally "Just go with it" || To me I'd say the sheep are our soldiers serving overseas and the general middle class. The soldiers get mentioned for service but often aren't metioned enough. The middle class works dilligently do get by and often are not mentioned as well. One of the newe commercials on regular TV is the "Unsung Hero" one this shows ordinary community members being somewhat like heroes. || || To Orwell it seem that Snowball is kind of like Leo Trotsky. Leo is a leading revolutionary and was one of Stalin's biggest opponents. || To me Snowball is kind of like a political leader in present day America. They are always active in debates like Snowball and can have political opponents. He also could be Rufus Scrimgour. Scrimgour took power after Fudge was sacked. Hes was a high Ministry official and was prime to take the job. || || To Orwell Napoleon represents Stalin, Second leader of the Soviets. They kind of skip Lenin, who could be considered Old Major. Stalin took command second and basically controlled most the Soviet Union. || To me Napoloen could be a kind of Hitler. Hitler took command and was very active politically. He basically took over Germany which is what Napoleon may be trying to do. He also could be like Fudge in Harry Potter. fudge is in control of the media like Stalin and has a tight hold on the wizarding community. || || To Orwell Squeller would be the Russian Media which was controlled by Stalin. They informed the citizens of the governments doing. The media may get a bad reputation, but they relay what they are ordered to. || To me Squeeler could represent three different items. He could be a kind of hitler as well because Hitler was a good public speeker. That's a fact. Squeeler could also be the "Daily Prophet". This is the wizarding media in Harry Potter. It, like squeeler, is influenced by the people in power. He also could be MArtin Luther King Jr. Luther was a great public speeker but was not influenced by those arround him which makes him slightly different form the others. ||
 * ~ Character/Item/Even from Animal Farm ||~ What it Symbolized for Orwell ||~ What it Symbolized for Me. ||
 * Old Major - Most respected animal on farm. Believed in animalism. animalism- believed all things animals do should be for the benefit of animals.
 * Benjamin is the oldest animal on the farm. He is supposedly very wise and has a bad temper. His is literate like the pigs but doesn't show it off. He is very fond of Boxer.
 * Cat- The cat is kind of fickle, possibly. She voted on both sides of the rat-comrade question. She kept telling sparrows to land on her paws but the crows do not trust her so they kept their distance.[[image:http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2570/4062148886_f98d94ec82.jpg]] || Shady Characters. To Orwell the cat probably was one of the shady members of russian society it may be Rasputin but it is unclear who.
 * Sheep - The sheep are never mentioned by name but are reffered to often. One died in the battle of Cowshed and was awarded the Animal Hero, Second Class for service. THey are seldom mentioned but they can get a good representation.
 * Snowball Snowball is a pig. He is a main debater. He is always active in Meetings, and it seems that he will be one of the first in power. Snowball's main opponent is Napoleon.
 * Napoleon Napoleon is one of the leading pig debators. He is Snowball's biggest enemy and is one of the biggest, I like to say, political figures currently.
 * Squeeler Squeeler is a pig. He was sent out to inform and persuade the animals that the pigs would be taking a good portion of the milk and apples.

Vocab

Allegory A story...Each character, item, or event represents or symbolizes something other than what it is...Sometimes contains a hidden message.

Satire The use of sarcasm, irony, ridicule or the like. This is done to expose a something bad about somebody.

Fable A story that has a moral and has animals as characters...that can speak...or possess human characteristics.