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

Freedom: Federalist and Communist
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The viewpoints taken by Hamilton and Madison in the Federalist Papers are extremely different than those of Marx and Engels in The Communist Manifesto. This 7 page paper asserts that Marx and Engels were arguing that the capitalist system as it existed in Europe was flawed by way of the economic stratification that existed at the time. Their position held that freedom was derived by abandoning the yoke of economic class distinctions. The Manifesto greatly exceeded the Federalist papers in addressing the issues of freedom. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTusmarx.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

Karl Marx & Historical Materialism
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The Marxian concept is examined with numerous examples from contemporary society in this 5 page analysis. Emphasis is placed on class conflict, alienation and bureaucracy and how all of these are interrelated. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Histmat.wps

Karl Marx & Social Reform
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A 6 page paper discussing the theories of Karl Marx, Martin Luther King, Simone de Beauvoir, and Nancy Chodorow of discrimination as it relates to class, race, and gender. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Socrefm.wps

Karl Marx & The Individual
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A 30 page research paper which takes a unique perspective on examining the work of Karl Marx. This paper addresses the question as to whether or not Marx departed from his humanistic leanings evident in his early work by the time his more mature work was published. The writer argues that Marx's views evolved, but he not abandon his earlier views. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: Marxind.wps