Nuclear Power: The Energy Source of the Future
The concept of nuclear power has both fascinated and terrified people for years. Its incredible potential as an alternative energy source is better understood today, more than ever before, but few people can actually comprehend its full potential and power. Consider that one pound of completely fiss....
Power: The Federal Government and the Union Movement
When discussing power and its implications, one must take into account several key things: who the proponents are, what positions they hold, and what they have to gain from exercising power. Generally, it is obvious when power is employed, it is one group contesting the other, and an outcome is ach....
Progress and Power: The Barbarism of Modern Civilization
Slovenian psychoanalyst Slavoj iek says that philosophy is not a discipline where answers are to be sought. Rather, philosophy is a byproduct of millennia of intellectual ferment, where problems are redefined (Zizek 2006, p.137). Thus, Herbert Spencer redefines progress as the increase in he....
To what extent was Stalin responsible for the purges between 1932 and 1939
To what Extent was Stalin Responsible for the Purges between 1932 and 1939?
Abstract
The essay discusses Stalins responsibility of the purges between 1932 and 1939. The first part of the essay will briefly assess Lenins legacy on Stalins terror mechanism. This is followed by the....