Write on one (1) of the following topics:
Topic 1:
While it is traditionally held that Marx and Engels were against capitalism and thus the industrial revolution, an argument can be made that both men could believe industrialization was a positive development. Using The Communist Manifesto, explain how this argument could be true.
Topic 2:
Define "Realism.' as a major art movement during the nineteenth century. Google images of Courbet, such as "The Stone Breakers'' and "Burial at Ornans." Courbet used to brag that he was known as 'the first socialist painter's Explain how Courbet's paintings reflect the philosophy of Realism as a response to the Industrial Revolution.
Topic 3:
Why did the Dostoevslry's Underground Man succumb to inertia (paralysis), His central conflict seems to be between his ability to exercise free will and the insistence by scientists that his will is determined by his genetic makeup. Consider the Underground Man's assertion that that free will can cause paralysis because people are afraid to take responsibility for their actions. Also consider how the "laws of nature" can be used as an excuse for lack of character and personal failures.
Chapter 21: Industrialization and Social Ferment, 183,1850
A locomotive named the Rocket, which reached break-neck speeds of 27 miles per hour, was the crescendo of the act that began with the invention of the steam engine. The railway was an engine of progress, but what was the cost of this progress, Factories were churning human and natural resources at a faster pace than ever imagined Chapter 22: Politics and Culture of the Nation-State. 185,1870
Economic development, government policy, and a sense of culture are all critical factors in creating a nation state. Culture created a sense of belonging and pride in the nation. Government policy contributed through education, public health, and other factors Norton Anthology, Vol. 2
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground
Dostoevsky's worldview was shaped by social injustices that were occurring as a result of the industrial revolution. He is considered one of the harbingers of the realism movement. This novella examines the effects of the times on a man's personality Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Manifesto of the Communist Party
The Communist tvlanifesto is a result of a group of radical workers who called themselves the "Communist League.' Marx believed that the workers "had a world to win," so. therefore, "let the workers unite.'
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