QQC # 2

Hi Guys,



You have another QQC due tomorrow, Friday, February 20th. You may choose to pull a quote from your novel as a means of further analyzing the text, OR you may pull an interesting quote from your research. Which ever you choose, please make sure to explain where the quote is coming from in your comment and provide a proper context. See the sample:



Quote: "We have seen above that the first step in the revolution by the working class is to raise the proletariat to the position of the ruling class" (Marx 27).



Question: Is it safe to assume that working class people will automatically be more responsible about leadership simply because of their class status?



Comment:

In Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto, he argues that in order to do away with the constant class struggle throughout history, human kind needs to start over and make everyone equal. He proposes to do this by making the proletariat (working class) the leaders. The philosphical principal of communism is what several modern revolutionary movements were modeled on, but there seems to be an assumption in the philosphy that is flawed. It assumes that is oe group is given total control, they will administer justice and equality fairly. The problem with this is assumption is that once any one group is given complete power, they will simply maintain the power structure of previous years. Yes, under communist governments, the proletariat class is in control, but once they are, do they really do things that much differenly than the ruling class before them? It seems simply a matter of changing the title from monarchy to proletariat, but words and deeds are very different things. This is precislely what Orwell is getting at in Animal Farm. The pigs take over. Once they take over, sure they are pigs, but they start walking, dressing and acting like humans. What is the difference? The idea of equality for all is certainly appealing, but it won't come simply from turning power over to a specified group of people and assigning them total control.

Annotated Bibliography Assignment

Hi Guys,
Here is your second blog assignment!
1. Find one good source on the San Diego Library website for your research topic. (One you think you will be able to use or that helps you shape your research question, or answer it)
2. Cite that source using the MLA guidelines listed on my DP
3. Write a paragraph explaining that source (what was it about? what topics doe sit cover? why was is useful? how did you use it?)
4. There should be two sources for each group.
5. Feel free to copy and paste the MLA citation, but both people should read the article and write their own annotation (paragraph explaining the source)

Research Questions

Your first blog assignment:
1. Type title and author of text
2. Give brief (3-5 sentence) plot overview (what's going on in the story)
3. Give Revolution Background (date, place, why the fight?)
4. Post a possible research question
5. Go to your group members and leave a critique of their research question.
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