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Guitar Hero, my 14 year old son, is not an abstract thinker. In the first place, he is 14, and a boy. As well, he was diagnosed with autism when he was 3, which manifests itself in several ways, one of which is that he doesn’t really do well with abstraction.
So, when he was assigned Animal Farm as part of his social studies unit on the Russian/Chinese revolutions, it made sense that we would read and discuss it together. This turned out to be an awesome way to gain a deeper understanding of Orwe ...more
So, when he was assigned Animal Farm as part of his social studies unit on the Russian/Chinese revolutions, it made sense that we would read and discuss it together. This turned out to be an awesome way to gain a deeper understanding of Orwe ...more
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“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” I totally get why pigs are haram now. I've been scarred for life, thank you.
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What a brilliant and sobering book. By writing about the U.S.S.R. under Joseph Stalin in such a non-threatening way as this "fable," George Orwell was able to present the reality of Stalin's socialism (privilege for the elite; continued misery for everyone else). This book is a must-read for anyone who thinks that people are capable of creating a place of shared labor and wealth. It is just not in the nature of man. There will always be people who seize absolute, corrupting power and become the
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I really like the novel's metaphors.
I was born and raised in the so-called communist country; what I have been told is not always the same as what I have observed. It is not always easy to spot the differences when I was still inside the country.
I myself believe that the failure of communism is not due to its ideology per se. Its initial ideology is good; just like Old Major initiated the Rebellion with his good intention. However, the ideology was changed over the years and it ended up in fai ...more
I was born and raised in the so-called communist country; what I have been told is not always the same as what I have observed. It is not always easy to spot the differences when I was still inside the country.
I myself believe that the failure of communism is not due to its ideology per se. Its initial ideology is good; just like Old Major initiated the Rebellion with his good intention. However, the ideology was changed over the years and it ended up in fai ...more
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