2/5/2018 76 Comments Viva la revolution!Research a historical revolution that interests you. It could have occurred during any era of history and anywhere in the world, but be sure you are able to find at least one credible web source to discuss and cite in your post. Discuss what caused the revolution, who was involved, and the effects of it. Compare what you learn about this revolution with the one on Animal Farm. What similarities and/or differences do you see in the cause, effects, circumstances, etc. of each uprising?
Remember to post a link to the article you referenced in your response.
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Dane Stone
2/6/2018 03:24:54 pm
The revolution that i want to talk about is called the "Haitian Revolution". basically what happened was that one day the natives to the country decided that they were fed up with the white slave owners and decided to rebel. within 10 days the entire northern province was completely taken control of. eventually the war was over, it was estimated that the slave rebellion resulted in the deaths of 100,000 blacks and 24,000 whites. in animal farm AND in the Haitian revolution the natives and animals decided that there would be a single when to revolt. they attacked and very soon took control over the part of the plantation, but not the whole country or other farms. Also, it sparked revolts in different places in both of the " story's". one of the only differences is that the haitains actually made the whole continent revolt. not just on one farm ( or plantation). the website that i got most of my info of is: https://listverse.com/2010/10/04/top-10-revolutions-felt-around-the-world/
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Mikayla Somers
2/7/2018 10:15:35 am
I like that your revolution could relate to animal farm so easily. It does relate on the level of revolting but in the book there was no murder that I'm aware of. Also did this all really happen with in ten days?!? That's not a log time its kind of insane. the amount of deaths in just that period of time is quite crazy also. I'm also impressed you were able to summarize the revolution in the amount because I couldn't condense my revolution into the sentence mark. I also would like to hear more about the beginning of the revolution to find out more bout the reason they revolted, like the conditions in the plantations. But overall it fits the topic.
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Karon Teat
2/7/2018 07:42:59 pm
I really enjoyed how you also did your blog post on a revolution you weren’t personally affected by. Some would have randomly typed facts about a revolution they were familiar with. But, you clearly did your research. I also enjoyed your use of data. For example “It was estimated that the slave rebellion resulted in the deaths of 100,000 blacks and 24,000 whites.” This helps convey a more vivid picture of this incident. I also like the connection you made to the book. Another connection I would’ve made is how the humans came back to the farm to take Jone’s farm back.
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Carli Jett
2/10/2018 03:34:16 pm
Just like Mikayla, I like how this revolution relates to Animal Farm easily. The amount of people dead within ten days is surprising. In Animal Farm, if that revolution lasted ten days, there would also be many deaths. It is also interesting that the Natives were the ones to attack in the Haitain Revolution. The way you connected the revolution to Animal Farm is very detailed because it did happen in other places.
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Gavin Wawrzeniak
2/10/2018 10:10:33 pm
It's interesting how the revolution you chose is so similar to 'Animal Farm.' It's not surprising that in real life and in the book. Humans and animals desire the same thing: to be treated equally. In both the book and in real life, we and the animals fought for that, except the animals took the concept to an extreme. Although 'Animal Farm' is just a book, you can see that we all (not just humans) want to be free from what we think is evil.
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Rebecca Dartilus
2/11/2018 08:26:58 pm
These two revolutions are very much related. They both consist of people/animals not liking the people who are in control. They decide the right thing to do is to kick them out. The only way they could get that to happen was to fight. The people did not want to leave. They believed what they where doing was right. They also believed that the people/animals should be treated this way. Once the people/animals got the freedom they wanted they decide they could rule themselves however they wanted to do so.
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2/6/2018 05:56:34 pm
A revolution that I can compare to the Animals revolting is the Revolutionary war. Americans wanted independence from England so they decide to kick the British out. Just like the animals on Animal Farm. The British were not treating the Americans correctly so they decided in order to get treated how they wanted they had to get matters into their own hands. This is like Animal Farm when the animals realized that Mr. Jones was treating them wrong and that Mr. Jones was not even feeding them they decided the only way to get treated correctly and to get feed is if they revolt and if they do thing the way they wanted to do things. This are very similar revolutions because the cause of both of them is that they are not treated fairly or how they want to get treated. In order form the to get their freedom they decided the only way for them to get their freedom was to fight. The animals had to fight the humans. The Americans had to fight the British. After the revolt they both were able to get what they wanted the animals got to run the farm themselves, and the Americans got their independence. This info is from http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history
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ZJ Cutrara
2/9/2018 07:29:32 pm
The Revolutionary war between Britain and America is very similar now that I think about it. It's almost is a perfectly identical battle to the battle of Cowshed in Animal Farm. The animals signifying those of the Americans who are fighting against the British or in this case the humans. The animals are fighting for the freedom, too longer be abused and used and to break free and start a new. Maybe Animal Farm is based off this war?
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Paige Faulkner
2/10/2018 11:32:03 am
The American Revolution occurred for, essentially, the same reason as the revolution in Animal Farm. British rule upon the colonies has increased following the French and Indian War. American's (the animals) felt the British rule was oppressive and they were better off governing themselves. However, much like in Animal Farm, upon gaining independence, the form of leadership was a bit unconstructed. Nevertheless, unlike in Animal Farm, America managed to reconstruct and actually form a better government. Additionally, as in Animal Farm the most intelligent were seen as best for leadership, following the American Revolution the wealthy, aristocracy were seen as a more acceptable leader than the others within the country (which proved poor because the wealthy had no knowledge of the struggle of those lower, soon populist leaders would emerge, such as Andrew Jackson, who would address "what was best" for the common man).
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Fernando Lopez
2/10/2018 11:54:18 am
I also did a revolution similar to the one you did but it was the Haitian Revolution it was the second nation in the western hemisphere to win its independence from a European power. I like how you some the similarities between Animal Farm and the Revolution war throughout your blog. Most of the Revolution that I read are all about being mistreated and wanting freedom. This is the case because when people get power they get corrupt and lazy, making slaves do all their work. Every living creature deserves freedom as imagine the British being Americans, they would want freedom too if they understood.
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Mikyra Dale
2/10/2018 12:23:20 pm
I like how the Revolution you picked can relate to the animals revolting really well. There was a lot of similarities between the Revolutionary War and animals revolting. For an example you said that "Americans wanted independence from England so they decide to kick the British out". This connects to the animals on the Animal Farm really well because that is exactly what they did to Mr. Jones and his men. The animals fought for their independence by fighting Mr. Jones and his men running them of the farm. The Americans did the same to the British. I really like your choice in Revolution.
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Carli Jett
2/10/2018 04:30:19 pm
I really like the way you connected the Revolutionary War to Animal Farm. The way you stated what happened to the Americans and compared it to the animals. For instance, when you said the animals got to run the farm and the Americans go their independence. That is a great way to show that the results of both are similar. I also like how you did a revolution that was important to America and easily related to Animal Farm.
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Kailey Moyers
2/10/2018 06:39:58 pm
The Revolutionary War and Animal Farm are quite similar. Both fought for fair treatment and to be separated from who was treating them unfairly. The animals on the farm won their revolution against the humans. The Americans won their independence against Britain after their revolution, as well. Both the animals on Manor Farm and the Americans ended the revolution free and satisfied.
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Dong Lee
2/10/2018 10:05:59 pm
The American Revolution is so fascinating every time I hear about it. It's so crazy how the Americans at the time had faced one of the strongest country at the time, but still came out victorious at the end. It's interesting that it is quite similar to Animal Farm and how they were both treated miserably and how they revolted against them when they had a far superior army. It's weird how everybody at the situation of being controled wants freedom eventually. Uniting together to achieve a similar goal is a continuing concept that is fascinating .
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John Rodriguez
2/12/2018 05:51:05 pm
Rebecca I like that you choose the revolution of America. I say this as many people know about for many reasons. I also liked that you talked about how the animal rebelled as they were not treated equally as the Americans. This add a connection to the reader of the post as they know about the rebellion and the reason so it impacts each in a simple way. I also liked how you said that the only way for them to get their freedom is to fight the humans as their animals so its funny. The last thing I like was that you wrote it in a really small paragraph. This is as many know the story so they don't need to know all the details, so you cut to the chase.
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Mikayla Somers
2/6/2018 09:05:44 pm
The French Revolution is my favorite by far not only because it’s one of, if not,the bloodiest revolutions ever but also the band together of the Common man to overthrow a monarchy that had been set into place for many years. Starting in the year 1789, with people getting quite annoyed with the monarchy and there ruling ways. The French were in debt due to two years worth of droughts and poor harvest seasons and due to this king Louis XVI started to tax land, and for once the wealthy were not excluded from the tax. This caused an uproar from the third estate(common man; bottom class; poor) the common man already poor could not afford another tax, the problem with this is that the third estate accounted for 98% of the French population, but could still be out voted by the other two estates( first estate((really rich like the kings and monarchs)) second estate(( the lords and business men))) so the whole fuedel system was curupted and completely unfairl that 2% of the population could decide the fate of the other people. This caused major problem the French monarchy was so bad and unfair that the lords and royal family got away with anything because they had the most political power. So the whole revolution started because of this one tax, and it sparked to evolve into the reign of terror, the common man of France knew what they wanted and were going to get it. They stormed the bastille, French military compound, in hopes for guns, gun powder and ammo, which they found. Then the trials started, the trials were to determine the offenses upon which the politions of France had comited, this resulted in the death of 17,000 people via the guillotine (a really cool head chopper off thingie) and an unknown number of people to die in prision before there trials. Hints the name Reign of Terror. With the death of King Louis XVI and his Queen Marie Antoinette’s demise both due to the trials, caused a man named Nepoleon Bonaparte, a victorious gerneral, to seise power and become a dictator for four years and within thouse four years caused money crisises, political carution and other bad things. In conclusion the French Revolution started with bad and ended worse.
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Jadyn Carroll
2/8/2018 11:42:11 am
I really like how you thoroughly explained the French Revolution. At first I couldn't really see how it related, but then I could see how the animals could be the third estate. I also like how you explained what the effects of the revolution was, in Animal Farm so far we haven't really seen anything that far into what the effects will be, but I wonder if they will be somewhat similar. Similar in the sense of putting in a new leader, who might take more control than the original leaders.
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Fernando Lopez
2/10/2018 12:03:34 pm
The Revolution that I did was inspired by the French Revolution which is amazing. If the French never had a revolution then the Haitians wouldn't want to rebels since they weren't inspired. I can see that one man selfishness caused the revolution by wanting more money so he added another tax. Everyone should be treated equally no matter their rank. What causes many problem is money and without money everything would be better. The reason they taxed them was for more money and it wasn't far since the bottom rank had problems getting money. What also determines your rank is money and power and I believe that the wise people should be put in charge since they know what they are doing.
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Kayla Thornton
2/10/2018 03:14:34 pm
I decided to respond to your blog post because I also like the French Revolution. I found it interesting that the French Revolution is so similar to the revolution in Animal Farm. In the French Revolution, the comman man banded together to overthrow the Monarchy, just like when the animals banded together to overthrow Mr. Jones and his men. It was also similar because of why they decided to overthrow their rulers. In the French Revolution, the people did not like their rules and the way the governed the people, and the animals also felt that they were being mistreated.
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Dong Lee
2/10/2018 10:45:32 pm
I think that it's crazy that a revolution in the other side of the hemisphere can cause a revolution to occur on the other side. I like how much detail you put in your comment it shows how much you're interested in this revolution! I think some similarities between the two are how cruel they treated the third estate to the animals on the farm. One distinct similarity I found is Napoleon starting to take power into a dictatorship like the pigs in the book. The farm turning into a worse place to live because of Napoleon is also one similarty in the book.
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Jocelyn Miltz
2/10/2018 11:40:50 pm
I really enjoyed how you explained the French Revolution! Even though we had the same topic we both had a different take on the comparisons to Animal Farm. Although the book is not about chopping off people’s heads or eating cake it does have a few similarities. The French Revolution was one of the bloodiest wars ever and I agree that with you that it started bad and did end pretty bad also. All in all I’m glad that I could learn a few more things that maybe I didn’t catch in my research about the Revolution :))
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2/6/2018 09:57:24 pm
After researching several historical revolutions, the one that caught my attention the most was the Taiping Revolution/Rebellion. The Taiping Revolution was a large-scale revolt, that waged from 1850 until 1864, against the authority and forces of the Qing Empire in China. This revolution interest me the most because it was really like Animal Farm in a lot of ways, for example one of the reasons the revolution began was because Hong Xiuquan and Yang Piquing. Hong was an unorthodox Christian convert, who professed himself the new Messiah and younger brother of Jesus Christ. Yang Xiuqing was a former salesman of firewood in Guangxi, who was often able to act as a mouthpiece of God to direct the people, as well as gain himself a large amount of political power. Which reminded me of the pigs in Animal Farm because they saw themselves as the superior animal and just claimed power without an official agreement. But unlike Animal Farm there were a mass number of casualties; the revolt qualifies as one of the bloodiest ever, prior to World War II. It can be seen as a consequence of the collision between the imperial powers and traditional China; this introduced new concepts and ideas about governance and people’s rights, which clashed with existing customs. And despite the rebellion having popular appeal, its eventual failure may have stemmed from its inability to integrate foreign and Chinese ideas.
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Karon Teat
2/7/2018 07:04:17 pm
This blog post was typed in a format that was very formal. It was also interesting and informative. At first I couldn’t see the conection between the revolution and the novel. But, the way you tied it together was very helpful. I also find it interesting how you used a revolution that occurred on the side of the world. Instead of choosing an event that you already knew about, you chose one you were completely ignorant too. You not only informed your readers of this revolution but you also educated yourself in the process. The reason for these blog posts(I’m guessing) is to help us broaden our horizons and that is exactly what you are doing. (LET’S GET IT SUH)
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Paul Yang
2/9/2018 11:22:59 am
The Taiping Rebellion can be majorly connected to the revolution that wrote about because it was one of the causes that had caused the revolution which I found was interesting. I had found this interesting because both of us chose a rebellion in China and coincidentally they were the cause the other. This revolution was very similar to the one I wrote about because it had both happened back to back making the causes of the Taiping Rebellion to be one of the reasons for the Xin Hai Revolution. I liked how we not only wrote a back to back rebellion or revolution, but we also had similar connections to Animal Farm of how the people wanted a change in the imperial rule because the people didn't like how the people who were in power were treating people as peasants. I also like how you included background information for the leaders who had led the people to the rebellion because although I know most of China's history, but if I had forgotten it this would've reminded me or gave me more information about the leaders.
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Madison Palmer
2/7/2018 01:41:33 pm
I chose to research the Cuban Revolution. Fulgencio Batista had seized power, upsetting many people. Fidel Castro then began to plan to sabotage Batista, to lead to his downfall. This occurred on July 26th, 1953. He attained weapons, and attacked the isolated Moncada barracks with one hundred thirty-eight men. This was a complete failure, but the idea can be compared to Bloody Sunday from Animal Farm. The remaining rebels were put on trial, and were able to be saved due to the comment made about Batista's power grab. In May 1955, the government was forced to reform, and released many prisoners. Afterwards, the Castros rose to power. They can be easily compared to the pigs from Animal Farm. As stated in the article, Castro gravitated towards communism, which set up the outline for the future of the government.
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jadyn carroll
2/8/2018 11:45:58 am
I like how the revolution you chose didn't really end in a huge victory, we don't really hear a lot about revolutions like that. We only hear about things like the American Revolution, which was a successful revolution. I agree that the Castros could be like the pigs. I like how you related it to a specific group of animals instead of the book as a whole.
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Mikayla Somers
2/8/2018 01:42:50 pm
I remember having to learn about the Cuban revolution in seventh grade. I like how you took a just a snippit of the entire revolution and compared it to the events of animal farm. I also like that you did an over all summary then went into a the detail about the event. the revolution choice is also a very good one two. Overall a good choice Madison I would have loved to see and learn more about the revolution.
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Kayla Thornton
2/10/2018 03:09:26 pm
I decided to respond to your blog post because I found it very interesting. I had no idea that there even was a Cuban Revolution. I found this interesting because this is so similar to the revolution in Animal Farm. In both cases, the people (or animals) were able to win their freedom. It is also interesting because, as you said, the Castros rose to power, just like the pigs did in Animal Farm.
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Will Schmidt
2/7/2018 04:25:17 pm
So the revolution that I picked was the Greek War of Independence. So pretty much what happened was the Greeks were being ruled by the Turkish people. Aka people in the Ottoman Empire. Pretty much what happened was the Greeks were being oppressed and the Ottomans who were taking away their rights and taxing them. So a series of revolts or minor protests. Soon it escalated into a full scale revolution and their rulers were forced to suppress their revolt. But what I found most interesting from the website https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Revolution#Industrial_Revolution is that how so many other countries chipped in to drive out the Turkish forces from Greece. These countries were Great Britain, France, and even Russia aided the Greeks to help them gain their freedom. This doesn't relate to Animal farm as some other revolutions because the Greeks got help while the animals didn't need help. However they were both treated poorly and revolted to gain respect and treated better.
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Dane Stone
2/8/2018 01:35:21 pm
I like that you picked something from even farther so then most everybody else's. i think that you did a good job of tying together what happened. i think that you did your research very well. I'm also glad you summed it up a little so we could understand it better. the only thing thats kind of bad, is Wikipedia is not always a credible source.
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Madison Palmer
2/10/2018 03:21:22 pm
I like how you made it easy to understand your topic. It would be easier to just spit out facts and dates, but you actually tried to understand the topic. I wouldn’t have learned anything if it wasn’t put in words that I can understand. So, now I learned something as well. I also like how you chose something that isn’t well known by us.
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Gavin Wawrzeniak
2/10/2018 10:22:44 pm
What amazes me is that there were other areas decided to help out Greece. Just like in 'Animal Farm,' the animals try to get other farms to help out with the revolution all across England. Throughout history, revolutions are about a smaller group of people who want to be free from a group superior to them. When they rise up to the challenge, it sometimes leads to victory. In the case of the book, it somehow leads to a victory for the animals. The humans try to retaliate, but once again, the animals win.
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Gage Sabater
2/10/2018 10:46:40 pm
Too many revolutions, its almost like the topic of this blog post is on revolutions. This is one of the revolutions where the people revolting were aided by many foreign countries. I`ve never personally never heard of the Greek revolution, or any revolution (besides the American revolution) until this blog post happened. I do agree where the Animal farm rebellion was never supported by outside sources. A similarity between the two may be the start up of the common man, or the animals maybe, to confirm this I would have to look into the revolution.
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Gavin Wawrzeniak
2/7/2018 06:29:26 pm
The revolution that I chose was the Cuban Revolution. On March 10, 1952, a general named, Fulgencio Batista overthrew the president of Cuba. Fidel Castro, who was a lawyer at the time was against Batista. After many failed attempts to overthrow the new government and being arrested, he succeeded, along with the help of other rebellions going on. Castro declared himself President of Cuba for life and turned Cuba into a communist government. This led to relations with the communist Soviet Union. He would execute or jail those who were against him, and even made the chance of nuclear war a much larger threat during the Cold War.
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Will Schmidt
2/9/2018 01:44:09 pm
I have never heard of this revolution but I have heard of the nuclear threats during the Cold War. Also communism is a weird and complicated way or running a country but can be successful if no one goes out of line. So he did stay president for life and it must've been strange from going to a lawyer to president of a country. It must've been interesting also to live that and some younger people knew Cuba only when he was president so it must've been interesting when he died and they had to find a new president.
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Gage Sabater
2/10/2018 10:28:39 pm
After reading, wait, I don't read. I meant, after skimming through the comments I am beginning to conclude that every civilization established at one time had a sort of revolution. This perfectly connects to a warm-up we had explain the effects of power on people. I believe that this represents power turning many into a bad person, bringing out traits that many have never seen before. I do disagree with the piece in your post retaining to one person having the only same opinion. Animal farm started as a group, not a single person.
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ZJ Cutrara
2/7/2018 06:35:16 pm
During the industrial Revolution there was a very large shift in both literature and the arts. American literature classics were being created such as The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow By Washington Irvig . Finally a break away from the style of "new classicism" such as said in the video, also known as landscaping, came more progressive art such as realism and even some modern art. This new romantic era had allowed somewhat of more artistic freedom, a artistic revolution along side the American Revolution. In animal farm as a result of the animals Revolution that then lead to the Cowshed Battle this was almost like an awakening to the animals that they now have their own freedom. The future chapters could also include not only Snowball studying more literature but also creating his own, just as the laws and flags were created. The American Revolution had happened during the Revolutionary war which was what lead to creations of new and wonderful things that now represented Americans new found freedom.https://youtu.be/hXivAiMXClg
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Paige Faulkner
2/10/2018 04:57:40 pm
I found your choice of revolution unique. When broached with the subject of revolutions I immediately began to think of the French Revolution, American Revolution, and the Russian Revolution. However, you approached the subject differently by choosing the Industrial Revolution. In addition, your connection of the Industrial Revolution to the revolution in Animal Farm was awesome. The revolution in Animal Farm allowed the animals to advance and further themselves, much like the Industrial Revolution did for America.
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Karon Teat
2/7/2018 06:38:37 pm
The revolution that I chose is the Industrial Revolution. It wasn’t an overthrowing of power(like in animal farm). The Industrial Revolution was a turning point in the worlds history. People went from using their hands to do all of the work to using machines. One of those machines was the first steam engine(built by Thomas Newcom). Also the spinning jenny(built by James Hargreaves[this device is used for spinning with more than one spindle]). The Revolution started in Great Britian moving to Europe then to the U.S. This relates to the allegory Animal Farm because in chapter four, Snowball(the pig)tells the farm of an idea that he had. The idea was to create a windmill that “might” make work easier for the animals. The windmill would make the animals lives and work easier the same way the industrial revolution changed the world for the better.
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Will Schmidt
2/9/2018 05:53:10 pm
I like how you did something that was different than an overthrowing of power. Instead of being like Animal Farm where they overthrew a tyrant they revolutionized modern work. Things were made much faster in factories such as clothes, weapons, ships etc. Like you said people made everything with their hands in the late 1700s to early 1800s but in the early 1800s they turned to factories and mass producing products. This made things cheaper and set the stage for Westward expansion and an economic uproar.
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Brendan Wilson
2/10/2018 03:12:07 pm
When Ms. Wright told us about this blog post i immediately thought of an uprising against someone. You thought outside of the box and told about a time where new inventions were being made. And it totally relates to animal farm. The animals can’t do the same tasks as humans so they need to make new inventions and innovations to please their needs.
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Jocelyn Miltz
2/10/2018 11:48:29 pm
I’m very impressed that you could relate the industrial revolution to Animal Farm the way you did. America was a very hands on nation and then once their norm was gone it was hard to adapt to the new technology and unknown devices. Similarly the animals had no idea how to use some of the humans devices because they were made for humans and not animals. Because of the none overthrow in power by people it could possibly relate also because the industrial revolution went from hands on work to technology. In Animal Farm there was a specific overthrow from human to animal. I enjoyed this! Great job!
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Rebecca Dartilus
2/11/2018 08:35:30 pm
I like that you did not just do a typical revolution. This revolution could also relate to the revolution in animal farm. It shows how they animals went getting bossed around doing things they did not like. They were also forced to do the work even if they were tired. After the animals over threw Mr. Jones they could do the thins they wanted. When someone is doing something that they want to do they can get it done better then ever before. Now the animals grow the crops faster and better than Mr. Jones ever had. The Industrial revolution showed how technology changed. The technology changed for the animals as well. They had to change them in a way that they were able to us them. As we all know the farm tools are made for human hands.
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John Rodriguez
2/12/2018 06:00:53 pm
Karon I like that you talked about the windmill. This is as no one that I have read as done it yet which is sad. This is as the windmill can be related to so many things like the industrial revolution which is a major changing point in history just like in the book the idea it self its big. The only thing is that in chapters 1-4 in doesn't tell you if the windmill is for good or bad so well have to wait to see. What could it be.
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Sephora Frejuste
2/7/2018 07:11:33 pm
A revolution I am choosing is the "Haitian Revolution". This revolution was considered the largest and the most successful revolution in the western hemisphere. Involved were the citizens of Haiti, British, Spanish and the French. The revolution started in 1791, but in 1803, was when they fully ended slavery in Haiti and officially weren't under French control anymore. Two popular people in the revolution were Toussaint l’Overture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The revolution can compare to Animal Farm because the animals and the slaves that revolted were fed up with the way that they were treated and they wanted to take a stand. They used as their inspiration the French Revolution’s Declaration of the Rights of Man. Just as the animals inspiration was Old Major and Beast of England. In the end the Haitian Revolution had outlasted the French Revolution which had been its original inspiration. Here is a link to the website.
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Kailey Moyers
2/10/2018 06:46:06 pm
I’ve never heard of this revolution before, and it was interesting to learn about. It connects to the Animal Farm revolution very well. The slaves were defending themselves and fighting for their freedom against the French. The animals were fighting for their freedom and fair treatment, too. The animals considered their work for the humans slavery also.
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Annie Elburn
2/7/2018 09:07:26 pm
The revolution that I decided to research about was the American Revolution. This time period from around 1763-1783 occurred when the British government began to tax the American colonies, ending "salutary neglect." The American people began to rebel against the many taxes put upon them after Great Britain went broke after the French & Indian War. After the Declaration of Independence was put into the public, it became an official war between the two now nations. Many heroes emerged after the end of the war- including George Washington, Alexander Hamilton (sorry Will!), Thomas Jefferson, Marquis de Lafayette, and many others. When the war ended in 1783, the United States was finally seen as a real nation to the world. In relation to Animal Farm, these revolutions can relate because when the animals (colonists) were upset by the way people were controlling them (the British government), they decided to rise up. Building up all of the anger inside, they both decided to result in fighting. But just like in Animal Farm, neither of the new "nations" were treated equally like in The Seven Commandments/Declaration of Independence. Some might see themselves as the people in charge (political parties/the pigs) but people would eventually realize their mistakes.
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Brendan Wilson
2/10/2018 03:09:21 pm
I did the british revolution. The way animl farm and the american and british revolution relate are very similar. Both countries weren’t happy with britain (which in this case would be Mr. Jones) so they decided to take action against it. It’s funny to see how both american revolution and british revolution were caused be angry ness towards britain.
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Sephora Frejuste
2/10/2018 07:53:02 pm
I never thought the American Revolution could have so much in common with the book. I like how you could compare this book and the events in it to things that we had previously learned in APUSH. I also like how you were able to connect the characters in the book and events in the book to be related to the American Revolution so accurately. For example the animals and the colonist, and the humans as the British Government. At the end of your post you are right, they would eventually realize their mistake.
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Jocelyn Miltz
2/7/2018 09:13:22 pm
The historical revolution I chose was the French Revolution. This revolution happened six years following the American Revolution where the United States declared freedom from Great Britain (which France fought in on the United States side). The cause of this great rebellion was a group of Third Estate peasants and common man who were fed up with the raise in taxes for land and bread by King Louis XVI and the unfair feudal system. Because the majority of the bottom class were peasants they didn’t have much money, so once prices increased because of France’s bankruptcy and bad crop growing season the people rose up and rebelled against the monarchy and the awful feudal system. Overall the Third Estate accounted for about 98% of the population (approximately 27 million); so the peasants are hungry, intellectuals are beginning to question their favor from God, and everything is extremely chaotic. While this is happening another bloody time is beginning to become a rising issue called the “Reign of Terror” which was the practice of killing people via guillotine (large contraption that chops off people's heads). Overall, the effect of this revolution is possibly the bloodiest battle in history with the utilization of the guillotine with the murder of King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette and approximately 17,000 others. Also, the upbringing of a new leader seeking to break the monarchy but actually slyly brings it back and becomes a type of dictator (yikes!). Napoleon Bonaparte’s upbringing was the mark of the end of the French Revolution and the beginning of his First Consul which basically gave him unlimited power under the new French Constitution (which the peasant were fighting for till they won). Animal Farm however, is a little different on how it portrays the animals revolution because there is no beheading or 17,000 killed. Similarly though Napoleon Bonaparte originally claims to destroy the dictatorship from the King, but he slowly integrates ideas that increases the ideas of a dictatorship. Snowball also uses similar tacts when creating the Seven Commandments and eventually breaking them and dumbing it down to four words. This shows how both a character from a story and a real life leader share similar ways of morphing the public to believe their way are the best for everyone.
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ZJ Cutrara
2/9/2018 07:17:22 pm
What a bloody Revolution, I really hope the animals don't start creating guillotines and sentencing one another to their deaths. Although I can see Snowball possibly developing some sort of superiority complex through the power that he could dumb down the amendments for "better understanding". Just as he did with disappearance of the milk and the apples, he could do as you said and twist his words for the public to believe what is best for them. I did't realize that this book can most definitely take a bloody darker turn the further the author delves into the political allegorical meanings in his writing. I sometimes forgot how bloody history can be.
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Paul Yang
2/10/2018 06:48:59 pm
The French Revolution was one of the revolutions that I was thinking about doing because we had somewhat talked about it in history class. The causes of French Revolution is also similar to the causation of the revolution that I wrote about. The two revolutions had both been caused by hunger and starvation either from a bad crop season or natural disasters. The French Revolution is also similar to the Xin Hai Revolution of 1911 because it had both overthrown a system that didn't benefit the people like the feudal system or the imperial rule. I also like how you included many details about how many people were affected and statistics that had shown how critical the revolution was. The details made it easier to understand the revolution because it had enhanced the reason for a revolution and the effects that it had brought afterwards.
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Octavia Miles
2/7/2018 09:51:04 pm
The revolution i found that had the most in common was the haitian revolution, which happened in 1791, in Saint Domingue, (i'm guessing it's an island) where a huge group of slaves overthrew their colony, and ended up getting rights. It started with a few slaves under leadership of Dutty Boukman. They took over the northern half of the island, and this soon spread throughout the rest of the island. After the pillaging, murdering, and violence had gotten too devastating, the Legislative Assembly took matters into their hands and gave civil rights to the previous slaves, freeing them which ended the revolt as well as sent french troops to the island. The first connection i made was in the beginning, when the slave's' progress spread through out the island, it reminded me of the pigeons in animal farm and how they spread the message of rebellion from farm to farm. The second connection i made was when the slaves revolted against their masters by fighting and violence, reminded me of the battle of cowshed where the animals all go fight the humans, including Mr. Jones, who is like the head honcho. A small comparison i made was between Boukman and Snowball, who both share a sense of positive leadership, and genuinely want to better their situation. The final connection i made was that after all of the fighting, the slaves got their rights and freedom, but the French also sent in soldiers to monitor them, which reminded me of how in animal farm the animals get their freedom after the battle of cowshed, but then Napoleon and the other pigs start to become more of a corrupt governmental figure. A thing I think all revolutions seem to have in common, is that with the reward or whatever thing the war was fought over, e.g money, freedom, power e.t.c., comes with a catch. In animal farm, the animals only had equality for a little while until Napoleon became "Leader". In this Haitian revolution, the slaves got freedom, but they were also stuck with french soldiers bossing them around once the war was over. One last thing, in this article at the end of the part that covers the Haitian Revolution, it talks about how the french and Bristish war was going on at the same time and that reminded me of how the humans were thinking about animal farm and what was going on with the whole rebellion as a separate function, like you had the Haitian revolution and the french and british war, just as in animal farm, you had the animal's rebellion and the human's' secretive fear of being taken over by animals.
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Breanna Moir
2/7/2018 10:17:36 pm
One of the revolutions that intrigue me is the October Revolution. The October revolution is the last Russian revolution of 1917. This all took place due to the breaking of the bond between tsar and most Russian people. The governments inefficient prosecution of World War 1, led to many Russian armies getting defeated on the field. This reminds me of animal farm because napoleons leading a rebellion that's not well put together. Napoleon thinks he's the leader just because he's smart and it automatically makes anyone leader. Napoleon is at War with the other farmers, and it has gotten some of his own killed. For example one of the sheeps were shot dead and it didnt effect the war. They didn't stop when the sheep died, they just simply went on. Napoleon doesn't know how to lead an army he just knows how to read old books that were about Caesar and the war. Many revolutionary wars happened, and it was a cause for power, to be free, and get a title in the world.
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Mikyra Dale
2/10/2018 12:59:39 pm
The revloution you pick is different from all the other revloutions other people picked. Something else that was different was that yours was the first I read that made a connect to Napoleon and his personality. In my opinion Napoleon is full of himself. As you said how Napoleeon lead the the war and how he didn't stop when his own got killed. Even though when a war/rebellion break out there is a high chance of people getting killed but you should also look out for your own especially when the people you fighting along with is your own kind. You need to make some decisions on how your going to lead them to victory.
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Madison Palmer
2/10/2018 03:24:26 pm
I like how you chose a revolution that isn’t well known. This makes it so that I could actually learn something. You could have easily chosen something common, like the American Revolution. However, everyone already knows about that from countless lessons on it. So, I really liked that it was something that we have not already learned about in school.
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Jadyn Carroll
2/7/2018 10:23:58 pm
The revolution I chose was the Greek War of Independence. When Greece was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire in the 1800’s, and in 1821 the Greeks started the rebel against the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire were sending troops to try to tune down the revolts, pretty much. A bunch of other countries came in to help out the Greeks, and by 1832 Greece was seen as a free nation. The countries Russia, Britain, and France came to help out the Greeks. This relates to Animal Farm because the country Greece, like the animals, had tolerated the Ottoman Empire, the humans, for so long. Then they rebelled, which is exactly the same for the animals. In both rebellions, someone tried to silence the rebellion, or prevent it from happening. They had similar causes which was oppression, and disliking how they were being led. The Animal Farm rebellion was led by Old Major, much like the the Greek War of Independence was led by a group of heroes who were already looked up to in some way. The main leader of the Greek War of Independence was a General, and through history people look up to generals because they were people who had high power.
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Sephora Frejuste
2/10/2018 06:49:48 pm
This was my first time reading about the Greek War of Independence. All though i don't know many things about the war i really enjoyed reading about it. I liked how there were many similarities that you found between both wars/ rebellions. Looking up to a specific person or group of people, you will particularly have a different type of faith in them than you have in others. So it is good that the rebellions are happening by people that they actually trust and look up to.
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Brendan Wilson
2/8/2018 11:36:56 am
The revolution I chose is the british revolution. There was a civil war over many things including religion, a rising middle class and other things. It was between 1642 and 1660. Many people weren’t happy with parliament. It ended up with a dictatorship for a while. Which relates to last weeks blog post. The people thought that parliament had to much power. The result of this revolution ended up in Britain creating a constitutional monarchy. This is like animal farm where the lower and middle class (the animals) are angry with the government (Mr. Jones) so they decide to take action. But unlike Britain the animals overthrow Mr. Jones. Britain came to a conclusion to make Britain a constitutional monarchy.
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Dong Lee
2/8/2018 03:57:57 pm
A hisorical revolution I chose is the Indian Independence Movement. India did not have any political freedom since foreign nations took control over the land for most of their history. The natives of India faced racism and people trying to enforce Christianity. When the British took over India, the Indians got tired of having no political say in their own country. Through some violent and some peaceful protests, India gained independence. This revolution compared to Animal Farm is a bit similar to each other. Both had a common hatred, the Indians hated the British and the animals hated humans. The animals like the Indians wanted their own independence and eventually gained their independence in 1947. They both also had an influencial leader like Mahatma Gandhi in the Indian independence and Old Major in animal farm.
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Mikyra Dale
2/8/2018 05:34:54 pm
I want to talk about the American Revolution also known as the U.S. War of Independence. The uprising conflict between Great Britain and the colonial government. The British troops and the colonial militiamen kicked off the armed conflict the following summer in April 1775. The rebels planned on having a full scale war for their Independence. In Animal Farm, they didn't plan their uprising. Old Major told the animals “I don't know when that Rebellion will come, it might be in a week or in a hundred years...sooner or later justice will be done. The animals was Rebelling towards Tyrant Man for their independence to be free from labor and usage just like the Colonial Government was Rebelling towards Great Britain for their Independence. In 1778, France entered the American Revolution. They joined the side of the colonists. Due to the France assistance helped the Continental Army forced the British surrender in 1781. The Americans had won their independence. If you would like to learn more about The American Revolution visit the website down below.
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Fernando Lopez
2/8/2018 06:07:52 pm
I am going to talk about the Haitian revolution the largest and most successful slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere. What caused the revolution was the slaves wanting to be free and not having to work in harsh and cruelty conditions. Everyone involved in the revolution were slaves and during the revolution there was a lack of trades due to the fact that they weren't working any more but fighting for freedom. I learned that the cause of the revolution was the same as Animal Farm because they both fought for there freedom. What was different is that France fought back to gain control as Napolean is now the leader of France. They successfully fought back and started to make their country better but the leader of the revolution was captured and they had a new leader. What was similar to Animal Farm was the fact that the humans tried to take back the farm but failed just like France did trying to take back Haiti. What was also similar was the way the owner treated their slaves cruel and harsh just like the humans in Animal Farm as Old Major described it. What helped both win the revolution in Haiti and Animal Farm was numbers as the animals/slaves outnumbered the humans/plantation owner. If it wasn't for numbers then it would be very difficult to win and make people join the revolution since there was a small chance of winning. Just like what Animal Farm did the leaders made even equal and abolished slavery in the country/farm.
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Paul Yang
2/8/2018 06:59:45 pm
The Chinese Revolution of 1911 or the Xin Hai Revolution was caused by the inefficient and corrupted government that had caused the scarcity of food during the time which meant that the Chinese were weak at that time. During the same time the Japanese were also bullying the Chinese and having the thought of conquering China which meant that power and food was important for China during the time. Before the revolution Empress Cixi decline the idea of reform to make China a stronger country to mainly enforce laws and rights to foreigners, as explained in https://history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/chinese-rev. Without the government enforcing laws allowed these foreigners, main Europeans, to do what ever they wanted because the government wasn’t stronger enough to enforce anything. As time went by more and more people began to become unhappy at the government and the two-year-old Emperor Puyi who had declined Qing state and his adviser Empress Cixi because one the government wasn’t efficient with frequent floods leading up to famine. This was not all that had led to the Xin Hai Revolution, a previous conflict of the Taiping Rebellion of 1850-1860 against the Qing dynasty had also led to the Xin Hai Revolution. Many people had disliked the Qing dynasty because during that time the Emperor or Empress did not have the power to lead China to its prosperity while many eyes were staring at the land filled China. The Chinese wanted a change so that they could have a better and efficient government that would lead its people to prosperity of food and wealth. This caused the people to officially revolt against the Qing dynasty led by Sun Yixian with the determination of creating a Chinese Republic where Yun Shikai was leading the Qing soldiers as they settle on a compromise after. This revolution had later then caused the Chinese Civil War, the debate over who should take control over China, Yun Shikai or Sun Yixian. This revolt had also caused the ended of the 2000 years of China’s imperial rule and leading to the beginning of the republican era while also opening gaps for the Japanese powers to gain power as the Chinese were having an internal conflict. This was somewhat similar to the revolution in Animal Farm because in both revolutions the people or animal wanted the change for the better like having more food. In Animal Farm Napoleon and Snowball had a somewhat debate over who would become the leader of the farm like how after the revolution Yun Shikai and Sun Yixian had another debate over power, while two revolutions were also different from each other because in Animal Farm they didn’t make any compromises after. They both had similar causes of not having enough food or power and ending something that had been happening for years while also having differences like not having foreign conflicts during the revolution.
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Paige Faulkner
2/8/2018 08:17:46 pm
The Russian Revolution was a collection of revolutions in Russia throughout the beginning of the 20th century. These revolutions dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. The industrialization of Russia launched the beginning of a series of Revolutions, beginning with the Russian Revolution of 1905. The Russian Revolution of 1905 was sparked by protests from Russian workers. Much like the animals in Animal Farm, Russian industrial workers were rebelling against destitute living conditions brought along by the authority of the time.
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Gage Sabater
2/8/2018 08:19:03 pm
As you may know, I am half Filipino, the other being white. I had no idea that the Philippine revolution existed until I had a curious feeling of them having one, well they had many. So I picked the easiest one of them being the Philippine revolution of 1896. The conflict began all the way back in 1565 when the Spanish invaded and claimed the Philippines for themselves, finally on August 23 1896, the Filipinos revolted against the Spaniards in any way and form. The reasons for this revolution was for open trade and a public execution of three well-known priests. The Katipunan group, established a few months before the start of the revolts, were the main revolutionary group. Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo were two leaders of revolution, Bonifacio being the first, later to be executed, leading Aguinaldo into power, as described on http://ncca.gov.ph/subcommissions/subcommission-on-cultural-heritagesch/historical-research/history-of-the-philippine-revolution/ . The two rivals had a peace treaty for a moment, later being broken by both sides, eventually somehow leading the U.S. into destroying the Spanish navy two years later, creating a new conflict between the Filipinos and the U.S.. So far the book relates to the Philippine revolution by both having their past families enslaved for long generations, eventually rallying a group together to fight back. They also both technically had some of their fellow friends slaughtered in public. Again, they both had a main group leading the charge such as the Katipunan and the pigs. A difference being that the animals had different/foreign help such as the U.S. in the Philippine revolution.
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Paul Yang
2/12/2018 11:23:24 am
For a long time I didn't know that there was a Philippine Revolution until you had claimed your revolution on the board in class because I've never heard of it once before. Although our revolution were somewhat different from each other, but I still found yours interesting because as I read through all of these blog posts I found many connections between each of them. Most of the revolutions in the blogs were explained to occur due to the seek of freedom or a more powerful country with food and education. I've also noticed that after a revolution there will mostly be another fight between who gets full power like how after Bonifacio was executed Aginaldo came to power as if they were fighting for the power from each other. I also like how we both kind chose the revolution that connected to our ethnics because I chose the Chinese Revolution and you chose the Philippine Revolution.
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Kilee Taylor
2/8/2018 09:00:04 pm
The Revolution I chose is the Mexican Revolution, which began in 1910. The major short-term cause for this Revolution was the desire to overthrow the dictator Porfirio Diaz Mori, and the event leading up to the overthrow was the call for troops on November 20th, 1910. Mori was a big advocate for a “capitalist society,” but the only way he found people to support him was by bullying the citizens into helping him. He made a lot of new laws changing the land-owning requirements, which left thousands of small farmers with no options but to form a rebellion. The Revolution lasted about twenty years, with over 900,00 casualties, and a thread of many different presidents. When the Revolution ended, many argued that although the main fight was for a more equal way of living life, the only achievement was multiple changes in power which means that the Revolution was just a waste of lives in two decades of fighting. The Mexican Revolution almost parallels the Revolution that occurs in Animal Farm. There was a main leader/dictator and the citizens that they controlled got fed up with them and their ways of ruling, so they joined together to rebel. However, in Animal Farm, after the revolt against Mr. Jones, the power went to only one source, Snowball, but in the Mexican Revolution, the primary power position shifted between many different people. Obviously in Animal Farm, it did not last twenty years and almost one million people did not die. Overall, the major causes and events leading up to the Revolution that occurred in Animal Farm and the Mexican Revolution had some similarities, but there were also many differences.
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Brayden Luers
2/8/2018 09:14:45 pm
The revolution that I am going to talk about is one that we are all familiar with, the American Revolution. This was when the first 13 colonies decided that they wanted to establish their own parliament. This lead to a war in which the Americans defeated the British and became independent. This revolution can easily be connected to animal farm. The animals on mr Jones farm wanted to run their own farm just like the Americans with their country. They rose up and fought against him just like the Americans in the revolutionary war. The battle of cowshed also reminds me of the revolutionary war. It’s just crazy how many similarities the two have. The animals and the Americans both rose up against an eve to show that they have a say and feelings. They knew that they could do it on their own. They both went for it all and it payed off.
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Carmen Broadwater
2/8/2018 09:16:33 pm
From 1919-1921 Ireland was in that mists of a revolutionary war with British. It started because they though Britain has been in power for far too long, so they took action and force the British out of Ireland. Like in Animal farm, both the underdogs forced the leader out of their property.
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Carmen Broadwater
2/8/2018 09:19:31 pm
Continued...
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2/8/2018 10:09:05 pm
The revolution I choose was the Japanis Revolution or also called the meji restoration. This revolution was fought mainly in the 1800 so theirs not many technological similarity’s to animal farm. The first similarity I see is how they revolve as In japan when they revolve the first time they didn’t have weapons from other country’s. Japan was a country that didn’t áloe merchants in so they didn’t have guns until later on. The second things is that everyone fights. This is as in a village everyone would fight exept for proble women and children this is not Mulan. The third thing is that they kept them selfs away from the outside world. In the books the animals don’t trade with humans in the start of the book as you see and the japanis do the same until they have to do it. The last thing is that Japan had multiple leader if as it had one leader, but people told him what to do for somethings like today’s U.S government. The japanis revolution is really like the book if we go all throw, which is weird as it’s based on the Russian revolution in 1917. It’s really cool right.
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Bryanna DeRosa
2/15/2018 04:16:49 pm
Maybe women fought. Did teenage guys? I like that they stayed to themselves because then they wouldn't have much trouble of the other places wanting to fight them.
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Carli Jett
2/8/2018 10:09:40 pm
The revolution that interests me is the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. This was caused by the people in Budapest wanting a neutral and a military force free country. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics gave into the reforms in Austria and Poland, but not in Budapest which made many people angry. Students, journalists, and were the ones who openly reformed against the government because of the unfairness they were getting. Many students were going to the Parliament building and tore it down. Some even cut certain parts of the Hungarian flag off and left holes in it. One student went to a broadcasting radio station and tried to announce that the reforms were getting denied, but then got detained. This eventually got spread around and it caused violence and disruption around the capital. After the news got near the capital, the government got shut down. After awhile, the people gave into the reform demands. A new government was formed and the people were becoming normal again. This is similar to the revolution in Animal Farm because the animals start to attack their "government" or leaders. They start burning everything of the Man and create reform movements against the Man. Finally, the leaders of Man gave into the animals' rebellious acts and left the farm. Another similarity is that they both are fighting for freedom and they shut down the leaders of their country/farm.
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Aniya Brinson
2/8/2018 10:59:00 pm
So after a while of looking around for a revolution i finally found one that interest me a little bit. The revolution I decided to do is the "Haitian revolution". This all began when apparently Christopher Columbus discovered this island called Saint Domingue. The natives there were forced into slavery by the french. Now remind you this is at the time of 1791 to 1804. The slaves were treated like animals and no one else really had any power except for plantation owners because they own majority of the slaves and made a lot of money.So this meant only the plantation owners and the government had the power. This created a conflict between the plantation owners and the rest of the people on the island (not including the slaves). Majority of the islands population was composed of slaves. So this was seen as an opportunity for the slaves. And an additional problem for the island was being denied The declaration of rights for man (refer to the link). So the slaves took that as an chance for freedom. The slaves began killing plantation owners on the northern half of the island and the revolt began to spread and eventually it become a revolution. This is considered to be the most successful slave revolution ever. As I'm reading about the Haitian revolution I see a somewhat connection between Animal Farm. Originally sparked the animal Rebellion on Animal Farm was how much the animals was being worked and how they were being treated. Once mr. Jones got too drunk he stopped caring about his responsibilities the animals used this as somewhat to their advantage. They ate their food and then Mr.Jones and his workers began to beat the animals for the last time. This gave thr animals a green light to began the revoultion. At first it started with manor farm and then it worked its way to the other farm. This is just like how the Haitian revolution began to spread. Depending on how an revolution is planned depends on how it turns out. In a way all revplutions are somewhat simlar.
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Kayla T.
2/12/2018 10:45:15 am
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Bryanna DeRosa
2/15/2018 04:14:03 pm
The American Revolution happened between 1765 and 1783. It was caused by poor treatment of the colonies by British parliament. Good effect was that new country was created the USA. Its like animal farm because they're trying to rebel against humans because they're being mistreated and want it to end. They are gonna fight for what's right to them.
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