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Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels

The Communist Manifesto

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1848

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Essay Topics

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Research a modern or historical communist society and identify the ways it adhered to and diverged from Marx’s writings. How accurately was Marx’s vision implemented? Do you think the success or failure of the society you chose reflects fairly on the viability of Marx’s theories?

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For whom do you think The Communist Manifesto was written? What was its purpose, and how does it attempt to achieve this end?

3.

Create a dialogue in which you make an argument for the positives of the capitalist system; word Marx’s rebuttals using quotes from The Communist Manifesto.

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