Friday, January 26, 2007

++ Vlademir Lenin breaking the Heirachy of Russia ++

Vladimir Lenin was the leading figure in the Russian revolution and the formation of the Soviet Union. He was first a law student, but ended up leading the Bolsheviks and eventually taking control of the government. At the time, Russia was ruled by the Tsar, Tsar Alexander III. He lead to the end of the monarchy in Russia and created the Soviet Union, a nation in which he had a dream where there will be no hierarchy in a country. There will only be the working force of the country who owns and run the country. There will be no landlords or class of people that pays or controls the labor class of people. There will only be the labor class of people.

Before the Soviet Union, Russia was a monarchy with the Tsar in control, where there are nobles and people who were like lords and landlords. They would be the ones that would control the nation, which Lenin saw that it was a way to control the people and that it was a way for the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer and die of starvation. Lenin saw that to make the people as equal as possible, created the Soviet Union where he thought that when there are no hierarchy of people, no classes except for one, the labor class, there will be equality and happiness.

This was because Lenin got most of his ideas from Carl Marx, the creator of the Marxism. It was the same concept as the Communism that Lenin created. The world that Lenin created, however, was a nation that was filled with lots of errors and ways for people to exploit them.

The economy, for instance, would not grow as fast as other types of government, since everyone is the labor force. There are no people or groups of people who can do free companies or own business for their own. This is because it would put the people in the hierarchy or class of people that are not laborers. There will only be common ownership, or that everything in the country belongs to everyone.

The political influence is also great as well. In this new system, it is a step away from monarchy and a little more closer towards the people (labor class) running the country and a little bit of communism. But in actuality, the country was run by officers and dictators as Stalin would eventually after the death of Lenin. This was because to make sure that the country would be run right, a government of the party of Lenin would have to run the country and have to govern the peoples. This meant that it is not that much different from the other governments.

The society also changed. The people were expected to be all labor class, equal and same. However, this only meant that the new government, the controlling body of the nation, has the entire population as labors, where no one is safe from being taken and used. It was a way to ensure that all was equal in this new system.

Monday, January 15, 2007

++ David Beckham = Football Player [Today]? ++

David Beckham
The boy from East London first made everyone sit up and take notice when he scored a wonder goal on the first day of the 1995/6 English football season. In lobbing a 60-yard belter from inside his own half to beat Wimbledon goalkeeper Neil Sullivan, he marked the arrival of a football phenomenon.

Born in Leytonstone on May 2, 1975, David Robert Joseph Beckham was a Manchester United fan from a very early age. He even insisted on wearing a Red Devils shirt when training with London club Tottenham Hotspur as a schoolboy. The admiration was mutual – the biggest football club in the world had its eye on the young player – and, aged 16, he signed as a trainee with Man U.

The skinny teenager rose from cleaning the first team's boots to a spell in the reserves, before making his league debut in 1995, just a month shy of his 20th birthday. But it wasn't until 1997 that he really emerged into the spotlight when he met and fell for Spice Girl Victoria Adams, commonly known as Posh.

The attraction between the couple was instant, and ten months after embarking upon a relationship they announced their engagement. "I've met the man I know I'm going to grow old and wrinkly with," enthused Victoria.

David could do no wrong – until the 1998 England/Argentina match in France. The golden boy of English football was sent off early in the second half for a petulant kick against Argentinian player Diego Simeone. England was out on penalties and Beckham's name was mud.

Following the match, David flew straight to New York where the Spice Girls were on tour. And it was here the couple's son Brooklyn Joseph was reportedly conceived.

Beckham junior kicked off life on March 4, 1999, after being delivered by caesarean section at London's Portland Hospital. Four months later his parents tied the knot in a lavish ceremony at Dublin's Luttrelstown Castle. Brooklyn was joined by second son Romeo on September 1, 2002, with the youngest Beckham, Cruz, making his debut in early 2005.

In November 2003 David received what he described as his "best" honour - an OBE from the Queen. "It's not just for me but for Manchester United, England, all of my teammates and my family," he said.

The same year it was announced the devoted Manchester United fan would be leaving his beloved club and moving to Madrid-based Spanish team Real Madrid on a four-year contract.

Another monumental decision came just after England bowed out of the 2006 World Cup for the second time in the quarter-final stages. The soccer ace announced he was to step down as captain of the squad - a role he held for six years. "It has been an honour and a privilege to captain our country and I wish to stress that I want to continue to play for England," he declared.

The success enjoyed by David on the football pitch was perhaps only equalled by that of "Brand Beckham". Marketing initiatives based on his iconic status included a fragrance as well as lucrative sponsorship deals - with the likes of Gilette, Pepsi and Motorola. Keen to pass on his love for 'the beautiful game', David has also branched out into establishing football academies for young people in both the UK and the United States.

And David Beckham leaves Real Madrid at the end of the season for Major League Soccer's the Los Angeles Galaxy and a $250 million contract. He will become the biggest star to play soccer in the United States since Pele and Franz Beckenbauer played in the now-defunct North American Soccer League in the 1970s. MLS even changed its rules on salary caps, clearing the way for Beckham to sign the lucrative deal and become the first player to be signed under the new rule.