Karl Marx was born in Trier, Germany, in 1818, to a certain Hirschel and Henrietta Marx. Due to much anti-Semitism, Hirschel changed his name to Heinrich and abandoned his Jewish faith to become a Protestant. Later, while Marx attended the University of Bonn to study law, he mainly socialized and increased his debts. When Heinrich discovered Marx's debt, he agreed to repay his debt on the condition that he transfer to the University of Berlin. After Marx transferred to the University of Berlin, he became serious and devoted himself to working hard on his studies. A lecturer known as Brüno Bauer, a staunch atheist whose radical political ideas made him a well-known figure among the police. Bauer first introduced Marx to GWF Hegel, a well-known author and philosopher at the University of Berlin. Marx inevitably became infatuated with Hegel's theories, thus becoming radically political. After Heinrich's death, Marx had to become independent and earn his living by becoming a university professor. When Marx completed his doctoral dissertation at the University of Jena, he hoped that Brüno Bauer could help him obtain a teaching position; however, Bauer was fired in 1842 because he was an avowed atheist and could not help Marx. When Marx tried his hand at journalism, many publishers did not want to employ or publish his work because of his radical political views. After moving to Cologne, Marx participated in a group called the Cologne Circle, which had its own newspaper, the Rhenish Gazette. After the newspaper published Marx's article on his defense of freedom of the press, Marx was named editor of the newspaper in the fall of 1842. Marx later met a man named Moses Hess, a socialist who held his own socialist meetings. . Marx decided to attend socialist meetings...... middle of paper...... Communism. I think the only way for a nation or country to function is to mix different economies at different levels, but more so in a balanced sense and the result is a nation that functions even if it is not an "absolute" economic function. ". Works cited by Karl Marx. (2011). Biography.com. Retrieved at 9:20 a.m., August 23, 2011, from http://www.biography.com/articles/Karl-Marx-9401219 Kreis, Steven. (2003). Historyguide.com. Accessed at 9:14 a.m., August 23, 2011, from http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/marx.htmlMarx, Karl. (2009). Capital, a critique of political economy; the capitalist production process. Berlin: General Books. Marx, Karl, Engels, Friedrich, & , . (1999). The Communist Manifesto: With Related Documents. Berlin: Bedford and St. Martins. Spargo, John. (2003). Karl Marx: his life and work. New York: University of the Pacific Press.