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Karl Heinrich Marx was born on May 5th 1818 in Tier. He was one of four siblings and as the only son; he was his father’s favorite. His father, Heinrich, was married to a Dutch Jewess named Henrietta Pressburg. Heinrich was a Jewish Lawyer that had a firm belief in Judaism (http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/marx.html). It wasn’t until 1838 he converted his whole family to Christianity due to the fear of the loss of his practice in the Prussian state. It wasn’t an easy change for him. It took the loss of his mother in order for him to sever all ties with their native beliefs. Despite his parent’s dispute with their recent conversion Karl had an untroubled childhood and a very strong background. His father always knew that one day his son would help aid all humanity in its effort to survive, “His ‘Splendid natural gifts’ awakened in his father the hope that one day they would one day be used in the service of humanity, whilst his mother declared him to be a child of fortune in whose hands everything would go well.” (The Story of His Life, Mehring, page 2) This theory of his father started to shine when Karl was in high school. It all started when Marx was asked to write a paper on a chosen profession. Marx felt t