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Big Brothers Executive Director
1,752 wordsIn 1903 a man by the name of Irvin F. Westiemer encountered a young boy in an alley. This boy was searching for food in a garbage can. This unfortunate sight inspired him to organize an agency, which would be responsible for providing little boys who have no father figure, a male role model. This concept led to the creation of Big Brothers in the early 1900 s. Irvin F. Westiemer is responsible for a non-profit, North American wide, private social service. The theory of introducing a male role mo...
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World War Ii Larger Than Life
1,329 words1. ) List the title and author of the work you read? 1984 written by George Orwell which is a pen name for Eric Blair, his real name. 2. ) Briefly describe the plot (action) of the work. What happens? 1984 a story of dictators who are in complete control of a large part of the world after the allies lost in World War II. The government in this novel gives no freedoms to its citizens. They live in fear because they are afraid of having corrupt thoughts about the governments of Oceania, a crime pu...
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George Orwell Big Brother
677 wordsMany great novels have been written on many different topics, George Orwell's 1984 is no exception to this. This novel takes place in a country called Oceania; it is what is left of a destroyed London city, in 1984. There are only three continents according to the book, Oceania, Eurasia and East asia. These three countries are always at war that is why most of them are described to be in ruins. Oceania is controlled by a government called Big Brother. Big Brother has taken total control of every...
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Janis Joplin Port Arthur
1,324 wordsBlues legend Janis Lyn Joplin was born on January 19 th 1943, the eldest child of parents Seth and Dorothy Joplin. Janis was born and raised in the small Southern petroleum industry town of Port Arthur, Texas. Her father was a canning factory worker, her mother a registrar at a local business college. Her non-abbe rational upbringing coupled with the atmosphere of Port Arthur at the time; generally restrictive, intolerant, and un nurturing must " ve made even Janis' early childhood difficult. By...
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Michel Foucault Tele Screen
1,374 words# 8220; A Fatal Utopia"Two ways of exercising power over men, of controlling their relations, of separating out their dangerous mixtures. The plague stricken town, transverse throughout with hierarchy, surveillance, observation, writing; the town immobilized by the functioning of an extensive power that bears in a distinct way over all individual bodies-this is the utopia of the perfectly governed city" (Page 6 Michel Foucault) This quote extracted from the Essay Panopticism written by Michel Fo...
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Osama Bin Laden World War Ii
1,296 wordsThe year 2002 has finally arrived. This is a time to take a retrospective look at what has happened in the previous year. The same thing happened in 1984. Back then; the people decided if what George Orwell had predicted in his novel had come true. Taking a quick glance, the appearance of the society then, compared with the fictional society of 1984 was like night and day. But, on further inspection, George Orwell's predictions were really not that far off. Now in 2002, the evidence of a 1984 li...
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Nineteen Eighty Four Ministry Of Truth
1,308 wordsHaving studied George Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', I intend to discuss the type of Government envisaged by Orwell and to what extent his totalitarian Party, 'Ingsoc', satirists past regimes. I will also discuss Orwell's motive in writing such a piece and how his writing style helps it become clear. The main theme of Nineteen Eighty-Four concerns the restrictions imposed on individual freedom by a totalitarian regime. Orwell shows how such a system can impose its will on the people through ma...
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Div Class Sub Title Makes Him Feel
3,077 wordsdiv class = "sub-title">Summary
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... loom 18). In contrast to the animals on Animal
Farm, meetings are not held between the different
social classes. The vast majority of the working
class is not aware that they have political rights
and only knows of the propaganda the government
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live their own lives as long as they remain
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George Orwell's novel 1984 explores intimate human
relationships in a bleak futuristic society as
experienced by protagonist Winston Smith. Since
there are few bonds stronger than those developed
from loving relationships among family, friends,
and lovers, the only entity acceptable to love in
Oceania is the face of the Party, Big Brother.
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Psychological control is a major theme occurring
in 1984 and Orwell proves this theme is possible
by giving examples of how a totalitarian
government could gain psychological control using
their power to control history and technology.
George Orwell wrote 1984 as a warning to people of
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The fictional world of 1984 is best described as
bleak. In the aftermath of the fall of capitalism
and nuclear war, the world has been divided among
three practically identical totalitarian
nation-states. The novel takes place in London,
which has become a part of Oceania, the nation
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George Orwell's 1984 is a book about Winston
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Oceania in London is the place where our first and
main character Winston Smith lives. There are
signs reminding citizens that Big Brother is
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Blues legend Janis Lyn Joplin was born on January
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small Southern petroleum industry town of Port
Arthur, Texas. Her father was a canning factory
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Samir Patel Ms. Priest English 4 CP May 11, 1998
Utopia or Dystopia All through life humanity tries
to obtain a world in which one can live with
enjoyment, equality, fairness, and happiness. Many
great writers have created utopian worlds that the
reader can consider and explore. To create a
perfect place compels the writer to write novels
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Summary Chapter 1 and 2 We are introduced to
Winston Smith the main character of the story.
Works at Ministry of truth. Ministry of truth is
one of four government buildings in destroyed
London, the main city of Airstrip One, a province
of Oceania. Year is 1984 and three countries are
at war, Oceania, Eurasia and East asia. Oceania is
run by the party whose leader is Big Brother.
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In society today, education is a major factor in
the lives of many Americans. In most cases, the
higher the level of education a person has, the
better their chance of succeeding in an
environment they enjoy working in, and living an
overall productive life. On the contrary, however,
in George Orwell's 1984, the less the citizens of
Oceania knew, the better. One of the three truths
that the Party presented summed up the ways if Big
Brother in just three words: Ignorance is
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Julia, Rebel or Not? In Orwell s novel, 1984, he
creates a character that represents brains. This
character is Julia. You may think that if you are
smart then why would you want to hide it? Being
brainy in the world of 1984 is anything but a good
thing. If they know you are thinking things other
then what you are told to think then you will be
punished for thought crime. Julia however does and
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Nineteen Eighty-Four: An Examination Of
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studied George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, I
intend to discuss the type of Government envisaged
by Orwell and to what extent his totalitarian
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Submission of Societies Nicole Simes English 11
" Oppression that cannot be overcome does not
give rise to revolt but to submission. " This
concept can be clearly seen in both Brave New
World and 1984, even though the structure of their
societies are different. The goal of their
respective governments is the same, total control
of society. The governments use similar tactics of
manipulation, with the purpose of keeping the
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