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    George Orwell’s 1984 and the 2011 Arab Spring Revolutions‚ where authoritarian power is taken to an extreme. In both instances‚ the people of Oceania and the Middle East are forced upon unfair and dangerous living conditions—in which they are manipulated of their human nature through their freedom and knowledge. Liberty is a God-given right to all humans; however‚ different nations have different interpretations of this ideology. People are dispossessed from this in both 1984 and the Arab Spring

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    1984 Quotes

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    “Until they become conscious they will never rebel‚ and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.” Book 1‚ Chapter 7 In the novel‚ 1984‚ Winston recognizes in his diary that the Party and the Thought Police never consider the Proles dangerous. Winston acknowledges that Proles outnumber both the Thought Police and the Party in general making them a potential threat to the Party. The Party also underestimates the Proles’ ability to pose a threat to the Party. The Proles

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    Power in 1984

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    The theme of power is prominent in the dystopian novel 1984 by George Orwell and throughout this book he develops two different types of power. This is collective power and individual power‚ which will both be addressed separately. Firstly‚ the notion of power through the collective is characterised through the totalitarian Party in Airstrip One‚ Oceania‚ one of the three super-states. In chapter 3 Part 3‚ Winston claims that‚ “The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake”‚ and that power comes

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    Expressionism In 1984

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    Throughout the book of 1984 Winston although falsely living his life under the impression that he is much like the rest of the brainwashed people in Oceania. However he has a strong inner feeling that barely anybody else in Oceania feels and that is the idea of staying human in a society where the fear of torture‚ and death outmatch any potential anti governmental idea. As Winston progresses throughout the story he begins to gain further understanding on the principles of remaining like a person

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    1984 Essay

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    1984 Essay After reading Orwell’s 1984 and examining Stalin’s rule over Soviet Russia it is safe to say that the two are very similar. Many features of Big Brother and Oceania mimic those of Stalin and the USSR. As well‚ the ability to change the truth and rewrite the past was abused for both regimes. Also‚ the Party and it’s enemies are actual representations of real people who were against Stalin and the USSR. Finally‚ Big Brother and Stalin did have some differences though very few. By discussing

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    1984 Contradictions

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    Nothing is what it seems in the cryptic worlds of Winston Smith and Thomas Anderson (alias Neo)‚ the main protagonists of 1984 and The Matrix respectively. 1984 takes place in a dystopian society that is created by a group of individuals collectively referred to as the Party. Smith is himself a member of the Party; however‚ he has the capacity to look beyond his social status and see the injustice and horrors that permeate the lives of all people. Winston’s subsequent treachery of the Party is obscured

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    Totalitarianism In 1984

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    There are still governments today that practice totalitarianism and dictatorship. The dystopian society portrayed in the novel 1984 resonated with people who had been oppressed post World War II. How did the government control the people? Eric Arthur Blair‚ who used the pseudonym George Orwell‚ was an English novelist‚ journalist‚ and critic. Orwell was born on June 25‚ 1903 in India. From the years 1922 to 1927 he served as an imperial police officer of India and during World War II‚ he served in

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    Summary of “The Parable of the Democracy of Goods” In “The Parable of the Democracy of Goods‚” Roland Marchand explains how lower class consumers are reeled in by clever advertising to buy products that even the social elite use. He further explains the two strategies which advertisers use to get consumers to part with their hard earned dollar. The first being the Democracy of Goods and the second being the Democracy of Afflictions. The former of the two‚ the Democracy of Goods as Marchand explains

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    Adversity In 1984

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    works of literature from numerous time periods. Authors have long utilized the idea of a person’s strength to combat suppression and promote hope for a better tomorrow. An example of an author who accomplishes this feat is George Orwell. In his novel‚ 1984‚ Orwell undoubtedly warns society of future tyranny. However‚ a more overlooked aspect of this novel is Orwell’s indisputable use of Winston and Julia’s grit to leave the reader with hope for the future of humanity. Whether one looks at Julia and Winston

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    1984 and Now

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    1984 AND NOW 1984 : Newspeak Now : Politically Correct speech 1984 : The red sash of the Junior Anti-Sex League Now : The red ribbon of the Anti-Aids celibacy league 1984 : Telescreens in every room. The programming runs 24 hours a day‚ and the proles have no way of turning their screens off. Now : Televisions in every room. The programming runs 24 hours a day‚ and the proles rarely turn their screens off. 1984 : Telescreens in all public and private places‚ so the populace could be

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