BESSIE SMITH 1894 – 1937 Bessie Smith‚ known as “Empress of the Blues”‚ was born on April 15 1894 in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee. She was one of seven children to a part-time Baptist preacher and his wife. However‚ by the time Bessie was nine years old both of her parents were dead. Bessie and her brother Andrew were already singing on the streets of Chattanooga for spare change. Bessie’s older brother Clarence had joined a travelling vaudeville1 show as a comedian and dancer and in 1912 he
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who has used those qualities to their best ability was Winston Churchill which is why he is indeed a true hero. Winston Churchill was born on November 18‚ 1874 (Churchill 20) in Blenheim‚ England (winstonchurchill.com). His mom‚ Jenny Jacobson (winstonchurchill.com)‚ died three weeks after Winston was born (Churchill 20) and his dad‚ Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill‚ died at the age of 45 from syphilis (winstonchurchill.com). Winston went to St. George’s‚ a sleep-away grade school in Blenheim
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Newspeak‚ it’s a beautiful thing according to Syme in George Orwell’s 1984. Newspeak is described as the destruction of words and creates a much smaller vocabulary with words that develop a sense of intelligence in the minds of citizens in Oceania. Syme enforces his idea about destroying language by creating an atmosphere which is very persuasive and is used to pull in Winston and ultimately attempt to convince him how there is beauty in destroying language. Orwell broadens Syme’s idea as intuitive
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Winston Smith’s Downfall In the repressive society of Oceania in 1984‚ Winston Smith lived a restricted life in which all activities were aimed towards the good of the Party. Political and intellectual freedom were completely non-existent. With no laws separating right from wrong‚ the whole population lived in fear‚ which resulted in easy control by the government. People who broke the law by committing " thoughtcrime" were dealt with by the Thought Police and were either "vaporized" or sent
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Orwell’s 1984 Eleven years prior to the beginning of the action in 1984‚ Winston Smith accidentally comes across a photograph of three men: Jones‚ Aronson‚ and Rutherford. The "party" had contrived a plot to prove the three guilty of treason. The picture‚ however‚ because of its true location and date in relation to the party’s false scenario‚ shows the men’s innocence. The picture provides Orwell’s protagonist‚ Winston Smith‚ with "concrete‚ unmistakable evidence of falsification" of the past
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Winston: A Character Doomed to Fail Failure‚ a concept most people are familiar of‚ often refers to the inability to perform a particular action or finish a certain task. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell‚ the protagonist Winston Smith dreams to overthrow “The Party” and live in “the place without darkness”. However‚ he suffered the fate of being tortured and brainwashed eventually. Many readers perceive Winston as a tragic hero who valiantly tries but fails to rebel against the “Big Brother”
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There are many characters in the novel 1984. These characters all rebel in separate and distinctive ways from each other. In George Owell’s not so sanguine vision of the year 1984 from his standpoint in 1949‚ he tells of a dreary future of what the world was becoming. In this future‚ no one has the right to anything‚ including free speech‚ freedom of press or even freedom of thought. Even the details like the history of the known world are changed by a corrupt and ever growing political party‚ which
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easy to take control of your own life and it comes along with the stress of responsibility. I believe taking action is worth it due to this being the only definitive way to attain goals. One person that believes in complete accountability is Will Smith. He has shared many amazing stories and quotes that have touched me. One of my favorite quotes of his is‚ “Greatness is not this wonderful‚ esoteric‚ elusive‚ godlike feature that only the special among us will ever taste‚ it’s something that truly
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Will Smith Willard (Will) Christopher Smith‚ born and raised in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania is well known for his early rapping/hip hop career and later as a comedic actor. The sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air which aired in 1990 helped launch Will Smith’s acting career. After The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ended in 1996‚ Smith began a successful solo music career while simultaneously starring in a series of films. The first two films were hugely successful summer blockbusters: Independence Day
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part one the novel references to Jones‚ Aaronson‚ and Rutherford. Men involved in a past rebellion. Winston sees the men at the Chestnut cafe‚ “There was a chess board on the table beside them‚ with the pieces set out but no game started‚” (Orwell. 76) The chess board next to them represents the party waiting for Winston to make a move. The pieces are set and ready‚ all that is needed is for Winston to take action. The three next to the board show how the party defeated them‚ their effort was for
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