George Orwell’s 1984 is one of the most famous novels of the negative utopian‚ or dystopian‚ genre. Unlike a utopian novel‚ in which the writer aims to portray the perfect human society‚ a novel of negative utopia does the exact opposite: it shows the worst human society imaginable‚ in an effort to convince readers to avoid any path that might lead toward such societal degradation. In 1949‚ at the dawn of the nuclear age and before the television had become a fixture in the family home‚ Orwell’s
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Maggie Smith is a 21st century American poet and author. She received a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University and a MFA from Ohio State University. Besides being the author of Good Bones (Tupelo Press‚ 2017)‚ her other works were‚ The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison (Press‚ 2015)‚ and‚ “Lamp the Body (Red Hen Press‚ 2015). She has accumulated numerous writing awards‚ and has been a freelance writer‚ teacher and editor. She resides in Bexley‚ a suburb of Columbus‚ Ohio. (“Extending Bio”) Good Bones
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WINSTON CHURCHILL: LEADER AND STATESMAN He was the lion who roared when the British Empire needed him most. He held many positions during his long career and was an accomplished civil servant. Winston Churchill entered the Royal Military College of Sandhurst‚ and graduated with honors in December of 1894. He later saw action in Cuba‚ India‚ Egypt‚ Sudan‚ the front lines of World War I‚ and even took part in one of the last British cavalry charges in history. When he turned twenty-five‚
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just on the surface. The poem Not Waving but Drowning by Stevie Smith is a great example of this. The author does a very good job at relating the death of a man by drowning and the reaction it causes in others to the deeper story of how the man is symbolically calling out to others who never come to help him get his life together. In the beginning of the poem‚ the first two lines are somewhat confusing. It refers to the main character as “the dead man” but then in the next line it mentions how he
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Research Paper: Love in Utopia‚ Brave New World and 1984 Love is without a doubt one of the most powerful emotions in the world. Most people in the world who have experienced this emotion know that with love‚ almost anything is possible. ¡§When in Love‚ the greater is his/her capacity for suffering‚ or anything else in that matter¡¨ (Miguel de Unamuno‚ The Tragic Sense of Life). The governments in both Brave New World and 1984 understand that eliminating love and loyalty is important in their continual
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In the book 1984‚ written by George Orwell‚ there is a group portrayed that is similar to what society would call a cult. A cult is defined as a religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false‚ with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian‚ charismatic leader. Totalism is described as the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government. The books main themes include language as mind control and psychological
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COMPANY VIEW A statement by Howard Schultz‚ Chairman and Chief Global Strategist of Starbucks Corporation and Orin C. Smith‚ President and Chief Executive Officer of Starbucks Corporation‚ follows. This has been taken from the company’s 2003 Annual Report. From the early days of Starbucks history‚ we have eagerly embraced possibilities and let our imagination propel us to create new experiences instead of accepting the status quo. That spirit‚ combined with our belief that a company can indeed
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Although technology‚ for the most part‚ is viewed as a positive thing‚ in George Orwell’s novel "1984"‚ technology is used to invade people’s privacy‚ and spread propaganda. Technology was used to control the population of Oceania. Every citizen’s thoughts and actions were monitored and analyzed for anything viewed as " anti-party ". The truth was altered to meet the needs of the party through such technologies‚ as newspaper presses‚ and speakers. People who were weeded out for anti-party thoughts
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construct‚ and become civilized. Without the ability to think‚ advancement and cultivation of new ideas would have never occurred. The progression of society is only made possible with the development of new‚ cutting-edge‚ abstract ideas. However‚ in 1984 by George Orwell‚ the Party’s main goal is to destroy words to narrow the range of thought and ultimately abolish the ability to think and halt societal progression. Similarly‚ in modern society‚ advancement in technology along with the invention of
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