Glittering generalities is a type of propaganda that uses an emotionally appealing phrase that is so closely related to highly valued concepts that it convinces people to believe it without evidence or reason. George Orwell’s 1984 follows Winston Smith‚ who lives in a totalitarian dystopia where all action is heavily monitored and the population is fed massive amounts of propaganda to keep them in line with the government and prevent rebellion. He begins to question the validity of the Party’s statements
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build up the power of the government and degrade the populace. In his novel 1984‚ George Orwell warns about the dangers of a totalitarian government‚ as the citizens of Oceania blindly praise and obey Big Brother and the Party. In this dystopia‚ the Party can catch even those who think thoughts against the Party and take them away from society. Similarly‚ in China and Russia‚ an authoritarian party works
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Chapter 1 Questions Sections I-II 1. Describe Victory Mansions. Why is the name ironic? Victory Mansions‚ Winston’s home‚ is a smelly‚ run-down place with no electricity in the daytime and an inoperable elevatior. It is certainly no mansion. 2. Describe Winston Smith. Frail‚ blonde‚ 39‚ blue overalls‚ nervous‚ depressed 3. What kind of invasion of privacy exist in Oceania? The two-way telescreen‚ the Police Patrol swooping down in helicopters to peer in people’s windows‚ the constant fear
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Designer Babies: A Future Utopia or Dystopia? Smart. Beautiful. Athletic. Healthy. All qualities a person would want in a child. For people in today’s world‚ they would get these things from their parents in a somewhat random lottery‚ but imagine a world in which someone could choose these traits for his or her child before they were born. While it may seem like something from a science fiction novel‚ the technology already exists to allow for that option. The technology is a combination of many
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After a ninety-hour workweek‚ Winston is exhausted. In the middle of Hate Week‚ Oceania has switched enemies and allies in the ongoing war‚ heaping upon Winston a tremendous amount of work to compensate for the change. At one rally‚ the speaker is forced to change his speech halfway through to point out that Oceania is not‚ and has never been‚ at war with Eurasia. Rather‚ the speaker says‚ Oceania is‚ and always has been‚ at war with Eastasia. The people become embarrassed about carrying the anti-Eurasia
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How Will You Spend The Rest Of Your Days? The oldest man currently still living today is Emiliano Mercado Del Toro who is 113 years old (Guinness 2). Emiliano said he has seen many things in his lifetime‚ but still feels as if he has not "seen it all" (Guinness 2). If Emiliano has lived 113 years on the earth and feels that he has not done it all then how can the average American living only into his or her 70s live a full life? Most Americans lives are spent at work‚ the average American works
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The comic Kingdom Come depicts dystopia through the violent acts committed by the civilians. Dystopia is defined as a society characterized by human misery as squalor‚ oppression‚ disease and overcrowding lead to violence and lack of trust. The 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell‚ “...has become famous for its portrayal of pervasive government surveillance and control‚ and government’s increasing encroachment on the rights of the individual” (Nineteen Eighty Four e.p. 1). In a totalitarian
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Essay Prompt: At the start of George Orwell’s dystopia novel‚ Animal Farm‚ the animals set out to establish a perfect community‚ a “society of animals set free from hunger and the whip‚ all equal‚ each working according to his capacity‚ the strong protecting the weak.” However‚ by the end of the novel‚ we see that a very different society is actually formed. A cruel dictatorship rules: no animal can speak his mind; all animals work in hunger‚ pain‚ and gross inequality. In a brief two-page essay
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mural‚ "Going to the Olympics‚ 1984" he displays his artwork on a wall next to a freeway. The painting is Romero’s view on Los Angeles. The painting depicts a couple of cars and with some things in the background such as palm trees and more imagery. Some of this imagery is a blimp with the title‚ "A GOODYEAR‚" a stamp‚ hearts‚ a horse‚ two men wrestling and a U.F.O. Frank Romero’s overall attitude towards Los Angeles is displayed in this mural‚ "Going to the Olympics‚ 1984." Romero’s mural is a way
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Breyer asked‚ "If you win this case‚ then there is nothing to prevent the police or the government from monitoring 24 hours a day the public movement of every citizen of the United States. So if you win‚ you suddenly produce what sounds like 1984...."[68] In 1984‚ the book was made into a movie. In 2006‚ the movie version of V for Vendetta was released‚ which has many of the same running themes and principles.[69][70] In Nineteen Eighty-Four‚ John Hurt acts out the central character of Winston Smith
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