Separate Pasts takes place during the 1950’s in Melton A. McLaurin’s small hometown‚ Wade‚ North Carolina. It is a detailed story of his boyhood in the rural South‚ which was a time when racism was a daily norm. McLaurin argues that racism existed unchallenged in the rural South. I found that this argument is valid due to the personal experiences that he had to face while growing up in the rural South‚ which he describes in great detail. McLaurin grew up with the knowledge that whites were treated
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“‘Who controls the past‚’ ran the Party slogan‚‘controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.’”(page 63). The novel 1984 by George Orwell is about a totalitarian government that rules the people of a country called Oceania. One of these people is Winston‚ a government worker at the Ministry of Truth. The Ministry of Truth alters history‚ art‚ news‚ and literature to be more suitable for the government’s beliefs. In this society people are constantly watched by Big Brother‚ the
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spied on by the government. Technology is advancing quickly and so is the way the government retains the people’s information. Although‚ people feared to have a society alike to the one in the novel 1984 written by George Orwell‚ the society in America is very similar in tremendous ways. In the 1984 novel by George Orwell‚ the government or best known as Big Brother has complete power over the people in Oceania. Big Brother also determines which technology may be used. Written in the novel‚ “The
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Moment (Page #) 2 Quotations (Pages #s) Literary Device Connection/Significance Winston comes to the realization that the Proles are his only hope for breaking away from Big Brother and realizing the truth. (pg. 63-66) “Proles and animals are free.” (pg. 66) Metaphor Simile After becoming tired of blindly accepting the rules set in place by Big Brother‚ Winston realizes that if he is to be free‚ he must seek salvation with the Proles‚ the poorer‚ more overlooked social class. “They
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defined: “A totalitarian government seeks to control not only all economic and political matters but the attitudes‚ values‚ and beliefs of its population‚ erasing the distinction between state and society” (“Totalitarianism”). Dictators use trickery and oppression to 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
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Golden country “Presumably she could be trusted to find a safe place. In general you could not assume that you were much safer in the country than in London. There were no telescreens‚ of course‚ but there was always the danger of concealed microphones by which your voice might be picked up and recognized; besides‚ it was not easy to make a journey by yourself without attracting attention” An old‚ close-bitten pasture‚ with a footpath wandering across it and a molehill here and there. In
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Arpit Nagra Nagra1 Mrs.Arciero English II Honors 5 January 2015 1984 Essay Imagine living in a society in which the government monitors your every move. That sets the scene of George Orwell’s 1984. Winston Smith‚ the protagonist of this novel‚ lives in such a society‚ and his job is to modify history by altering old newspaper records to coincide with the new reality decided by the Party. Therefore‚ it has complete and
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education *6746873383* INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Paper 1 0417/11 October/November 2010 2 hours Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams‚ graphs or
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Mark Scheme (Results) June 2011 International GCSE Information Communication Technology Paper 01 Edexcel is one of the leading examining and awarding bodies in the UK and throughout the world. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic‚ vocational‚ occupational and specific programmes for employers. Through a network of UK and overseas offices‚ Edexcel’s centres receive the support they need to help them deliver their education and training programmes to learners
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“There is growing acceptance all over the world that the quality of the teacher is the most important determinant of how much students learn. In this context‚ it makes sense to check that the national curriculum provides the right balance between providing a firm structure for shared national expectations for what students should learn and allowing enough scope for teachers to have the freedom to use their creativity to maximise student learning.” Discuss. The aims of the national curriculum are
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