Examination of Metropolis and 1984 reveal that dictators utilise scientific knowledge to satisfy the public’s desire for either instability or stability and in an effort to acquire and maintain control. Both texts present differing perspectives due to the respective periods in which they were produced. Lang extrapolates Germany’s craving for a changing world as a result of infrastructure and negative psychological effects experienced from the nation’s strong involvement in World War 1‚ and forms
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The English language consists of an abundance of words. However‚ through the reduction of words‚ confusion is bound to occur in communication. Text messaging‚ a popular form of communicating with others‚ simplifies and changes many common words. Utilizing unique words and acronyms‚ texting appears to be its own language. One must have a knowledge of the texting vocabulary in order to have a complete comprehension of what is being communicated to them. When vocabulary is minimized‚ the ability to
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Introduction – 45 to 60 seconds Audio Figurative language is a literary device used to create an effect in literature. What is the purpose of poetry? Usually‚ the poet wants to create emotions‚ or feelings‚ in readers. Figurative language is used to compare items‚ people‚ places‚ or ideas. You could say‚ “My sister is a monkey when she jumps around the furniture and runs through the house.” When you compare your sister to a monkey‚ you are not saying she IS a monkey. You are showing
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human beings we strive to continually improve it to make it the best it can be‚ but has anyone ever paused to wonder if these rapid improvements will actually build our future up‚ or just tear it down before it begins? In George Orwell’s fiction novel 1984‚ he depicts a dystopian society in which the government has total control over its citizens entire lives. People are constantly surveilled and taught to think‚ feel‚ and say only things permitted by “Big Brother”‚ their all- knowing leader. However
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Language Analysis: Lower the voting age to 16…NOW! The website of Young People Unite had published an article by Melissa Young on the 5th of May 2010. The opinion piece by the 17-year-old addresses the issue of whether or not the legal voting age should drop to 16 years of age. Melissa Young makes a claim that with the laws already placed upon 16-year-olds (e.g. legal age to getting their learner license) they should have
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How do people learn (language)? How we teach language should be based on how people learn language. Do we learn language the way we learn everything? Or is there some special way our brains learn language? Today we will talk about some of the hypotheses which have been suggested for how people learn (in general) and learn language (in particular). This child has learned sign-language from his parents – but how? NATURE vs. NURTURE People who argue for language learning by NATURE
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Ken Burns was picked because this film has very credible information relevant to the investigation.The information that is given to us is very credible because it had primary qoutes inserted into the film of accounts of the civil war. Battle cry of Freedom‚ a book written by James Mcpherson was chosen because it had information that helps to answer the question but it also had other information about causes of the American Civil War that was different then the question as well. These two components
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make them happy. “WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.” and “Big Brother is Watching You” are examples of doublethink. These uses of propaganda prevent rebellion of the citizens of Oceania because they believe that this society is the ideal society. They believe they are protected‚ and that they could not be happier. Propaganda is the Party’s deadliest weapon of control. One use of propaganda used by the Party is doublethink. “WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
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Orwell‚ the author of 1984‚ shows a similar concept‚ where life is controlled by the Party and where the main character‚ Winston‚ tries to defy the Party. Although it is obvious that both works have a dystopian society‚ the societies within it struggle to achieve a utopian society instead. Through its intense depiction of struggles to fit in and altering way of life to be accepted in society‚ Gattaca has enhanced the understanding of the impact that surveillance has in 1984 and how it has limited the
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out in the open‚ since total power has removed any need for subterfuge’’ (Crouch‚2013). 7. THEMES 7.1.Totalitaranism In “1984” Orwell presents a perfect totalitarian state. The main themes of the novel is totalitarianism and it’s dark sides. Orwell tries to warm the world what the promotion of communism might deliver if it operates unchecked. The citizens
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