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    When he published his final masterpiece‚ 1984Orwell sent a warning to the entire global community about the dangers of not only the totalitarian regime but also the beliefs that emerge out of such a government. When Orwell began to write this novel in 1948‚ the world was experiencing a post-war tension. After World War II ends in 1945‚ Western Europe and Asia were torn by ruthless battles and catastrophic wars. As a result‚ two major powers emerged: the United States and the Soviet Union. These

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    2012 C07789454 Potential Outcomes of Progress: Orwell’s 1984 1) Summary of the Book 1984 is an eye-opening novel written by George Orwell. Orwell wrote the novel in 1949 to outline how he projected society would be in 1984 if progress continued upon its current track. Orwell published the book as a warning that society must be careful about progress for progress’s sake‚ or conditions could end up similar to the way society is in his work 1984. The novel is divided into three chapters‚ or books‚ each

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    1984‚ written by George Orwell‚ is under a repressive‚ totalitarian government and there is a man that is named Winston Smith who suffers and must forfeit for the “wrongs” that he has been accused of. Now in the 21st century‚ many speculate that our world is not much different that Smith’s life. It is thought to believe that‚ patently‚ Americans ponder this idea that our phones‚ TV’s‚ computers‚ and even our cars are tracked without our assent. In the book‚ there are many parallels from the novel

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    novel were the use of symbols‚ repetition‚ and motifs. As the novel progresses we see several examples of symbolism‚ but one of the most important ones was when Grant is sitting by a tree while he pondered on the thought of the death of his dear friend Jefferson. Suddenly he sees a butterfly pass by him‚ he then uses is that as clear and obvious symbol that Jefferson had already passed away. This symbol of using a butterfly to symbolize death instead of something dark‚ highlighted the idea of Gaines that

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    The letter was written as an answer by George Orwell. His answer was to the question “whether totalitarianism‚ leader-worship‚ etc.‚ are really on the up-grade‚ given that they are not apparently growing in England and the USA.” This question and answer was asked and replied to three years before he wrote 1984. The audience for this letter is presumably the person who asked the question and maybe others who would be curious to see his answer (presuming they saw the question that was asked). The

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    themes in 1984 by George Orwell like love‚ sexuality‚ totalitarism and pyschologic control.the three that stand out to me and that I can relate to now a days are propaganda individuality and disier. Today we may not realize that they play a huge role in our lives but in the book it shows one sided these themes can be. The one most people recognize is propaganda. Propaganda was used as a powerful weapon against the citizens to keep them in line by the party. Propaganda is when you exaggerate what your

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    How does Orwell present the character of Napoleon in "Animal Farm"? George Orwell’s Animal Farm is written in the fairy tale style of one of Aesop’s fables where it uses animals of an English farm to tell the history of Soviet communism. Napoleon’s character is based directly on the communist party leader Joseph Stalin Orwell’s physical description of Napoleon is a ’large‚ rather fierce looking Berkshire Boar’ and his character is said to be not much of a talker‚ but had a reputation of getting

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    sure the world does not see evil such as them again‚ author George Orwell wrote his novel 1984 to warn every one of the dangers of totalitarianism. Despite his efforts‚ the threat of totalitarian regimes is still seen today through Kim Jong-un’s rule over North Korea. In George Orwell’s novel 1984‚ the Party displays totalitarian ideals and characteristics similar to that of North Korea’s society through the absolute control over their citizens. North Korea and the Party both use constant surveillance

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    from the same species or a different species) in order to give it characteristics that it does not have normally. A GMO is an organism whose genetic makeup is changed by humans. Some individuals trumpet genetically modified (GM) genes‚ and others‚ like myself‚ are wary of the unwanted side effects of this new technology. In this essay I will discuss my personal views on food based GMO’s and how they affect us. Let me start with the science behind GMO. Scientists and engineers manipulate crops

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    Orwell’s primary goal in 1984 is to demonstrate the terrifying possibilities of a totalitarian government. The protagonist‚ Winston‚ is the looking glass into Orwell’s horrifying perfect communist society‚ where all of Winston’s worst paranoids and fears are realities. Winston’s personality is such that he resists the groupthink pressure that is put upon him‚ he attempts to gain individuality throughout the plot. This resistance allows the reader to gain a thorough understanding of the Party’s harsh

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