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    negative body image can be solved by teaching people to not idolize celebrities and their bodies‚ stop weighting themselves daily or weekly‚ and realizing that being prejudice to size and shape is a form of discrimination( Body Image). Body image consists of not only how human beings view their body but how they think others view their body. In today’s society‚ the focus on how bodies look is at an all time high. Women are not the only ones to think about

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    Seminar Questions 1. Modernism- Benjamin‚ Walter “On some Motifs in Baudelaire” Question 1: In “On some Motifs in Baudelaire” Walter Benjamin argues that extended exposure to stimuli‚ or shocks‚ in the environment alters the human experience of our world and creates a conditioned reaction within the crowd. How does this overstimulation shape our current society and was Benjamin correct in warning against it? Walter Benjamin implied that our minds are not equipped with the facilities

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    emphasize the purpose of the novel. The author uses a distinctive writing style to create the dystopian atmosphere of “Oceania”. The descriptive language utilized‚ constructs the atmosphere of the story and allows the reader to connect and feel the vibrations of being confined in a society‚ like the protagonist of the story experiences. The organization of the novel includes sectioning the book into parts‚ followed by chapters as subheadings. Orwell’s use of chronology helps the reader to identify the

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    By: Jared Miller 1984 was written by George Orwell about a grim future in which people are controlled by a party known as the brotherhood which is led by Big Brother. The background of the story is that nuclear war has ravaged the earth and three superpowers have arisen out of the rubble‚ Oceania‚ Eurasia‚ and Eastasia‚ all of which are at war with each other. The leading party in Oceania‚ where the story takes place‚ experts maintain its power through such techniques as "Spies"‚ a youth group

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    Pigs walking on two feet‚ horses and sheep talking. This is how George Orwell satirizes human nature in his classic novel Animal Farm. Animal Farm is an allegory of the Russian Revolution of 1917. The title of the book is also the setting for the action in the novel. The animals in the story decide to have a revolution and take control of the farm from the humans. Soon the story shows us how certain groups move from the original ideals of the revolution to a situation where there is domination

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    Our bodies are what make us who we are ass people. Every person has something specific about them that make them stand out as a human being. If everyone goes around changing everything about them to become the “perfect person” then the individuality of one person would eventually disappear. A society has created the perfect person and idolizes the “perfect body” and expects everyone to look like that. People should take pride in the way they look‚ because no one looks exactly like you. Not just outer

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    Controlling idea Orwell’s purpose in writing 1984 and the understanding of the writer’s thoughts through a thematic analysis of characterization and symbolism Good morning Mr Caruso and good morning students. 1984 has been heralded an influential piece of literature upon its publishing. This speech will be a deconstruction of the novel 1984 and what the author‚ George Orwell‚ intended in it’s writing. Many of Orwell’s personal values and political viewpoints have been integrated within the novel

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    Sociology 205 George Orwell- 1984 Paper Freedom is Slavery “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted‚ all else follows.” (1984Orwell‚ p 69). In the book‚ 1984‚ by George Orwell‚ Winston –who works at the Ministry of Truth- lives a life where the government controls everything you do‚ even what you get to think about. The city of Oceania obeys the laws by the Big Brother‚ or the president. If anyone were to go against what Big Brother says or wants‚ he/she

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    enough‚ or pretty enough. Young girls and women feel insecure about their bodies and physical appearance and often believe they must change their bodies to gain self-esteem. Media creates a negative body image in girls by creating disorders in women‚ showing unrealistic body images‚ and making them feel like they aren’t good enough. Girls will go to extremes to be skinny‚ which may result in harming their body. Most commonly eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. In addition research says

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    1984-George Orwell How does the writer use language to create a sense of place? Orwell uses a solemn tone for the foundations of anguish in the extract from Nineteen Eighty-Four. This tone is used to firstly set the scene with the use of adjectives: ‘vile’ and gritty’ to describe the poor weather. These have negative connotations and therefore allow the reader to understand the melancholy and depressing scene that is being set. The effect of the pathetic fallacy when the wind is described as ‘vile’

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