Sylvia McCleary 10/29/2014 English Comp 121 Compare and Contrast Essay Final Draft Aldous Huxley’s Book vs. George Orwell’s Book: Infinite Distraction or Government Oppression? By: Sylvia McCleary Imagine a world where people are developed in factories‚ or a world where people just disappear for breaking the “mold”. This compare and contrast essay on Aldous Huxley and George Orwell’s philosophies and prose. Both authors created fictional worlds; Orwell’s focuses on government oppression
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Brave New World v. 1984 June 8‚ 2011 It is no question that both Huxley and Orwell were displeased with our societal norms by their predictions in Brave New World and 1984. However‚ the two famous novels could not have differed more in their visions of tomorrow. Huxley portrays a nation of pleasure addicted‚ mindless beings merely existing. Orwell illustrated such a strict regime that the pursuit of knowledge would be banned and our voices would be silenced. Imagine living in a world without
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Postman Essay Society was greatly under the influence of the work of Orwell’s 1984‚ entranced by its cryptic message it left on people. The effect from this novel left them in panic and shock. Neil Postman‚ a contemporary social critic was a person who derailed this myth and emphasized upon the equally horrible societal values of Huxley’s Brave New World to base his assertions on. This potential downturn is enforced by our society’s laziness and lack of any knowledge of our history‚ which could
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world is love and happiness. In today’s society‚ we are very fortunate to experience love‚ happiness‚ and liberty. After reading the works of Aldous Huxley and George Orwell‚ it made me realise how different my society is compared to the depiction of the future by Huxley and Orwell. Orwell described the future as if we live under a dictator‚ and Huxley described it as “everyone can have their needs‚ as long as you let me be in complete power”. In today’s society‚ we have the freedom to speak out against
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Sydney McHugh Mr. Bartula 2nd AP World History 2 May 2014 Revolutions in Mexico and Russia Both Mexico and Russia were the sites of poignant revolutions in the twentieth century. While both countries had hoped that the revolutions would end with their gaining a working class supported government‚ the method to which these revolutions were reached and the resulting governments differed. In the early twentieth century‚ social unrest in the lower classes of society arose in both Mexico and
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Drilling in ANWR The issue of where to get America’s oil from has been an outstanding issue ever since oil was first founded. The major problem is where we get it from: other countries‚ where they are getting billions of dollars yearly but yet we are still preserving our own reserves‚ or our own country‚ where we can save money and create jobs in areas such as Alaska‚ that are rich in oil reserves. Drilling for oil in Alaska‚ especially in the ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) region‚ has been
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Bailey Granrud AP World History Mr. Herbst October 26‚ 2014 Comparative Essay The West African Sudanic empire Mali and Aztec had many differences in how they rose to be but had lots of similarities on how the empires were ran such as trade and slaves. The West African Sudanic Empire of Mali started in 1235 when the Ghana Empire was falling. The Aztec empire was similar in it also began to rise during the fall of an earlier empire. During the fall of Ghana‚ Sumanguru took over what was left of Ghana
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Comp Essay Rewrite Between 1750 and 1900‚ Mexico and Brazil had similarities politically in that they both developed monarchies after their independence movements‚ but were different in social aspects in that Mexico had abolished slavery and Brazil had not and they were also different politically in that Mexico had a war for liberty and Brazil had a peaceful independence movement. After their independence movements‚ Mexico and Brazil were politically similar in that they both turned into monarchies
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Aldous Huxley Many talented twentieth century writers have been overshadowed by classical writers such as Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare. Novels dealing with classical topics are often more recognized than works that tackle controversial topics. Aldous Huxley defies this stereotype‚ for his controversial works gained great fame while influencing many people. Huxley was not just a successful writer; he was a complex person whose ideas and novels influenced many people. Aldous Huxley was
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Article I Overview: A democratic nightmare Critics beleive the European Union is a project devised by and for the elites‚ lacking democratic legitimacy. Turnouts for the direct elections to the European Parliament has been consistently falling since they were first instituted. The parliament has never had more power‚ yet trust in the EU is seems to be at an all-time low and the economic crisis is making this problem more severe. Even Enrico Letta‚ Italy’s prime minister‚ reckons Eurosceptics could
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