Questions for Book II ch 5‚6‚7 Answer in complete sentences 1. Explain the following quote " It some ways she was far more acute than Winston‚ and far less susceptible to Party Propaganda" (153). In the book it details how Julia is very intelligent although she works in the pornsec and is only motivated to rebel against the party as a way sexsual freedrom. In this quotes it shows how much more perceptive Julia is about party operations. 2. Discuss why Julia says‚ " I’m not
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In George Orwell’s "1984"‚ Winston Smith and Julia live in Oceania‚ where their actions become a subversive force that the "Party" must control. Oceania‚ located in Europe‚ represents a totalitarian society in its purest form during the 1940s. Many aspects of Wilson’s and Julia’s daily life in Oceania are monitored and controlled by the "Party." From the telescreen to the thought police‚ every action is under constant surveillance. In order to rebel against Big Brother‚ Winston and Julia commit a
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In Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ the farm animals common objective was to accomplish Animalism. Animalism is the philosophy that all animals be treated equal and sharing equally in both responsibilities and rewards on the farm. The farm animals have adopted these principles and are determined to achieve Animalism and to do this‚ they must rebel against Man. Immediately following the rebellion‚ Animal Farm flourished and established seven‚ unalterable commandments that all animals must live by forever
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1) How far and in what ways are totalitarianism and human societies criticised by Orwell‚ and is this meant as a warning for the population in the post-war period? 2) Orwell criticises totalitarianism in his novel by creating in it a society that cumulates all the disadvantages from different regimes throughout history. Therefore‚ this author manages to denigrate human societies in general as well as the government of totalitarian regimes through the way his main character‚ Winston Smith
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Essay # 1 For corporations‚ sponsoring a school’s sports teams or facilities is a way of community outreach‚ where for a good turn‚ a company’s name and logo are disseminated more freely among the populace. For schools‚ sponsorship is a way to pick up extra cash-to buy books‚ renovate classrooms or make sure the soccer team has up-to-date equipment. In most public school systems‚ the taxpayers can’t provide all that. While cities cry foul for the supposed corporate “brainwashing” that takes place
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Censorship "It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic‚ an unconscious look of anxiety‚ a habit of muttering to yourself--anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality‚ of having something to hide. In any case‚ to wear an improper expression on your face...; was itself a punishable offense. There was even a word for it in Newspeak: face crime..."
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Before taking AP Lang‚ I considered English to not only be my least favorite subject‚ but the subject I performed the poorest at as well. English to me was a malevolent thing that followed me around everywhere‚ around every corner. It was a formidable foe‚ a task greater than learning to tie my shoes. I could not grasp the ambiguous logic that English contained. Before taking AP Lang‚ I did not know what a “pronoun” was‚ or that apostrophes meant that a word was either possessive or a contraction
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There are many similarities between life for us now and life for the citizens of Oceania from George Orwell’s 1984. Through our attachment to technology and the media‚ we are constantly bombarded by information that is not always accurate. We need to sift through the mountain of falsehood to obtain the reliable truth available to us. Contrary to the novel though‚ we at least have the freedom to access both the fiction and the facts. Winston’s job was to literally rewrite history‚ and cause people
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After these past few weeks of Ap Literature‚ I definitely feel I am struggling. The main reason for my struggling is mostly from the amount of writing we do‚ and getting used to that has been a problem. During Mrs. Levine’s class‚ we had an essay every two to three weeks and coming into this class we have an essay or two weekly. The large gap between the workload of the classes definitely makes me feel like I have hit a wall. In previous classes‚ I felt like I have always breezed through but after
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Orwell addresses political writing as a form of the writer giving a viewpoint of an event to an audience by using direct language to give an image to an audience. In his collected essay‚ “Why I Write‚” Orwell mentions the fact that all background information that he writes is because he believes that it is not possible for you to “assess a writer’s motives without knowing something of his early development‚” emphasizing the idea that writers use an emotional attachment to their writings. Political
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