Sissi Lu Dr. Rhone WRIT 101 April 12‚ 2015 The Effect on Decision-making Eric Arthur Blair‚ who used the pen name George Orwell‚ was a British writer whose literature is marked by criticism of social injustice. The essay “Shooting an Elephant” is one of George Orwell’s most well-known works. The essay was wrote in 1936‚ it describes a story what happened in 1926‚ while Orwell was working as a British police officer in Burma‚ where in order to build the role of an assertive police officer and a brave
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Love‚ the complex result of an array of tongue-twisting chemicals with the purpose to ensure the prosperity and future of humanity. Love’s true nature is not understood‚ love is the mother of peace and of war‚ craftsman of ignorance and of strength‚ and proferer of freedom and slavery. The acclaimed pinnacle of human emotion‚ love cannot be put as a high winded scientific theory. However‚ as love is a gift of the human condition it is also a dangerous tool. The use of love as a tool for one’s selfish
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Americans are living in a society which is very similar to 1984. Orwell’s depicts/insight a totalitarian regime government at which every individual does not have a freedom of choice because the government takes control over their citizens. In the novel George Orwell’s warns readers how freedom does not have a meaning and the danger that thee government can have/posses when they can maintain too much power‚ and how it is relevant to modern days. In the novel‚ Orwell’s depict a negative outlook of
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Born in 1903‚ Eric Arthur Blair‚ better known as George Orwell‚ was an English political novelist and journalist‚ who became a recognized writer due to his sharp criticism of political oppression around the world. Having experienced hard times during the Spanish Civil War and the Russian Revolution‚ Orwell turned into a biting critic of both capitalist and communist political systems. He was a devoted socialist‚ who believed in the consolidation of a government which aimed to support and ensure
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Nineteen Eighty-Four is an American typical that probes the human mind in regards to control‚ corruption‚ power‚ and society. The author‚ George Orwell‚ suggests in an indirect matter that the regime will eventually become corrupted and attempt to use power which forces people to abide by the set rules. He portrays an imaginary dictatorial society in which citizens have no freedom and are being constantly brainwashed. Having no sense of fairness to individuals‚ the regime uses them for work. To attain
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Shooting An Elephant The well written narrative essay of George Orwell (shooting An Elephant) and Salvation of Langston Hughes‚ dealing with their life story and experience show the set of qualities that make each author distinctive. However‚ the authors used a particular way to narrate their story making them alive. So this particular way used by each of them let make a critical comparison and contrast analysis related to each author personality. Langston Hughes toward Salvation used an
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George Orwell was a prominent political writer during the post-WWII era who openly opposed totalitarian governments. In the novel 1894‚ Orwell creates a dystopian society where the idea of individuality does not exist. The novel takes place in Oceania‚ a fictional country‚ where the party and its ruler‚ Big Brother‚ seek to have complete control over the population. The party implements many tactics in order to achieve this‚ such as surveillance‚ propaganda‚ and degradation of language to gain control
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Animal Farm‚ a novella written by George Orwell‚ is about a rebellious group of animals who take their farm back from Farmer Jones. Eventually‚ Napoleon the pig takes over because he is considered the most intelligent of the pigs‚ but the animals don’t know about Napoleon’s cruel and selfish intentions. Napoleon and the pigs used fear‚ propaganda‚ and manipulation‚ similar to Julius Caesar‚ George Bush‚ and Hitler‚ to persuade the animals to willingly follow their tyrannical orders. Napoleon‚ the
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followers fairly. He respected them first‚ but at the end‚ he treated them poorly. “Vote for Napoleon and he’ll fully take care of the farm‚” (Orwell‚ Page 50) In the evidence‚ Napoleon treat the animals like citizens and let them vote for him.“Napoleon end of his speech with his usual cry of “long live animal farm” and after singing beasts of England‚” (Orwell‚ Page 64) but later on when he gets more control of the farm‚ he makes them stop. It’s important that they still sing the anthem because Napoleon
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From the instant one reads the novel “1984”‚ one sees the difference and shocking comparison of Oceania and our world. The protagonist is Winston Smith‚ his character and willingness to find out the history of Oceania is what drives the story. The Party is also one of the main characters in the story in which they oppress Oceania in a totalitarian way. But Oceania isn’t any different then other countries in our world; Big Brother was actually used as a scare tactic to make the people more dedicated
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