Cold War In Fahrenheit 451 In writings‚ influences of history and culture appear before the reader‚ some are on purpose. Others bleed through the pages from the events that are taking place at the time the author writes. During the cold war many authors found inspiration from the unsettling atmosphere that plagued over the world. This inspiration was a sense of danger and insecurity that bled into many writings through the nineteen nineties. During this time many authors were writing great novels
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The Rise of Dictatorships After World War one‚ Germany had grown increasingly unhappy with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Because the democratic Weimar had signed the treaty‚ these same people‚ at worst also hated democracy as a form of government‚ and at best‚ were highly suspicious of its ability to run Germany. The German economy had been ruined by the war‚ in order to reparations; the government had begun printing large amounts of money in the early 1920s. As a result‚ German money
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iewThe novel 1984 is based on totalitarianism and dictatorship. Big Brother rules Oceania‚ where the people are forced to listen to him and follow his rules. There are surveillance cameras and microphones set-up everywhere so that Big Brother can keep an eye on everyone and know about everything that’s happening. There is no secret in this society‚ and one wrong move can get you killed with no one knowing‚ one day everything about you will be erased and you’ll eventually be forgotten. Children
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these issues as the Reichstag had voted itself out of existence meaning Hitler had complete control and there would be no question of his power diminishing. The politicians of Weimar had helped Hitler embed his power leaving the way open for a dictatorship and a totalitarian regime. Other factors that led to this totalitarian regime were the March elections where the Nazi’s pulled out all the stops to get them the two thirds majority they needed. Even after the widespread use of propaganda‚ preaching
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Anthills of the Savannah is a fictional novel by Chinua Achebe. The novel tells the story of three educated friends who become major figures in a new regime in the fictional West African land of Kangan. The new regime has been in power for a couple of years‚ the coup overthrew a former dictator. The three friends have all assumed important positions within the new government. Sam is the presidential dictator‚ who has become a leader that does not care much for the people but more for the power that
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After conquering most of the Italian Penninsula‚ Napoleon gained the support of the government and earned the respect of Sieyes and Tallyrand. They identified Napoleon as their strong man in the Coup of Brumaire. In 1799‚ Napoleon introduced a dictatorship to bring order to the chaos in France. He instituted many reforms‚ for example in the civil service and treasury. He guaranteed the Frence people equality and fraternity. In exchange‚ he took away their liberty. Another reform was the creation
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The world is diverse in several ways‚ each country possessing its’ own culture and set of values‚ which can portrayed through cinema. In America‚ freedom of speech is applied to cinema‚ therefore there are not any subjects off-limits to be filmed‚ but this could not be said for foreign countries. Jafar Panahi‚ an radical Iranian filmmaker‚ has received much criticism for his liberal portrayals of Iranian society‚ such as in the movie “Offside”‚ where a group of women disguise themselves as men‚ in
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introduce ourselves to Earthlings. When we were first charted‚ our dusty soil was so loose and pale that it moved like water and looked like milk. To date‚ the consistency of our soil has improved‚ but it is still pale. Milky Sea Island is a peaceful dictatorship‚ and is does not have a constitution. Our rulers‚ while they have total control over our
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The Knife of Never Letting Go Patrick Ness "But a knife ain’t just a thing‚ is it? It’s a choice‚ it’s something you do. A knife says yes or no‚ cut or not‚ die or don’t. A knife takes a decision out of your hand and puts it in the world and it never goes back again." “The Knife of Never Letting Go” by Patrick Ness‚ is truly‚ an extraordinary piece of literature. The story is about a boy named Todd‚ who is about to be a man‚ in one month’s time. Todd lives in the New Word‚ a world where
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fascination many people have. One of the most famous authors to look into this topic is George Orwell. Both of Orwell’s most famous books‚ 1984 and Animal Farm‚ are about fascist‚ all-powerful governments. Animal Farm‚ in particular‚ shows how dictatorships arise. George Orwell’s Animal Farm shows how society can fall to fascism through ignorance‚ blind trust‚ and lack of history. The first way the animal’s society fell was through ignorance. To be clear‚ simple ignorance is not the
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