Propaganda and censorship are major themes that reoccur in 1984 with the purpose of brainwashing the citizens of Airstrip One. Throughout the novel one example of propaganda is the use of the 3 slogans which are: War is peace‚ Freedom is slavery and Ignorance is strength. Through the use of doublethink‚ the Party is able to convince the citizens that they do not desire anything as everything is already provided for them by the party. The people do need need freedom because it is slavery which would
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individual believes a group know something they do not and think they are right so they go along with this. This can happen for example with someone with authority‚ such as a teacher or doctor an individual will think they know more than them so agree even if in doubt (Conformity: Solomon Asch’s study of informational vs. Normative conformity - video & lesson transcript‚ 2003). An example is the Solomon Asch experiment (1958) where he studied conformity.
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(Cullen‚ 2004). These ideals harbour liberalism‚ individualism‚ and egalitarianism as their blueprint in a secular society. The idea of American exceptionalism is essentially what makes it a theoretical beacon to the free world. It is the exceptional example‚ set for the rest to follow. This idea of an exceptional America is perhaps less proudly or arrogantly presented in front of the rest of the free world of late. “I believe in American exceptionalism‚ just as I suspect the Brits believe in British
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Society set up is structured in a way that vitalizes too much deviance. Merton (1938) believes that When socially accepted goals or societal norms such as “The American Dream” puts the burden on the individuals to fit in. Thus‚ intensifies the individuals to either blend in the structure the society has to offer or else become an associate of deviance subculture in the endeavor to attain these goals. Merton termed this theory as Strain theories. These theories are amid the first candidly sociological
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Doublethink in the novel 1984 is used by the citizens of Oceania‚ and plays an important role of showing us how the inner party maintains control. To doublethink is to know the truth‚ but in your mind‚ choose to believe what’s untrue. For example‚ if you knew the sky’s color is blue and suddenly you had a person in authority telling you that the sky is in fact green; you would know the sky is blue but force yourself to accept it is green. In other words‚ you know what’s correct‚ but doublethink
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is because of the over exposed to becoming lazy and not doing as much as the older generation. For example‚ computers now are making kids immature to to the idea that everything should be fast and easy to access‚ and giving kids the idea that they shouldn’t work hard to achieve things and that everything is going to be easy to get. Another factor is also nature environment. for example‚ when comparing a child that comes from a poverty stricken community or home when they are forced to
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Utopia is a place where everyone is happy or a happy place in the future. Some examples ‚are a Wrinkle in Time‚ Allegiant‚ and The Hunger Games. All of these books want their society to be perfect‚ but they end up being a dystopian society. In Allegiant they try to have a perfect‚ Utopian society in the beginning‚ but end up having a terrible society at the end. A lot of people would love to have a perfect society‚ but sadly there comes some complications with having a Utopian society. Such as‚ no
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In geographical sphere‚ it is discovered Australia and Antarctica and they are crossed. Therefore‚ in the novel‚ Robert Walton wished to arrive to North Pacific Ocean through seas around the Pole. In relation to media‚ the means of communication arranged and since then it was easier goods transfers. The constant travels of Frankenstein characters are the result of improvement of this field. In spite of the moment which the novel is set‚ the analphabetism was too high‚ it is not mentioned any main
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According to the text‚ “The RAND study is a classic example of exploratory research inappropriately being used as the definitive answer. It was‚ first of all‚ the first real research ever conducted on the investigative function (Hoover‚ L. T.).” The TV image of investigators is that they sleuth out pieces of information to solve most crimes. While‚ in reality‚ be that as it may‚ police clear a specific percentage of all reported crimes. Also‚ the investigators work is exhausting and requires a good
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Rousso. History can become a weapon‚ as is seen in the past and the present‚ from the Nazis to North Korea. The mass falsification of history throughout the twentieth century by totalitarian nations such as Nazi Germany and the USSR is one clear example of how historical negationism can become a tactic of dangerous regimes‚ and pose a threat
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