International Socialist Review Issue 32‚ November–December 2003 The Orwell we never knew By LEE WENGRAF *** BIG BROTHER‚ double-think‚ thought police: George Orwell’s 1984–his bleak portrait of a futuristic‚ totalitarian society–is as powerful today as ever. Though it has often been used as a cautionary tale about the terrors of socialism‚ its portrayal of government deception‚ lying and thought-control has a familiar ring in today’s post 9-11 world. His Animal Farm and 1984 are among the
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Horse and Groom and the Seven Stars.2 The bombs went off at 8:30pm and 9:00pm respectively causing a total of five casualties and profuse amount of injuries.3 The IRA was aware that the two pubs were popular with the English militia and purposely‚ four out of the five casualties were army recruits. Luckily‚ the manager at the Seven Stars was able to clear out his bar before anyone could get hurt4‚ but it was only one month later on November 7th two more civilians died and many more were injured in
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Through exploring perspectives and connections between texts‚ we can heighten our understanding of the significance between social/cultural influence and key principles. Fritz Lang’s film Metropolis (1927) and George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) both provide dystopic projections about a future where the corruption of power and the exploitation of technology create significant threats to humanity. The context of the two texts has obvious influence on the key concepts and values presented
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Case Analysis: Four Seasons Goes to Paris Executive Summary Still in his 20s‚ Isadore (Issy) Sharp‚ a Canadian architect and builder working for his contractor father‚ constructed his first hotel‚ Four Seasons‚ at an unlikely downtown site in Toronto in 1961. He originally had no plans to enter the hotel business on a grand scale‚ but as opportunities unfolded‚ Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts was managing 53 properties in 24 countries by 2002. “We opened our first hotel with a simple principle:
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A unique opportunity was given to the Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts when the F.S. George V was in need of a new management team. The F.S. George V (George V) was one of only 6 palatial and historical hotels in Paris‚ France. Although they have operated many international resorts‚ the management team of the Four Season knew that the George V would present challenges unlike others they have encountered. To face these challenges‚ they encouraged Didier Le Calvez to return to France after 25 years
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meet the demand about the rooms especially in the peak seasons. I thnk it’s the best opportunity for Four Seasons to start a hotel in Panama OVERVIEW OF FOUR SEASON HOTELS Founded by Isadore Sharp in 1960‚ Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts (FSH&R) started its first hotel in Toronto‚ Ontario in 1961 (now its headquarters.) So far‚ there are 80 hotels in more than 30 countries around the word under Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts chain which are positioned to be high-end‚ luxury hotels in the hotel industry
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of unity * Two: symbolic of duality‚ often used to represent the material and spiritual‚ or the human and divine natures of Christ * Three: symbolic of the Trinity - Father‚ Son and Holy Spirit * Four: symbolic of the four Evangelists‚ also used to represent the four corners of the earth or the four seasons * Five: symbolic of the wounds Jesus received on the cross * Six: symbolic of creation and the created order because God created everything in six days * Seven: symbolic of perfection and
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This symbol reminds those handling the package to keep out of the rain and not to store it in damp conditions. It is normally found on card based packages which would be damaged if placed in contact with water. The broken wine glass suggests that the product inside the packaging could be easily damaged if dropped or handled without care and attention. The contents are fragile! The two hands holding or protecting the package is another reminder that the contents should be handled with care
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written‚ spoken shown or otherwise communicated between people. Thus it is obvious that it is significant in all areas of knowledge‚ as well as balanced. Making it absolutely necessary in learning. I believe language is the most important out of the four ways of knowing due to its influence on the areas of knowledge. It is also significant in each area because it plays a large role for the basic awareness of each area. The austrian-british philosopher Ludvig Wittgenstein even says that "the limits
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character‚ but the lace‚ which is ‘weighted down with four blue beads’‚ is used as a metaphor for showing that the events of his past are‚ like the beads on the jug‚ weighing him down. The beads on the jug could however also be representing the darkness of his past‚ for the colour blue is seen as a cold colour‚ hinting to the audience that his past may very well not have been the brightest of all. L P Hartley’s‚ “The Go-Between” uses two important symbols in his extract - the diary and the ‘rather battered
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