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    The unparalleled power of ‘first’ histories is revealed through George Dangerfield’s 1935 novel‚ The Strange Death of Liberal England‚ in creating a paradigm for which “subsequent historians have seldom been able to free themselves”. Attesting the Suffragette Movement as a major cause for the downfall of the Liberal Party in 1924‚ Dangerfield presents a distorted view of the past through the shrewd lens of comedy. Coupled with his persuasive writing‚ Dangerfield fabricates a fictitious narrative

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    1984 By George Orwell

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    War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. In 1984 by George Orwell‚ these are slogans held by the party called IngSoc. It stands for English Socialism and it is the governing body of Oceania‚ which is modern-day Americas‚ United Kingdom‚ and South Africa. This government is totalitarian‚ it has complete control over its citizens. The people don’t do anything without the government knowing about it‚ and even thoughts are not safe. If you don’t think like everyone else‚ they can tell

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    George orwell, "1984"

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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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    Leiden in Holland. After 18 months he had to return home because his father was no longer able to pay him an allowance. “Having‚” as he said‚ “no choice but to be a hackney-writer or a hackney-coachman‚” he chose the former and set up as playwright. In all‚ he wrote some 25 plays. Although his dramatic works have not held the stage‚ their wit cannot be denied. He was essentially a satirist; for instance‚ The Author’s Farce (1730) displays the absurdities of writers and publishers‚ while Rape upon Rape

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    All About Eve

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    In the film All About Eve‚ (directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and released in 1950)‚ Eve Harrison (Anne Baxter) was a young woman with evil running through her veins. She wanted to be ’somebody’ and chose to get there through Margo Channing (Betty Davis) who was a famous stage star. Eve would do whatever it took to get where she wanted to be‚ including hurt the ones that trusted her and took her in as a ’lost lamb’. Though Eve was already evil within and throughout‚ the people around her made

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    1984 by George Orwell

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    Nineteen Eighty-Four is a novel by George Orwell published in 1949. It is a dystopian andsatirical novel set in Oceania‚ where society is tyrannized by The Party and its totalitarianideology.[1] The Oceanian province of Airstrip One is a world of perpetual war‚ omnipresent government surveillance‚ and public mind control‚ dictated by a political systemeuphemistically named English Socialism (Ingsoc) under the control of a privileged Inner Party elite that persecutes all individualism and independent thinking

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    1984 George Orwell

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    Many of the predictions made by George Orwell in his book 1984 in relation to "Big Brother" surveillance‚ corruption of language and control of history have already come about to a great extent in Communist countries and to some extent in the West. The powers of security police in Western countries to intercept mail and tap phones have often been extended‚ police agencies keep numerous files on law-abiding citizens‚ and more and more public officials have the right to enter private homes without

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    Revolution‚ many viewed slavery as an unfortunate but necessary institution. However‚ by the 1850s‚ southern defenders like George Fitzhugh began to argue that slavery was a beneficial institution. Fitzhugh’s writings‚ especially his description of the blessings of slavery‚ present a stark contrast to the recollections of former slaves like Frederick Douglass. George Fitzhugh argued that slavery provided slaves with security and care that they would not have otherwise. He believed that slaves were

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    Hobbes argues that the state of nature is a state of perpetual war of all against all and consequently‚ the life of man in the state of nature "solitary‚ poor‚ nasty‚ brutish and short" (xiii‚ 9). In this paper I will explain Hobbes’ arguments that support his claim to the state of nature. I will also assess these arguments and state that they are not valid and‚ therefore‚ not sound. I will then talk about the most controversial premise‚ relative scarcity of goods‚ and how Hobbes would respond

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    The Presence of “Magical Thinking” within the case studies of The Maori Cannibals & Cantonese Funerals Since the day you were born‚ you have been taught lessons that will help you get through everyday life. There have been the lessons of sharing‚ to always help others‚ and of course‚ to always be kind to your fellow man. Now‚ why is it that if you were to see someone use a dirty dinner plate‚ or drink someone else’s half empty glass of water‚ you deem that person disgusting? Is it in fact

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