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    George Orwell – The Freedom of the Press (alternate preface) This book was first thought of‚ so far as the central idea goes‚ in 1937‚ but was not written down until about the end of 1943. By the time when it came to be written it was obvious that there would be great difficulty in getting it published (in spite of the present book shortage which ensures that anything describable as a book will ’sell ’)‚ and in the event it was refused by four publishers. Only one of these had any ideological

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    on cellphones and computers. Some techniques that the government does to control its citizens is by monitoring phone calls‚ locations‚ bank accounts‚ and many other ways in which they can control the people electronically. In the book 1984‚ by George Orwell‚ it shows and gives many references that can be connected in today’s era on how the government is trying to control its citizens. As technology continues to grow‚ their will be more methods for the government to control its citizens. In the book

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    1984 a novel by George Orwell is about a negative utopian society that portrays the story of what it is like to life in a world under authoritarian a dictator named Big Brother. It this story many of the people have the ability to rebel they just chose not to grasp the power that is in front of them. On the other hand the members of the inner party‚ the upper level of the government‚ have so much power that it has corrupted them. Within these and modern day events such as fake news lies the key to

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    the case in the essay‚ “Shooting an Elephant‚” by George Orwell‚ where it can be interpreted that “when the white man turns tyrant‚ it is his own freedom he destroys… he wears a mask‚ and his face grows to fit it.” Through the beginning of the essay‚ a person can consider this thesis to follow yet disagree with the essay. Depending on the way that a person interprets the essay‚ then the thesis could be considered to relate to the essay. Based on the way that I interpreted the essay‚ I can see how

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    taught and the words we know‚ but the basic question Orwell raises in 1984 is whether there is any such thing as “truth.” Fromm further argues that the beliefs of truth explained in 1984 are “a development which is taking place in the Western industrial countries.” The three slogans discussed by Orwell are war is peace‚ freedom is slavery and ignorance is strength‚ which are‚ in fact‚ a reality in present day society. The first slogan Orwell addresses is the belief that war is peace. In their

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    Good Thing Orwell The first article‚ Search Engine Agendas by Gary Anthes is based on how the internet can redirect your political views by giving pleasant or unpleasant‚ information or news on a platform you’re searching up. The author‚ Gary Anthes‚ is a technology writer and editor based in Arlington‚ Virginia therefore he is able to speak about this topic because of the research he implements into his written article. Right away in the first paragraph‚ Gary gives a summary of the main ideas of

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    Childhood in ’Such‚ such were the joys’ by George Orwell In his essay entitled ‘Such‚ such were the joys’ George Orwell describes his life at the boarding school‚ St Cyprian’s in Sussex‚ from the age of eight to the age of thirteen. He focuses on his own inability to assimilate in the new environment and the preferential treating received by the wealthier students. Orwell describes childhood as a trying and harsh trial. He portrays it through the eyes of the child that believes most of the adults

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    by any opposing ideas. The purpose of Orwell’s 1984 was to warn people of totalitarianism coming to fruition and stop it before it becomes too powerful to prevent. In addition‚ with totalitarianism people are indoctrinated to avoid reality‚ and as Orwell

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    1984 by George Orwell Summary: The book is set in a fictive future in the year 1984. The world is split into three totalitarian super-states: Oceania (North and South-America‚ Britain and Ireland‚ Australia and South-Africa)‚ Eurasia (Europe and Russia) and Eastasia (China).These three super-states are constantly at war with each other‚ regularly forming different alliances. Each one of the super-states is too powerful and strong to be defeated by an alliance of the two other super-states and therefore

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    effective endings will often contain an element of ambiguity. The ending of George Orwell’s novel 1984 effectively concluded the novel‚ and it proved to be an outstanding end to the story he told and the message he delivered. In order to have a quality ending‚ a story must

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