surface‚ George Orwell’s novel Animal farm written in 1966‚ is about a group of neglected farm animals who overthrow their owner and take control of their farm. However‚ under the surface‚ the novel is an allegory to the Russian revolutionary war. Using animals to represent some important people‚ Orwell made his point clear about power being able to corrupt. In Animal farm the author uses common diction making it known to us that he intended to write for an everyday person. In addition‚ Orwell uses a
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The Method Behind the Madness George Orwell’s classic novel 1984 describes Winston Smith’s struggles to overcome a haunting‚ oppressive dystopia. Throughout the novel‚ three themes continuously repeat: “War is Peace‚” “Freedom is Slavery‚” and “Ignorance is Strength.” These slogans are used in 1984 by the social elite to manipulate the masses of people living in the country of Oceania. In “Book Two‚ Chapter IX‚” Winston Smith is introduced to a book called The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical
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In the essay “A Hanging‚” George Orwell objectively describes his experience as a witness to a state ordered killing. In doing so Orwell does not give readers a bias decision. I believe Orwell purposefully admits what crime the prisoner committed to get the reader to question whether we have the right to kill other human beings. Therefore‚ the morality of the situation is called in play rather than the author just describing the events as they happen. One does have to wonder how people could eat
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Inside North Korea North Korea is the most isolated country on earth. Along the border of North and South Korea‚ the 148 mile long border is the most heavily militarized in World. This joint South Korea and American platoon‚ is on constant alert for infiltrators from the north. Behind these fences‚ North Korea has a million man army and now nuclear weapons that they can use or possibly give away to the terrorist. The solders can monitor every sound and movement close to the border‚ but what makes
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Famine In North Korea During World War II‚ two resistance groups fought the Japanese in Korea. One is communist group which is the North and the other is the nationalist group which is the South. After World War II‚ the Korean peninsula did not have a functional government because of the Japanese colonization therefore the allied groups came to an agreement that until an election is held‚ the North will continue to run as a communist and the South as a nationalist. However the North elected a
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George Orwell‚ in his novel‚ 1984‚ has created a bleak totalitarian society in which The Party has become all powerful and their goal is to control all thoughts‚ all actions and to suppress all individuality. Love of family‚ romantic love and sexual love are all key to a person’s individuality and are‚ therefore‚ completely forbidden within Orwell’s fictional society. The tensions that this creates amongst the main characters in 1984‚ as the state believes that love of Big Brother is the only acceptable
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George Orwell: Shooting an Elephant In his essay‚ George Orwell tells a story of what happened in Burma when he served as a police officer. At the time‚ the Burmese citizens did not look kindly upon the English police that protected their city. He describes several instances where he was ridiculed‚ taunted‚ and baited into precarious situations. He goes on to proclaim the cowardice of these citizens‚ and how they waited until the police were out of range before yelling insults towards them.
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Shooting An Elephant In “Shooting an Elephant’‚ George Orwell described the onus of serving with the imperial police in Lower Burma‚ during a time where the British police were hated by the natives. Orwell expressed his views towards the Burmese‚ saying “Theoretically—and secretly‚ of course—I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors‚ the British.” Though he felt that way‚ they did not feel the same towards him. “As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever
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over‚ what a mess is this! George Orwell’s Animal farm writes about a group of animals that allegorically represents humans. Unlike the uneducated animals in the farm‚ the intelligent pigs take advantage and take over the farm. By showing slow changes of rules‚ the pigs show intelligent exploitation and brain washes the animals. Boxer‚ the Hens and many other animals have been treated with disrespect and don’t know that they are being used for the pigs benefits. George Orwell’s theme in Animal Farm
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North Korea is one of the most mysterious countries in the world due to its relative reclusiveness from world affairs‚ but behind this veneer lies a history of horrifying and disgusting abuse of human rights. The country‚ formed in 1948 in the wake of the Korean War‚ is ruled by the communist Kim regime‚ which holds an iron grip on the country. As of now the country is headed by its third ruler‚ Kim Jong-un‚ since its creation. Although the country routinely denies any sort of involvement in human
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