The Government is peeping into our lives through phones‚ laptops‚ streetlights‚ surveillance cameras‚ even drones. This links to the most frightening part in George Orwell’s book‚ 1984‚ which contains surprising similarities between his ways of reviewing what he believed the future would come to. Although his satirical book was written in 1948‚ Orwell displays a variety of aspects relating to the destruction of privacy in our present day. Orwell himself was a socialist‚ who had very strong political
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“I‚ George Washington‚ do solemnly swear to faithfully execute the office of President of the United States‚ and will to the best of my ability preserve‚ protect‚ and defend the Constitution of the United States‚ so help me God.” (Washington Documents) These are the words that George Washington almost whispered at his presidential inauguration. Washington was not a person to bloat. His humbleness was just one of the qualities that made him an effective leader. Though an effective leader‚ it took
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Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of George Washington is called the “Lansdowne” painted in the 1800‚ it is located in the American Wing; room Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Galleries of Eighteen–century American Art. It is an oil canvas painting displayed upright against the wall near the corridor‚ dimension are 48 x 37 in. This painting was lent to the museum by Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stienhardt in 2008. Alongside the George Washington portrait there are other portraits by Gilbert Stuart’s‚ such as “Matilda
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1984 1984 is mostly a political piece of literature written by George Orwell. Published in 1949 in New York‚ the story follows Winston Smith. Winston Smith is a small political figure in the ruling party in London‚ the Ruling party is very controlling and does not tolerate rebellious thoughts or actions in their society. Throughout the story elements of fiction are easily detected because it is something that hasn’t happened but can happen. This story is a soft science fiction because it focuses
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George Orwell Research Annie Ward His real name and reason behind this change. * He was born as Eric Arthur Blair * The reason he changed his name was due to a sudden change in his own lifestyle; we went from being a pillar of the British imperial establishment to a literary and political rebel. * He never fully abandoned his original name‚ but all of his official work came under the name of George Orwell * The surname he adopted came from a river in East Anglia called Orwell
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George Harrison was one of the four fabulous members of the Beatles. Not only was he a talented guitarist‚ songwriter‚ and vocalist‚ but it turns out he was quite intelligent as well. Here are some of his most inspiring bits of wisdom. Number Seven: “If you don’t know where you’re going‚ any road’ll take you there” This is quite an abstract quote‚ but it makes a lot of sense. People worry about what they should do with their lives‚ but even if they are uncertain‚ things have a way of falling into
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The novel 1984 was written by George Orwell. This book represents the society in Oceania through the character name Winston‚ who is an outer party that works in the Ministry of Truth. In Oceania‚ people are surveilled by the Big Brother and have no freedom. This seems to appear in today’s society by how we are watched by the government through social media or even on computers. There are many similarities to be found include Social Media‚ Privacy‚ and the Mutability. Nowadays technology is a big
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George Washington‚ the General‚ savior of The Revolutionary War‚ His Excellency‚ and the first president of the United States‚ had many qualities that I personally can not find myself relating to. Besides the basics: the height‚ stern face‚ and strong build‚ I find myself an opposite of Washington for more internal matters. To begin‚ Washington spent a large portion of his life fighting or taking part in a war. His early years spent in fighting on the side of the British where he served under the
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George Boole: The Genius George Boole was a British mathematician‚ and he is known as the inventor of Boolean Algebra. His theories combined the concepts of logic and mathematics‚ and hence he is known as the father of mathematical logic. This combination of mathematics and logic came to be known as Boolean algebra‚ and is the basis of digital electronic design‚ which is used in fields ranging from telephone switching to computer engineering. Because of the utilization of the concepts of Boolean
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parents. George Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732 in Westmoreland‚Virginia and died at age 67 on December 14‚ 1779. In this paper you will learn about George Washington’s childhood‚ how he impacted the world‚ and other interesting facts. “In this paragraph‚ George Washington’s family and childhood will be explained”. George Washington’s dad was married twice. He had 8 other siblings. He had two real siblings and six step-siblings. His early job was a school math teacher. “George Washington
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