spies such as "Hitler Youth"‚ used in Nazi Germany. This group gave children of Oceania and of Nazi Germany a whole hearted patriotism to guide them by monitoring their parent’s behaviors to prevent any disloyalty to the party and to the 3rd Reich. Orwell also was inspired to use Hitler’s Gestapo and SS as the "thought police" to prevent and then enforce strict obedience to the government. The use of propaganda has proven to be the most effective method of gaining control over a vast majority of the
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I think the nature of poetry is to convey the concept to others‚ who might change their belief by reading the poetry. In fact‚ a small poetry really possesses the immense power‚ which can exist for a long time even after the death of the poet. For example‚ the great poet Neruda had created lots of poetry in his life. And no matter the poetry is for expressing the love or for transmitting the ideology‚ the influence he made can still be seen nowadays even after his death. In this movie‚ we audience
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April 2013 The Eight-Ninths of Society Aldous Huxley was a writer‚ philosopher‚ and social commentator born in Surrey‚ England‚ in 1894. His father was Leonard Huxley‚ the editor of the prestigious Cornhill magazine‚ and his mother was Julia Arnold‚ niece of poet and essayist Matthew Arnold (About the Author 2). He was also the grandson of well-known and respected scientist T.H. Huxley‚ and his younger brother was the evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley (2). Aldous attended the prestigious Eton College
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------------------------------------------------- II-2 AB/BSE Literature March 26‚ 2013 “A Brave Scrutiny of Totalitarianism on Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World” Aldous Huxley had taken a brave road as he ventured the possibility of implementing Totalitarianism in the society‚ through his novel which was written in 1931 and published in 1932 entitled Brave New World. I. Bit of Information about the Novel: The story
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Animal Farm was written by George Orwell to convey his opinion of certain political structures and their very simple but fatal flaws. It is the story of a rebellion fueled by endless hope and idealistic dreams of freedom and equality. It is also a mocking commentary upon the lives of men and their generic lust for power and prosperity. Within the story each of the characters has certain metaphorical representations to the political system’s of reality. Boxer a pseudonym of the working class; Mr Jones
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Aldous Huxley grew up under difficult circumstances‚ losing his mother and eyesight at a young age made his life very challenging. After overcoming his near blindness and gaining a perspective on life not many have‚ Huxley became disillusioned with the war while studying at Oxford. Due to his blindness Huxley was a very shy man‚ which had a negative effect on his social life. This lead him to quit his position as a teacher and become an editor and ultimately a novelist. Huxley visited the United
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I think to United States media and the use of News Anchors in television. The people that provide us with news are inherently trusted‚ even though they are not experts in their fields‚ but because they appear to fit a mold. I have read the author Postman. He posits that television is not a proper medium for important discussions because we care more about cosmetics than ideology. To some extent‚ I think the author of Thinking Fast and Slow would agree. Who states a message‚ what they look like
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In the speech “Informing Ourselves to Death” given by Neil Postman‚ he talks about the danger of computer technology that people are not aware of. Firstly‚ the speaker gives explanation of two characteristics of new technologies‚ including computer technology. One that he claims is that every technology has both positive and negative impacts on people‚ and “sometimes‚ it [a new technology] destroys more than it creates” (Postman 1). The other is that a new technology makes difference between those
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Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley Review by Dominykas G. Jankauskas Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894-1963) was a famous English poet‚ novelist‚ essayist and playwright. He is best known for his dystopian novel Brave New World (1932) in which he writes prophetically about the future of humanity. Many critics and readers consider his novel as a masterpiece of English literature and thinks that most of the predictions have already come true. A.Huxley was a humanist‚ pacifist and satirist. Latterly he
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serious issues of our time as nothing more than fodder for entertainment. Television is the biggest culprit‚ and those of us who grew up on television have been damaged in ways that are now so universally common that they go unnoticed. Neil Postman’ s examination of this problem in his 1985 book‚ Amusing Ourselves to Death‚ is a dire warning of the consequences of living in a culture dominated by television‚ and while over 20 years have passed since this book was written‚ the introduction
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