How does Orwell use 1984 to criticize and satirise societies and religions Orwell uses ‘1984’ in many ways; it is more than just a novel. He satirises society and religion through his use of imagery and also by the actions and feelings of the characters in the novel. Big Brother can serve as a metaphorical representation of many things‚ God‚ totalitarianism‚ Stalin and other historical figures‚ or simply as a form of control. This illustrates Orwell’s ability to critique organisations through
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Peter then has to go to jail‚ translated orally as ‘prison’. The parody of the joke about his shower experience transfers well to French‚ as the ‘do not drop your soap in the prison shower’ gag is known in both cultures. Back home‚ Stewie offers his mom some grenades‚ quoting Forrest Gump’s ‘Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get!’. Unfortunately‚ the French adaptors did not take the exact quote from the movie: instead of saying ‘on ne sait jamais sur quoi on va tomber’
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Period 2 2/21/13 There’s nothing like walking through the park in the summertime‚ and seeing all the beautiful garbage scattered in the grass. It’s even better when you see the little bunnies chewing on that plastic wrapper someone left on the ground. Also‚ it’s just wonderful when you’re driving and you see someone throwing a cigarette butt out their window. Don’t you think so? Knowing that littering destroys wildlife is just one of the perks. When birds are carrying back plastic bags to make
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English IV 28 January 2014 Choir: More than a fun activity. Its first period and I’m not quite awake yet. It’s too early for conversation and too early to think. As my classroom fills up all the girls greet me because we all know each other in this class. We’ve become like a little family of crazy giggling girls‚ and I’m like the Soprano I section leader here in the Women’s Honor Choir as well as the only senior. The bell rings and we get to singing‚ and something magical happens- well
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For many years‚ scientists have been experimenting in the field of cloning. Cloning uses an egg cell and a somatic cell to make a duplicate copy of the organism. It is currently a highly controversial topic in the scientific world. Many people can benefit from cloning. From farmers to patients‚ not only does cloning help scientists discover more about genetics‚ it will also help a lot of people. However‚ there are also ethical issues with cloning‚ such as the use of embryonic stem cells and cross-species
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Drugs to Death in a Political Cartoon: An Oversimplification? As the more stable counterpart to an inconsistent southern neighbor‚ the United States has always had a suspicious outlook towards Mexico. In recent years‚ the boost in illegal immigration‚ the unstable economies in both countries and the issues resulting from drug use and trade have added tension to the already strained relationship. Blame flows and lands on various subjects: each government‚ drug cartels‚ drug users‚ and
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Twain’s portrayal of Widow Douglas and Miss Watson though both are described with satire‚ Miss Watson is more so through his usage of sardonic voice. In his description of the Widow Douglas it was a more orderly alinge of how things went while he was with her‚ a cut and dry example of how supper went as well as the clothing he was forced to wear. Minus minor insults to her feelings on smoking while she ‘took snuff’‚ the satire was played out more subtly compared to Miss Watson. When describing and speaking
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Satire in the Great Gatsby Is Fitzgerald writing a love story that shows the American ideals‚ or is it a satire that comments on the American society in the roaring twenties? The novel The Great Gatsby is a satire type novel that comments on the American society during the roaring twenties. This is shown through the contrast of The Valley of Ashes and Gatsby’s parties‚ Gatsby himself‚ and Myrtle and George Wilson. Through these characters and places‚ Fitzgerald shows through satire‚ how the American
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1. Write a short analysis‚ of about 350 words‚ identifying features of the passage that demonstrate that it is an eighteenth-century text. You might consider features such as vocabulary and language‚ or social‚ political or cultural concerns. Firstly‚ the passage is written in the form of prose. The eighteenth century literary realm was dominated with English prose‚ and is called an age of ‘prose and reason’. With the critical literary writers of the period in need of something more than poetry
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HOMELESSNESS It is a melancholy hearing about the issue of homelessness worldwide. There are countless homeless people on the streets of these large cities. So we ask ourselves; why are people still without homes when new jobs are being created everyday or when unemployment still has not reached zero? This seems to be an ever haunting problem even though it would be so easy to erase it. I think we have reached our limits of dealing with thousands of homeless people blocking doorsteps and sidewalks
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