The unparalleled power of ‘first’ histories is revealed through George Dangerfield’s 1935 novel‚ The Strange Death of Liberal England‚ in creating a paradigm for which “subsequent historians have seldom been able to free themselves”. Attesting the Suffragette Movement as a major cause for the downfall of the Liberal Party in 1924‚ Dangerfield presents a distorted view of the past through the shrewd lens of comedy. Coupled with his persuasive writing‚ Dangerfield fabricates a fictitious narrative
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In George Orwell’s "1984"‚ Winston Smith and Julia live in Oceania‚ where their actions become a subversive force that the "Party" must control. Oceania‚ located in Europe‚ represents a totalitarian society in its purest form during the 1940s. Many aspects of Wilson’s and Julia’s daily life in Oceania are monitored and controlled by the "Party." From the telescreen to the thought police‚ every action is under constant surveillance. In order to rebel against Big Brother‚ Winston and Julia commit a
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War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. In 1984 by George Orwell‚ these are slogans held by the party called IngSoc. It stands for English Socialism and it is the governing body of Oceania‚ which is modern-day Americas‚ United Kingdom‚ and South Africa. This government is totalitarian‚ it has complete control over its citizens. The people don’t do anything without the government knowing about it‚ and even thoughts are not safe. If you don’t think like everyone else‚ they can tell
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George Orwell wrote the dystopian novel 1984 in 1949 and‚ like other novels written by Orwell‚ holds a strong political message. Orwell’s disdain for communism and how it affects those under it was visceral and seems blatant with the story’s detail to the oppression and resistance of it by some characters. The story opens with the main character Winston Smith and his struggle with memory in the oppressive government known as Big Brother‚ then grows the line up with other main characters like Julia
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Nineteen Eighty-Four is a novel by George Orwell published in 1949. It is a dystopian andsatirical novel set in Oceania‚ where society is tyrannized by The Party and its totalitarianideology.[1] The Oceanian province of Airstrip One is a world of perpetual war‚ omnipresent government surveillance‚ and public mind control‚ dictated by a political systemeuphemistically named English Socialism (Ingsoc) under the control of a privileged Inner Party elite that persecutes all individualism and independent
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Many of the predictions made by George Orwell in his book 1984 in relation to "Big Brother" surveillance‚ corruption of language and control of history have already come about to a great extent in Communist countries and to some extent in the West. The powers of security police in Western countries to intercept mail and tap phones have often been extended‚ police agencies keep numerous files on law-abiding citizens‚ and more and more public officials have the right to enter private homes without
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Tom Leonard‚ ‘The 6 O’Clock News’ & Grace Nichols‚ ‘Hurricane Hits England’ In their poem‚ both Leonard and Nichols have discussed the private individuality where one does not feel accepted by her/his social identity. Both poets took a glance at individuals who feel left out of the society because of their private identity; Leonard is focusing on identity through language while Nichols is focusing on cultural identity. Private identity can be taken to consideration from
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George Parkin Grant is one of the most perspicacious thinkers Canada has ever produced. Grant’s language is prima facie deceptively simple if compared with thinkers like Harold Innis or Marshall McLuhan. As I began to delve further‚ however‚ I discovered that beneath the almost poetic simplicity lay an elaborate‚ deeply profound system of thought‚ a multivalent commentary on the western experience. I should add at this point that much of the criticism of Grant‚ directed primarily at Lament for a
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My Grandmother Would Rock Quietly and Hum by Leonard Adame is a remembrance of his grandmother who was an important part of his childhood. Through the memories of his dead grandmother he is able to show the readers his appreciation and love toward the beloved and kind Mexican deceased. The poem has amazing imagery setting‚ which creates the vivid nostalgic atmosphere. Adame begins his story with the image of his grandma rocking quietly in her armchair‚ maybe for hours‚ for he stated until her swelled
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The first amendment guarantees the right of free expression to all citizens of the United States. Leonard Pitt’s writing “Who decides if it’s art or porn?” brings up a major issue with the first amendment of free expression. Pitts states his thesis towards the end of his article with the two questions‚ “What is the line where obscenity ends and art begins? And who gets to say?” I’m not entirely sure about the answer to the first question‚ but I do know that the government and the judges of the court
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