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    1984 by George Orwell

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    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 thinking as thoughtcrimes.[2]Their tyranny is headed by Big Brother‚ the quasi-divine Party leader who enjoys an intensecult

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    1984 Reality or Dream

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    Reality: is it ever real? 1984 takes place in a dictatorial society‚ in which power creates reality and truth. "Whatever the party holds true is the truth"‚ accomplishing this by manipulating the minds of their people. Anyone who is a minority‚ a "lunatic" who does not conform to the party‚ must be convinced that he is insane. By brainwashing‚ "doublethink" overcomes the mind losing every trace of individuality of love‚ critical thought‚ and emotion‚ unconsciously. Memory is considered a disillusion

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    Totalitarian governments control every aspect of a citizen’s life. The totalitarian government in 1984 by George Orwell is similar to governments in today’s society‚ like North Korea. Both control citizens by dumbing them down‚ executing the ones who disobey‚ and having every move planned. In the early 1920s‚ Benito Mussolini coined the term totalitario. “Totalitarianism‚ form of government that seeks to subordinate all aspects of the individual’s life to the authority of the government.” Mussolini

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    1984 Harkness Table

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    e * 1984 : The red sash of the Junior Anti-Sex League Now : The red ribbon of the Anti-Aids celibacy league * 1984 : Telescreens in all public and private places‚ so the populace could be watched to prevent thoughtcrime. Now : Surveillance cameras in most buildings (operated by businesses)‚ and in some public streets (operated by police) to prevent crime. Although most of these cameras are operated by private businesses instead of our intrusive government‚ the end result is the same.

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    Nazi Germany and 1984

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    Nazi Germany and 1984 A totalitarian government is one in which the state‚ usually under the control of a single political person‚ has no limits to its authority and strives to control every aspect of public and private life of each individual. Control over attitudes‚ values‚ and beliefs enables the government to erase any distinction between state and society. It is almost as if the population under totalitarian government is broken down and brain washed so much so that the government has complete

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    In the book 1984 by George Orwell there are examples of propaganda that can be compared to examples of propaganda today. In 1984 all of the propaganda is put against people/countries that they don’t like‚ for example Eurasia and Eastasia. One form of propaganda against them is Oceania has complete control and power of what its people think and believe. With this they can say whatever they want about a country/person and the people have to believe it or horrible things could happen to them. This can

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    government in which those in power have complete control and do not allow people to oppose them. Those in power are a single party dictatorship in which one party controls state‚ and all other parties are forbidden. Other important features that distinguish or help define totalitarianism include restricted or eliminated constitutional rights‚ state terrorism‚ and totalitarian rulers are known as ideological dictators. The government of Oceania‚ in the novel 1984‚ is an example of totalitarian society.

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    The dystopian book 1984 by George Orwell was first published 1949. The author predicts that by the year 1984‚ the superstate Oceania that society now lives in will be completely controlled by an omniscient government. The Party in 1984 controls the nations of Oceania; consequently‚ strictly controlling all elements of the peoples lives. 1984 is an exemplary albeit incomprehensible example of a dystopian society. Winston is the main protagonist in the novel. He and everyone else in the society

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    The Scientific Method

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    Introduc on Lab 1 The Scien c Method 13 14 Lab 1 : Scien c Method Concepts to explore: Concepts to explore: x x x x x x x x Testable observa ons Hypothesis Null hypothesis Experimental approach Variables Controls Data collec on Analysis Introduc on What is science? You have likely taken several classes throughout your career as a student‚ and know that it is more than just chapters in a book. Science is a process that uses evidence to understand

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    is our perception of it. History is nothing more than our collective perceptions of the past. And perception is not like time - it is not constant‚ it can be altered. In George Orwell’s 1984‚ the leaders of the Party use written records to alter the peoples’ perception of history‚ ultimately as a means of control. Everyone has different perceptions of the same reality. Everything that we experience is altered by our individual perceptions. There is one reality‚ but each person experiences

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