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    The ability to speak‚ think‚ and act however one desires is freedom. With a government being able to see and control what it’s citizens are doing‚ moral corruption will seep its way into the hearts of people. One will constantly be conflicted between whether to abide to the government or to act accordingly to how they want. Freedom is a natural human desire‚ and humankind will do anything to achieve it. When stripped from freedom‚ humans will ultimately be virtually the same as one another‚ leaving

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    at work‚ at school‚ and in general life. Such as the more you fail‚ the more likely you are to succeed; The more you try to impress people‚ the less impressed they’ll be; these are some examples of paradoxes people face in their lives. In George Orwell’s novel 1984 there are three slogans of the party‚ which are‚ War is Peace‚ Freedom is Slavery and Ignorance is Strength. In the book this paradoxical slogan becomes repeated by members of the dystopian society. The slogan reoccurs throughout the whole

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    literary work. George Orwell re-uses many of his themes in order to get his point across. In "Why I Write"‚ Orwell states that one of the reasons he writes is for political purpose. He expresses this theme in his essays‚ "An Episode of Bed-wetting" and "St. Cyprian ’s"‚ as well as his novels‚ "1984" and "Animal Farm". In "An Episode of Bed-wetting" and "St. Cyprian ’s"‚ Orwell expresses how he feels about the politics in the school‚ St. Cyprian ’s. While attending St. Cyprian ’s Orwell and many of

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    I believe that we are becoming like a society in 1984 by George Orwell‚ because of surveillance‚ endless war‚ and hate crimes. We are becoming like 1984 with how the government is controlling everyone. We keep showing signs of a 1984 society. 1984 by George Orwell is where the government‚ and party control everything plus everyone. The littlest thing or facial expression could get you vaporized or killed. When they mean when a person gets vaporized. That means that get brain washed‚ and changed then

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    George Orwell is an English writer who addressed many social injustices and advocated for democratic socialism through as a novelist‚ poet‚ literary critic‚ and polemic journalist. Orwell’s most famous works are Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) and Animal Farm. His ideas still continue to shape modern culture and make his works as relevant today as when he first published them. ==Young Life and Education== George Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair on June 25‚ 1903‚ in Motihari‚ now Bihar‚ in British-ruled

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    In George Orwell’s novel 1984 and in modern society‚ language is manipulated to benefit those desiring power. Power seeking individuals understand that language is the ultimate weapon due to its common use to communicate throughout cultures. The power that language holds allows it to be capable of being abused and misused. The Party‚ in 1984‚ realizes the potential power of language and uses that as its main tool to corrupt the conscience mind. The ministries are labeled with pleasant words: love

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    George Orwell depicts Winston Smith as a typical individual readers can relate to the most. Though the readers aren’t physically going through what Winston went through‚ the reader can imagine the society the way the protagonist saw it. Winston shows that he is a loyal party member by working in the Ministry of Truth‚ where he changes historical records in correspondence to Big Brother’s wishes‚ regardless if the information was right or wrong. At the same time‚ Winston has an internal conflict for

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    Domination through Limitation In George Orwell’s 1984‚ the setting nation of Oceania is being governed by a totalitarian entity known as Big Brother. To exert his authority‚ Big Brother has placed censorship on nearly all aspects of society. Big Brother banned sexual activity‚ modifies all public news and programs‚ monitors the activities of the general public‚ and even goes so far as to censor an entire language by making people convert to a new speaking system. This is done as a precaution; a necessary

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    Americans are living in a society which is very similar to 1984. Orwell’s depicts/insight a totalitarian regime government at which every individual does not have a freedom of choice because the government takes control over their citizens. In the novel George Orwell’s warns readers how freedom does not have a meaning and the danger that thee government can have/posses when they can maintain too much power‚ and how it is relevant to modern days. In the novel‚ Orwell’s depict a negative outlook of

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    Freedom vs. Security: 1984‚ a Mirror of Today’s Governments and their Methods of Mass Control Tanks to technology and‚ mostly‚ its applications in the field of communication‚ governments and business corporations from all around the world have now more power than ever to track and influence what we buy‚ what we listen to‚ what we read‚ what we watch and‚ ultimately‚ what we believe. Recent terrorist threats and armed conflicts that have taken place around the globe have prompted a general feeling

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