Prior to the interactive oral discussion the information I knew regarding the history of Czechoslovakia was vague. I had known that Hitler invaded the country in the 1930s and that communism was present until the late S1980s. After this interactive oral discussion‚ I now understand the history behind the country. One of the effects of the ongoing political events in Czechoslovakia was social realistic art. This style was practiced in the Soviet Union as a way of controlling the messages that artists
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In the novel Animal Farm there are many main characters with positive and negative qualities.One important animal on the farm is Clover‚ she is a caring‚ hard-working horse who can see things that others cannot‚she has a different perspective of life.A quotation when Clover is being caring to the animals is “Clover made sort of wall round them with her great foreleg‚ and the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep”(Orwell 5). This quotation shows her as a motherly figure who cares
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Do we always live in a happy world? Have we experienced living in a world with no worries? Are we always thankful and happy with what we have? Of course‚ nothing is perfect. Although‚ we all have that world in our mind where everything is perfect. You have nothing to worry about. However‚ it is not like that in reality. There are people who live in a world that they are not treated well enough or their rights have been taken away from them. Furthermore‚ I believe a dystopian world is where all the
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Not much change will occur over the course of the next twenty years that can’t be plainly predicted today. Obviously‚ the track we’re on now will continue to develop as automation takes to the forefront of work typically done by humans. Desperately‚ our governments will continue fighting to censor peoples daily lives in order gain control over a society born in the digital age. Intrusive marketing techniques tailored to target the very impulses within human DNA will be perfected; as escaping the
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That Snapchat you just sent could have been seen by the government. In our society‚ we are constantly being monitored and censored to eliminate ideas the government doesn’t want to be available to the public. In George Orwell’s 1984 there are multiple instances of supervision and censorship that are also found in today’s society. The idea of monitoring ideas and changing them through restriction is similar to censorship in the 21st Century is similar to 1984 because of the ideas of suppression of
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In the allegory published by George Orwell in 1956‚ Animal Farm becomes the only farm in England to be run by animals. Orwell clearly formulates uses of satire and symbolism to turn the life of ordinary farm animals into a tale representing the Russian Revolution. In Animal Farm‚ George Orwell cleverly uses symbolism that correlates with the events of the Russian Revolution. Not only does Orwell relate the leaders of Animal Farm to the leaders of Russia‚ but he uses ingenious satire to bring out
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Benjamin may be one of the most intelligent animals to ever live on this farm. He is the oldest animal to currently live on the farm. He is also the one and only donkey that is present. There are many wise animals on this farm but he stands alone in his own category of intelligence. When someone is in trouble or feeling down on themselves‚ they go to Benjamin. This is so‚ because he has seen everything that there is to be possibly seen in a single lifetime. Knowing this‚ he is always willing to help
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The Commandments of the Italian soldiers directly correlate to the events that had taken place in the novel‚ Animal Farm. In both Animal Farm and the lives of Italian soldiers under the leadership of Benito Mussolini‚ the agenda and well-being of the leader was considered of higher importance. Throughout the novel the animals are exploited by their leader‚ Napoleon‚ and the other pigs using a common theme expressed in the Commandments of the Italian soldiers. Throughout the novel‚ despite
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“‘Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem’” (qtd. in “Joseph Stalin Quotes”). This startling statement by the former leader of Russia‚ the brutal dictator Joseph Stalin‚ is a strong reflection of the society portrayed in George Orwell’s 1984. In his novel‚ the totalitarian regime controls most aspects of society and destroys any opposition‚ including Winston‚ the protagonist‚ who fails in his attempt to resist the government. Similar to this society‚ many Communist Party members
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Orwell uses many symbols throughout the novel 1984 to represent the characters’ feelings. Symbols are objects‚ characters‚ figures‚ and colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. Big Brother‚ The Glass Paperweight‚ and St. Clement’s Church are a few symbols that Orwell refers to often throughout the novel. Orwell’s symbols are a way for him to indirectly express the characters’ feelings. Big Brother is a symbol that comes about early on in the novel and sticks with us till the end. The
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