The beginning of the twentieth century brought many new reforms and styles of government as countries began to evolve and modernize. World War I brought about new forms of world power with the formation of alliances and pacts among countries. In the wake of these alliances‚ a new form of totalitarianism began to come forth bringing a modern approach to an older form of government. Unlike the previous form in which citizens could still live by their own religious beliefs under the government‚ the
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Novels often advocate changes in social or political attitudes or in traditions. One novel that can be seen to advocate such changes is George Orwell’s 1984. This novel takes place in a communist style‚ totalitarian nation called Oceania. This nation is plagued with horrid politics that could be compared to such regimes as‚ Communist USSR under Joseph Stalin‚ and Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler. The nation is ruled by Big Brother‚ with the common slogan “Big Brother is watching”. This
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Ideals of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution were both rooted from the desire to abolish absolute authority‚ ensure the natural rights of men‚ and develop a stable government. Napoleon Bonaparte‚ a prominent military general and French Emperor‚ strived for these political ideologies‚ but was corrupt in his way of approaching them. He was strictly egotistical and selfish; these characteristics served only as a catalyst to his abolition. Mohandas Gandhi‚ a pacifistic revolutionary that led
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In a totalitarian government‚ the people are not living in a reality‚ but rather the inverse‚ they are living in a reality made for them. 1984 by George Orwell is a story of Winston Smith’s struggle against a totalitarian government that controls the ideas and thoughts of its citizens. In the mythical setting of Oceania‚ the Party is the ruling‚ and Big Brother is the fictitious leader that controls all the thoughts and actions of human life. The people’s rebellious thoughts and actions are most
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What does it feel to have no freedom? Is it easy to live in a world that is controlled by a mean leader- a dictator? Dictators are people who practice excessive control on others for their own benefits. One of the most notable dictators is Adolf Hitler‚ the most terrifying man in German during his reign. He was once referred as the absolute dictator by the people of his time. During that time‚ many people had to suffer from his mean and uncompromising leadership. Nowadays‚ dictators are no longer
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A tyrant is a cruel and oppressive leader who doesn’t care what his followers say‚ and all that is done is for the power that one can gain from such behavior‚ once the followers see that the dictator‚ ruler or leader is only upon the throne for the authority it gets very convoluted‚ but as the population does see the behavior at times it’s already too late to do anything so the individuals have to wait for another voting‚ or maybe they caught it in time‚ so what do the people do then? They protest
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Selfishness and Fear According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ selfishness is an noun meaning “ arising from concern with one’s own welfare or advantage in disregard of others” (Merriam-Webster). By this definition‚ all tyrants are selfish because they rule with their own personal gain in mind and have no interest in their people. This is seen in both in the story Animal Farm by George Orwell and in North Korea. The citizens of each institution live in terror underneath their tyrants: the pig
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Due to the international ubiquity of mass media‚ humans readily entrench the information broadcasted‚ and establish these news as truth in their mind‚ causing the controller of the media to create and shape the reality that humans seldom experience first hand. The news spread by the universal omnipresence of billboards‚ T.V‚ movies‚ the internet‚ are constantly scrutinized by the public‚ and absorbed as the truth. If a certain piece of news‚ regardless of its veracity‚ is deemed true by the public
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Home » Self Improvement Positive Phrases: Why Most People Do Them Wrong! By Suzanne Glover Oct 18‚ 2012 Positive phrases are easy to master when you know a couple of tricks. The first thing to keep in mind when choosing positive words and phrases is thinking about the end result you desire. This article gives you tips on how to do positive phrases correctly and why keeping positive thoughts works so well in making you happy. WHY POSITIVE THOUGHTS WORK SO WELL: The first thing to remember when learning
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Power Hunger Leads to Society Downfall In the eyes of a power hungry ruler‚ a totalitarian government would be paradise. It would be thought that if a leader is so happy with the way he rules his country‚ the grass would be greener on the other side. In this case‚ it is far from it. Citizens are forced to act upon the government’s rules‚ and failure to do so would only earn them a horrid session of torment and consequence. People are constantly under the government’s thumb‚ and practically have
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