During the "Thought Police vs. Outer Party" game‚ I learned the importance of the value of independence and freedom. Previous to playing the game‚ I would consistently wear whatever I wanted‚ I would carry my books whatever way I wanted to‚ and I was allowed to live my own life. But the game gave me a new perspective‚ not only on Winston and his hardships‚ but on my peers. While engaged in the game‚ due to the secrecy developed within the tension of ignorance‚ I felt paranoid and oppressed. Because
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Part One In George Orwell’s 1984 Winston Smith‚ a member of the Outer Party from Oceania (a fictional state representing both England and America)‚ lives in all visible ways as a good party member‚ in complete conformance with the wishes of Big Brother—the leader of the Inner Party (Ingsa). He keeps his loathing for the workings of the Party—for the vile food and drink‚ the terrible housing‚ the conversion of children into spies‚ the orchestrated histrionics of the Two Minutes’ Hate—deep inside
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Thought Police Game Reflection Paper Playing "the Game" made me feel indifferent and did not affect my behavior or actions. I strongly disagree with anyone who thinks that any of a person’s personal actions‚ in regards to the sharing of information and personal transactions‚ should be monitored and used as evidence against them in any kind of situation. "The Game" has further reinforced my opinions on the monitoring of personal things. While some students allowed "the Game" to change the way
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Jonathan Nelson 2/16/2013 English Composition I Pr. D.McAree ’Welcome to My House Party’ The night of June 16th would change my life forever. I never thought that I would be in so much trouble with my parents in my life. I wondered‚ what did I do? What did I want to accomplish from throwing a party? I had no idea what happened to my house‚ or what happened to me. Since when did a few friends turn into two hundred friends? How did my house turn into a smokey mess? Wait‚ now I recall exactly how
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1 Inner Beauty vs. Outer Beauty Beauty 2 Inner Beauty vs. Outer Beauty What is beauty? Beauty is defined as the qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to ones senses. But to us‚ beauty is a personal phenomenon. While we instinctively know what appeals to our sense of beauty‚ defining what determines attractiveness is not always easy. After all‚ whether someone is beautiful is a matter of opinion right? So‚ is it the inner or outer beauty that determines
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Inner vs. Outer Beauty What is beauty? Well‚ beauty is defined as the qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses. But to us‚ beauty is a personal phenomenon. While we instinctively know what appeals to our sense of beauty‚ defining what determines attractiveness is not always easy. After all‚ whether someone is beautiful is a matter of opinion right? What is attractive to you may not be attractive to me. So this raises the debate; which is better Inner or Outer beauty?
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the thought police. Orwell uses 1984 as a means to satirize the devastating affects of totalitarianism and socialism. In order to guarantee complete totalitarianism‚ the government utilizes scare tactics. Big Brother is the supposed ruler of the country of Oceana (though it is never reveled whether he is a real or not)‚ and his face is present everywhere from coins to prominently displayed posters. Through the thought police‚ people who were assigned to detect any rebellious thoughts of party members
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The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ a notorious novel by Oscar Wilde‚ takes place in London‚ England. In this novel‚ Dorian Gray‚ an extremely arrogant Englishmen‚ becomes crazed with the idea that his youth and appearance are all that he has. With this in mind‚ he vows to turn over his soul so his outward beauty will never terminate. Despite the way he lives‚ people still see him as an amazing man because of his innocent appearance. In the beginning of the novel‚ the reader realizes that everyone views
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color‚ body and in physical appearance but this is only the outer beauty that can attract anyone by its features while Inner beauty is some thing inside a person or a body‚ most of the times it does not show up but it exists in person’s heart and soul. Its something inside a person. For most people‚ outer beauty is easily created by means of a temporary camouflage of creams‚ scents‚ ointments‚ styles‚ and various kinds of outer wrappings. And although each one of us is entitled to look
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Ocean City and the Outer Banks are two vacation spots that many people enjoy for different reasons. Both beaches draw in thousands of tourists to their shores every year. However‚ instead of calling it the Outer Banks‚ some may call it "the graveyard of the Atlantic." Writer Anne Siddons states‚ "On the Outer Banks of North Carolina there is a legend about the ships that have come to grief in the great autumn storms off those hungry shoals. Over the centuries there have been many; the Banks have
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