1984 AND NOW 1984 : Newspeak Now : Politically Correct speech 1984 : The red sash of the Junior Anti-Sex League Now : The red ribbon of the Anti-Aids celibacy league 1984 : Telescreens in every room. The programming runs 24 hours a day‚ and the proles have no way of turning their screens off. Now : Televisions in every room. The programming runs 24 hours a day‚ and the proles rarely turn their screens off. 1984 : Telescreens in all public and private places‚ so the populace could be
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Character drawing The text under analysis is an extract from the novel "The passionate year" by James Hilton. It concerns the problems a new teacher faces in his class. The protagonist of the extract is a new Master at school for boys‚ Mr. Speed‚ who in fact represents the generalized image of all young teachers. The antagonists are the boys united by the author into the assembly which acts as a whole. Hilton singles out only two pupils‚ “a bright‚ rather pleasant-faced boy” and “a lean‚ rather
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The 1950’s was a time of progression. From technology to population‚ everything was changing. The economy started booming due to the end of the war and consumerism was gradually increasing. A majority of families experienced a great deal of economic power and independence. It is also essential to note that despite the economic power given to many citizens‚ many families faced poverty during this time. Moving forward‚ teenagers were now‚ part of the picture because they had the money and power to
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TV in the 50s and 60s Throughout the 1950s television fought to become the top form of mass communication‚ and became a cultural force in good and bad ways by the 60s. Before the end of the 1960s over three national networks began were broadcasting programs that were alternately earth shaking‚ sublime and ridiculous. During 1940s‚ the three major networks consisted of: NBC‚ CBS and ABC were "networks" by name only. All programming show originated‚ live‚ in New York. The only possible way to dispense
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How has technology changed through time? Technology has changed dramatically though time‚ for the better‚ and for the worst. When the first phone was made‚ it wasn’t made for moving around. But then as the phone evolved‚ it was made about the size of a brick‚ but it was portable. Then it kept getting smaller and smaller. Now it has gotten bigger‚ but thinner. One drop and the whole phone could smash. I don’t know why people would want a phone like that? Computers have also changed a lot. Like
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Technology improves by the minute with new discoveries and advances being made all the time. It is a tool that has affected many professions and ways of life making tasks quicker and easier. As time goes on we can see technology spreading into areas that have never felt its presence before. Its purpose? To make our lives comfortable and more efficient. Education is one area that utilises technology in almost every field. Whether it be admin‚ presentations in class‚ research‚ or access to the best
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The ‘50s and ‘60s: Decades of Prosperity and Protest (DBQ) Historians tend to portray the 1950s as a decade of prosperity‚ conformity‚ and consensus‚ and the 1960s as a decade of turbulence‚ protest‚ and disillusionment. These stereotypes are largely true‚ though‚ as with everything in life‚ there are exceptions to this perspective. Therefore‚ the historians’ portrayal of the 1950s and 1960s is accurate for the majority of Americans‚ though some groups were clearly exceptions. The 1950s were characterized
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The New York Times 50 Fancy Words (defined and used) 1. Inchoate: just begun and so not fully formed or developed; I am glad your inchoate proposals for integrating the company were not accepted this time‚ thus saving us face. 2. Profligacy: recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant‚ profligate behavior; Anderson’s profligacy cost him his job and its better you tighten up your belt before you go the same way. 3. Sui Generis: being the only example of its kind‚ unique; Mr. Bill Tandy generated his
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Radio: Then & Now Although it’s basic format has remained the same‚ radio decades ago has changed quite a bit compared to modern radio. The first culmination of “Wireless Communication” was primarily for times of War and the safety of seafaring vessels. Soon after‚ society began to use radio as an outlet for news broadcasting. The modern radio we listen to today still shares the same functionality of war communication and news reporting‚ but now it is valued more as a source of music and other
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reality by a number of inventors and scientist. The TV has evolved in many ways since its existence‚ from bringing you entertainment and news‚ to now allowing you to play today’s hottest video game consoles‚ searching the world wide web and enjoying a movie in a theater. The visual graphics have changed from poor black and white signals‚ to 3D television. The TV has changed in different ways‚ from shape‚ color‚ size‚ and the multi uses that it is used for. Televisions can be found all over the world
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