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    the Novel‚ “Animal Farm” by George Orwell‚ the animals had a dream of a utopian society. They went to extreme lengths to fulfill this dream including running off Mr. Jones from the farm and fighting “wars” against the humans. However‚ Napoleon let the power he had go to his head therefore‚ making him a corrupt ruler. Some of his actions included‚ taken more rations for himself and other pigs‚ walking on his hind legs‚ and even declaring himself the president of animal farm. Napoleons corrupt ways

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    College of Education Department of Professional Education Movie Analysis Animal Farm By George Orwell Submitted by: Algerd Alvar Moscosa II – BSPT October 15‚ 2012 In a four-cornered room I sat before human beings whose thoughts were like as moving electrons decoding hidden mysteries behind collection of pictures. It came in a blink of an eye that the place where I was‚ suddenly turn into black and rays of light shattered from a box in front of me. After which rays turned into moving pictures that

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    George Orwell in his novel Animal Farm states that society will never be about equality‚ but more about power. In this book‚ farm animals start out as equal under Old Major’s philosophies of equality and fairness‚ yet they soon separate into greater and lesser levels under Napoleon’s rule. The animals are just mindless followers and live under Napoleon’s rules without thinking of the consequences. They trust Napoleon‚ relying on him for all the brain work‚ so in turn they stopped thinking for themselves

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    In Animal farm‚ the word “equal” is used as a relative term rather than an absolute one. As the novel progresses‚ the word equal quickly loses its relevance‚ the pigs’ view themselves as superior and make the lesser animals work long hours for little food‚ the other animals sleep in the barn while the pigs live a life of luxury in the farmhouse‚ and the commandment all animals are equal is changed. After a few weeks of leading Animal Farm‚ the pigs develop a sense of superiority; they begin to

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    The Corruptive Nature of Power (as explored in George Orwell’s Animal Farm) “Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” -Lord Acton The nature of man is to want power‚ and when man achieves power he wants more. Even the best intentions‚ such as those of the newly formed Animal Farm‚ can be corrupted by the basic human

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    I think that George Orwell does not RELATE knowledge to power in this book so much as he shows knowledge IS power. For one thing before the rebellion jones is in charge and he had the intelligence of how to operate a farm‚ but that does not last for long because the animals are smart enough to actually overthrow him and then the pigs take over because they are the most intelligent. So basically every instance of power is related to intelligence and I think the best example is when old major gives

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    The Development of Two Characters from the Fiction Novel "Animal Farm" By George Orwell The novel "Animal Farm" is based on the events during and after the Russian Revolution in 1917. It was written to show the tyranny and brutality that Joseph Stalin‚the leader of the Soviet Union‚ inflicted on his nation. The two characters that develop rapidly in the novel are Napoleon as Joseph Stalin and Boxer; He represents a type of worker known as a Stakhanovite‚ whom were determined to work and work

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    Animal Farm’‚ by George Orwell‚ is a novel that shows how easily leaders can be corrupted and how it can attract differently to the characters in the novel. Even though that power can be easily corrupted in the hands of a tyrant‚ power is both morally good and bad. Old Major‚ before his death holds his power for the good of his fellow comrades. After the death of the Major‚ the characters; Napoleon and Squealer abuse their use of power for bad. As there use of power is unrestricted the holders

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    assessment I am going to explain in my own words and by using quotes from the book how George Orwell refers to at least three conflicts in the fable Animal Farm. George Orwell wrote the controversial book Animal Farm‚ and very nearly didn’t get it published. But in 1945 Secker and Warburg published the book and has since become one of the most read and talked about books of our time. Orwell tells his story which refers to the Russian revolution by using an allegory form of text. Orwell’s book can be read

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    Orwell‚ the author of Animal Farm‚ is known to commend the hard work of the working class‚ however never for their intelligence or leadership qualities. To the author‚ laborers are not just people with a limited education‚ but rather people who are sub par to those with higher intelligence levels. Throughout the novelOrwell exhibits the value of hard work; however‚ it is proven to be inferior to intelligence; this is displayed by Boxer‚ the majority of the other animals on the farm‚ and the leaders

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