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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Disneyland in Hong Kong- Good or Bad? The aim of this essay is to discuss the advantages and disadvantages in having Disneyland coming into Hong Kong. Disneyland is a famous theme part‚ with outlets all around the world‚ including Japan‚ America and France. And now‚ Disney decided that the next theme part it is going to locate itself is Hong Kong- is how beneficial will it be to Hong Kong? The diagram on the left shows the proposed location of Disney land in Hong Kong. It will be situated at the
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Studying: Then and Now One June day‚ I staggered into a high school classroom to take my final exam in United States History IV. I had made my usual desperate effort to cram the night before‚ with the usual dismal results—I had gotten only to page 75 of a 400-page textbook. My study habits in high school‚ obviously‚ were a mess‚ but in college‚ I’ve made an attempt to reform my note-taking‚ studying‚ and test-taking skills. The first thing I tried to improve in college was note-taking. I took
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Europe and advanced and had many revolutions that resulted in vast amounts of nationalism. The results of these revolutions was the Wonderful Century‚ a time when every country was equal and there were no threats between nations. The Wonderful Century however‚ ended after 100 years because national boundaries were made without any thought for national cultures so nationalism built up over the 100 years and exploded the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution caused many revolutions between
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Perhaps‚ the title should be “Things Could Be Worse.” As far as George Bailey’s‚ life seemed to be truly heartbreaking. I can’t argue that “It’s A Wonderful Life” is the best movie ever made; nevertheless‚ the title belongs to a film with a gloomier plot. The approach in which Graham tries to relate modern politics to a film created in 1946; and‚ after Americans were emergent of a War and the Great Depression. I think that Capra had a better grasp of what Americans of the 1940’s appreciated
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Eating out in Paris A tremendous range of food is available in Paris‚ from the rich meat dishes to the light‚ flaky for which France is famous. 1. French cuisine is a still evolving art. Traditional French cooking is butter-based and centres on meat‚ poultry and fish. Today‚ however‚ the chefs of many Parisian restaurants are becoming more interested in regional food and in simple‚ home-style fare which relies on fresh‚ seasonal ingredients. French cooking tends not to be highly spiced‚ although
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Disneyland: Not the Happiest Place On Earth George Lipsitz argues that Americans after the 1950’s wanted to delude themselves that their worries were over‚ that poverty did not exist‚ that slavery did not happen‚ and that work was never done. The creation of Disneyland reinforced this delusion because in actuality “Disneyland was a fantasyland‚” an imaginary world where Americans went to escape the realities of the world. Walt Disney wanted to create a park that “would physically block out any
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Power to the Peeple Urinetown was a complete and utter… wonderful masterpiece! I was so entertained the whole show. I’m a sucker for a good comedy. I loved every minute. I went home singing‚ “this is Urinetown”! It was a wonderfully written show as well as directed. It was as golden as urine. It was very difficult for me to pick my favorite actor. They were all really solid characters; all really well developed. My one I picked would have to be Bobby Strong. The play is just written for the audience
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impediments which can include guilt and greed. How do we negotiate the perilous pursuit of love? What guidance does Hollywood provide? An “American in Paris” in spite of being a premier musical of its day‚ mixed love with the baser element of human endeavor but came out with a 1950’s happy ending. Some critics have said that “An American in Paris” was produced to showcase George Gershwin’s 1928 symphony of the same name. Others complained the film was a weak shrine to Gene Kelly’s ego. Still others
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All around the world‚ there are conflicts arising. There are innocent lives being taken for no apparent reason. In order to make sure all the countries are in concord‚ there needs to be world peace established. “Suicide bombings” and “ferocious retaliatory assaults” will not bring any reconciliation to the world (Staff). Instead‚ people should be trying to contain their anger for others rather than lashing out in revenge. I feel as though the Paris attacks were unethical‚ but done for a reason. This
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