unmanageable. One would be lonely‚ helpless‚ depressed‚ gloomy; the list continues. Would one be able to function? In the novels‚ The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and 1984 by George Orwell‚ society is portrayed particularly different than life today. When a self-dependent individual comes in contact with the manipulative power of a dystopian society in a situation where they have no one it results in total submission. Home is where one’s family is. It is the one place people connect with their
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society is one where the population is under complete control of the government. Through several means‚ the current society has become one where under government dominance‚ truth no longer prevails but is rather sought through publicity. George Orwell’s 1984 compares to today’s advancing world as truth is viewed as not significant and easily adapts to propaganda circulated through social media‚ television‚ and politics. To start off‚ social media greatly shapes the way in which people think and behave
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personal responses to independently read texts‚ supported by evidence. V for Vendetta Director: James McTeigue Text Type: Movie Date I finished the text: 22/04/2015 Publisher / Date of publication: February 23rd 2006 V for Vendetta is a film adapted from the graphic novel series of the same name. It follows a vigilante named ‘V’ who uses terrorist tactics to fight the fascist government who rules the world in which he lives in. V discovers he is not alone in his quest when‚ early in the film he saves
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Mad Blood Stirring: Vendetta in Renaissance Italy Book Response Written by Edward Muir‚ this powerful microhistory analyses the events during 1511 in the town of Friuli‚ Italy at the time of the carnival. Muir’s thesis for his book‚ Mad Blood Stirring comes together in separate parts throughout his introduction. Firstly‚ Muir attempts to establish the importance of the Venetian rule over the province and people of Friuli and its capital city‚ Udine. Due to its geographical location‚ this part
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to be an increase the next day‚ switching the target enemy in mid-speech at the height of Hate Week‚ and O’Brien forgets his denial of remembering the photograph and forgetting what was forgotten—this is the insanity of doublethink used in Orwell’s 1984. However‚ by the end of the novel‚ Winston becomes an expert at doublethink by accepting the lies over truth
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The Crucible / 1984 Throughout history millions of people have found themselves to be guilty for crimes they did not commit ‚ with little to no evidence‚ and suffered the consequences of being scorned‚ arrested‚ and tortured ‚ also known as McCarthyism. One can clearly see that McCarthyism is evident in both the play “The Crucible” and the novel 1984 by George Orwell‚ although conveyed a bit differently‚ one can also find similarities between The Crucible and 1984 regarding McCarthyism
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relationships between an authority and an individual are ever the same‚ but the relationships have a huge impact on both parties in varied ways. As seen in the film “Dead Poets Society”‚ directed by Peter Weir and the picture book “Rose Blanche” by Roberto Innocenti‚ relationships between individuals are fuelled by common interests and beliefs‚ hence‚ having the power to shape the individuals by enriching their shared interests. However‚ the conflicting values between the authority and the individual can
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Lack of Society’s Authority Figures Throughout the world‚ society’s authority figures control what citizens do from day to day life. These people create laws‚ consequences‚ maintain what happens within a city/province/country‚ and provide punishment to those who commit a crime and betray the laws set by the governments. Now‚ what exactly happens when these figures are no longer in the presence of society‚ and people have to fend for themselves‚ making their own rules and laws? Everything eventually
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Power. The use of authority to control a group of people. It is the actor’s ability to manipulate opinions‚ emotions‚ and behaviour of groups‚ even against their will (Hardy‚ 1995; Hardy & Clegg‚ 1996). It is seen everywhere in organisational forms‚ from managers‚ to team leaders. But perhaps one of the most obvious use of power through businesses is government legislations. The government uses positional power to control and possess relevant sources such as managers‚ in order to get groups
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impact on the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ which allowed equal opportunity to African Americans (Hogan‚ 2007). Even though the civil rights act was established to eliminate discrimination and bias amongst the African American pollution cases such as Griggs v Duke clearly show how the rights movement was still a process in which kept being violated. The purpose of this case was to create fairness for African Americans‚ women and minorities when trying to obtain jobs. The case created the rules that requirements
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