George Orwell’s book 1984 (1949) shows a futuristic dystopian society‚ through the perspective of a character named Winston Smith. Winston lives in Airstrip One‚ which used to be Great Britain before the world broke into superstates. Britain is part of the state Oceania‚ which also includes North America‚ South America‚ Greenland‚ Australia‚ and parts of southern Africa. There are two other superstates‚ Eurasia‚ which includes Russia and most of Europe‚ and Eastasia‚ which includes China‚ Japan‚
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The Shakers‚ also known as the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing‚ are a religious sect most known for their faith‚ craftsmanship and handmade furniture. They are‚ however‚ more than meets the eye. These quiet people are generous beyond their means‚ humble to a fault and remarkably forward-thinking as well as technologically inclined. The Shakers were born out of frustration from Quaker reformation in England. This reformation addressed a specific practice in which followers
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In our readings‚ we have seen examples of how society can be undermined or destabilized. Among the major causes of such damage are: injustice‚ lack of respect and responsibility to others‚ self-interest‚ abuse of power‚ conflicts‚ war and fighting. For example‚ in Hesiod’s “Thegony”‚ we can see that Auranos and Cronus were unjust and self-interested leaders‚ because they only cared about themselves. Auranos was only interested in mating with Gaia. He did not care about his children; therefore
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For you‚ what is normal? After browsing lousily in the blog topics given and after three garbage drafts of different topics‚ at last‚ I found the one topic I really get to put my mind on. Actually‚ it interested me to write about this topic because this is one topic which a friend and I debated about. At that time‚ we had different views on how we say that a certain person is normal. I think everyone is just too normal and ordinary that everyone does different things
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lacking compared to schools across the world year- round. Year-Round education would improve student retention‚ ease transition‚ refresh students and help them achieve better‚ address students individual needs‚ create benefits for teachers improve family life and give back to society. Students
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America now is a very culturally diverse nation; most of the minority and immigrant population lives in cities‚ which indicates that the public school classrooms in urban areas are full of versatile cultural identities. According to the 2000 Census record‚ minority and immigrant populations has grown in increasing numbers‚ and most of those people live in urban areas and attend public high schools; also‚ the level of residential segregation still remains as high as in 1990‚ which proposes new problems
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The society we live in today is made up of people from different race and ethnic backgrounds. The cultures we share today with each other have created so many diverse life styles and subcultures. All the different subcultures here in American society fascinate me very much. One of the subcultures I’m really leaned towards is the bikers. I’ve seen them since the day I first came to United States. I always loved to hear the sound of many bikes passing by together. Personally I believe their life style
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this‚ marijuana has been legalised in some areas of Australia (Joffe & Yancy‚ 2004). Consequently‚ the debate about legalising marijuana has been discussed over decades. Legalising marijuana not only has benefits but also drawbacks. Some believe that the drawbacks of marijuana outweigh the benefits‚ while others oppose this viewpoint. This essay will describe the advantages and disadvantages of the legalisation of marijuana. It will be divided into two sections: merits‚ which include medical usage
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After high school‚ student graduates want to lead successful lives. Many have different ways to go about this. Some join the military‚ some go straight into jobs‚ but most people enter into college. Graduating from college is very beneficial to having a for successful life. A college education is vital for a prosperous life‚ because more and more jobs require college degrees‚ college graduates are more productive‚ and make more money. To start‚ college is valuable because more and more jobs require
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Benefits vs. the risks of rapid sequence intubation in the pre-hospital environment: Rapid sequence intubation is a very risky procedure even in a stable environment‚ but when the unknown variables in the pre-hospital environment are considered‚ this procedure becomes more criticized every time it is used. When initiating the rapid sequence intubation protocol‚ the paramedic takes total control over the patient’s airway by sedating the patient with paralytic drugs and placing a breathing tube into
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