becomes a revolutionary act.” Winston Smith‚ the main character of the novel titled 1984 written by George Orwell‚ is a humanist who believes freedom should dictate the life of a society. He lives in a society called Oceania. This society is very similar to a North Korean society‚ where the government controls the city with a figure called Big Brother. This leader is a godlike figure to the society. Everybody looks up to him because “he” makes all of the decisions. Winston believes he isn’t real‚
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Failure of Democracy in Pakistan Almost 150 years ago‚ Abraham Lincoln defined democracy as a Government of the people‚ by the people and for the people. Democracy is a form of government in which the authority of government is based on the will of masses. Democracy aims at defining the relationship between the ruler and the masses in such a manner that primacy is assigned to the latter. After sixty years of its existence as an independent country democracy has remained an elusive dream in Pakistan
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also worked with the three main parties‚ the Social Democrats‚ the left-liberal Democrats‚ and the Centre Party‚ to form a constitution‚ which was approved on July 31‚ 1919. This constitution allowed him to rule by decree and use the military to restore law in any state that seemed to be under threat. He used this power about 136 times during his time in office to remove the government systems in the Saxony and Thuringia territories. Ebert was steering the Weimar Republic towards excellence; however
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heart‚ but I did not. Trying to get passed this I started call people that I knew seeing if I could get a job. After a while I got a call from a friend in Arizona got me a job working for the oil company so I though. This job was the one and for most worst job ever. First‚ about a week went by while I was getting settled in my aunts apartment after that I got drove to work the first day. My job was an hour drive into the city of Phoenix. When I got there I was greeted by my friend Josiah
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James tries to establish a boundary between his form of government and tyranny in two ways. First of all‚ he argues that no king can “be imagined to be so vnruly and tyrannous‚ but the common-wealth will be kept in better order […] by him‚ then it can be by his way-taking” (p. 79). Furthermore‚ not even a tyrannous or wicked king‚ who‚ according to James VI. was sent to the people as a punishment by God‚ shall be revolted against‚ as it is preferable to “live in a Common-wealth‚ where nothing is
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Prospects For Democracy “A democracy is nothing more than mob rule‚ where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.” “Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either [aristocracy or monarchy]. Remember‚ democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes‚ exhausts‚ and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.” It is the year 2010. Democracy has become so successful that countries who ’ve enjoyed it are trying to share
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Worst Nightmare The worst nightmare I have ever had was when I had dreamt that I was in bed lying down looking at the ceiling and my room looked twice as big as it really was. It was pitch black and it seemed like there was nothing else in there but my bed and the walls surrounding me. It started with me hearing strange noises and voices of a man‚ a women and little children. I laid in my bed in a long white silk gown and quickly sat up and stared into the darkness. I asked softly “Who’s there?”
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the foundation of the inhumane treatment brought upon by the blameless for The justice of everyone. The hero is supposed to be of the selfless act and thought. With thorough Analysis of Winston and his thoughts and his actions throughout the novel‚ by Orwell’s definition‚ Along with my own I do not consider Winston Smith to be a hero. First to address that in a dystopian state there is not a clear manifestation of true heroism. In a society Where the extent of every individual is merely greeting
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Winston Smith’s Downfall In the repressive society of Oceania in 1984‚ Winston Smith lived a restricted life in which all activities were aimed towards the good of the Party. Political and intellectual freedom were completely non-existent. With no laws separating right from wrong‚ the whole population lived in fear‚ which resulted in easy control by the government. People who broke the law by committing " thoughtcrime" were dealt with by the Thought Police and were either "vaporized" or sent
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Problems with Democracy In the famous words of Sir Winston Churchill‚ “No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed‚ it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” As a staunch supporter of democracy‚ Churchill is admitting that although there may be a variety of flaws in a democratic government‚ it is still a far more suitable choice of governing as opposed to alternate forms of government. Widely
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