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    past, we can only change the future. But this isn’t entirely true. There are ways to manipulate past events, or at least the way they are taught. Using written records and propaganda, the past can be rewritten by those in power. In the satire novel 1984, George Orwell considers what life would be like if totalitarianism won out of the Cold War, the dystopian world that would commence, and the fates of those who rebelled against the totalitarian government. The totalitarian government uses propaganda

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    abused their power ; whether it was erasing events in history, not releasing the full story of wars and crimes, or using surveillance on their citizens without them knowing. This was brought to life in the novel 1984 by George Orwell. The novel follows Winston Smith during the year 1984 in a dystopian society. The government is called the Party and is led by Big Brother, who has full control over the entire Oceania (London), along with the slogan “Big Brother is watching you,” put all over the city

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    For my first written task, I have chosen to write a letter based on the book 1984. It is a letter which the main character, Winston Smith, writes to himself, before he gets brainwashed by Big Brother. The letter portrays Winston's knowledge and understanding of the dictatorship of Big Brother, which he plans to explain to himself after the brainwashing. The goal of this letter is to ensure he reads it and realises that the Party is not what it seems to be and continues to rebel against it. The

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    In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the ruling figure of Oceania, Big Brother, claims to be watching every citizen. These things called telescreens are everywhere in the nation, which are televisions that display pictures of Big Brother and also have cameras and microphones attached to them to monitor citizens. The technology used in our world today is similar to the world of Big Brother, but it is not used to blatantly spy on its citizens. With security cameras, phones, computers, etc. in our nation

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    everyone was always being watched, the government always keeping tabs on people. In his novel 1984, that is the reality. He depicts the events of the government along with how everyone must watch their every move because “Big Brother” is always watching. Marxism exists in this novel through materialism. Materialism refers to the components of daily lives related directly to one`s economic status. The book 1984 also uses socialism which is the production or capitol that is owned by the community; however

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    The NSA has been proven to be spying on United States citizens without proof of those citizens being labeled as a threat to the United States or anyone. Just like in the book 1984 by George Orwell, the government was spying on their citizens for no reason. There are many similarities between the book 1984 and the NSA. Many individuals either succeeded or tried to show the terrible things that their government was doing. The NSA has been known in the past to protect the United States but since Edward

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    Technology is becoming advance throughout the years take these following examples of similarities between “1984” and these other literatures. In the novel “1984” shows how the government can use technology to spy on their citizens and in “That’s No Phone. That’s My Tracker” explains present day government using a cell phone to keep track on their citizens and track them down. Another article i’ll be using is “This Smartphone Tracking Tech Will Give You the Creeps” explains how the government spying

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    1984 Love

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    Love Is Important In the novel, 1984 by George Orwell, love is an undervalued term that means nothing in this society. 1984’s society is very strict and everyone has to live by Big Brothers rules. The main protagonist Winston has an affection that builds gradually on a girl named Julia. Three primary reasons why the theme, Importance of love connects to Winston and Julia's relationship in 1984 is, the first time when Julia and Winston meet and find a way to talk to each other, the physical level

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    Read Literature Like a Professor is communion. Foster explains, “whenever people eat or drink together, it’s communion” (8). Eating together is a shared experience that leads to understanding and common ground between characters. In the beginning of 1984, Winston has lunch with one of his friends Syme. Although Winston considers Syme a friend, the two have differing opinions about the ideology of the Party. Syme is zealously orthodox, while Winston commits thoughtcrime frequently. Despite these differences

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    In this paper, I will be discussing Apple’s “1984” advertisement. This commercial aired in 1984, during the time that computers were first becoming widely available to the public. In Apple's iconic "1984" advertisement, the company uses dark allusions to the George Orwell novel "1984" to make their audience feel like big computer business is making computers mindless in a sinister way, and Apple computers are breaking this stereotype. By doing this, Apple makes itself seem like the more superior

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