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Dawn Blair's American ‘2014' and George Orwell's ‘1984'

ironically producing a version of 1984 that runs afoul of government censors. Orwells 1984 has served as a frightening reminder...

Why Nineteen Eighty Four Was Written by George Orwell

why he wrote the story with the thesis being that Orwell wrote the story to warn of the serious communist threat. 1984 "George ...

Opinion Juxtaposition of Second Front Censorship and Propaganda in the Gulf War by John MacArthur and 1984 by George Orwell

conditioned to blindly follow the directives of Big Brother. For the people, double-speak was perfectly acceptable, and soon they...

Heroism in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

This paper consists of seven pages and examines the heroism of the novel in a consideration of protagonist Randle McMurphy with a ...

Using Critical Thinking to Tell Truth from Lies

Critical thinking has become even more important in today's society of opinion masquerading as news. This paper analyzes contempor...

Relationships Among Media

presence of Big Brother, the Thoughtpolice, Newspeak and other concepts work together to create an atmosphere of oppression and dr...

Foucault and Orwell

atmosphere of oppression and dread that is remarkable in literature. But 1984 seems to go beyond the panopticon, which seems almos...

Power, Surveillance and the Totalitarian State

can be trusted; it is the ultimate in paranoid societies. By keeping its citizens fearful and mistrustful of each other, the gover...

Controlling Past, Present and Future

so now that it seems to be coming true. With newspapers disappearing and media companies merging into fewer and fewer giant corpor...

Orwellian Overtones in V for Vendetta

People, in theory at least, travel about at their leisure and enjoy what seems to be certain freedoms. On closer inspection, howe...

1984: Contemporary Social Parallels

spent together is cut short when OBrien, a coworker of Smiths betrays the two and reveals that he is working with the Ministry of ...

A Comparison of "1984" and "Brave New World"

This 5 page essay explores George Orwell's futuristic book 1984 and contrasts it with Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. 4 sources ...

U.S. Antiterrorism Tactics After September 11, 2001

because of the impact they have on personal freedoms. Some proclaim, in fact that such provisions are simply another excuse for "...

The Truman Show and 1984

This essay contrasts the use of psychological manipulation in "The Truman Show," directed by Peter Weir, and George Orwell's 1984....

A Comparison of Orwell and Aristotle's Ideas

not have a voice, but it is also true that there are provisions for the people to participate in government. For Aristotle (1996...

Anderson's "Feed" - Sinister Possibilities And Prodding

of consumerism - the perpetual wanting of more and more materialistic tangibles until there is nothing left to appreciate - reside...

Powerful Words and 1984

He was the primal traitor, the earliest defiler of the Partys purity. All subsequent crimes against the Party, all treacheries, a...

Drug Offenses and High School Undercover Law Enforcement

however, an easy demonstration to make. Indeed, drugs in our schools have resulted in the formation of its own subculture and tha...

Mass Media and the Military

and the technology in Star Trek has evolved, its primary premise has not. The fundamental concept holds that peace must be mainta...

Is Homeland Security an Effective Security Guard or an Example of 'Big Brother'?

obstacles, which suggests that this department is, at best, a "work in progress" (Lehrer, 2004, p. 71). The various bureaus that c...

English Language Decadence and the Views of George Orwell

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how Orwell expresses his fears about the English language being degraded in his essay 'Polit...

Freedom Losing Out to Democracy in 2014 America

has been solicited by the government in return for security. The US has seen a fear that associated with Islam, it has suited the ...

Identity Development by Humans

In these instances, states Erikson, if the mistrust is severe enough the child will give up ever having his needs met and may inte...

Balancing Intrusion by the Government and Safety

She is right in this evaluation. During the Second World War, the U.S. supported Japanese internment camps. It was something that ...

Orwell and Nieman and Their Views of Big Government

like if the controlling powers in existence truly had all the power possible. As one author summarizes, "Orwell foresaw a world in...

Saving Face: An Analysis of George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant”

which he attended from 1917-1921 (Merriman). In 1922, Blair went to Burma, apparently following his fathers inspiration, and join...

The Years 1960 to 1967 in the Life of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

In twelve pages an historical overview of Powell's career with emphasis upon his leadership of the House Committee on Education an...

The Five Major Principles of the Canadian Health Act of 1984

the CHA. For example, in the western province of Alberta, Premier Ralph Klein has dealt wit the decline in federal funds by author...

Overview of New Zealand History, Culture, Politics, and Geography

In eight pages the post 1984 changes affecting New Zealand are considered in this overview that includes such topics as history, g...

Illusory Conjunction Experiment

elements relate to a comparative view of visual factors within a field of vision, which can create different responses to the foca...