Believe everything that comes from the internet, it is all absolute truth. The government controls every movement and thought an individual makes. Truth, right? The novel 1984 by George Orwell explicates the life of an unusual, reserved man who has internal battles with himself about what he really wants in his life, to rebel or remain mediocre like the “rest of the world”. 1984 reveals how the government accesses various technologies in order to gain an advantage in controlling its people. George Orwell’s novel, 1984, reveals how the government goes through certain measures to control the U.S., leading us to believe that bias or false statements shown in the media today are the actual truth. Today’s prevalence of social media is guided by
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The government has censored some parts of social media for the good of the people. In some case scenarios, censorship is not the worst-case solution, but when censorship leaves its’ people naïve to what happens in the world such as wars, starvation, etc., it is publicized as a serious issue (). In 1984, the Ministry of Truth is used to re-write history over and over again (). This compares the media today because we always have bias opinions and statements in the media. The information in the media is changed in order to capture the people. The media has decided that it is better to be false and gain popularity, then tell the truth about the world. A man named Barnard Goldberg was taken off of the CBS News because of his opinion journal on media …show more content…
Each point has a comparison to 1984, stating the similarities between Big Brother and the US government. People should have the choice to look at both sides of a story. If not, the US people are dehumanize compared to the people of Oceania. They lost hope in a better future for themselves. Every day they live in fear of the Thought Police, the Ministries, Newspeak, and the children. The US people should have the right to choose the side of choice, not one that is given without clarity. This world has fought for choice time and time
The government has censored some parts of social media for the good of the people. In some case scenarios, censorship is not the worst-case solution, but when censorship leaves its’ people naïve to what happens in the world such as wars, starvation, etc., it is publicized as a serious issue (). In 1984, the Ministry of Truth is used to re-write history over and over again (). This compares the media today because we always have bias opinions and statements in the media. The information in the media is changed in order to capture the people. The media has decided that it is better to be false and gain popularity, then tell the truth about the world. A man named Barnard Goldberg was taken off of the CBS News because of his opinion journal on media …show more content…
Each point has a comparison to 1984, stating the similarities between Big Brother and the US government. People should have the choice to look at both sides of a story. If not, the US people are dehumanize compared to the people of Oceania. They lost hope in a better future for themselves. Every day they live in fear of the Thought Police, the Ministries, Newspeak, and the children. The US people should have the right to choose the side of choice, not one that is given without clarity. This world has fought for choice time and time