According to the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause…” Yet, in the United States at this very moment, the government is collecting information on everyone who makes any kind of call, sends any kind of email, plays any kind of video game, or owns any kind of computer. They are in people’s houses without actually having a need to be there. This collection of information is unlawful and unconstitutional, violating exactly what the government is supposed to uphold – the Constitution. One can see the same thing happening to the
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As George Orwell states many times, “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU,” (2). The citizens in the society of 1984 are being watched at all times, and as Winston explains, “There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment… You had to live -- did live, from habit that became instinct -- in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized.” (3). The people in this society are being watched at all times, and because of this lack of privacy, and the insane laws the government has implemented, Party members cannot indulge themselves in activities for enjoyment. They do any activities because if they do not, they will get killed. There is no option to do anything for pleasure, as doing so will result in vaporization. Also being so afraid of accidentally violating any laws, people must focus all their attention and efforts on not breaking them. As an effect of all their time being focused on trying to be perfect citizens, they cannot try their hardest at doing anything else, such as working with enthusiasm. Citizens not working for excellence means that eventually the world will stagnate as no new inventions are being made, meaning not enough food is being brought in, as one can already see in the novel. When under constant observation, people will be unable to do anything other than what is explicitly expressed as acceptable, and as a result of focusing all their efforts on being acceptable, they will only engage in activities which have no change of having repercussions, and will not be able to do anything for
As George Orwell states many times, “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU,” (2). The citizens in the society of 1984 are being watched at all times, and as Winston explains, “There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment… You had to live -- did live, from habit that became instinct -- in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized.” (3). The people in this society are being watched at all times, and because of this lack of privacy, and the insane laws the government has implemented, Party members cannot indulge themselves in activities for enjoyment. They do any activities because if they do not, they will get killed. There is no option to do anything for pleasure, as doing so will result in vaporization. Also being so afraid of accidentally violating any laws, people must focus all their attention and efforts on not breaking them. As an effect of all their time being focused on trying to be perfect citizens, they cannot try their hardest at doing anything else, such as working with enthusiasm. Citizens not working for excellence means that eventually the world will stagnate as no new inventions are being made, meaning not enough food is being brought in, as one can already see in the novel. When under constant observation, people will be unable to do anything other than what is explicitly expressed as acceptable, and as a result of focusing all their efforts on being acceptable, they will only engage in activities which have no change of having repercussions, and will not be able to do anything for