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    Mind Control What if the destruction of language and the past can be used as tools to manipulate the minds of people? In the novel 1984, by George Orwell, this is exactly what is happening. Winston, who works in the ministry of truth in Oceania erases the past by rewriting it. It is a vile world in Oceania when even a movement on your face is enough to be vaporized. Winston must control his thoughts in order to stay alive. When one is not paying close enough attention, they can become…

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    change and influence, how many people you can put a smile on. Saving peoples lives is not a job that pays with money but it gives you happiness knowing that you save many lives. Another advantage is that you will get to know all the generations of you family. You will be able to gain experience and learn from your mistakes, you would be able to see all the places of our world from the nicest to the ugliest ones. You may be able to study all the careers that you want and have many…

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    the speaker is wrong or completely crazy. This is the case in the world of George Orwell’s novel, 1984, here these statements are the complete truth. In 1984, Orwell presents his readers with a dystopian world that is under the tyrannical control of Big Brother and the Inner Party. The Party brainwashes the citizens of this society by completely changing the history of the world to show themselves as the greatest thing in the world. The Party even goes as far as creating its own language,…

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    Gravitational theory is a theory that states any two particles attract each other with a force that is equal to the product of the two masses. Before Newton, the views on gravity and the motion of the planets, were quite different. Aristotle believed the universe never had a beginning and would never end; he believed it was eternal. Kepler’s view on gravity and motion was that the planets orbited around the sun and orbits faster the closer it becomes to the sun. Galileo believed if something…

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    classic dystopian literary work entitled 1984, Big Brother is synonymous with lack of freedom. In the beginning, O’Brien represents a hope for freedom for Oceania’s society. Winston strongly longs for a rebellion to reform Oceania’s society in result of Big Brother’s oppressiveness. Both of the aforementioned (Big Brother and O’Brien) further strip Winston of his freedom and humanity by initiating fear. Winston is robbed of particular freedoms due to Big Brother’s constant eye on society.…

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    inhumane rules and regulations placed by Big Brother, the dictator of Oceania. Big Brother plays a major role in the novel, although he is never seen; he uses fear and technology to be able control society and maintain in power. The novel was written not too long after Hitler came into power which left people wondering if what happened during World War II and Hitler was used as inspiration for the novel. Hitler was a German dictator who initiated World War II and Big Brother has been connected…

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    hero is called Big Brother, however they have managed to eliminate the familial love that would be associated with a brother” (Lorcher). Even the ministries of the government are contradictory to their names. The Ministry of Love tortures people. The Ministry of Truth fabricates lies and changes written history to suit its needs. The Ministry of Plenty creates shortages and the Ministry of Peace wages war. To further appeal to the pathos of the reader, Orwell shows his fear of a “Big Brother”…

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    without the people reading it being aware that what they read is edited before it reaches them. Later in the article it says, “....unaware of any commercial wiretaps software includes audit features..”, just like in 1984 where the telescreens lets “Big Brother” see what citizens are doing. Meanwhile in “This Smartphone Tracking Tech Will Give You the Creeps” , it says “skyhook developed the first hybrid location system to use WiFi positioning…”. Determine the coordinates of a device, even…

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    Basic human rights are very important for people as they live their everyday lives. “Big brother,” is a term that people know as people always watching. George Orwell uses it many times im his famous book “1984.” In “1984“ it is a dystopian society with the government having full control over everyone and everything; including telescreens everywhere to watch all people, erasing history for all citizens, and they kill all who try to go against. “Little Brother” is the new thing seen everywhere.…

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    by a governing unit entitled the Party, and the Party is able to keep its reign over this society through the use of the Thought Police, which are essentially the law enforcers of Oceania. Over top of this authority, however, is the tyrant known as Big Brother who is known to watch over all of Oceania through the use of telescreens that are placed within all public and private locations. Through the use of constant government surveillance, the government in Orwell’s novel help dictate and shape…

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