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    privacy, individuality, and freedom. These though, are the risks associated with totalitarianism. “Totalitarianism is a form of government that theoretically permits no individual freedom and that seeks to subordinate all aspects of the individual’s life to the authority of the government” (Encyclopædia Britannica). A person or group trying to create a totalitarian government has to establish it by systematically obliterating privacy, individuality, and basic freedom. In 1984,…

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    A government such as the one imagined in 1984 exists today in North Korea. People in North Korea are controlled totally by the government and lack the basic freedoms that we have come to expect. They live in fear of the government. People who speak out against the party are sent to labor camps where many are tortured or even killed. Knowledge of the outside world is restricted. They are poor and starving but believe they live in the best country on Earth. North Korea is the modern example of the…

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    they continue to violate your privacy by moving on to a more updated software system that allows them see more and more of what you are doing. The way the FBI and the government invade our privacy is just like in 1984 there wasn't really a sense of privacy in 1984 because someone was always watching or listening and soon the government is going to make the public feel like that. Ordinarily no one should want to be willing to give up their personal privacy for the greater good of society. Once…

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    Confederation that kept the Declaration alive and 1776 in place. The rock of 1776, the Articles of Confederation had a core objective, one guarantee: that a central authority would not be the power, that a federal govt. would be a lesser to the state governments. Federal politicians would not have the power to tell the states what to do, control the states or “We the People.” They could not force taxes, laws or anything else, unless they had our agreement, permission. The federal govt. could…

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    How wouldn't you feel if we didn’t have a government to hold power or enforce rules? What if we didn’t have any rules what would our world look like? Our country has freedom of a lot of things. If we didn’t have a constitution our world would be careless. The constitution is a big part of America and still functions today with our government. We have governments today that help carry the force to people with the rules of what the constitution states. Some people may say they don’t need to…

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    From Lock’s perspective, people come always first; in other words, the person’s interest is prioritized over the society as an overall. Lock articulates that individuals are rational and they have a brain so they can make their own decision so the government should not make choices on people’s behalf; human beings can do anything in their self-interest or for to make themselves prosperous except harming others (Killing other is forbidden). Individuals also are equal and they should be able to…

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    example of this is my country Venezuela, there the government is trying to apply this type of economic system for the past 17 years, and it haven’t done anything better for the country. The country is a total disaster on the economic area and people is starving just for the fact that the government did not know how to manage their basic needs productions. This article explain how a socialism economic model is not that efficient is your government does not have the right people to administer it. …

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    statements. Similarly, George Orwell prophesied the use of horrific techniques to implement governmental control in his novel, 1984, regarding a totalitarian government that prohibits any ideas outside their own, through the use of the Thought Police’s constant surveillance, audio detection software, and predictive analytic technology. The two governments of Oceana and the United States, both utilize technology and authorizing figures to constantly surveillance their citizens. In The Transparent…

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    continuation of the civilization for centuries to come.Some Civilizations last for centuries but some could only last for so long without the proper system. Civilizations all need a unified government, a strong standing military, and a great economy to be successful. The government is very important in a civilization.The government makes sure that everything is fair and that justice is served for all.Some Civilizations might be equaled to different levels but they all have some type of law and…

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    that the government is not always there to help us; they are there for personal gain and to keep their country on a short leash. The leader, known as Big Brother, watches their citizens’ every move day in and day out. The Party controls everything from their history all the way down to their language. Even thinking rebellious thoughts is a crime and worthy of conviction. Thoughtcrime, in fact, is the worst crime that can be committed. “One of the most important roles of our government in…

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