Big Meadows

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is a book about an unethical world controlled by the totalitarian government known as the republic of Gilead. The government uses fear and manipulation to control the people in that society. In fact, Gilead controls every minute detail of its citizens’ lives. Atwood shows that using fear-based tactics is effective and the government is able to maintain its power in this way; however, the author reveals that ruling by fear has its limits, as the citizens of…

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…

Have you ever thought about what super power you'd like to have? or how it would be to have a super power? Well these are questions that everyone make. Usually we think of this when we are kids because we know that these things doesn't happen in real life, this is only part of our imagination. But if we take a minute and think like a kid, all of us want to be a super heroe. Don't you think that we need one in this world? Haven't you thought about how it would be to have someone at least a person…

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,…

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…

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.…

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…

person is being watched through the thought police , their peers and family , big brother ,and the party . the constant surveillance prevents a person from expressing themselves and society from acting as a whole. Winston, the main character , other characters and Oceania, where…

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”…

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…