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    added power to the publications that already supported Hitler. Propaganda proved to be a successful tool that enabled the Nazi regime to demonize Jews. The Nazis were able to carryout the mass genocide of six million Jews because their propaganda brainwashed the German citizens with its persistence, repetition, and effectiveness. The streamlining of German society was bad on three core factors, the creation of a Nationalist…

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    If the men of Reserve Police Battalion 101 were neither brainwashed nor were they killed for choosing not to shoot Jews, then the question arises: why did they do it? Rather than giving one simple answer, Browning proposes several theories as to why these normal men became killers. All of the people do not fall into the same category for “why they did what they did,” but, rather, a combination of many of the reasons best explains these men’s motives. One of the most compelling of Browning’s…

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    another individual rides beside being friendly asking if a ride was needed. Although, the one walking needed a ride but the feeling of confusion appeared so, the ride was declined. In a way, I speculate the Red Scare had individuals so paranoid and brainwashed to not give anyone any odd impression. They didn't trust anyone, so self-keep was their best…

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    Radios and the Family, is overwhelming, dizzying, and concussing. After experiencing this once, one feels “on the point of collapse”, he feels “drowned”, and he is sweating (45; pt. 1). After continually experiencing this process, one becomes brainwashed and regresses intellectually to match the norm of watching the Family often and never questioning the process. This pattern is also seen in the lack of mentally engaging…

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    have been made to think of war as an opportunity for men and women to show their bravery and dauntlessness. Since armies have been legalised, we all feel war is acceptable and nobody feels as though it is a type of crime. In fact, we have been brainwashed; war is neither prestigious nor captivating. During WWI, the government had so much control over the media, it was easy to glorify war and give people a false understanding of it. With the media having control over what people thought and…

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    curiosity is the reason that Bruno ends up on the wrong side of the fence and ultimately dies in the camp. If it weren't for his curiosity in general he wouldn't have died, but then again if he weren't curios he may have became a brain dead and brainwashed Nazi like his sister. Another theme would most definitely be kindness. While Bruno's sister and father have lost all compassion for the jews and blindly follow the muttonhead that is there fuhrer Bruno's kind attitude stands out. Every day he…

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    Commercial Script Alyssa: Hello people of Earth! I am here to tell you about a special book that will blow your mind. Do you want a book that will chill your spine and open your eyes to new ideas you have never dreamed of? Well then go get your shelf 1984 by George Orwell. *Hold for Laughter at Very Bad Pun* Alyssa: 1984 by George Orwell is about a man named Winston Smith, who lives in the dystopian society of Oceania. The government, also known as the Party, is led by a man who goes by Big…

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    1984 George Orwell challenges the idea of what a real world is in his novel “1984”. Rather than allowing his world-building and storytelling abilities he goes for a more mysterious and psychological route in his story. He goes about questioning the very concept of what a “world” could be. Identifying the easy manipulations that are current in our society even now. O’Brien makes it clear that the place he is writing in, is an objective reality. The objective realities of Winston and the…

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    White Privilege In America

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    For years the black race in America has been limited and damaged by the white race. From the moment black people were brutally forced into the United States all the way to present-day, where society still limits them and continues to do so. The white race has deeply scarred the black race into lacking self-respect due to the white races’ violent and traumatizing history, the current racist flaws they created in society, and their superiority complex and white privilege. To truly understand…

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    flew out the window when she joined The Circle. Mae’s life had been flipped upside down by The Circle, her family and friends gone. She had more than enough proof to see the dangers and collateral caused by her joining of the company, yet is too brainwashed to see the truth. She has many opportunities to stop the circle, and the influence to do it, yet no will or desire to do so. I was also wondering if anyone at The Circle had the common sense to question why? Seriously, not a single person at…

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