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    British prime minister,Tony Blair once said “Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right than win and do the wrong thing.” In The Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta are not exactly assassins and do not want The Hunger Games to change that about them. So, the all throughout the Games Katniss and Peeta never pursue or assassin people for the entertainment of the capitol because they see as disgraceful and even evil in a way. They never even killed anyone unless it is a life or death situation…

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    (AGG) In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury explores what happens to a society in which knowledge and memory are regulated by the government. (BS-1) In the novel, the government uses technology to distract their citizens from the hidden truth. (BS-2) By doing this, the government gains power and control over their people. (BS-3) Eventually, the individuals in society are harmed both physically and mentally by their loss of knowledge. (TS) Ray Bradbury’s message in Fahrenheit 451 regarding…

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    Democracy Lost Suddenly, having a new change in the Gilead people’s society while having their lives being ripped of them, Atwood presents a new type a Dystopian fiction. Offred is the main character who goes through terrifying times throughout her new, unwanted life. The primary situation that Offred and her peers go through is the struggle for freedom and sexism. Offred was brainwashed and manipulated into doing activities that are only beneficial to the Commander, Aunt Lydia, or the society…

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    in the instance in George Orwell’s Animal Farm of Snowball gathering support for his windmill, or Snowball trying to persuade the overthrow of Animal Farm’s current state under Napoleon, many techniques may be used. Although all propaganda is based upon playing upon intrinsic desires and perceptions, the methodology of persuasion, such as a visual poster or multimedia commercials, result in key discrepancies in the audience response. Our poster persuades the animals within George…

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    Leader Analysis of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill was a British writer, statesman, military officer, and Prime Minister. He was born in1874 at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire to father Lord Randolph Churchill and mother Jennie Jerome. (Hardy) Churchill “grew up with social status, privilege, and a keen sense of heritage, but little money.”(Churchill museum) He attended the Royal Military College where he graduated 20th in a class of 130 and became an officer in the British Army (Britannica)…

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    In what way can two plus two equal five? In George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984”, Orwell writes how the government has everyone believing only what they want them too. A way one can see this is through the destruction of language and how it is used to manipulate people. In the novel, we see a man who lives in dystopian future in place called Oceana, which is present day London. Everyone in this society is being run by the party which rewrites history to control the people. So one can ask…

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    1984 Dystopia Analysis

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    1984 A WARNING TO THE FUTURE No one can imagine of living in an environment which is undesirous for most of us, in a society where the government watches and controls the actions of everyone, in which one is devoid of individual’s choice. A society where anything a person thinks or acts against the government can be punished by isolation, torture, or death. Independancy, freedom, personal thoughts is deprived from everyone’s life. A society which is often rampant with poverty,…

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    “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,”(118). In this case, George Orwell is using the phrase “more equal” to show how leaders twist words to manipulate the population. Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is a farm that overthrows their dictator leader, Mr. Jones, but reverts back into a dictatorship over the course of the book. Satire is a way to use humor, irony, or over exaggeration to expose or criticize people’s ideas, especially in politics. Animal Farm…

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    “The people should not be afraid of the government, the government should be afraid of the people.” These are the words said by V in the movie V for Vendetta. But how can a citizen live in an authoritarian state? How can a dictator achieve absolute control of power? By definition, authoritarianism is a government that governs without the consent of those being governed. In authoritarian states, there is only one ruler whether it may be a king, a military leader, dictator or even a president…

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    a fertile agricultural valley, not far from the Pacific Coast, which served as setting for a lot of his best written work. Of Mice And Men is based on two migrant workers in California, George Milton and Lennie Small. The two companions depend and stick together in a world where most working men are lonely. George and Lennie have to move jobs because of Lennie's disability or love of touching soft things. This time around, they have moved because Lennie had caused a bit of trouble.…

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