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    characteristic of human beings. Sometimes it can be abused or stolen, but as long as you stay strong with what you believe is true, you can resist. In the novel, 1984, George Orwell explains the nature of loyalty to oneself and to one another, and it's limits. Winston's view of the government changes because his experiences in this novel. George Orwell creates a great sense of resistance in Winston against the Party. As Winston began thinking about the past, before the Party's revolution, his…

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    Theme Of Oppression By George Orwell

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    elephant, also no one can predict the next victim of the British. The murder of coolie gives Orwell a justifiable reason to kill the elephant. Orwell does not want himself to be considered as British, but he does not want to be thought the fool either. George Orwell makes his decision to shoot the elephant appear to be…

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    George Orwell was born Eric Blair in Colonial India in 1903 to Richard, a member of the Colonial Police, and Ida Blair. (Sheldon 16) His mother took him and his sister back to England in 1904. He was raised almost entirely by his mother while his father finished his term with the colonial police, so much that Eric did not see his father until 1907. As a young child he was not very social, so his mother encouraged him to read and sent him to a preparatory school, St. Cyprian's at age eight.…

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    Congress Drafts George Washington The Second Continental Congress designated George Washington the leader of the army that was to besiege Boston (AP 132) “[Washington], as an aristocrat, he could be counted on by his peers to check “the excesses of the masses.” (AP 132) Bunker Hill and Hessian Hirelings From April 1775 to July 1776, the colonists were demonstrating their loyalty to the king by voicing their desire to fix all the problems, while concurrently raising armies and massacring redcoats…

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    George Whitefield, an Englishman born to a humble inn keeping family, grew up to be a widely known and loved Calvinist priest. Having first been an unmotivated student, the Word of God captivated him and ignited a fire in his bones; a fire that could only be fed and tamed by proclaiming salvation by faith alone all across England and the New World. Yet, every proclaimer of the faith has faced opposition whether it be in the form of renunciation or becoming a martyr. It is a known fact that since…

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    In the book animal farm by george orwell, orwell presented several morals to us through Animal Farm, George Orwell writes “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others”pg 118. One of the biggest morals within the story, and the best remembered one can be expressed through the phrase "Power Corrupts” Squealer, a clever pig throughout the novel serves as Napoleon's mouthpiece and minister of Propaganda. His brilliant talking skills and manipulative way to convince the animals…

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    George Washington, our first president, had much to do in order to make the United States a successful nation. Before he became president, he was a surveyor in his late teen years. Not long after, he joined the military service. As a soldier during the French and Indian War, he served as a commander to the Virginia Troops. He also claimed himself to be a successful tobacco planter in his home land. Washington proved that he was a much better general than he was just a military man. He was not…

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    Curious George? He has been around for 65 years according to PBS.com. He is the little monkey that always wonders what is going on in the world. He can always come up with creative ideas and loves his best friend the man with the yellow hat. b. Thesis: Curious George has been in many of our childhoods, and who is very popular. Today we will be viewing the evolution on the history of Curious George. c. Preview: Today I will be discussing about the history of Curious George…

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    pain and misery to the natives of the province. George Orwell, an author and a member of the British Imperial Police, wrote several essays about his experiences during Britain's rule in Burma for the British literary magazine The Adelphi in 1931. Readers of The Adelphi, consisting mainly of British citizens, were not close to Burma, and had no knowledge of the Burmese people's suffering prior to anything that was documented by British newspapers. George Orwell gives his British audience a look…

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    Summertime, from the folk opera Porgy and Bess, is a haunting, languid melody created by the highly esteemed American composer and pianist, George Gershwin. Gershwin was one of the twentieth-century’s most influential, beloved composers, and a multitalented musical genius. He composed numerous orchestral works for piano and jazz orchestra, and created popular musical compositions for several stage works and films. Gershwin’s most famous piece, however, is undoubtedly Rhapsody in Blue. I have…

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