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In Making Tough Decisions, Paul C. Nutt discusses the lack of instruments to find the truth in decision making. But if we are to believe as Nutt writes, then there is even a stronger need for the foreseeable element. Clairvoyance is not a prerequisite to becoming a world leader but is need to establish a thought process that includes the understanding of foreseeable risk. (Nutt, Pg. 3) When our leaders are faced with tough decisions and lack the understanding for the implications of a bad…

For thousands of years, different types of governments have been put to the test. Some have succeeded for various amounts of time, while others have failed to sustain stable societies. The twentieth century contained a variety of totalitarian governments such as Hitler’s Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union. In the hands of leaders like these men, millions of innocent people have suffered. George Orwell’s 1984 and W.B. Yeats’s “The Second Coming” are two works of literature written with the…

Brother every single day. Winston ends up being brainwashed and a perfect citizen of Oceania. In the book 1984, it shows the life style of being controlled by the government. Kim Jong Un and Big Brother are extremely alike. They are both terrible leaders who do terrible things to their citizens. “After the Korean War, Kim II Sung used his political powers to create a totalitarian society, forcing citizens to treat their leaders as the most important figure in human society (Freakatuski). They…

Imagine not having the right of deciding what you want to wear in the morning or expressing your opinion in school or at home. This is what people all over the world deal with every day. Can you blame them for getting angry about it? Protests have recently broke out all over the world and they seem to be trying to achieve the same thing: Government reforms and basic human rights. With more protests and limited rights, Political prisoners is a global problem and has gained major attention.…

A modern day dystopia is alive and well. Many people believe that dystopias are a work of fiction, and that no government could ever produce such atrocities that are depicted in books and movies. Unfortunately, these people are sadly mistaken. In books such as 1984, the dystopia depicted is not fiction in today’s society. The title of the book is 1984, by George Orwell. It is a work of dystopian fiction. North Korea and the fictional society portrayed in 1984 share similar dystopian…

Utopia is idolized as the perfect society everyone wants to live in. But is living in the perfect society a flaw that people can’t understand. Utopia is so perfect that Dystopia its evil counterpart gets overlooked because of everyone's desire to have perfection. When in reality there is no such thing as a perfect society because not everything is perfect. Somewhere between the lines, there is a flaw that occurs and diminishes the perfection. Dystopia is not what you expect it to be it is the…

Texts are commonly written as an expression of the attitudes or ideas within a certain time period. Furthermore, the way in which these texts are produced often reflect the social and political sensitivity at that certain time. During the mid-1930s, George Orwell like many of his literary partners became progressively more observant of the social and political concerns of the era. Orwell’s knowledge of the social sensitivity at the time allowed him to decide upon a proper medium through which he…

Although Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in 1606, and the play was set during the 11th century, many of the concepts and themes within the play are still relevant in the modern world. Contemporary politics around the globe still resonate with the themes of ambition, corruption and often-vicious competition depicted in Macbeth. Another psychological element we see at work both in the play and in modern day life is the power of suggestion and the tension between free will and fate – essentially, if an…

First vs Third: World Problems Every country has their own set of problems. First world problems can be considered to be mild compared to third world problems. What should be considered a first and third world problem. People from these particular regions have to deal with different financial, health, food and safety issues. First and third world countries each have their own set of difficulties but these complications differ in almost every way. Problems that are seen in well developed…

Governments of totalitarian states often impose extreme control over information and language, as this ensures the maintenance of the status quo within their societies. The governments in the worlds of 1984 and Brave New World implement these strategies to good effect, thus strengthening their positions as the supreme authorities. Oceania’s citizens suffer heavily, living impoverished lives at the hands of their governments, while the World State severely limits the freedom and autonomy of its…