Nineteen Eighty-Four

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    In the tragic novel 1984, George Orwell depicts a general public where disloyalty isn't just worthy, however it is effectively energized using mental control, which shows the shortcoming of the person to oppose mistreatment. The gathering has assembled the general public such that when Parson is handed over by his girl to the Thought Police he responds with "kind of a doleful pride" (233). Parson is a case of the foolish masses of the general public; he has been abused for so long his capacity…

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    Rand writes this quote in order to tell the readers that our society is corrupt and oblivious to manipulation by larger or famous companies and people. In this quote, Rand uses various forms of figurative language, such as symbolism, and hyperbole, in order to show her purpose of writing the quote. For example, Wynand is portrayed as an authoritarian and power-seeking figure, saying that “he had staged the event crudely...would have chosen had he wished to be married in public.” Showing his…

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    The novels 1984 by George Orwell, and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury share many similarities and differences. Both novels have main characters, those characters are Winston and Montag, who . These two characters are similar and different, these two people both work for the government. These governments are controlling, and basically brainwash people. Winston and Montag rebel against their oppressive governments in with the help of a few friends. Winston, in 1984, works for “Big Brother”,…

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    over your welfare. Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty?” (Orwell 23). Not only does Squealer use pathos, he also poses a rhetorical question. Squealer is a cunning and eloquent speaker who can sway the other animals in his desired direction by using mastery of language and rhetoric. He serves as Napoleon’s speaker expressly because Napoleon does not have the intellect to accomplish his agenda without the use of physical force and fear. Each time Napoleon’s actions are…

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    Critical Analysis of Edward Bloom In Daniel Wallace’s book, Big Fish, Edward Bloom is the main character, Edwards life is told by his son William Bloom. Big Fish is being told as Edward is on his death bed. Edward is born in the small town of Ashland, AL. Edward is a character who is not afraid to take risks. In the novel, the stories told about Edward seem to be a folktale instead of a biography. Edward has many characteristics throughout the novel, that include potency, a double life, and…

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    Animal Farm is a fun and interesting book and exciting movie. The main characters are Napoleon, Snowball, Squealer, Boxer, Benjamin, and Mr. Jones. The story is about a farm called Manor farm run by Mr. Jones. The animals on Manor farm think they there are being treated unfairly and they decide to rebel. One day all of the animals meet up and attack Jones and win. They changed the farms name from Manor Farm to Animal Farm. Napoleon declares himself leader and all the other pigs as first class.…

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    Napoleon's Animal Farm

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    As a leader Napoleon has become more unethical and distrustful. He is becoming a tyrant over animal farm. Napoleon has now focused on being the “leader of animal farm. Napoleon cares about his own power and himself more than anything even the animal farm. Since Napoleon only cares for himself he changed the whole government based on lies and against Mr.Jones. He also does not follow his own rules. If he isn’t a dictator already, he is soon going to turn into one. He becoming more and more a…

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    Newspaper Synthesis Essay

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    Have you ever really enjoyed watching the news on TV or reading the newspaper? All that news is not always that important to what you think it is. Yes, it is justifiable that thinking critically about the news has never been more important because the news could be erroneous, anyone could post on social media, and all news is not the same. To begin with, I think that we should think more critically about the news because news can be erroneous. According to the article, "Fact Check", in 1948…

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    William Faulkner's Speech

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    William delivers a speech, “ Addressing the Graduating Class” at University High School in Mississippi. His main goal is to motivate the students to be successful after opening a new chapter in their life. The politicians are attempting to change the youth and rob them of their individuality by using fear. Also individuality is important so use your unique voice when standing up to the fight against politics. By not being afraid of anything the audience will be able to change the world.…

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    From pages fourteen to twenty-one, Ove hears a massive screech across his house. He opens the curtains to see that a trailer has slid across his house. He walks outside to see there is a pregnant woman and a tall blonde man who was driving the car. They are foreigners and drive a foreign Japanese car. There is a trailer hooked up to the back of it because they are just moving in. He is in Ove’s flowerbed and Ove is very angry about the man teasing him for not having any flowers in his flowerbed.…

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